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Ron,
I'd go along with Roy's recommendation of the base hardware. You'll
definitely be much better off leaving room to grow. And ditto for finding
a good dealer in your area. Although I had a hard time doing so… but
get in touch with the nearest user's group, and see who people like doing
business with.
Software-wise: for any video whatsoever… get DeluxePaintIII! It's
very easy to do animation, simple titling, and paint work. And, although
it does not use "HAM" mode, I've found HAM to be more trouble than it's
worth. If you want full color– buy a framebuffer! (and now there is one-
the Firecracker- but no paint software yet). About half of my commercial
work is done with DeluxePaintIII, using the Hi-Res, 16 color mode. That,
along with careful pallette selection, will minimize the jaggies.
Genlock/encoder-wise: My recommendation– if you *ever* plan to do
work for someone other than yourself, figure on the "above $1000" category.
You get what you pay for when dealing with video hardware. Even if you do
get a bit more in the Amiga market.
Happy shopping…. Jeff.
I would concur in your "price level" criteria for genlocks, but think we
should mention to Ron that he should NOT get a Magni if he will be creating
animations on more than one system. There have been numerous individual
cases of animations not playing at proper speeds on the Magni board when
they are transferred from creation machines that do not have the board.
This is also, obviously, an issue in any possible service bureau
environment where machine-to-machine interface becomes crucial.
A good point- which I was unaware of. Also, if one plans to go to S-VHS or
some other Y/C format, I believe the Magni does not overlay in S-video.
That is, all the processing is done in composite, then converted to S-vid.
Which negates any advantages of S-vid. I think the Supergen2000, Omnigen,
and maybe the Vidtech/Scanlock encode and overlay in Y/C? Perhaps you could
clarify, Ken.