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- VTOT: VIDEO TOOLS ON TAP
- © 1988 by Mike Berro - FreeWare
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- Version 1.00 11-Jul-88
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- VTOT V1.00 is FreeWare, and may be distributed at no charge. This text
- file must be included with the program.
- VTOT is a collection of tools and effects useful when recording Amiga
- output onto video tape. It can run in the background, and the commands are
- available at any time.
- VTOT commands are initiated by holding down the LEFT-SHIFT and the
- LEFT- AMIGA keys, and then pressing the appropriate letter key. The VTOT
- window does not have to be "active". That means that the commands will
- function even when running another program. However, see notes, below.
- There are three types of commands: Display, Effects, and Miscellaneous.
- The "Display" commands are grouped near the top of the window. B, C, F,
- G, L, and P each displays the appropriate image in front of whatever else is
- being displayed. X deletes that image. Each image is full overscan
- (368x484). Your screen should be exactly centered according to preferences
- (not your monitor!) or fringing on the right edge of the image will result.
- The "Effects" commands are grouped in the middle of the window. These
- commands only have an effect on the topmost (i.e. visible) screen. These
- are potentially dangerous commands. It is not likely they will crash the
- software, but they can make it very confusing for you. The effects are all
- reversible, but garbage can result if both VTOT and the original program are
- changing the screen display. For example, if you flip the Workbench screen,
- the screen title will reappear at the top, because it is constantly being
- updated (use Redraw to fix it). For this reason, use these commands only on
- static images.
- The "Miscellaneous" commands are grouped at the bottom of the window
- and are described below.
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- DISPLAY COMMANDS
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- B Black Screen Displays a black screen with proper setup level.
- C SMPTE Color Bars Displays SMPTE color bars.
- F Full-field Color Bars Displays full-field color bars.
- G Grey Scale Displays 16 level grey scale pattern.
- L Line Pattern Displays horizontal and vertical lines.
- P Show s:VTOT.pic Displays IFF picture stored in file "s:VTOT.pic".
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- EFFECTS COMMANDS
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- N Negate Colors Negates the colors.
- V Vertical Flip Does a mirror flip on a center horizontal axis.
- V Horizontal Flip Does a mirror flip on a center vertical axis.
- D Fade Down Fades to black.
- U Fade Up Fades up from from black (true fadeup).
- 0-9 Fade Speed Changes the fade speed (9 being slowest).
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- MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS
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- I Toggle Interlace This command does not affect screen resolution.
- S Shuffle Screens This sends the front screen to the back.
- W Window Size Toggles between the large and small VTOT window.
- Q Quit VTOT Exits. Fade will be restored, and image removed.
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- NOTES
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- This program should not cause any system problems but could easily
- cause visual confusion if used indiscriminately. It is designed to help the
- recording process only.
- Most of the functions will not work properly with animation programs.
- Only one VTOT window is allowed at one time.
- If you have any questions, suggestions or comments (especially nice
- ones), let me know. I will continue to support the Amiga for video as long
- as there is interest in my doing so. Reach me on CompuServe at [73267,3361],
- on the "1939" BBS at (818) 368-4248, or write me: Mike Berro, BCS Software,
- 13432 Lochrin Lane, Sylmar, CA 91342.
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