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- DOCUMENTATION FOR TV GRAPHICS v1.1
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- TV GRAPHICS is Copyright (c) 1987 by George Bailey. This is a Shareware
- product and may be freely copied and distributed in the Public Domain.
- If you find the graphics on this disk useful for your desk top video
- productions, send me $10.00 and I will send you the upgraded version (v1.2).
- V1.2 has almost 40 different graphic files for your use, plus new product
- annoucements.
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- GEORGE BAILEY
- 6474 Highway 11
- Deleon Springs, FL 32028
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- MACHINE REQUIRMENTS
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- Amiga with 512,single disk drive, DOS V1.2, and graphics software that
- supports IFF standard graphics files.
- NOTE: Both Deluxe Paint and Aegis Images have the ability to capture
- parts of the screen and use them as brushes. This will be especially helpful
- with this disk, when different graphic elements need to be overlayed.
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- PURPOSE OF TV GRAPHICS
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- TV GRAPHICS is a utility disk to be used in conjuction with other
- graphics programs for your Amiga. Think of this disk as a video graphics
- clip art disk. TV GRAPHICS is loaded with background screens for your video
- productions, similar to the computer graphics seen on the nightly news.
- The graphics on this disk will be especially helpful with the Genlock and
- frame grabber interfaces. You can also find uses for animation as well.
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- USING TV GRAPHICS
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- TV GRAPHICS is divided up into three different types of graphics styles.
- SCREENS (.SCR), FRAMES (.FRA), and PARTS (PRTS). SCREENS are full graphics
- pictures already created for instant use. FRAMES are small borders that
- allow you to overdub any video, or graphic elements inside them. PARTS
- are small pieces of computer art that can define as a brush and create your
- own screens with.
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- VIEWING THE PICTURES
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- To look at the various graphic files on this disk, and double-click any of
- the picture icons to view them. Compare the different types of graphic files
- to get the feel of TV GRAPHICS.
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- CREATING THE "DEMO A" SCREEN
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- The DEMO A screen was created by first loading in the chrome frames into
- the spare screen. Always do this to avoid color conflicts. Then the
- second file, BRICKS was loaded in the other screen. Going back to the spare
- screen, one of the frames was defined as a brush (as in Deluxe Paint) and
- moved to the other screen, over the Bricks picture. In this instance,
- a drop shadow was first placed and then the frame was moved to the upper
- left and dropped in place. The shadow area was re-worked with a darker
- color mixture for a more realistic look. The inside of the frame was then
- painted black, since this is where the video signal would go.
- The other demos on this disk were done in a similiar manner.
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- NOTES ON COLOR CONTROLS
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- The colors for the chrome and gold frames (colors 8-12) are made up of
- the following combinations:
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- CHROME GOLD
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- 13 13 13 15 12 00
- 12 12 12 13 10 00
- 10 10 10 11 08 00
- 09 09 09 10 06 00
- 08 08 08 06 04 00
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- The color controls are given above, in case you run into any color
- problems. Sometimes you may want to change your frames to other colors
- without having to load in the other frames. You may now do this directly
- from the color pallette.
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- CONVERTING LO-RES SCREENS TO MED AND HI RES
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- Although all the graphic files on TV GRAPHICS were done in lo-res, they
- can be easily converted in med and hi-res by defining any area of the lo-res
- screen as a brush and then saving it to your data disk in your brush drawer.
- Remember to take down color notes so you can accurately reproduce them,
- unless you want different colors.
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- FINAL NOTES
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- I hope can find this disk useful for your videos and other Amiga graphics
- applications. If you have any questions, feel free to write me at the above
- address.
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- CREDITS:
- Aegis Images is © by Aegis Development, Inc.
- Deluxe Paint is © by Electronic Arts
- The Amiga is © by Commodore-Amiga, Inc.
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- My company Slide City, produces high quality 35mm slides of Amiga IFF
- graphics files. Write my address above, for color brochure and lastest
- price list.
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