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- SWERVE
- AGA VIDEO/MULTI-MEDIA/W-BENCH BACKDROPS.
- Public Domain Demo Disk
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- As an individual involved in Video Graphics on the Amiga for 6 years, I
- have always noticed a distinct lack of decent Low Resolution backdrops for
- Video or Multimedia applications, Sure there is plenty of Hi-Res,24Bit,JPEG
- material around, but this unfortunately limits their usage to users with
- powerful Amigas. After drooling over these pictures for years and never
- being able to use them, I decided to produce my own. They are also to my
- knowledge the first AGA Video related source material available, so I hope
- that they fill this particular gap in the market.
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- The problem is with Hi-Res material is that it is really only meant to be
- displayed in the Resolution it was originally produced in. If you get for
- example a Hi-Res Commercially available background, fair enough it looks
- great in Hi-Res, but when you try and convert it to a less memory consuming
- format, the picture obviously loses quality. When you Re-Scale a Low
- Resolution picture into a higher resolution, It looks EXACTLY the same.
- At this point the choice is yours, leave it in Low-Res and work on it
- there, or Convert it to a Higher Resolution for the inclusion of Hi-Res
- Text etc.
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- Unlike a lot of Commercially available images, The Images on this disk
- are all in MAXIMUM OVERSCAN, and were produced in 128 colour mode, using 64
- colours, leaving an additional 64 colours for additional Text and cosmetic
- effects.
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- As an aditional note for inexperienced users, the Re-Scaling operation can
- be carried out using most AGA art packages, simply by loading the image
- into its original format and then selecting the Higher Resolution of your
- choice, when the Software asks if you if you want the image to be
- Re-Sized, click on YES and there you have it!.
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- For owners of Genlocks with adjustable balance between Video and Computer
- such as a ROCGEN Plus, you can use the images to give the Video Signal a
- Pseudo texture, creating effects similar to those used so commonly
- nowadays by TV Companies. Colour Zero in the Palette has not been used in
- any of the Images.
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- Another possible use is as WORKBENCH 3.0 Backdrops but I suggest that if
- you use them for this purpose, and have limited memory then you should
- convert them to Non-OverScan and into 64 Colour Mode, as a 128 colour
- Workbench eats up a lot of valuable memory.
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- The Full 4 Disk Package of Over 40 additional Backdrops,(not including any of
- the images on this disk) and separate Pre-Defined Palettes is available from the
- following address:
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- Mr S Hazel
- 99 Park Lane,
- Wednesbury,
- WEST MIDLANDS,
- WS10 9PT.
- ENGLAND
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- The FOUR disk set costs Just £4.75 including P&P,
- Overseas please add £1.00 (Sterling Only)
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- Send Cheques or Postal Orders to the above Address.
- Please allow for delivery.
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- #IMPORTANT# Please State where you received this disk.
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- This disk is fully distributable, as long as this readme file is not
- removed.
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- For any further Information or Comments, again write to the above address.
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- Thanks
- (17/2/94)
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