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From: harald@leo.UUCP ( Harald Milne)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,rec.video
Subject: Video Effects 3D
Keywords: Amiga, Video
Message-ID: <3073@leo.UUCP>
Date: 20 May 88 07:53:52 GMT
Organization: CCI CPD (Advanced Development), Irvine CA
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	Personal evaluation follows:

	I've seen this package demonstrated at our local Amiga Video Users group,
and I was so impressed, I had to buy. So here's the scoop.

	VIDEFX3D is a new generation of video titling software for the Amiga.
Where previous video packages dealt with simple video overlay transitions,
this software does what is the equivelent of VideoScape3d, only much simpler.

	You can use stantard generated titles, use polyfonts, use chrome fonts,
etc. The fantastic thing about this package is the ability to move titles
in planes of 3 dimensions. Of course this takes some compute time, but the 
playback is in realtime. The effects are very smooth and professional.

	You can view the motion of the titling effect in realtime via a wire
frame box surrounding the area of title. You can preview it realtime.

	This package has a very nice user interface, it is in fact unique for
the Amiga. Moving the mouse over various gadgets, you get instant help in
text. The help actually "moves" you into the proper steps to use this software.

	Another nice feature is you can extrude 2 dimensional titles and create
3 dimensional tittles.


	There are so many unique titling effects, it's hard to cover them all.
A few are:

	1) Hinge effects, you can spin or rotate titles as if they were hanging
on an abritrary "hinge" point.

	2) Shadow cast

	3) Zoom control

	4) Wipe transitions

	5) And best of all, Shatter.

	This software assumes you use tools such as Dpaint, etc.

	There are a few limitations.

	One, a maximum of 8 color palettes. One color is used for fade transition.
There is also a limition of the number of colors that can be used versus the
ability to playback in realtime. This especially effects chrome fonts.

	Well I could go on, but I'm out of time.

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