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Thank you for your interest in DIGI-VIEW! This video
digitizer was designed to fully exploit the Amiga's diverse
video capabilities. All modes are supported including
the exclusive hold-and-modify mode for 4096 colors onscreen
at once, and hi-res interlace modes for over 640x400 pixels.
There simply is no better way to capture high quality images
on the Amiga.
To view the rolling demo of hold-and-modify images, enter CLI
and type:
cd Demo2: <return>
digiviewer <return>
You may stop the demo to view individual pictures by
repeatedly pressing the spacebar. Disk drive activity should
stop and a single picture will remain on the screen. Now
type any letter A-Z. If the corresponding picture file is
on the disk, it will be displayed. To start the automatic
sequence again, press the F1 key.
The monochrome photos are in IFF format and can be viewed with
Deluxe Paint. Robert.lores can be loaded into normal 320*200 Deluxe
Paint. Dozer.hires is in 640*400 mode, so you must use the high
resolution version of Deluxe Paint (type 'dpaint hi'). These pictures
cannot be viewed with 'digiviewer'.
[Editor's note: The two pictures; robert.lores and dozer.hires
can be viewed using the showilbm program which has been added
to the demo disk. Use the command 'showilbm dozer.hires' for
example. Fred Fish 16-Mar-86 ]
The color photos are displayed in the 4096 color 'hold-and-modify' mode.
There are currently no paint programs that can load files of this type.
DIGI-VIEW is a monochrome device. A black and white camera with RS-170 2:1
interlace is required. We recommend the Panasonic WV-1410 which can be
purchased from us for $250. Note that most older security-type cameras
do not generate 2:1 interlace.
Color photographs are digitized using a B&W camera and color filters over
the lens. Three seperate passes are necessary. Use of a monochrome camera
in this fashion results in a much higher resolution image with superior
color rendition, as you can see. Due to their striped image tubes,
consumer color cameras have much lower resolution.
DIGI-VIEW plugs directly into the Amiga's parallel port. There are no
manual adjustments. All parameters; bright, contrast, color, width, etc.,
are software controlled from the Amiga screen.
DIGI-VIEW is not a real-time frame grabber. Capture times range from 5 to
30 seconds, depending on mode.
Spatial resolution is 320*200, 640*200, or 640*400. Grey scale resolution
is 7 bits, or 128 levels. Color photos are 21 bits, or 2,097,152 possible
shades (maximum 4096 on screen).
DIGI-VIEW will be available in May 1986. Retail price is $199.95.
Call about dealer discounts.
NewTek
701 Jackson
Suite B3
Topeka, KS 66603
(913)354-9332