Amiga_Desktop_Video_Power_Revised.pdf

Includes

Companion

Diskette

Understanding and using

video on the Amiga

by Guy Wright

Includes

ready-to-use

companion diskette

Abacus

Amiga Desktop

VideoPower

|8AMSTERN

V Box 1124

itacoln. NH 03251

Publishedby

Abacus!

SAMSTERN

Box1104..„,

Unco'-

Abacus

5370 52nd StreetSE

GrandRapids,MI49512

GuyWright

This book is copyrighted. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval

system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying,

recording orotherwisewithoutthepriorwritten permission ofAbacus orGuy Wright.

Every effort has been made to ensure complete and accurate information concerning the

materialpresented in thisbook. However, Abacus can neitherguarantee norbe heldlegally

responsible for any mistakes in printing or faulty instructions contained in this book. The

authors alwaysappreciatereceivingnoticeofany errors or misprints.

Throughout this book, the author and editors cite trade names and trademarks of some

companies and products. These citations neither imply endorsement of these products or

companies, nor any affiliation between these products or companies and Abacus. The

Appendices ofthis bookprovideacompletelistingoftheseproducts.

ISBN 1-55755-122-7

Printed in U.S.A.

10 9 87654321

Introduction

Inthepastfewyearsvideoandcomputertechnologieshaveadvancedin

their own directions and at the same time they have converged. Video

camerasandequipmenthavebeenmakinguseofcomputertechnologies

and computers like the Amiga have been getting closer and closer to

video standards. Twenty years ago it was rare to find a computer in

someone's home andjust as rare to find video equipment there. Now,

it's not uncommon forpeople to own both.

Ifyou own an Amiga and a VCR you have the beginnings ofa video

production studio. Already you have more power than full-blown

broadcast stations had a few decades ago. With a few extra pieces of

equipment you can blend thepowerofthecomputerwith yourVCR to

produceprofessional results. With the right software you can produce

titles,graphics,even sophisticatedcomputer-generatedanimations.

It was once said that the personal computer was a solution looking for

aproblem. Ifyou could find something thatacomputercoulddobetter

than a pencil and piece of paper then you could make a fortune. It

happenedwiththespreadsheet,wordprocessoranddatabase.Computers

could also play certain kinds ofgames, help musicians and artists, and

you just can't do telecommunications without a computer. Since

computers are naturals at manipulating text someone came up with the

idea of using a computer to generate professional quality printed

documents. Thatwas the startofdesktoppublishing.

From the beginning, people in the Amiga community have been told

that the Amiga is the perfectcomputer for video. Itgenerates a nearly

perfect video signal, has graphic capabilities farbeyond otherPCs and

it is inexpensive. The term Desktop Video was coined pretty much as

marketing hype by people trying to capitalize on the Desktop

Publishing boom. Buteven ifthe term came from some PR executive,

it also communicates an idea. That anyone can use the Amiga for a

multitudeofvideopurposes.

Ifyou are acomputerperson, then you know thatyou don't have to be

an assembly languageprogrammertogetresults. Thereareahandfulof

basics that you need to learn and once you have those you can do

amazing things with a computer. The same is true for video. You don't

needawaveform monitorandvectorscopeto shootabirthdaypartybut

to getgoodresults youneed to understanda few things aboutvideo. To

make desktop video a reality you need some understanding of both

iii

Plik z chomika:

Inne pliki z tego folderu:

Inne foldery tego chomika: