Ask the Experts
AMIGAphile Volume 1 Number 2 (AUGUST 1992)
Every good magazine has its column devoted to helping the readers solve their problems. So, not to be left out, let me welcome you to the column where the experts among us can help the learners among us. I think AMIGAphile has an advantage in this area because most magazines have a two or three month turn around time where as AMIGAphile has about a week. What this means is that most magazines have their issues ready up to three months in advance. AMIGAphile is written the month it is put out and it only takes about a week from final edit to your hands (or screen).
In order to have a column such as this, we need three things: experts (this one was a gimme), learners, and questions. Any volunteers? If you are an expert in some area (or many areas) related to the Amiga and would like to offer your help, please write me. If you have a question, send it in and I'll direct it to the appropriate expert. If no expert is found who can answer the question, I'll include the question and we'll keep our fingers crossed that one of the other readers knows the answer. If the question is broad enough, I might devote a whole column to the topic. Remember, there are no stupid questions, only stupid answers. So, to get us started, I've got a question.
Video Toaster Animation
I have a short animation that I created using Lightwave 3-D and the Video Toaster. Since I am not rich and don't make my living laying down computer graphics to video, I lack the equipment to put the animation on film. I'd like to render the animation and convert each frame to an Amiga specific graphics mode such as HAM and then assemble the frames into an animation. I would be using the Art Department Pro for the conversion of the frames. How do I go about this? I'd prefer to have an ARexx script do it for me.
I also hear that there is a 24-bit anim format now. Are there any 24-bit anim players?
