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From: S36666WB%ETSUACAD.BITNET@ricevm1.rice.edu (Brian Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Toaster NOT! shipped
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Date: 4 Oct 90 21:41:08 GMT
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On 1 Oct 90 16:54:54 GMT you said:
>
>According to .info magazine, the Video Toaster will be bundled with
>the 24-bit paint program ToasterPaint and the 24-bit raytracing
>program Lightwave 3D.

Well, according to AmigaWhirled, the Toaster's Light Wave 3D will only be
a phong shading 3D program.  It will have ray-traced like shadows, but that's
as far as it goes with the ray-tracing.  It will be much like the Caligari
method of tracing using 24 bit color.  Also the paint program to be included
isn't real-time 24 bit, rather it uses a superbitmapped HAM screen to simulate
24 bits and then you have the Toaster render it whenever you wish to check the
results.  Both were disappointing to hear after all the hype.  I assume you
could use something like Imagine and render those results to the toaster,
but then you have to buy Imagine don't you. :-(  As if I can afford a toaster
anyway plus Imagine anyway.

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