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From: mark@calvin..westford.ccur.com (Mark Thompson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: TOASTER Debut
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Date: 5 Oct 90 21:12:46 GMT
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In article <1990Oct5.162539.7725@ericsson.se> etxtomp@eos.ericsson.se writes:
>One question:
>If You have just enough money to buy the Toaster, and will have to
>wait a (possible) long time before the other peripherals could be bought,
>what could be done with it apart from demo'ing that it is good?
>If I have an A2500/20, Multi-Sync monitor and a VCR, what can I do?

If you don't have at least one NTSC compatible video monitor or television
with video inputs, you are in a world of hurt, but given that, here is what
you can do:

Capture live video from camera or broadcast television (not vcr tapes)
for use in Toaster Paint, LightWave 3D, or as a still input into the
switcher.

Create award winning 3D animations in LightWave and save the images to disk
until you get your own single framing vcr or ship them to a service company
that will do this for you.

Create stunning still images using LightWave, TPaint, and the frame
grabber.

Perform digital video effects and transitions on and between your still
images and your video input (broadcast television or camera if you have
one). 

Use "The Art Deptartment" or some other suitable software to convert
your Toaster images (IFF24) to standard Amiga format for viewing/distribution.

Use ChromaFX to give your favorite TV show the most surrealistic look
it has ever had.

What else do you want to do with so little equiptment and cost?
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