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From: nfs1675@dsacg3.dsac.dla.mil ( Michael S Figg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Video Advice
Summary: Been possible in past
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Date: 3 May 90 11:19:37 GMT
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In article <29516@cup.portal.com>, FelineGrace@cup.portal.com (Dana B Bourgeois) writes:
> I've got a question...
> 
> The A3000 will allow setting any color register to transparent.  (so
> I've read).  Does that mean some GURU somewhere will write a little
> hack that opens up a single bit plane interlace window with two
> colors, One of them transparent, so that genlocked video will take up
> the whole screen? 

Although I haven't studied video much at all, it seems like I saw something
like this years ago on the a1000. I vaguely remember it being said (possibly)
that the video signal (from genlock) came through on the background color
register number, or something along these lines. I remember windows being
opened on top of the video image. 

> Can it be done?  I hate jumping up to see what is happening on Star
> Trek which is the next room but I can hear it...

What I do, and what has been mentioned here acouple of times, is run cable-TV
through a vcr (provides tuner) and on to the monitor. I can then easily switch
back and forth between the computer and TV. TV sound comes through regardless
of which you're watching so you can play Shanghai until Spock says something
significant!

> Dana Bourgeois @ cup.portal.com


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