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From: balzer@heike.informatik.uni-dortmund.de (Michael Balzer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Merlin graphics card by XPert
Date: 7 Jan 1993 09:41:05 GMT
Organization: CS Department, Dortmund University, Germany
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Keywords: xpert graphics hardware domino merlin

Hi there,

some people have asked me for some more information on the
"Merlin" graphics card by XPert. I am in no way related to
XPert and can only tell you, what they tell me about this
project.

They say, Merlin will have a blitter on board, that does bit blitting,
line drawing and area filling with up to 50 MPixel/sec. [I'd like to
comment, that if the card is based on the ET4000/W32, this chip
can't do free angular line draws or automatic filling into free
form areas, only rectangular operations are supported. So either
XPert lies once again, or they won't use the /W32.]

Merlin shall support up to 1280 x 1024 in 24 bit, up to 2048 x 2048
in 8 bit, and a maximum of 120 Hz picture frequency. [Of course not
1280x1024x24x120, they say 1280x1024x24 will be possible with up to
60 Hz interlaced.] 16 bit is also supported, but I don't know up
to which resolution.

A very interesting feature is the automatic bus recognition, in
Zorro-II, it will work with 16bit & 3MB/sec, in Zorro-III it
will do up to more than 20 MB/sec in 32 bit.

The board will be available with 1, 2 or 4 MB video RAM, you can
upgrade by paying the difference.

The board sends out the video signal through FBAS, RGB and Y-C (S-VHS)
and is programmable to support PAL/NTSC video timing.

OPTIONS: Realtime 24 bit digitizer (inputs: RGB, Y-C and FBAS) with
realtime PIP on Workbench (a 24 bit TV window on your 72 Hz Workbench,
this clearly points to the /W32), and a digital genlock (24 bit as well).

Merlin 1MB: 600,- DM, 2MB: 700,- DM, 4MB: 850,- DM.
Digitizer: 600,- DM,  Genlock: 600,- DM,  Both Digit+Genl: 800,- DM

This board will be a true Amiga card, not just a bus adaptor like the
Domino is. TVPaint jnr. 2.0 (without copy protection) and all the
software from Domino will come with the card, also a timing tool which
enables you to set up any video timing. You will have to buy new
drivers (e.g. ADPro) for this card, the Domino drivers aren't
compatible (prixes are the same).

There will soon be a generic library available, for Domino
and Merlin, with special drawing and dithering routines for the
programmers among us.

They say, Intuition can use up to 256 colors on the card under 3.0,
2.x will probably allow only 16 colors in plane mode and 1.x is
not supported.

I will buy a 2 or 4 MB Merlin for my A4000, so at last I will have
adequate graphics on this otherwise fine machine.  :-)

Michael
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From: eb15+@andrew.cmu.edu (Edward D. Berger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics,comp.windows.x,comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: .bmp converter needed
Date: 6 Jan 93 04:22:29 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.sfGigZW00WB_Q4Z3EF
Organization: Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

HamLabDemo can convert small .bmp files to IFF.
Look on Fish Disk #726 for HamLabDemo.

-Ed Berger
eb15@andrew.cmu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics,comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: skip@tacky.cs.olemiss.edu (Skip Sauls)
Subject: Re: ADPro2 really sucks
Organization: University of Mississippi, Dept. of Computer Science
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 16:15:05 GMT

In article <72971@cup.portal.com> Kermit@cup.portal.com (Kermit Royce Woodall) writes:
>>& get a new graphics package..but which?  I want one that's powe
>>lots of features, has a NICE interface and manages memory smartl
>
>Sam...run down to your local dealer and look at ImageFX.  Our interface is
>really nice, we have more features than your current package, as well as
>builtin support for framegrabbers and scanners.  All included, all at one
>low price.  We've just released a significant upgrade already, which is
>shipping now to registered owners at NO charge.

I just ordered your package and look forward to it.  I use ADPro at work
and have ImageMaster for my personal use, but both packages suffer from
horrible interfaces and missing features.  Speaking of upgrades, I paid
for the upgrade plan from Black Belt and just received one, but they sent
me a HAME version!  Grrrr.

>I think you'll love ImageFX.  Every operation is WYSIWYG and you can preview
>any Amiga including AGA machines.

Great!  I've had an A4000 for a couple of months now and have been very
disappointed by the lack of AGA software.  I understand that there are
also some painting tools in ImageFX and I am eager to use them.

>BTW, not only do we manage memory nicely, we also have builtin "virtual
>memory" which gives the fastest performance of any comparable product, when
>working on images too large to fit in memory by paging them to/from disk.

Sounds great.  ADPro is such a memory hog that multitasking is really not
much fun unless you have lots of memory.  I've got 10M in my machine at
work and that is really not enough for really large images.  

BTW, I purchased GigaMem for my A4000, only to find out that the damn 
thing does not work on the 040!  What a waste of money.

>Again, check it out at your local dealer!  (advert out!)

I wish I could.  There just aren't many Commodore dealers left in this
part of the country, and those that are still around are a bit pathetic.
I'm buying ImageFX on the word of people on both the news and irc, but
I expect I'll be pleased with it.

>Kermit Woodall
>Nova Design, Inc.

Skip Sauls, Amiga Advocate
skip@tacky.cs.olemiss.edu
From: charlet@hubcap.clemson.edu (Charles E "Rick" Taylor IV)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: ViewTek 1.03 bugs
Date: 10 Jan 93 18:12:40 GMT
Article-I.D.: hubcap.1993Jan10.181240.16201
Organization: Clemson University

Kermit@cup.portal.com (Kermit Royce Woodall) writes:

>> I have found the same problem with VuTek 1.03 and large gif fil
>>will not load them. Giffy will load and display them but not VuT
>>run VuTek from the CLI it reports bake that the file is somethin
>>35000 x 120000! The files I am trying to load are the *.cat file
>>GIF's Galore CDROM. I wish the author would fix this.:)

>I'll tell the author about it, but he'll most likely want to see one or two
>of those .cat files from that CDROM in order to figure out the problem.

Also tell the author about the bugs with "quit" and the Appicon feature (i.e.
if you try to quit from the appicon, you get a guru.)

>Are any of them on an FTP site I can get them from?

>Kermit Woodall
>Nova Design, Inc.
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From: hal@caty.north.de (Holger Lubitz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Domino Graphics Board from Germany
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 09:45:11 GMT
Organization: Not organized - at least not too well...
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In article <1iseapEINNi2c@uni-erlangen.de>, Bernd Raschke writes:
>  -OmniBus: some kind of BridgeBoard, but without CPU, that allows to use
>   PC cards with Amiga drivers. The first option is a VGA card (Intuition
>   hack available) and Ethercards etc. are supposed to be on the way.
>   Dave Haynie bought one of those.

No, of course he got it free. I was there when they offered it to him.

Holger

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From: y88kenek@odalix.ida.liu.se (Kenneth Ekman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: ViewTek 1.03 bugs
Date: 12 Jan 93 19:03:49 GMT
Organization: CIS Dept, Univ of Linkoping, Sweden

sbiddle@aviate.welly.gen.nz (Steve Biddle) writes:

[ ... ]
>IMHO it's definately
>one of the best viewing programs so far, and with a little work, and support
>of datatypes.library, would be awesome..

Why would you want support of datatypes? The way I see it, when
the datatypes for GIF, JPEG and Anims is available, there's no
reason not to use MultiView. Until we are there however, ViewTek
is great!

>--
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> Wellington, New Zealand.    OR: BIDDLE_S@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
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Regards Kenneth.

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From: chrisr@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Chris Ringe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Babylon 5
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 93 19:27:00 MST
Organization: Edmonton Remote Systems #1, Edmonton, AB, Canada

iguana@nmt.edu (Shawn Clever) writes:

- Yeah.  I would be really ticked if I saw Intel ads running on Babylon 5
- airtime giving people the idea the "mighty Intel" creates the hardware
- that produces Babylon 5's bitchin' graphics.  
- 
- If I were a marketing exec at Motorola, I would be eyeing those ads 
- fairly closely...  
- 
- What's the deal with them anyway?  How come all we get is INTEL, INTEL, INTEL
- (pound it into your head) INTEL!!! and no Motorola? 
- 
- Least of all the DCTV and NewTek people should be watching.
- 
- 
- Shawn Clever
- (iguana@nmt.edu)

That is because intellegent people know Motorola is vastly superior to 
INTEL sh-t!  There just trying to pull in brainless couch potatoes.

Chris Ringe       (VE6MCP)
St. Albert, Alberta, CANADA
MAIL: chrisr@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca
PHONE: (403) 460-PLAY/7529
From: balzer@heike.informatik.uni-dortmund.de (Michael Balzer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Merlin graphics card by XPert
Date: 11 Jan 1993 09:53:10 GMT
Organization: CS Department, Dortmund University, Germany
Distribution: world
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In article <C0JMp2.ItC@lysator.liu.se>, marvil@lysator.liu.se (Martin
Vilcans) writes:
|> >balzer@heike.informatik.uni-dortmund.de (Michael Balzer) writes:
|> >: 
|> >: some people have asked me for some more information on the
|> >: "Merlin" graphics card by XPert. I am in no way related to
|> >: XPert and can only tell you, what they tell me about this
|> >: project.
|> 
|> Anyone got the address of XPert or know where and how to buy it in
|> Europe?

See my last posting.

By the way, Merlin does up to 1600 x 1280 in 16 bits (64K colors). From the
fact that 1280x1024x24 shall be possible in 60 Hz interlaced, I guess they
have a pixel clock of about 120 MHz on the board.

|> And, is the digitizer able to capture several pictures in a row and
|> save them down to HD in real time (25 frames per second in PAL)?

Don't know about saving in real time (probably, depends on your HD ;-),
they say the digitizer does 25 fps digitizing _plus_ displaying on
your workbench in up to 320x256 pixels. Higher res slows down.

Here's some new information I got from a hardware guy at XPert:

- The board is _NOT_ based upon the ET4000/W32, but on some kind of
  special chip developed by a canadian company.

- The chip does _NOT_ do free angular draws or automatic fills, but
  the new driver software (now by XPert, the old Domino driver was
  done by another company) has algorithms for this purpose, that are
  faster than the blitter on 68020/14MHz and up. (I'd like to see
  that software...)

- There will possibly be no 1 MB version, as the orders for that version
  have been very few up to now.

- The board will allways reserve 2 MB RAM space in Zorro-II, and
  as much as necessary (builtin) in Zorro-III. (So the 4MB version
  will have two banks on Zorro-II, and you'll have to check, if your
  Zorro-II system has room for another 2 MB...)

I have been owning a Domino for some months now, and Merlin is definitely
no vaporware. But XPert tried to sell the Domino as a kind of flicker
fixer, so one should be careful about what they say...

I'll tell you when I get my Merlin.

Michael
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From: set@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Toaster Man)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: why is my lightwave rendering in greys?
Date: 8 Jan 1993 22:41:49 -0600
Organization: Kansas State University
Distribution: world
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I have been messing around with lightwave for some time now but i noticed 
that all the renderings are in greys no color.  ??? Any ideas?

ST

Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
From: wwarner@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Art Warner)
Subject: Need a PIC/PICT/DL viewer/converter
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 93 08:46:44 GMT

Please email me if you know of a PIC, PICT, or DL viewer/converter.
I can't seem to find anything.
Is there one?  (preferably public domain)

Emailing me directly is better, as I don't read this group that often.
Thanks.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
From: hgm@ncsu.edu (Hal G. Meeks)
Subject: High Speed Video Digitizer wanted
Originator: hgm@sparcler.cc.ncsu.edu
Organization: North Carolina State University Computing Center
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 03:40:48 GMT

I'm fishing for suggestions for a replacement for my Live!2000. For you who
are not familiar, it's a video digitizer board that can capture whole
segments of incoming video -- not just a single picture. This greatly
simplifies the capabilities of this wonderful device, however. 

But it's beginning to show it's age, now that the AGA machines are
available. I seriously doubt that there will be any sort of AGA software for
the Live!. 

So, now that I'm considering buying a 4000 or 1200, is there anything else
out there that will allow someone to grab incoming video in a continous
stream, for editing/manipulation? I already know about the EditMaster, but
it's a little bit out of my price range at the moment. 

--hal

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From: jdemers@desire.wright.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: FTP location of older Eric Schwartz anims?
Date: 8 Jan 93 10:13:02 EST
Organization:  Wright State University 

In article <C0Iz0D.KM1@news.iastate.edu>, barrett@iastate.edu (Marc N. Barrett) writes: 
>    See what I mean?  :-)  Where is the installed base of Amiga CD-ROM systems
> when you need them?  I think large Eric Schwartz demos would be much nicer 
> viewed from CD-ROM than from video tape.
> 
> ---
> | Marc Barrett -MB-  |  email: barrett@iastate.edu
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> "No, I just think that a computer grafted on top of another computer
> is a kludge.  It has nothing to do with the AGA chipset." -- me
 The Afit Amiga Users Group has looked into making a CD-ROM of all of Erics
Anims. We got some price quotes, but as of the last meeting still hadn't
decided wether or not to go ahead and do it.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
From: colins@garfield.cs.mun.ca (Colin Stuckless)
Subject: Re: Babylon 5
Organization: CS Dept., Memorial University of Newfoundland
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 17:49:52 GMT

In article <udmx.726696888@mcl> udmx@mcl.ucsb.edu (Richard Boyd) writes:
>So when in Babylon 5 going to air.  CNN had a newsreel on it the other day:
>no mention of the Amiga but one was clearly visible on some animator's desk.
                
 'Some animator' :-) That was none other than Ron Thorton, whose pictures
have appeared in AmigaWorld, and who's objects are bundled with NewTek's
Video Toaster. 

>CNN promised more info in Babylon 5 in an upcoming edition of their Future
>Watch program (whenever that is).

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
From: david@mlb.geomechanics.csiro.au (David Le Blanc)
Subject: Re: **Great** GIF/JPEG/IFF viewer for Amiga!!
Followup-To: alt.flame
Organization: CSIRO DIT (Melb.)
Date: 11 Jan 93 01:50:28 GMT

akerman@qucis.queensu.ca (Richard Akerman) writes:

>In article <1993Jan10.175012.6657@ida.liu.se> y88kenek@odalix.ida.liu.se (Kenneth Ekman) writes:
>>I really like ViewTek, except for one thing:
>>

Hey, This is really cute, but check the Followup-to: and NewsGroups: fields
and stop useless crossposting.

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From: matt-dah@dsv.su.se (Mattias Dahlberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: FTP location of older Eric Schwartz anims?
Date: 4 Jan 93 12:24:40 GMT
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]

The Spikester (bhovey@news.ccutah.edu) wrote:

: Does anyone know where I can find older Eric Schwartz animations on the
: Internet?

Anyone who knows if Eric Schwartz will go AGA?

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From: pianoman@misseye.uucp (Alan D. Ray)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re:  HAM8
Date: 5 Jan 93 22:56:42 GMT
Organization: Not an Organization

In article <72817@cup.portal.com> blackbelt@cup.portal.com (Ben - Williams) writes:
>Imagemaster also fully supports AGA display modes; not only can you view and
>create images in them, you can work in them, too.
>
>Ben


Ben,

 Any more news regarding ImageMaster V10.00? Such as when and how much
to upgrade :)

	
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From: slei@penguin.cis.ohio-state.edu (shih liang lei)
Subject: real-time recording to tape
Keywords: DCTV,recording
Organization: The Ohio State University Dept. of Computer and Info. Science
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 18:37:09 GMT

This may seem like an elementary question to some, but I'm experiencing 
difficulty in recording DCTV animations on to my VHS tape using a camcoder.
Basically I took an RCA cable, connected it to the Video out port on the DCTV
on one end and to the Video In Port on my Camcorder on the other, then pressed
record.  Somehow the animations, when transferred to the Camcoder, has LOTS
of static or noise.  I don't think the DCTV is at fault, as the signal, if
shown on my composite monitor, is fine.  Nor do I think it's the Camcorder.
I`ve tried adjusting Pixel Adjust with no avail.  Am I doing something wrong,
or do I need to record DCTV animations to something S-VHS or higher?

Thanks,
Tim
From: martin@TIGGER.STCLOUD.MSUS.EDU (Psigon Matrix....do you DOUBT us??)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Multiview & Datatypes
Date: 11 Jan 93 20:17:40 GMT
Reply-To: martin@TIGGER.STCLOUD.MSUS.EDU
Organization: St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN

Well now that I have my this spiffy new Multiview programm with the amazing
ability to load all kinds of files; how about some new datatypes?

Anyone know of any extras?

What is the procedure for creating new datatypes?

These are some the the datatypes that could truely make multiview WONDERFUL

GIF
JPEG
DR2D
8SVX
ANIM-5, ANIM-* (whatever the new 32-bit one is gonna be called.)


with all these + the ability to play anims in a window multiview would be
the MOST useful prog CBM has ever included w/ an amiga.. :)


Jim
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From: balzer@heike.informatik.uni-dortmund.de (Michael Balzer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Merlin graphics card by XPert
Date: 7 Jan 1993 12:59:54 GMT
Organization: CS Department, Dortmund University, Germany
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: heike.informatik.uni-dortmund.de
Keywords: xpert graphics hardware domino merlin

Silly me,

forgot to mention the address. XPert moved to a new location, so
the old address mentioned in their advertisements is no longer
correct. The new address is:

XPert Computer Services
Dorfstr. 16  (16 I think, but definitely Dorfstrasse)
W-5541 Strickscheid
Tel. (+49) 6556 814
(sorry, don't remember the fax nr)
Germany

Michael
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From: easton@zds-oem.zds.com (Jeff Easton)
Subject: Re: ADPro2 really sucks
Organization: Zenith Data Systems, OEM Systems Engineering
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 01:36:01 GMT

In article <72971@cup.portal.com> Kermit@cup.portal.com (Kermit Royce Woodall) writes:
>>& get a new graphics package..but which?  I want one that's powe
>>lots of features, has a NICE interface and manages memory smartl
>
>Sam...run down to your local dealer and look at ImageFX.  Our interface is
>really nice, we have more features than your current package, as well as
>builtin support for framegrabbers and scanners.  All included, all at one
>low price.  We've just released a significant upgrade already, which is
>shipping now to registered owners at NO charge.

  So, what is the version number of the new release?  My copy is v1.01
dated 4-Nov-92.  I sent in my registration card two weeks ago.
Will this update be mailed automatically?

  BTW, nice program, although I'm suffering with only 2M on my A1200
at the moment.  Even with virtual memory turned on, I get occasional
messages saying out of memory when I try to do exotic stuff.  At
least it doesnt crash at that point. :-)
Yes, I know the manual recommends a minimum of 3 Mb...

>Kermit Woodall
>Nova Design, Inc.

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From: koren@fc.hp.com (Steve Koren)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Slow AGA animation
Date: 10 Jan 93 17:15:34 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Fort Collins Site
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Skip Sauls (skip@tacky.cs.olemiss.edu) wrote:
> Has anyone out there made any AGA-mode animations?

Yup.  250 Imagine ray-traced frames worth.

> of 640x512.  The speed is at best 2fps...

Your best bet is PPShow.  It shows AGA anims about 4 times as fast as
anything else I've found.  Using PPShow for 320x400x8 gives me about 13
FPS, and about 6 FPS for 640x400x8.  I haven't gotten close to that with
anything else (VT, etc).  I haven't ever seen this ImageFX you spoke of,
but you might try building your anim as you do now and use PPShow to
display it with.

  - steve