Video Toaster 4000
Company
NewTek, USA |
Date
1993 |
Amiga
A4000 |
Interface
video slot |
- successor of the Video Toaster
- when installed in the A4000:
- works much faster than the original Video Toaster and gives A4000 specific features
- full AGA support and new effects particular to the AGA mode
- nine banks of digital video effects
- plugs into the video slot but takes up the space of the Zorro slot above it
- when installed in the A2000 or A3000:
- works slower than the original Video Toaster
- six banks of digital video effects
- triple frame buffers
- the input and output BNC connectors are placed on a removable board – separate versions for A2000 / A3000 / A4000 cases
new features of v3.0 software
- Character Generator
- Compugraphic and Type 1 font support
- automatic kerning
- over 300 fonts included
- LightWave: animations can be recorded in realtime from the switcher
new features of v4.1 software
- Switcher
- 600 effects
- customizable interface
- drag and drop effects, CG pages, control elements, Flyer video clips
- Project Editor
- allows building a new switcher, creating slide shows with still stores and effects
- intuitive drag and drop storyboard
- Character Generator
- realtime scaling PostScript brushes, gradient fonts
- realtime display of brushes
- spell checker
- expanded ARexx port
- Toaster Paint
- full screen painting
- support for Flyer clips for rotoscoping, filters and special effects
- global flood fill mode
- unused NOS set
[original DD disks 01-29]
[original HD disks 30-45]