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From: mark@masscomp.westford.ccur.com (Mark Thompson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: DCTV, COLORBURST, TOASTER tech info wanted
Message-ID: <61836@masscomp.westford.ccur.com>
Date: 21 Mar 91 13:48:50 GMT
Organization: Concurrent Computer Corp. Westford MA.
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In article <756.27e61650@vger.nsu.edu> manes@vger.nsu.edu ((Mark D. Manes), Norf
olk State University) writes:
>In article <1991Mar14.022053.6170@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>, cs326ag@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (
Loren J. Rittle) writes:
>> Does anyone know why NewTek and DC are keeping their file formats
>> secret?!?  It makes no sense to me, unless they have something to hide.
>
>I have wondered about this as well.  I hope that they're just expanding
>the IFF standard and not trying to create yet one more standard.

Well as stated before, the Toaster does use standard IFF24 image format.
It also has its own Framestore format which is *specific* to the hardware.
NewTek has stated that they do plan to release portions of the Toaster
software library to enable developers to create third party software
for the Toaster. They do not have anything to hide and they are not trying
to create new standards.
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