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From: frostbit@src4src.linet.org (Rajesh Goel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: VideoToaster Stuff!  HELP!!
Date: 13 Nov 92 05:44:46 GMT
Distribution: all
Organization: The Source for Source

In article <cchapman.2@cs-acad-lan.Lakeheadu.Ca> cchapman@cs-acad-lan.Lakeheadu.
Ca (Chris Chapman) writes:
>A hearty international greetings to you all,
>
>    I am currently advising a client on the establishment of a video-
>toaster production suite;  the end-product is to be "Curriculum Vitae"s on
>videotape and will involve a fair degree of computer animation and minor if
>any live action (from a videocam) video.  Additionally, my client wishes to
>mix audio tracks with the video.  WHAT'S MY PROBLEM?
>
>    Well, I have extensive experience with the Amiga but unfortunately
>little if any with the video toaster.  My question is therefore what the
>basic toaster setup should include.  My client has an A2000HD with a
>camcorder and no accelerator on board (the A2000);  What products can YOU
>the experts in the field reccommend?  The budget for this project is
>approx. $10,000 to $15,000 CDN.
>
>Please mail me at:  cchapman@flash.lakeheadu.ca
>Thanx!


    Add either a GVP '030+RAM or an '040 (PP&S or GVP) to the 2000 because
LIGHTWAVE (like ALL OTHER 3D software), needs accelerators...

    A Single frame VTR and controller are also needed.recomended

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   frostbit@src4src.linet.org
     A4000 -- Workstation performance that's AFFORDABLE
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics,comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.applications,comp
From: bbs.zio@tsoft.sf-bay.org (James Elkinton)
Subject: Re: Startup problems?
Organization: The TSoft BBS and Public Access Unix, +1 415 969 8238
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 08:47:04 GMT

bbs.zio@tsoft.sf-bay.org (James Elkinton) writes:

> adap@edmund.cs.andrews.edu (Edsel Adap) writes:
> 
> > In article <1d67g0INNnks@bnsgd245.bnr.co.uk> rickt@tcom.stc.co.uk (Rick Tai
> > >In article <1992Nov3.085833.16283@gserv1.dl.ac.uk>, g.coulter@daresbury.ac
> > >|> I am relatively new to using the Amiga for programming and I have a que
> > >|> that I hope someone out there can answer for me, so here goes.
> > >|> 
> > 
> > [stuff deleted about using runback with mackie]
> > 
> > >|> My question is this the correct way to do something like this or is the
> > >|> way, I know it works but is it just a hack to get round something simpl
> > >|> Thanks Gary.
> > >
> > >How about:
> > >	run <NIL: >NIL: mackie
> > >before the EndCLI in your startup-sequence?
> > >
> > 
> > Sorry Rick, this isn't going to work as run doesn't detach from the CLI.
> > What Gary wanted was someway of detaching mackie from the CLI so the CLI
> > would close after the endcli command.  WHat you described would only run
> > mackie in the background and take input from the nil device and redirect
> > all output to the nil device but doesn't detach from the cli.
> > 
> > >-- 
> > >Rick M. Tait   Networking Software Engineer, Bell Northern Research (Europ
> > >NMBase         Internet: rickt@bnr.co.uk | ricktait@bnr.ca | R.Tait@bnr.co
> > >OSI TCP/IP     By Horse: Dept GM21, Oakleigh Road South, New Southgate, Lo
> > >TLA RTFM       ICBM: 43 31N 89 12W  (No multiple-warheads please...)
> > 
> > Edsel Adap
> > --
> > ___________________________________________________________________________
> > |    Behind Every Dark Cloud Is         | Edsel Adap
> > |       A Silver Lining!                | Computer Science / Mathematics Ma
> > |        (hopefully!!!)                 | Andrews University
> > |  Now comes the question: Is it still  |
> > |      possible to get an 'A'?          | adap@cs.andrews.edu
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Isn't that what RUNBACK is for?  Just substitute RUNBACK for RUN.  All 
> good BBSes and FTP sites should have a runback available.  I depend on 
> that little command constantly.
> 
> 
> --
> James Elkinton (bbs.zio@tsoft.sf-bay.org)

oops, sorry for re-replying, but my server is not well, to say the least. 

I forgot that 2.0 fixed that little detachment annoyance.  Yes, this 
comment was meant for 1.3 user(s), and such that I use, since I don't 
have 2 yet (argh!  Only 8 more days!! :) )
 

--
James Elkinton (bbs.zio@tsoft.sf-bay.org)
From: Kermit@cup.portal.com (Kermit Royce Woodall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Trying to find the perfect morpher
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 92 12:04:16 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
  <69162@cup.portal.com> <1992Nov9.214641.11807@newshub.ariel.yorku.ca>

>>I will not personally be at the Toronto WOCA show due to my imp
>>fatherhood. <grin>
>>
>>Kermit Woodall
>>Nova Design, Inc.
>
>Kermit, are you the author of Cinemorph?


My company created CineMorph.  Tom Krehbiel, author of REND24 and TIV in the
shareware field, wrote every speck of code for CineMorph.

Kermit Woodall
Nova Design, Inc.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
From: benjamin@zds-oem.zds.com (Adam Benjamin)
Subject: Brilliance
Organization: Zenith Data Systems, OEM Systems Engineering
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 19:47:23 GMT


I just got off the phone with Digital Creations.  They say Brilliance will
ship around Christmas time.  It looks like a cool program from the Ad in
A.W. (Pg 35).  They said it will be around $249.00 suggested retail.  I was
hoping for a lower price, but we shall see.  I hope the AGA starts up a new
paint-program war where every vendor scrambles to get the cool features
at prices to kill for! 
 
Anyway, Has anyone seen Brilliance  is it "feature ladden"?

Adam Benjamin
A.benjamin@mi04.zds.com
From: drool@retreat.Bah.Rochester.NY.US (Paul Coene)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Wallpaper & using the colors for good
Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Distribution: world
Reply-To: drool@retreat.Bah.Rochester.NY.US
Date: 6 Nov 92 21:25:17 EST
Organization: Not an Organization

Hi.
When I use wallpaper -p to use the picture colors, its all great
until I enter/exit preferences for anything.  After that I get the
default colors back.  I had this same problem on 1.3 with dropcloth
and someone wrote a program for me that fixed it.  Anyone have a
solution for 2.0 and wallpaper?

										<: Drool :>

ARPA: drool@retreat.Bah.Rochester.NY.US   UUCP: kodak!bisco!retreat!drool
From: jaxh@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Jon Hanson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: HAMLab Plus ??
Date: 11 Nov 92 11:55:02 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Edinburgh

In article <vgn1wfq@rpi.edu>, pooler@vccsouth29.its.rpi.edu (Robert Peter Poole) writes:

[stuff deleted]

> compression, most JPEG files in circulation today use the former method.  I
> got this info from the documentation for HamLab Plus, Ed Hanway's (fantastic!)
> shareware picture viewing/conversion program.  The program views JPEGs, and
> the registered version I have can export JPEG files as well.
> 
> Rob Poole
> pooler@rpi.edu
> pooler@cs.rpi.edu

Is HAMLab Plus available on public domain, of from an ftp site ?? I`m using Warp at
the moment, which doesn't fare to well on GIF->IFF HAM. I get a lot of fringing since
most of my pics are digitised.

Cheers, Jon.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
From: tmc@spartan.ac.BrockU.CA (Tim Ciceran)
Subject: Re: Trying to find the perfect morpher
Organization: Brock University, St. Catharines Ontario
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 05:13:28 GMT

In article <69162@cup.portal.com> Kermit@cup.portal.com
(Kermit Royce Woodall) writes:

>I will not personally be at the Toronto WOCA show due to my impending
>fatherhood. <grin>

Congratulations! I guess we can let you go this time... besides GVP
generally has a large contingent at all shows. 

BTW, are you planning to name this one after a Sesame Street character
     as well? :).
 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
From: benjamin@zds-oem.zds.com (Adam Benjamin)
Subject: 256 color workbench?
Organization: Zenith Data Systems, OEM Systems Engineering
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 15:27:31 GMT


I'm demoing the 4000 at my local Amiga users group next week and I wanted
to display an old ham image under a new 256 color or ham8 pic. (two windows)

How would I do this?  MultiView won't open under workbench, I assume because
workbench isn't supporting the color depth.  So how do I get workbench to
run in 256 or HAM8?   Or alternatively how do I open a high-color screen
and get multiview to open two windows on it? 
I suppose I could just have two screens and drag them around, but that's
not my first choice.

Adam B.
A.Benjamin@mi04.zds.com    or     Benjamin@zds-oem.zds.com

Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
From: skip@tacky.cs.olemiss.edu (Skip Sauls)
Subject: Re: Ham8 and 256 color IFFS uploaded to hubcap.clemson.edu
Organization: University of Mississippi, Dept. of Computer Science
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 18:03:47 GMT

In article <1992Nov07.232530.14729@crash> uzun@crash.cts.com (Roger Uzun) writes:
>I uploaded the following files to hubcap.clemson.edu
>under pub/amiga/incoming/graphics
>
>Plasma_256.lha (256 color plasma cloud generator)
>vallejo.lha (beautiful HAM8 vallejo pic view in 640X480Xham8 VGA mode)
>stftr2.lha (256 color and ham8 pics from SNES Street Fighter 2)
>
>-Roger
>--------------------------------------------------------------
>bix: ruzun
>NET: uzun@crash.cts.com

I will be receiving my A4000 in a day or two and will be showing it along
with an A3000 and A2000 w/Toaster at a computer fair on Thursday.  Apple,
SGI, Sun, DEC, NeXT, and hordes of Clones will be represented and I'd like 
to show the A4000 off in the best possible way.  If you have any other pics
or demos that could be helpful, I'd certainly appreciate it if you could
post them somewhere.  Are there any HAM-8 animations available yet?

Thanks,

Skip Sauls
skip@tacky.cs.olemiss.edu


Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics,comp.sys.amiga.programmer
From: jandreas@cs.ulowell.edu (Jason Andreas)
Subject: Re: AGA Software (The Quest begins)
Organization: University of Massachusetts at Lowell Computer Science
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 09:35:27 GMT

Image F/X from GVP also *fully* supports AA modes.

Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
From: jmauric@eng.clemson.edu (John Maurice)
Subject: Re: GIF Viewers
Reply-To: jmauric@eng.clemson.edu
Organization: College of Engineering, Clemson Univ.
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 20:20:13 GMT

to compress a GIF (yes its possible!), i suggest you use a program called
GIFBLAST.  Archie it and get a hold of it from an ftp site. if you cant
find it, email me and i will post the sites which have it.  GIFBLAST is
available for both the amiga and unix. maybe for the pc also but not sure.
its shareware or freeware. not sure which. compression saves you 25%. a
very valuable 25% if you ask me.

---

                                            --John

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
From: rei3@kimbark.uchicago.edu (ted reichardt)
Subject: Re: WARNING to monitor-purchasers
Reply-To: rei3@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: U of Chicago
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 07:28:27 GMT

Opal_Sullen@republik.fidonet.org (Opal Sullen) asks:

> JB> No, it is not a coincidence.  The commodore monitors are made by AOC.

>what does AOC stand for?

	"Any Old Company," of course.

:-)
tedr
From: doiron@starpt.UUCP (Glenn Doiron)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Graphics Modes
Date: 6 Nov 92 03:35:12 GMT
Organization: 68K Software Development
X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16e (7/4/92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith

In article <BwunsK.MKJ@news.iastate.edu> barrett@iastate.edu (Marc N Barrett) writes:
> In article <petter.084l@pnilsen.UUCP> cbmehq!cbmnor!pnilsen!petter@cbmvax.commodore.com writes:
> >In article <jam.2549@jammys.ocunix.on.ca> jam@jammys.ocunix.on.ca (James McOrmond) writes:
> >
> >> I've read somewhere that the ECS chipset can do an 800*600 display.  Is
> >> this true?  Or is the AGA chipset required?  I've got a friend with an
> >> A3000 system, and some sort of monitor, and he wants to get an 800*600
> >> display.
> >
> >This is true, I do 800x600, DblPAL and DblNTSC without any problems except
> >for the reduced colour range. I use an A1950 monitor with my A3000 running
> >OS 3.0.
> 
>    AT LAST!!!  A CONFIRMATION THAT I AM RIGHT!!!!

NOT!!!

>    I stated that the DblNTSC and DblPAL modes on the A4000 are not generated
> using any fancy new hardware and are acheivable on any Amiga with the ECS
> (though with more limited color capabilities) and someone has finally
> confirmed that I am right.  

Dingaling.  DblPAL and DblNTSC give you 640x512 and 640x400 screens on ECS.
Absolutely no scan doubling.  Can't be done without the Alice chip.

Glenn Doiron
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         BIX: gdoiron
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Organization: Arizona State University
Date: Sunday, 8 Nov 1992 11:48:31 MST
From: Brian C. Berg <AUBRI@ASUACAD.BITNET>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: DPaint IV Question (Anim Viewer programmers take note!)

In article <bmaple.0815@burner.com>, bmaple@burner.com (Bob Maple) says:
>
>Here is an interesting one I've not been able to figure out.
>
...stuff about setting up DP4 color cycles deleted...
>
>However, DirectoryOpus, MOSTRA, and View alike refuse to cycle the picture.
>They display it fine, but will NOT cycle it.

You have hit upon something that's bugged me ever since DPaint 4 was released.
DPaint 4 supports new methods of non-linear color cycling.  That is, your
colors can come from anywhere in the pallete.  In previous DPaints cycles were
required to be linear... no colors out of order.

It's a great new method of color cycling and I like it alot, but it seems
that none of the billions of picture/anim viewer programmer/authors decided
to release an update to support the new method.  Even AmigaVision chokes
on the new color cycling method (since DPaint IV was released after AmigaVision
was).

Here at Arizona State University where I help teach three Amiga graphics
courses, I have a tough time explaining to students why they can't see the
color cycling when using SuperView or AmigaVision.

I've posted this question here before, and received no replies.  I find it
hard to believe it's that difficult to get specs on the new cycle modes that
no-one can update their anim viewer.

In any case, now that everyone will be releasing AGA IFF viewers... PLEASE
include support for DPaint 4's new style of color cycling.  I'd appreciate it!
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From: clin@jade.tufts.edu (Chuck (Satch) Lin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: gifs :(
Date: 9 Nov 92 01:59:34 GMT
Organization: Tufts University - Medford, MA


With such a powerful graphics machine at my desk (Amiga2000),
why can't I display 256 color gifs :(
-chuck
From: blackbelt@cup.portal.com (Ben - Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Trying to find the perfect morpher
Date: Thu,  5 Nov 92 23:32:53 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: world

Kermit,

Good to see a response to ASDG's ludicrous, misleading and outragously
unfair comparison sheet from you.

We'll have one tomorrow, timed with the release of just a few more goodies
in the latest Imagemaster (9.22).

Perry must have completely lost his mind this time - that sheet is not only
pretty silly, it is chock full of outright lies and provocative stupidity as
well. We're going to set his boxers on fire for him; I don't know how anyone
can take him at his word anyway, after the blatent lies in the ads (Cinemorph
being 3 to 11x faster than anything else, when in fact it's the slowest
package on the Amiga, for instance) and the rest of the crudola about
the "easiest to use" (Cinemorph clearly wins here, and any comments to the
contrary should be stuffed back down the throat of anyone silly enough to
make em broadly after USING CineMorph for a while).

As for morph+ being intuitive... I've not heard that from anyone but ASDG,
so far - nor do I expect to hear it from anyone who has tried either your
product or ours; I own it, and it's anything but easy to use. Plus, a lot of
the difficulty is due to very real and significant restrictions on some the
capabilities they brag about - like transparency and velocity being limited
to cookiecut regions - crippling, difficult to use effectively, and all
around not well thought out.

As for "being compatible with AdPro" being an advantage.... all I can do
is laugh in amazement - that's like calling a price increase a consumer
opportunity" :^)

Anyway, we'll have some things to say tomorrow.

Have fun.

Ben
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
From: rasta@iesd.auc.dk (Jesper Lillesoe Joergensen)
Subject: Re: XV - does it exist for the Amiga?
Organization: Mathematics and Computer Science, Aalborg University
	<1992Nov6.223604.11393@athena.mit.edu>
	<ALANB.92Nov11120003@swordfish.sdl.mdcbbs.com>
Date: 13 Nov 92 17:02:04


   I am porting xv to run on the Amiga, and have a working version (no TIFF,
   JPEG yet).  Anyone interested?

   bob
   RW Salnick, Spokane,WA  |  Home: salnick@dejavu.spk.wa.us
     Amiga 1000, WB 1.3    |  Work: mfgsys!salnick@kaiser.spk.wa.us
	 WA9BVE            |

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      "Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced."
    "My employer does not necessarily share my views - but I'm working on it."


------

At least I am very interested. Maybe you could tel more about it!

RASTA
From: joeles@cup.portal.com (Joel Edward Swan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Open Letter
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 92 00:02:35 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: world


From Perry S. Kivolowitz of ASDG....
>In this, the week that Art Department Professional was overwhelmingly voted
>the  1992 Reader's Choice for Best Imaging Processing Program and MorphPlus
>was  used  to create one of TV'S most highly rated shows (Quantum Leap), we
>have been viciously savaged by what must be considered:  sour grapes.
>
First... I own CEDPro2 and ADPro.  I use and enjoy them both so I'm not here
to bash ASDG or Black Belt.

Second, the discussion here is about morphing, NOT ADPro that Perry used in
his opening statement.... so that statement is null and void :-)  Besides,
the MAC is used all over Hollywood but that doesn't make it the best choice.
I would think personal contacts and name recognition are the biggest factor.

[lots of sour ASDG "sour grapes?" deleted]

Hmmm, perry...

Are you responding to the same post we all saw from BB?  It doesn't appear
so.  You failed to quote one word of the original text, but only placed your
words in Ben's mouth and then attacked THOSE words.

Shame, shame, shame Perry.  I'd expect more of a fact filled critical
response from your company, not an "emotionaly controlled" outburst.

I'll probably look at all choices in my dealer's showroom.  I won't let a
name based on previous success be the _only_ reason to buy (that's why I
don't own an IBM product :-).

-Joel
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From: peterk@cbmger.de.so.commodore.com (Dr Peter Kittel Germany)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Trying to find the perfect morpher
Date: 10 Nov 92 08:13:22 GMT
Reply-To: peterk@cbmger.de.so.commodore.com (Dr Peter Kittel Germany)
Organization: Commodore Germany


When I read all this misery, then I tend to evolve more likening our laws
here in Germany that explicitly forbid ads with direct comparisons with
the competition. Our ads are thus a bit more dull, but they don't evolve
into wars.

PLEASE! For the sake of the Amiga, stop this war! If you have a good
product, it will sell. There's *absolutely* no need to put down a product
of your competitor!  (Yes, I myslef have also already made some side
remarks about other computers, forgive me, but I also there try to
stay clean with my facts.)

-- 
Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel  // E-Mail to \\  Only my personal opinions...
Commodore Frankfurt, Germany  \X/ {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!cbmger!peterk
From: pflodin@etek.chalmers.se (Per Flodin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: PCHG Specs wanted!
Date: 10 Nov 92 07:56:21 GMT
Reply-To: pflodin@etek.chalmers.se (Per Flodin)
Organization: Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, SWEDEN

Anyone out there have or know where to find the specifications to Sebastiano Vigna's PCHG format?

Thanks in advance!

Per Flodin
From: kcd@cbmvax.commodore.com (Ken Dyke - Amiga Networking)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: graphics modes
Date: 10 Nov 92 19:48:44 GMT
Reply-To: kcd@cbmvax.commodore.com (Ken Dyke - Amiga Networking)
Distribution: comp
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA

In article <1992Nov10.4255.9898@dosgate> "hammed malik" <hammed.malik@canrem.com> writes:
>>Oh really?  Then why can't I get DblNTSC:High Res and DblNTSC:Low Res
>>on my A3000?  Very simple, Marc:  DblNTC and DblPAL use special
>>features of Alice to get those resolutions and scan rates.  If ECS
>>could do scan doubling, then we could also do mode promotion on
>>A3000's, but it can't so we don't.
>
>I haven't checked DblNTSC but Super72 modes do work on 3000s, you just
>have to turn off the flicker fixer.

It is possible to use DblNTSC (and DblPAL) on A3000's, but you can't quite
get all of the DblNTSC resolutions that you can with AA, namely DblNTSC:High Res
and DblNTSC:Low Res.  You are also limited in colors with ECS.



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