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#Video Toaster advice

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#37256From: Barbara AndrewJan 5, 1994 9:11 AM
Vance, PMFJI, but who used the Toaster to cover the federal election? Curious, in Toronto, Barbara
#37263From: Vance SchowalterJan 5, 1994 12:48 PM
Tele-Metropole Inc. of Montreal used the Toaster to cover the federal elections. CFTM graphics producer, Michel Barreire, said that he used to use Topaz all of the time, but now uses the Toaster because he says that Lightwave 3D gives him a MORE profesional look in less time and effort. They currently have 6 Toaster spread throughout the station, from an off-line edit suite to the news department to the computer graphics department. They also use the Toaster on Jepardy, the French version of the U.S. game show and on the Star D'un Soir variety show. I had found this information in the January 1994 issue of Video Toaster User magazine. -= Vance =- Image Master Flying high on Black Belt Systems' Imagemaster R/t!
#37274From: Peter GreciJan 5, 1994 4:25 PM
More Magazine stats….. in the new issue of AV/Video they say that 58% of their readers use Computer Controlled Editing goodies. Of those 42% use Amiga Based machines, 29% or so use IBM/Clone based and 18% use MAC based.
#37278From: Barbara AndrewJan 5, 1994 10:10 PM
That's interesting, Vance. Thanks for the information. Barbara
#37544From: Charles BlaquiereJan 12, 1994 10:37 PM
Vance, you're right! As a contestant on french Jeopardy!, I vividly remember the experience. Jeopardy! is the Zen of game shows: that huge wall of blue Sony monitors is a sight to behold. One of my best memories of the show was walking up to my podium for a light pen practice run before the taping, looking down at the monitor on top of the podium, and thinking, "Hmmm… I know that font, it's Topaz 8! And I know that arrow cursor! THIS IS AN AMIGA!!" I looked under the podium and there it was, an Amiga 3000 purring away. I must say I felt a warm fuzzy feeling, thinking that my faithful A3000 would be my companion for the next half-hour. Blaq!