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From: mark@calvin..westford.ccur.com (Mark Thompson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: DCTV, COLORBURST, TOASTER tech info wanted
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Date: 18 Mar 91 15:43:38 GMT
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In article <5173@mindlink.UUCP> a148@mindlink.UUCP (E. John Love) writes:
>I believe that DCTV images are saved in a compressed video format,which is not
>the same as IFF24, and explains why the file sizes are smaller.  As far as I
>know, you cannot load these compressed video format images directly into the
>Toaster.  You'd probably have to re-capture them with the Toaster from DCTV's
>output signal.

DCTV saves in three basic formats: raw, display, and IFF24. Images saved in
IFF24 can be directly loaded into the Toaster.
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