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From: nwickham@nyx.cs.du.edu (Neal Wickham)
Subject: What does RTG mean to the Amiga platform? 
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
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	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Reply-To: nwickham@nyx.UUCP (Neal Wickham)
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 92 21:15:00 GMT



Anyone care to take a stab at explaining RTG in laymans terms and what 
exactly will it mean to Amiga?   

Thanks,  ...I'm sure it is something like DIG but there must be more.


                                    NCW

Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
From: gbrandt@muug.mb.ca (Gregor Brandt)
Subject: IFF hunks, CLUT?, ASDG?
Summary: Need recent info on registered IFF hunks
Keywords: CLUT ASDG IFF HUNKS HELP
Organization: Manitoba Unix User Group, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 19:20:56 GMT

Hello,
 
   I need some information on IFF hunks.  In particular the format and
   meaning of a CLUT, and perhaps ASDG (if its public).  Better yet would
   a pointer to the newest IFF docs, that list these and other new hunks.
    
    Thanks,
    
    Gregor
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Is there a IFF/GIF/JPEG to DynaHIRES converter?
From: jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz (John Bickers)
Date: 3 Jan 93 20:40:21 PST
 <1993Jan2.222912.14705@cs.mun.ca> <C09F7o.9LD@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
Organization: TAP

Quoted from <C09F7o.9LD@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> by shulick@navajo.ucs.indiana.edu (Sam Hulick):

> Uhhh, doesn't SHAM use PCHG chunks?

    No, it doesn't. A brief perusal of the clearly written
    documentation that comes with the widely spread and frequently
    recommended program HamLabPlus should make the differences clear
    to one with your indisputably superior reading skills.

>     // Amiga 3000   ___ \ Sam Hulick: shulick@indiana.edu (NeXTmail OK!)
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From: Mike_Noreen@arkham.bbs.bad.se (Mike Noreen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Hires HAM?
Date: 2 Jan 93 16:35:42 GMT
Reply-To: Mike_Noreen@arkham.bbs.bad.se (Mike Noreen)
Organization: Arkham Asylum, Stockholm, Sweden
OD-Comment-To: All

I seem to remember once seeing pictures made in Hires-HAM or even Hires-lace-
HAM... As I recall, the playback program stated that this was possible (this 
is on a ECS machine) by using the CPU for drawing the picture instead of the 
blitter.

However, I have never since seen either the program or the pictures again... 
Does anyone know what this program was called, if it really worked, and where 
it might possibly be found, please drop me a note.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
From: "jay rymal" <jay.rymal@canrem.com>
Subject: problems with rend24
Reply-To: "jay rymal" <jay.rymal@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: comp
Date: 2 Jan 93 20:02:20 EST

GMM> Rend24 1.05 is a very fast "do it all" program when it comes to
GMM> graphics,
GMM> and I love it except for a few quirks I haven't been ab;e to solve.

GMM> All I want to use the program for is to view GIF and JPG files, but on
GMM> many GIF files the output is scrambled... is this due to the fact that
GMM> some of the pics do not have horizontal and vertical resolutions that
GMM> are divisible by 8 as was mentioned in the docs?  On several GIF files
GMM> the program actually GURUS!  It seems like such a trivial thing is
GMM> causing
GMM> major problems on such a fine tuned program... and the author says this
GMM> is the last version!  Why do all the other programs that I've read GIF
GMM> files perfectly and this one can't?  Am I doing something wrong?


GMM> Geoff
GMM> Miller ... University of Illinois
GMM> .

        I have all the same problems you do Geoff, but no answers.  I've
heard that Thomas Krehbiel, the author of ViewTek and Rend24 was also a
player in the ImageF/X Team.  I got a look at ImageFX at WOCA Toronto
and it looked quite good, I admire a program that follows the Amiga
Style Guide.  If that program is written as well as the 2 PD programs
Mr Krehbiel wrote, I'll buy it!  Maybe our problems will be solved in
the commercial versions?

                Jay.Rymal
                UofT ComputerShop
                Toronto, EH?

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From: john@heights.demon.co.uk (John Shiali)
Subject: Re: HAM8
Distribution: world
X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16f (10.17.92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith
Organization: Private Node
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 10:57:08 +0000

In article <1993Jan2.215718.1522@samba.oit.unc.edu> Ross.Knepper@launchpad.unc.edu (Ross Knepper) writes:

> I recently bought an Amiga 4000, but have seen very few HAM8 pictures on
> it.  Could somebody recommend an ftp for some?  Also, I am interested in a
> program (preferably PD) that would change the 24-bit files I have into
> HAM8.  Thank you.

Apart from Art Dept Pro, if you can wait the next upgrade to the
excellent HamLab Plus will support AGA.

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From: Jeff_Holinski@mindlink.bc.ca (Jeff Holinski)
Subject: Re: AGA anim speed
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 03:02:19 GMT

I had one Amiga dealer tell me that the 4000 has a "page mode" for
animations. It's supposed to be capable of 2000 pages/second. Of coures this
is un-compressed animation playing from ram: so you'd need 10 to 30 megs to
make it usefull.
Personally I'm a little skepical. I've never heard of this "page mode" and I
can't see ANY personal computer having the bandwidth to run an animation at
2000 frames/second.
From: blackbelt@cup.portal.com (Ben - Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: ANIM Splitter?
Date: Fri,  1 Jan 93 23:35:56 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: world

Jeff Walkup,

Imagemaster can extract those frames for you; it is a commercial solution
however, so not optimal as per your request. You did ask, though. :^)

Ben
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From: "david wyand" <david.wyand@canrem.com>
Subject: scala mm200
Reply-To: "david wyand" <david.wyand@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: comp
Date: 26 Dec 92 21:35:22 EST

Hi All!

I've been using the Scala MM200 package that I purchased at World of
Commodore Toronto.  Great package for running animations and slideshows,
while having music and sound FX.  One problem that I have with it is
that I cannot seem to find a way to make sound effects happen at certain
frames of an animation.  Any ideas?

But that is not my main concern at the moment (but will be soon, once I
finish my animation).  From the pictures in the manual, it would seem
that it is possible to adjust the timing right down to the frame through
the use of the requesters.  Unfortunately, I cannot find any of being
able to do this in the program that I have.  I am only able to adjust
the number of seconds, and not the number of frames.  The version the I
have is listed as MM201 at the system configuration screen, and there is
a little V.11 at the bottom right of the main screen.  Does anyone else
have this problem, and if not, what version do you have, and/or what did
you have to do??
Thanx in advance...

                                        -Dave
                        Email Preferd, but not required:
                                        david.wyand@canrem.com
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
From: turk@tree.SAC.CA.US (Rob Turk (1-1-90))
Subject: Re: DCTVPaint + ColorText Fonts work perfectly together... NOT!
Organization: The UNIX Tree Public Access *ix  (916)349-0385 Sacramento, CA
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 05:56:35 GMT

In article <Twin-Peaks.02oq@fbi.amigans.gen.nz> Twin-Peaks@fbi.amigans.gen.nz (Dale Cooper) writes:
>I have a PAL DCTV, and it's well worth the money I spent on it but one
>thing I haven't been able to figure out is how to use colored KaraFonts on
>it.  I have put the Kara fonts into the FONTS: directory and they are
>displayed in the little text box whilst selecting the fonts (like in
>DPaint) but when I either A) click on a certain font,
>                       or B) choose a font AND text and then try to PASTE
>                             the clip,
>the bloody thing GURU's!  Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggggggggg!!!!!!!!
>
>                       "Give me the rope Eagor"
>
>Does ANYONE have DCTV that has this problem or are Digital Creations
>themselves listening and able to help me, cause this is drivin' me insane,
>and if I go insane, I am gonna TAKE YOU ALL WITH ME!
>
I am not sure if Digital Creations is on the net.  They have a DCTV support
BBS available at 916-983-3288.  Not sure if that helps you since I notice
the key words of PAL and nz in your post.  


>--
>  Amiga500 (DCTV, HP550C, 28mHz 68040, 2400bps, WB1.3, 7MB RAM, 105MB HD)
>    running Windows 3.1+ as a BACKGROUND TASK faster than a 25mHz 486!
> (pinch of salt required)  ** QUOTE OF THE DAY ** (pinch of salt required)
>Reporter: "Sir, how do you justify producing a FALSE multi-tasking windows
>              environment and calling it TRUE multi-tasking?"
>   Designer: "Well most PC users don't even know what multi-tasking is!"
>
>


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From: lgibb@burner.com (Lance Gibb)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: 30 fps:  Yeay or nay?
Date: 1 Jan 93 08:34:32 MST
Organization: The Back Burner BBS (via C-Net Amiga)

On Fri  1-Jan-1993  8:28a, Yury German wrote:
YG> In article <1992Dec29.023929.6787@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
YG> nwickham@nyx.cs.du.edu (Neal Wickham) writes:
YG> > 
YG> > Someone at my local Commodore store is insisting that software will be 
YG> > developed that will allow 30 fps in 640 X 400 HAM8 mode.  Who is right? 
YG> > He seems very sure about it.  
YG> > 

YG>         Its already developed. All it needs is a viewer like VIEW3.X to
YG> view the HAM8 images. On a 4000 it should be 60FPS not 30 though...
YG> ALthough 30 FPS sounds like a very realistic number on the 1200 though.

Yea, if you've got a lowres/no-lace/no overscan animation where only 1/2"
of the display screen changes between each frame - then 60fps is no 
problem.  Start trying to play an animation of some use (suitable for video),
and 15fps is out of the question.
 
We will most likely see 30fps animations once SCSI II is available and a new
format is derived to read direct from HD with little or NO compression.
With the current Op-5 anim format and a 25mhz 040, 30fps on a full motion animation is impossible.  New anim viewers will increase the speed, but
we still won't see 30fps HAM8 anims until new methods are derived for
animation playback.
 
I've got a 4000, and I can't even begin to get an acceptable playback
rate for a HAM8 hires animation.  I however get very nice playback speeds
with 3 bitplane dctv anims.

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From: jdp@caleb.UUCP (Jim Pritchett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: World of Commodore Toronto
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1993 17:49:33 GMT
Organization: is sometimes desirable

In article <38136@cbmvax.commodore.com>, Spencer Shanson writes:

> In article <bn.01co@mndcrme.uoknor.edu> bn@mndcrme.uoknor.edu (Bo Najdrovsky) writes:
> >3.0 has nothing to do with the general improvement of the OS. It's a
> 
> Unfortunately, this is a popular misconception. True, the primary goal of 3.0
> was to provide AA support in the OS, but many extra features are included in
> 3.0, some as a result of the AA support. To list but a few:
> 
> Palette sharing.
> Double buffering.
> Interleaved BitMaps.
> Improved BootMenu.
> Attached screens.
> Memory pools.
> Directory-caching File System.
> Datatypes.
> 
> I'm sorry if you don't consider these to be a 'general improvement of the OS'

So why isn't CBM making 3.0 available for A2000s?  I've been told that it works
on all Amigas.


                                                Jim Pritchett


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
From: won@cs.columbia.edu (Won Y. Kim)
Subject: Re: OpalVision questions
Organization: Columbia University Department of Computer Science
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 17:25:49 GMT

In article <72534@cup.portal.com> Martin_David_Boyd@cup.portal.com writes:
> [Lots of Neat, Cool Stats on OpalVision expunged]

> 
>  I suggest that you call the OpalVision BBS on (310)793-7142 there
>you will be able to speak to over 200 OpalVision owners who will be
>able to give you there impressions, you will also be able to download
>all of the OpalVision software.

I will be calling this BBS.

>  I am part of the OpalVision development team, so I wont attempt to
>give you any personal impressions, many people on our BBS on the other
>hand, would be happy to.

Since you are part of the dev. team, I have a question that you may be able
to answer. 

1. Will OpalVision be supported under RTG? 
2. What are its full resolution specs? i.e. can it handle 640x400?

If this was in an ad of some kind , please don't flame me, I have not read
them :( 

Thanks for the input.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
From: "james kewageshig" <james.kewageshig@canrem.com>
Subject: babylon 5
Reply-To: "james kewageshig" <james.kewageshig@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: comp
Date: 24 Dec 92 01:21:11 EST

cg82s85@instem.uucp (Chris Golchert) writes:

CG>...Don't know if anyone else saw one, but I came home from work (about
CG>12:15am) an caught the last half of an ad for the Babylon 5 series.  It was on
CG>a local Detroit station though, I havn't seen ads on FOX where it's supposed
CG>to be.  The Det station said comming in January and the move Toaster images
CG>look a hell of a lot better than the great still that the mags are printing.

I was flipping through some channels the other night, when I hit some
Boston station (SBK?) showing the new Warner Bros show lineup...

Time Trax and Babylon 5 looked pretty good, especially B5.
I saw a 'Coming Soon' for it at WOCA in Toronto, mostly showing off
the Lightwave/Toaster animation, and it looked AMAZING! Also cool
was the music they chose for the preview, which I think was from
'Predator', it went perfectly to the music.

I don't think you'll be seeing the commercial on Fox stations though,
since Fox and Warner are in competition, and Warner is trying to start
up their own channel the same way Fox did... 
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From: bburdeau@redorc.chi.il.us (Bob Burdeau)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Mpeg Player on amiga.physik requires Xwindows??  What use??
Date: 28 Dec 92 13:16:13 CST
Organization: Red Oracle Bbs/Network

Does anyone know how fast an Mpeg anim would play on an 040 machine
(accelerated A3000, perhaps)? not real time I bet.

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From: val@news.ccutah.edu (Val Kartchner)
Subject: ANIM "TIME" chuck (suggestion)
Organization: University of Utah Computer Center
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 92 22:42:31 GMT

     I have a future need for a way to specify frame-rates and delays during
an ANIM.  It could be implemented with a "TIME" chunk as follows (Please
pardon me in advance for not using correct terminology or chunk names):

	ANIM			<- Outer IFF envelope
		TIME 5.0	<- Display frames w/5 secs between frames
		FRAM 1		<- First frame
		TIME 0.1	<- Now, 10 fps
		FRAM 2
		FRAM 3
		...
		FRAM 12
		TIME 3.0	<- Another delay
		FRAM 13
		TIME 0.1	<- 10 fps
		FRAM 14
		FRAM 15
		...
		FRAM 29

     The large delays between frames equate to pauses in the animation
while the following frame(s) is being displayed.  The "animation sequences"
should be played at rates of 10 frames-per-second.  For players which don't
understand these new chunks, the user will have to manually adjust the
frame rate for proper playing.  Note: the "TIME 0.1" (in whatever binary
format) only gives a minimum time between frames for which an attempt should
be made to match as closely as possible.

     If there is such a capability in current ANIM formats, then I haven't
found an ANIM builder that does it yet.

     I'd be willing to use something like "The Director" if there were a
freely-distributable tool with which to construct them.

     This brings up another point: Would it be feasible to add capabilities
for sound synchronization in the ANIM format?
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From: Martin_David_Boyd@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: OpalVision questions
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 92 23:43:03 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
  <72534@cup.portal.com> <C01732.1LL@cs.columbia.edu>

 
>Since you are part of the dev. team, I have a question that you may be able
>to answer.
>1. Will OpalVision be supported under RTG?
 
  When C= developes the RTG standard, we will definitely attempt to support
it, I cannot see any reason why it could not be implemented on OpalVision.
When a standard does evolve, we would be cutting our throats not to support
it, all 3rd party software would rapidly change over to such a standard, and
any display board not supporting it would be left behind. In short,
definitely yes!.
 
>2. What are its full resolution specs? i.e. can it handle 640x400?
 
  The resolutions are basically the same as the standard amiga 15khz
display modes. The following resolutions are supported by all of the
OpalVision software (including ofcourse OpalPaint).
 
    Hires   Interlaced  Overscan     PAL         NTSC
    No         No          No      320x256      320x200
    Yes        No          No      640x256      640x200
    No         Yes         No      320x512      320x400
    Yes        Yes         No      640x512      640x400
 
    No         No          Yes     368x280      368x234
    Yes        No          Yes     736x280      736x234
    No         Yes         Yes     368x576      368x476
    Yes        Yes         Yes     736x576      736x476
 
 (Anyone would think I was crazy about tables. I had these lying 
 around so I thought I'd chuck them in).
 
  Anyway, leave me a message on our BBS..
From: blackbelt@cup.portal.com (Ben - Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: ASDG - Never Again
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 20:29:54 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: world

Dale,

Considering your message re scanner support, you'll be happy to know that
we're on the verge of releasing scanner support (beginning with the ES300)
in Imagemaster. It will come with the main package at no charge, and it
WILL work with the custom cable that came with your current scanner
package, so no more $$$ to spend there.

I think you'll really like the scanner software; it was written by
Metadigm, and is both stylish and highly functional.

I think we're looking at a couple of weeks yet, but it's on the way and
in its last stages now.

Ben
From: henigma@ac.dal.ca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: BABYLON 5 - Showing Amiga's Power to the World!!!
Date: 23 Dec 92 05:18:01 -0400
Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada








      Everyone, CHECK OUT THE LATEST MAG: CINEFANTASTIQUE!

It has a 23 page review of the new SciFi series Babylon 5.  I read the article
and the show looks very impressive!!!  The whole show operates at a fraction of
Star Trek's the NEXT GENERATION budget, but looks better visually, and its 
shows are better planned ahead of time.  
  The show's special effects uses 8 Amigas each fitted with 32 megs of ram, a 
Video Toaster 2.0 and an 040 card.  They are netted together for parallel 
processing and so the achieve super fast rendering rates.  This Amiga setup
has saved the show considerable money, yet the quality of the Rendering 
software is as good or better than high end expensive machiness.

   If the show is successful, it will put the AMIGA on the Map as a very 
capable and amazing graphics powerhouse computer!  The video industry is going
to be revolutionized by the Toaster, and this show is the first step.  Albeit
the Toaster is already known to the majority of video users, but this will no
doubt prove its worth and capability, while showing that such computer systems
need not be expensive and out of reach of the ordinary video user. 

   So, do yourself a favor and set your VCR to February, the date announced
for the show's premier!!!  DON'T MISS IT!!!  FELL THE AMIGA EXPERIENCE!

                                                 -Tony TAGE
 
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From: 22black@sol.cs.wmich.edu (Martin Black)
Subject: Re: Babylon 5
Organization: Western Michigan Univ. Comp. Sci. Dept.
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 04:20:43 GMT

Jeff_Holinski@mindlink.bc.ca (Jeff Holinski) writes:

>Fox has been showing clips for Babylon 5, Kung Fu, and Time Trax for a couple
>of weeks now. It's the commercial of shows starting in January. Deep Space 9
>has it's own commercial.

To clarify this, it is your station that is carrying fox happens to be 
carrying the pten, ie babylon 5 and friends.  Here it is on a different
station.  Tis independent shows, so is star treks, yet I don't know if
star treks:tng and ds9 has to be on the same station, but star trek:tng
isn't on fox either.  Maybe just the same station at your home.

Not to nit pick but I have seen a lot of people confused on this issue.

Martin

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
From: rap2@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (Alan Peters)
Subject: Re: Tandy Unveils etc.
Organization: Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, Nashville, TN, USA
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 15:29:29 GMT

I only recently started reading this group again after a 5 or 6 month
hiatus. Could one of the regulars please answer a question for me?
Did Kiernan Holland change his name to Marc Barrett?

Alan Peters

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