A demo of work I was doing (and playing) with back in 1994. It was all produced with a Newtek Video Toaster. I started out with Newtek from the beginning version one point something. A production studio in a box was its slogan. It truly was. I made more money with this box. I guess it began with Commodore 64 and the things you could make it do with video.. I started with the Amiga 2000 ended with the 4000. Maxed everything. A half gig hard drive that cost 999.00. A PAR card. DPS IV time base corrector (remember those). It had all those slices. Switcher, character generator, color generator, and a little jewel called Lightwave 3D. No one really knew what to do with it at first. It soon became evident. I had to have made 100,00.00 with that box. Others have made millions. I used it in live 3 camera remotes to replacing multi - projector slide shows with integrated video projected from barco's. It knocked the clients socks off . The client was Southern Living Magazine. I guess thats common fare today with powerbook presentations. But his was 1994 and WAY outside the box. I made money on everything you see in the tape. It was mastered on Beta SP but through the years it made its way to VHS and well.... it was a great time. Magazines and how to's sprouted up a whole industry flourished . Commodore and the Amiga died an untimely and unceremonious death. The "Toaster" was ported to the Apple and PC. Its slices found life in separate re-incarnations and used daily in major motion pictures and late night television. Without the Toaster and its slice Lightwave 3D we would not have Jurassic Park. The Amiga was sold of in parts and live on in some cable converters.
11 фев 2018
