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From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita)
Subject: Re: AmigaExpo - DCTV, HAM-E, and Colorburst Impressions
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Date: Wed, 20 Mar 91 22:52:02 GMT

In article <18d90924.ARN0f35@cbmami.UUCP> jason@cbmami.UUCP writes:

>I have to agree about HAM-E not knowing how to market.  I recently got to
>see a demo of HAM-E and they only showed there pre-made images, when I
>asked to see the paint program, the guy told me that hw wasn't much of an
>artist so he couldn't.  Well, a few days latter I got to put one through
>its paces and I am very disappointed (I really wanted it to be better than
>DCTV so I could use it with my genlock).  When I loaded images made from
>the Toaster or DCTV they looked awfull, there was HAM-like fringing on all
>the edges of the picture (the pre-made HAM-E picutres conviently all have
>dark borders...).  The paint program seemed to have enough features but was
>not too intuitive and paled in comparision to DCTV Paint.  The manual (which
>fell apart in my hand) did not mention how to use th "hi-res" switch on the
>box, and I was not able to make the switch do anything.  When I showed
>scaneed images on both DCTV and HAM-E side by side every customer I had
>picked the DCTV output.  I can't imagine why any dealer would want to sell
>it since in each package they include an add for HAM-E advertizing a price
>direct from Black Belt of $299 which is below what they sell to dealers
>for!
>
	I've seen pictures generated from 24-bit images by my
local dealer and some quickies that I made and there was NO
fringing so I have to assume you did something wrong or you had
unusual images. How did you create the files? Also, re dealers,
BBS position is that they're production is currently only enough
to handle their orders so once production ramps up they will sell
better to dealers. As I understand it, the price is the same to
dealers and customers.

	Admittedly, though, they don't know how to market.

>
>
>-Jason-
>
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>Jason Goldberg				UUCP: ucsd!serene!cbmami!jason
>Del Mar, CA				


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