KOSH [Kommunity Orientated Software Hardware]

Weekly Summary

Week Commencing: 22nd May 1999

Number: 022

Mailing List: kosh-general

In the mailing list this week, the following items were discussed. Please do
not email the scribe regarding any of these topics, it is not his job to answer
these questions but merely to report  the topics of conversation. If you have
any queries about this summary, please email ben@kosh.net, stating the Summary
Number, and Mailing List Name, and he will try to answer your queries.


Before I start this summary it is probably worth noting that despite the
shorter length of summaries of the General List these days it does not mean
that KOSH is disappearing. A lot of traffic on particular issues has moved to
other KOSH lists and the KOSH Working Groups are doing exactly that...working.

Send an email to majordomo@kosh.net for further information with "lists"
(without the quotes) in the message body for a list of KOSH Mailing Lists.
Additionally "info <list>" (again ignore the "" and put the name of the list in
between the <>) provides information about any particular list. Note commands
like this -must- be in the message body and -not- on the subject line.

a)

Subject: Succeeding with KOSH

Summary of debate: Following an article on an URL about installing and using
                   Windows 2000 beta the following pointers to help KOSH
                   succeed were noted:

                   1) KOSH must be simple to install and work first time,

                   2) It should not be necessary to reboot the machine
                   constantly during installation for KOSH to work,

                   3) If KOSH Beta states that it supports a certain piece of
                   hardware then when installed in should actually do so,

                   4) It should not take days to set the system up
                   satisfactorily... and it should not be possible to kill the
                   system with one simple action - if something drastic did
                   happen there should be an "undo" feature (perhaps coded
                   somehow to undo a crash),

                   5) KOSH should not gobble large amounts of memory for no
                   apparent reason,

                   Despite this it looks like Windows 2000 may have some good
                   ideas that could form the basis for a few features in KOSH.


b)

Subject: Why would someone use KOSH?

Summary of debate: Why did so many people jump to Linux instead of BSD? Why
                   would someone want to use KOSH? - Perhaps because there's
                   not a freely available Be type of system available yet? It
                   may well be a case of looking at the advantages KOSH would
                   offer over other solutions.

                   The OS is pretty much immaterial to most casual computer
                   purchasers - we either have to offer complete solutions with
                   with tempting hardware or software applications that can
                   rival popular platforms, or perhaps raise the awareness of
                   what the OS is and how it defines the base level of
                   performance for a given system. Demonstrating KOSH and
                   various other OSses at a show could be one way to achieve
                   this.


c)

Subject: Phase-state Low Electron-number Drive Memory

Summary of debate: The above (PLEDM RAM) is being investigated by the
                   Hitachi-Cambridge Laboratory as a new storage mechanism
                   which is basically a non-volatile memory chip with two to
                   one thousand times the capacity or regular, volatile memory.
                   (New Scientist, UK)
                   KOSH should be more suited than any other "OSH" to adapt
                   elegantly to any such future technology.


d)

Subject: 3D spreadsheet (and other data) manipulation

Summary of debate: Suggested that KOSH has some inbuilt way to easily and
                   fluidly manipulate 3d data sets (x,y,z)


e)

Subject: KOSH Computing Noticeboard

Summary of debate: It was suggested that the KOSH website could host a general
                   computing help section for KOSHans. Greg as current site
                   admin of the KOSH mirror site agreed with this if someone
                   else would like to help maintain such a section.

                   Such a section on the URL could promote KOSH and act as an
                   introduction to the project. Questions to the noticeboard
                   would not necessarily have to be about KOSH - things
                   discussed about other systems would possibly give us ideas
                   for KOSH (things to do and not to do).

                   If such a section could be dynamic with feedback it would be
                   even more productive. When the site goes back to
                   http://www.kosh.net it could all be automated with scripts.
                   At the moment it would have to be done by hand which would
                   take a lot of effort - and understandably a number of people
                   should be involved in setting it up and running it in this
                   case.

GolemBetaDemo.lha    biz/demo   466K+0.82 - Business soft for firms (PL only)
OLGA_v1-2.lha        comm/misc   94K+Olga is software for using with OLITEC S
Packet-Point.lha     comm/misc  200K+Point programme for Packet-Radio NOW FRE
smodem.lha           comm/misc   33K+Bi-dir xfer protocol w/ chat, Amiga rev5
FreedomGer.lha       comm/net    10K+German Catalogs for FreedomCall V1.12
ftpchmod.lha         comm/tcp     4K+Set permissions on remote files
ukx_outl.lha         demo/aga   1.9M+Outlander - Ukonx (Volcanic 98)
ubbinstall.lha       dev/basic   10K+Fixed install script for Blitz 2 (from U
SpeedTests.lha       dev/e       18K+How to optimize in E
unsqsh.lha           dev/misc     4K+Portable unpack source for XPK-SQSH
amiuserlist.lha      docs/lists  12K+German Amiga User List
CHTM0699.lha         docs/lists 112K+CoNnEcTiOnS: June 1999 - Monthly UK BBS 
CNCT0699.lha         docs/lists  79K+CoNnEcTiOnS: June 1999 - Monthly UK BBS 
ukbbslst8.txt        docs/lists 117K+List of UK BBSes - Version 8 - June 1999
Aakt0699GFX.lha      docs/mags  133K+AMIGA aktuell - German infotainment maga
Aakt0699GUIDE.lha    docs/mags   99K+AMIGA aktuell - German infotainment maga
FoundationDKCa.lha   game/data    3K+Alternative Danish Catalog V1.31
wiz2.lha             game/jump  131K+Follow-up to WiZiO - platform game
LegendofElves.lha    game/role  959K+Graphic Adventure (like Monkey Island)
startrekupd.lha      game/think 656K+Update of -Star Trek- fixes some bugs
JPEG-Box.lha         gfx/conv   210K+JPEG generator for WWW graphics V4.12 (6
PNG-Box.lha          gfx/conv   224K+PNG generator for WWW graphics V4.12 (68
SkinCrop02.lha       gfx/ifx      4K+Easy AmigaAMP Skin creation script for I
SkinCrop03.lha       gfx/ifx      5K+Easy AmigaAMP Skin creation script for I
PSX-MCTool.lha       hard/hack  105K+Use Playstation Memcard with Amiga (v0.0
ICSProfiles.lha      hard/misc  177K+V2 of the Scanner Profiles for ICS V1.0x
imdbDiff990521.lha   misc/imdb  235K+Diffs for the Internet MovieDatabase
AmiTarot.lha         misc/misc   31K+Tarot card reader program v1.60
kmfbrain.lha         mods/jungl 198K+Kill my fuckin BRAIN!!! (new Optik .XM s
33228.lha            mods/med   107K+Music module.Format: MED (MED v5.0,MED v
Ankhrapt1.lha        mods/med   426K+Music module.Format: MED (MED v5.0,MED v
Asmaphara.lha        mods/med   291K+Music module.Format: MED (MED v5.0,MED v
Bee.lha              mods/med    15K+Music module.Format: MED (MED v5.0,MED v
ClinicDeath.lha      mods/med    91K+Music module.Format: MED (MED v5.0,MED v
Cybernoid.lha        mods/med    71K+Music module.Format: MED (MED v5.0,MED v
CyrnoxTheBeast.lha   mods/med   195K+Music module.Format: MED (MED v5.0,MED v
Defect.lha           mods/med   108K+Music module.Format: MED (MED v5.0,MED v
DepthOfCosmos.lha    mods/med   178K+Music module.Format: MED (MED v5.0,MED v
Dffd.lha             mods/med    25K+Music module.Format: MED (MED v5.0,MED v
when2n2is3.lha       mods/misc  182K+DBM by Mr.Lou / Dewfall Productions
DBPro221.lha         mus/edit   495K+Multitracker-TB303emu,PPC support
WF7_MVS-PFade1.mpg   pix/anim   505K+Wildfire 7 - MVS Ex. - Particle Fade 1 A
WF7_MVS-PFade2.mpg   pix/anim   505K+Wildfire 7 - MVS Ex. - Particle Fade 2 A
WF7_MVS-PFade3.mpg   pix/anim   505K+Wildfire 7 - MVS Ex. - Particle Fade 3 A
Dreambeing.jpg       pix/art     71K+Some Imagine/PPaint/Photogenics made pix
FinalFrontier.jpg    pix/mark   274K+Enterprise A over a strange planet
Summernight.lha      pix/misc   356K+[ANCOR] two new characters
YAM_DockIcons.lha    pix/mwb     21K+MWB-DockIcons for YAM.
ami1111_moa.jpg      pix/trace   86K+800x600 JPG of  Amiga 1111
fenstzim_moa.jpg     pix/trace   93K+800x600 JPG of a cool room
Beatrice981215.jpg   pix/wb     105K+My Beautiful Beatrice Workbench, just se
ShivaWB.lha          pix/wb     664K+I think this is very cool :)
WBFontProp.lha       text/font    2K+GOOD proportional replacement for Topaz 
LZXRepacker173.lha   util/arc     7K+Repack LHA/ARJ/ZIP/RAR/HA/TAR/TGZ to LZX
htmluploader.lha     util/batch   2K+Upload changed html pages/other files
MirrorCopy.lha       util/cli    18K+Create/maintain exact copy of dir (V1.2)
VisGuiGer.lha        util/misc    2K+German Catalog for VisualGuide V2.71
VisualGuide271.lha   util/misc   20K+Make filelist in AmigaGuide format.
EqFiles.lha          util/rexx   20K+Find all duplicates in any set of files
Now2Beat.lha         util/rexx    1K+Converts current time to Internet "beat"
SavInstaller.lha     util/sys   212K+C= Installer replacement (June 1, 1999)
SetDST.lha           util/time   50K+Adjusts time for Daylight Saving Time

GolemBetaDemo.lha    biz/demo   381K+0.81 - Business soft for firms (PL only)
FondsCalc.lha        biz/misc    14K+Calculation for money makers
CrossDOS704.lha      biz/patch   15K+Patches CrossDOS 7.00 - 7.03 -> 7.04
1ooCJst1.lha         comm/cnet   24K+1oo% C/Justice v1.00 - faker/rewarder
Hurl.lha             comm/mail   27K+The Ultimate URL integrator for TCP Clie
YAM20p7_HU.lha       comm/mail   23K+Unofficial hungarian YAM2.07 translation
YAM2MM15.lha         comm/mail   78K+MailMerging program for YAM v2+
dvbcontrol.lha       comm/misc  134K+V0.71 D-Box/Mediamaster Settings Editor
FreedomGer.lha       comm/net    10K+German Catalogs for FreedomCall V1.12
newscoaster.lha      comm/news   52K+Offline Newsreader (BETA release)
AmiVNC.lha           comm/tcp   119K+Experimental VNC server for Amiga w/C so
HTTPResume_Per.lha   comm/www     5K+Persian localization for HTTPResume v1.6
HTTPResume_Por.lha   comm/www    22K+Portuguese localization for HTTPResume v
gp-4k.lha            demo/intro   5K+4k-Intro from GENESIS PROJECT
gp-crack.lha         demo/intro  71K+Some 'Crack'-Intros from GENESIS PROJECT
gp-inter.lha         demo/intro  57K+'Interlace'-Intro from GENESIS PROJECT
gp-vinta.lha         demo/sound 1.1M+'Vintage'-Musicdisk from GENESIS PROJECT
OrpheusV1_0.lha      dev/basic   40K+AGA copper creator for BlitzBasic2
TRSaferPtch.lha      dev/debug   10K+Safer Setfunctions Debug Tools
FlexCat.lha          dev/misc   102K+2.3 - Flexible catalogs (C, Asm, Oberon,
FlexCat_0x0.lha      dev/misc    18K+2.3 - patch files for 020,040,060 binari
FlexCat_CatSrc.lha   dev/misc   118K+2.3 - #?.c(d|t) and #?.texinfo files
FlexCat_Src.lha      dev/misc    28K+2.3 - FlexCat source files
FusionV1_0.lha       dev/misc   222K+AGA palette manipulation & editing
ACNews_11.lha        docs/mags   57K+E-zine focused on Amiga News: #11-May 99
F1GP_1999.lha        game/data    8K+1999 F1 season data for F1GP-Ed (30-May-
BirdsOfPreyPch.lha   game/patch 458K+Birds of Prey version 1.1 update patch
trance.lha           mods/jungl 196K+Trance da worldzz, drum and bass module 
GMP-G.lha            mus/midi   110K+GUI for GMPlay V1.3
XGToolset.lha        mus/midi   323K+Bars&PipesToolset edit YAMAHA XG-Devices
AF-MX-700-icon.lha   pix/nicon    9K+FujiFilm MX-700 newicon *nice!*
PatRafter.jpg        pix/sport  164K+Pat Rafter not winning Rome Tennis Int. 
SRename.lha          util/cli    30K+Advanced rename/renumber CLI program.
WBLaunch.lha         util/cli     3K+Simulate WB startup from Shell
Ungeek.lha           util/crypt  24K+Decodes geekcode blocks
PoolMem.lha          util/sys    57K+Memory defragmentizer/AllocP superset
backclock.lha        util/time   37K+Beautiful Transparent clock for Workbenc
ToolMenu.lha         util/wb      7K+Run Progs from WB menu, like Apple Menu
WB-Tidy.lha          util/wb     33K+Tidy up your Workbench windows

Hingis.lha           biz/dbase  148K+Martina Hingis tennis singles matches in
StarBase.lha         biz/dbase  182K+Star Trek Episodes Database (v3.0-v1.2)
VowaData.lha         biz/dbase   98K+New Datafile (V1.27) for VorwahlenGui
golded6.lha          biz/demo   2.3M+GoldED Studio 6 Demo
ExtremeDemo.lha      biz/dkg    254K+DTV Realtime Effects Generator v1.50 (DE
IfxDopus.lha         biz/dopus    1K+Loads multiple files from DirOpus5 into 
FAQs-deutsch.lha     biz/haage   54K+FAQs, german version, 28 May 1999
FAQs-english.lha     biz/haage   51K+FAQs, english version, 28 May 1999
Wildfire7_Upd.lha    biz/patch  2.5M+Wildfire7\PPC Major Update  (Rel. 7.15a)
FreedomC1.12.lha     comm/net   416K+Internet's Connections Manager V1.12 (no
newscoaster.lha      comm/news   51K+Offline Newsreader (BETA release)
facts.lha            comm/tcp    50K+V2.7/GUI - NTP clock syncroniser/AutoDST
GetClient13.lha      comm/tcp    14K+FTP Get client (FTP files from a shell p
GetIt.lha            comm/tcp    97K+GetIt 4.5 downloads files from http serv
hserv.lha            comm/tcp   155K+Hserv ARexx web server with resume
LSClient10.lha       comm/tcp    13K+FTP LS client (list site files from shel
PutClient10.lha      comm/tcp    12K+FTP put client (shell exe to send files 
rxsocket.lha         comm/tcp   116K+Rxsocket.library - Fixes last one
SimpleFTP.lha        comm/tcp    52K+SimpleFTP - New and easy to use FTP clie
Aweb2Clip.lha        comm/www     7K+GrabUrlToClipboardAsIbrowseWithAWeb V3.x
Lynx282pre8.lha      comm/www   898K+Cool WEB Browser (HTTP,FTP,NEWS...)
WebDesign.lha        comm/www   333K+Html editor with external editor support
WebDesignNoLib.lha   comm/www   218K+Html editor with external editor support
WEBup.lha            comm/www    43K+Tool to easily upload homepages!
advert.lha           demo/aga   1.1M+Advert Idea For Amiga NG
iq2knerve.lha        demo/aga   523K+A quite nice AGA demo from the forgotten
free.lha             demo/sound 381K+Free   by   ZUGRIFF
Misery.lha           demo/sound 1.0M+Music Disk from VORTEX
Rampage.lha          demo/track 753K+Rampage by TEK
Preass145.lha        dev/asm     38K+Update for Preass 1.45 EXE-only : Precom
amiga-c-apr99.lha    dev/c       68K+Postings to Amiga-C mailing list in Apri
NSM074_E.lha         dev/e       36K+The E development package for the NSM - 
OBEdit_src.lha       dev/e        5K+Source code for OBEdit - UFO/X-COM weapo
byacc.lha            dev/misc    91K+Version of Berkley Yacc which can compil
MCC_VLab.lha         dev/mui     43K+Monitor & Grab images using VLab 13.0
fbackng.lha          disk/bakup  30K+FBackNG - Daily backup/mirror program.
ADFlib.lha           disk/misc  205K+A GPL C lib to manage .ADF files. v0.7.8
ADFLibPPC.lha        disk/misc  239K+ADFLib and UnADF Amiga binaries (PPC)
ziptools.lha         disk/misc   34K+GUI control for ZIP drive and CD-ROM.
agpg.lha             docs/hyper 171K+Amiga Games Patches Guide
agpg_txt.lha         docs/hyper 499K+Amiga Games Patches Guide -AddOn Textes
ClassesGuide.lha     docs/lists  86K+A Guide of Amiga custom BOOPSI classes. 
Nintendo01_06.lha    docs/mags  184K+German NINTENDO  Magazin  01.06.1999
ADFfaq.lha           docs/misc   63K+The Amiga filesystem explained. v1.07
eurochamp.lha        docs/misc   24K+Statistics of soccer Euro Champs '60-'96
Manos.txt            docs/misc    1K+How to contact Manos S. Pappas of Infini
WorldCup.lha         docs/misc  110K+Statistics of soccer World Cups '30-'98
freeciv.lha          game/2play 707K+Version 1.8.0 of Freeciv for Amiga
SpaceCrusadeGD.lha   game/hint   47K+Space Crusade complete Guide
OBEdit.lha           game/misc   15K+UFO/X-COM weapons editor
jst.lha              game/patch 163K+JOTD Startup for HD Installs & Degrader 
poolhd.lha           game/patch  25K+HD Installer for Arcade Pool V2.0
AE.lha               game/shoot 217K+Old but funny alien hunt
Crazy8.Deutsch.lha   game/think   4K+Updated Deutsch locale for Crazy8's
Crazy8.Spanish.lha   game/think   6K+Spanish translation for Crazy8's
FXForgeFilters.lha   gfx/ifx    424K+1244 FXForge Filters with readable names
PhotoFolio093.lha    gfx/show   214K+V0.93 View/Store/Catalog images
Show040.lha          gfx/show   381K+Cybergfx only picture viewer (040) V2.3
ShowPPC.lha          gfx/show   375K+Cybergfx only picture viewer (PPC) V2.3
cddamixer.lha        hard/hack   15K+HTML guide for making a CDDA Mixer/ampli
PSX-MCTool.lha       hard/hack   82K+Use Playstation Memcard with Amiga (v0.0
SSOpticalPatch.lha   misc/emu     3K+ShapeShifter patch for optical drives
imdbDiff990514.lha   misc/imdb  1.0M+Diffs for the Internet MovieDatabase
ay-colly8.lha        mods/chip   58K+Collection of the best AY musics for DT.
EnoughIsTooMuc.lha   mods/misc  182K+DBM Techno by Mr.Lou / Dewfall Productio
NewMidiTools.lha     mus/midi    24K+B&P MIDI In and Out tools
Lamer.lha            mus/misc   294K+Great MP3 encoder, v3.0 -PPC-
MP3TEDv24.lha        mus/misc   157K+MP3-TagEditor v2.4 - (Free Keyfile)
WF7_MVS-Edge.mpg     pix/anim   505K+Wildfire 7 - MVS Exam. - Edge Detect Ani
WF7_MVS-Line1.mpg    pix/anim   506K+Wildfire 7 - MVS Exam. - Line Rain 1 Ani
WF7_MVS-Line2.mpg    pix/anim   506K+Wildfire 7 - MVS Exam. - Line Rain 2 Ani
WF7_MVS-Magn1.mpg    pix/anim   506K+Wildfire 7 - MVS Example - Magnet 1 Anim
WF7_MVS-Magn2.mpg    pix/anim   506K+Wildfire 7 - MVS Example - Magnet 2 Anim
WF7_MVS-Oil1.mpg     pix/anim   506K+Wildfire 7 - MVS Example - Oil 1 Anim 
WF7_MVS-Oil2.mpg     pix/anim   506K+Wildfire 7 - MVS Example - Oil 2 Anim 
Caleidos1.jpg        pix/art     65K+"Caleidos 1" created by Dr.Ferkel
Caleidos2.jpg        pix/art     32K+"Caleidos 2" created by Dr.Ferkel
AF-AmigaPower.jpg    pix/back   232K+Cool marble backdrop with glowing "Amiga
bamicons.lha         pix/icon   418K+Very nice 32-color newicons set
NGAd.lha             pix/illu   207K+A BRILLIANT Amiga NG pix from Indonesia!
LostGeneration.jpg   pix/mark   365K+Enterprise B and C meet in deep space
NI_spc10.lha         pix/nicon  378K+AlotOfNewIcons for SPACE CRUSADE +GlowIc
PalmAmiga.jpg        pix/trace   32K+Maybe the new PalmAmiga? Who knows ;-)
prtman39.lha         text/print 151K+Printmanager for AmigaOS3 (39.25)
060pupboot.lha       util/boot   42K+CybergraphX-Bootpic for 060-PowerUp
PrlMixer20.lha       util/cdity  18K+GadTools audio mixer for Prelude
move37.lha           util/cli     7K+A fast move command (37.4)
RC4.lha              util/crypt   1K+RC4 RSA En/Decrypter
akJFIF-dt.lha        util/dtype 316K+AkJFIF-dt V44.36 (JPEG, 68000-060, PPC/W
akPNG-dt.lha         util/dtype 347K+AkPNG-dt V44.36 (PNG, 68000-060, PPC/WOS
akTIFF-dt.lha        util/dtype 392K+AkTIFF-dt V44.36 (TIFF, 68000-060, PPC/W
yaJFIFdt.lha         util/dtype  18K+Yet another jfif.datatype (43.1001)
CAR.lha              util/misc   12K+MUI The BEST Aminet ReadMe Creator!
rmh.lha              util/rexx   42K+Rmh.library 5.2 - Rexx Must Have functio
AddBuffers.lha       util/sys     5K+Replaces original AddBuffers command (38
ABeat.lha            util/time    5K+Simple Swatch-Beat clock.
WB-Tidy.lha          util/wb     33K+Tidy up your Workbench windows

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990528

            L E T T E R   F R O M   D R .   L E F A I V R E

     A M I G A   A T   B O T H   A M I W E S T 9 9 ,   W O A   9 9

                    A M I W E S T 9 9   U P D A T E

     A M I G A   L A U N C H E S   A D V I S O R Y   C O U N C I L

     A U S T R A L A S I A N   A M I G A   G R O U P   F O R M E D

                   A M I G A C T I V E   O N L I N E

           H A C K E R S   V I O L A T E   A M I G A . O R D

             H T T P R E S U M E   F A K E   V E R S I O N

                   A A A   A W A R D S   V O T I N G

                 D A Y T O N   C O M P U T E R F E S T

       S W E D I S H   E - M A I L   G A M E S   M A G A Z I N E

          I M P R O V E D   C L U B B E D   F R O M   S E A L

             C R Y S T A L   S O F T W A R E   A T   A N T

        M O N O L I T H   P O R T S   T O   A M I G A ,   M A C

                           F I N A L   A C T

           I M A G E F X   4   W I T H   A N I M A T I O N

                           A M I C O M S Y S

                  N E W   A M I G A   F O R E V E R

      P A G E S T R E A M   4 . 0   T O   S O F T W A R E   H U T

Editor's Thoughts and Introduction:
 May has been an interesting month. There was little news at the
beginning, so little that it wasn't until the 19th that we sent out
our first issue. Then, there was so much all at once that a few things
had to be held till this issue. Ah well, you can't plan when news will
appear.

Amiga Concepts and Japan
 Recently, Amiga has begun releasing concept drawings for the next
generation machine. There will be many available in the press and
probably on the net starting next week. We hope you get a chance to
see some of those not now available. When you look at them, keep in
mind some information recently noted in an article by by Brooke
Crothers, Staff Writer for CNET News.com. In this article Mr. Crothers
discusses some new Gateway computers released recently in Japan.
Here's a quote from the article:
 "Gateway is now selling a computer in Japan which packs all the
computer's electronics, including a DVD-ROM drive and 4GB hard drive,
into the back of a liquid crystal display (LCD)."
 These machines have a very small "footprint", vitally important in
the Japanese business environment where space is at a real premium,
even desk space. However, this would be a very practical and forward
looking design for the American market also. There are other
interesting innovations in these new machines as well. Mr Crothers
goes on to say:
 "Gateway, in its current system, also integrates into the 15-inch LCD
a high-speed graphics chip from ATI Technologies, a 400-MHz Advanced
Micro Devices K6-2 processor, a networking chip, a modem, and a chip
for playing back DVD video. The LCD uses active-matrix technology.
This whole system sells for about 250,000 yen, which is less than
$2,500."
 Can't help but wonder if there aren't a few hints about the new Amiga
here.
 Brad Webb,
 Editor
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E-mail to the E-ditor:

25 May 1999

 Well, I've been looking for Amiga Update for at least a month. I
always used to read Amiga Update at
"http://www.globaldialog.com/AdventureCentral/AU/index.html", and then
suddenly one day that address didn't work anymore. I was instead taken
to "http://www.gdinet.com/missing.html", which gave me an option to
check a "Table of Contents, or "Search GDI", whatever that is. Neither
option turned up Amiga Update. Every page of Amiga links that I
visited, plus Alta Vista and Hotbot, and I think Yahoo, gave me only
the old address.

Finally, today I found the new address listed at
"http://www.cucug.org/amimagazines.html".

 Next time you move, may I suggest that you: (1) post big, giant
notices in Amiga Update for at least a month or two ahead of time (not
a tiny notice in the copyright statement at the bottom of one issue),
(2) Notify all the major Amiga pages that link to you, along with
(when possible) Yahoo and the major search engines, and (3) post a
message at the old address telling what the new address is.

 -Steven
 ~~~~~~
 Good suggestions Steven, and we'll keep them in mind. I want to point
out to all our readers that the web site was started as a location for
archives of past issues and was not really intended as the place for
people to pick up copies. We're very happy that you do, but it just
didn't occur to us that many folks would. In fact, it's common that we
don't get the latest issue to the web site till it's been in
subscribers hands for a few days. That's likely to continue,
especially with hot news in rushed-out issues.
 As we discussed Steven's letter with other Amigans, we discovered
there were quite a few who get AU from the website. Now we wonder how
many there are ...
 Incidentally, the address is at the bottom of each and every issue,
though we did have an error in the first issue carrying the new
address. Some letters were capitalized when they shouldn't have been.
 Brad

======
20 May 1999

Brad,

 Thank You for all the hard work you continue to do. I wrote last year
with a IBM compatible looking for an Amiga, well that is still the
case. I was wondering where I can get information about emulation for
the Amiga. Both the Amiga OS on other systems and other systems or
game machines (SNES, Genesis, NeoGeo) on the Amiga. I am looking to
find out possibly the best systems or software to emulate an Amiga on,
if I can't find a machine. If I can I want to know about which
software is best to emulate the other machine/consoles. Thank You!
Patrick Tyner
~~~~~~
Hi Patrick,
 There are real hardware Amigas available from a number of sources.
You might have to do a little searching. If you have a web browser,
start at http://www.cucug.org/amiga.html and work from their companies
page. Also, check out the story about "Amiga Forever", below.
 Brad

======

 {Last issue we published a letter from a reader who was upset that,
as he thought, Amiga had no plans to attend AmiWest99. We received the
following letter from Amiga President Jim Collas, setting the matter
straight. Mr. Collas apparently wrote directly to the reader as well.
We reprint the reader's original letter below. Mr. Collas's answer.
Brad}

21 May 1999

Dear John,

 We are planning to support AmiWest99. I mention this in my May letter
to the community which was released yesterday but I forgot to add it
to the community activities section for May. I apologize for my
mistake. I will post a news release in the next few days announcing
our support for AmiWest99. As you know AMiWest and WOA fall on the
same days this year. It's unfortunate but we didn't have control over
this. We are working on plans to split the Amiga executives between
the two shows. We are also working on announcements and activities for
both shows.
Sincerely, Jim

May 12, 1999

Dear. Mr. Webb,
    I found it very disheartening to compare Mr. Collas claims to want
to prove himself to the Amiga community with his list of community
activities.  From the absence of any reference to AmiWest99, it would
appear there is no interest in west coast US market by the new chief
executive.  I haven't seen since his open letter which would indicate
anyone from Aimga will be present or that there is any support for the
only west coast Amiga show this year.  It will be interesting to see if
the European market is big enough to support the operation since it would
appear parts of the US market already have been written off.

Sincerely,
John
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            L E T T E R   F R O M   D R .   L E F A I V R E

May 26, 1999

               Letter from Amiga's new CTO, Dr. Rick LeFaivre

Dear Amigans,

 I thought it would be appropriate for me to "introduce" myself to the
Amiga community, having joined the new Amiga in April as chief
technology officer and senior VP of R&D. Just as Jim Collas is opening
up communications channels as our new CEO, I'll try to communicate as
openly as I can about Amiga's technology vision and directions.

 First, a little about my background, and why I'm at Amiga. I wrote my
first computer program (on an IBM 1620) in 1966, and got my first job
as a (student) programmer in 1967. Over the past 32 years, I've been
privileged to participate in the evolution of computing from the
mainframe to the minicomputer to the personal computer to the
Internet. I started my career as a computer science professor doing
research in artificial intelligence and advanced programming
environments (LISP, SmallTalk, and an AI language I developed in the
early 70's called FUZZY). I moved into industrial R&D in 1978, and
over the years have directed R&D organizations at companies such as
Tektronix, Sun Microsystems, Apple Computer, Silicon Graphics and
Borland International (now Inprise). At Apple, where I oversaw
advanced technology R&D, we pioneered technologies such as QuickTime,
PlainTalk, QuickTime-VR, and a host of other innovations that were
subsequently copied by our friends at a large software company located
in the Northwest corner of the United States (sigh). We also provided
funding for the world's first Internet browser, and set up Apple's
first Internet web site.

 I spent most of my career as a UNIX user and, later, a Macintosh
user. I managed to avoid having to use Microsoft DOS or Windows prior
to Windows 95, but for the past several years have had the, uh,
"pleasure" of being a Windows 95/98 user. I must confess that I have
never been an Amiga user, but I was well aware of what was going on in
the Amiga community as the Amiga and Video Toaster moved multimedia
into the mainstream. People at Apple had a great respect for the
Amiga, and the communities always seemed similar to me. I am rapidly
learning more about the spirit of innovation that has been at the
heart of the Amiga community since the first Amiga was shipped in the
mid-80's.

 Well, it is now 1999, and we find ourselves at the dawn of a new
millennium, and the dawn of the information age. The personal
computer, as represented by Windows PC's and Macintoshes, is now a
mature product category, with little true innovation occurring in the
PC industry. What's next? With the PC industry now in it's third
decade, what will be the next big "S-curve" that will dominate the
next 20 years of computing? Clearly, it will involve the emerging
global information infrastructure, which is creating a fundamental
transformation of business, communications and, indeed, human culture.
In many ways, we are transitioning from the era of computing -
building faster and faster computers that may, incidentally, be
networked - to the era of communications, with powerful ubiquitous
communications networks that connect a wide variety of computing
devices.

 We at Amiga feel that unleashing the full power of this emerging
information infrastructure requires much more than a PC with a browser
plugged into the Internet. What is needed is a complete home computing
environment that ties together powerful multimedia convergence
computers with easy-to-use information appliances, all transparently
accessing content and services on the Internet. As Jim has told you,
our vision and mission is to make computers a natural part of everyday
life by creating an industry-standard systems architecture and
operating environment for this new world. In essence, we want to
redefine the home computing experience for the 21st Century, combining
awesome multimedia, transparent networking and Internet access, and a
user experience that makes a computer or information appliance as easy
to use as... a toaster!

 It's a very exciting time as the spirit of the Amiga starts building
again. Personally, I'm thrilled to be a part of the new Amiga team,
working with Jim, Petro, Jeff Schindler, Allan Havemose, and the other
top people who are being attracted to this opportunity. I look forward
to sharing more about our vision, technologies and products in the
months to come. Stay tuned...

Rick LeFaivre
CTO and SVP, R&D
Amiga, Inc.
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   A M I G A   A T   B O T H   A M I W  E S T 9 9 ,   W O A   9 9

San Diego - May 21, 1999 - AMIGA announces participation at AmiWest99 and
World of AMIGA 99 shows.

AMIGA will be supporting and participating at two major AMIGA shows in July,
AmiWest99 in Sacramento, California and World of AMIGA 99 in London,
England. These shows will occur over the same weekend. "Participating in two
shows at the same time will present some challenges but we are looking
forward to simultaneously discussing our plans for the future with great
audiences on two continents," said Jim Collas. "We are looking at ways to
connect the two events and show that AMIGA users represent a great worldwide
community."

AMIGA executives will be at both of the shows, and look forward to sharing
more details about what we have been doing over the past few months and how
we are moving towards the future.

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at the shows.
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                 A M I W E S T 9 9   U P D A T E

24 May, 1999

 At this time we do not know which AMIGA executives will be at
AmiWest. We will alert you as soon as we have that information.

 Earlier, AMIGA President Jim Collas had announced that Amiga is
supporting AmiWest99. In his May, 1999, "Update on Major Activities",
Jim Collas announced that Amiga is "planning to support the AmiWest
show in late July." And in his "Open Letter to the Community", Jim
stated

 "Before I end this letter I would like to cover a few more topics
that came up frequently in emails sent to me. First, I would like to
clarify our hardware product plans. Amiga is planning to come out with
a next generation multimedia computer in late Q4 of the year. This
computer will have a unique architecture, a great operating system,
awesome 3D gaming performance, and advanced multimedia features. I am
confident that this computer will meet your expectations for a great
next generation Amiga. Unfortunately, we can't disclose details of the
new computer yet since we are under non-disclosure agreements with our
technology partners. We also need to be careful about alerting our
competition to our plans. One thing I can say is that the technology
partners we are working with are extremely excited about our direction
and technology. There are Amigans in all major technology companies
and they are eager to support us in driving a new computer revolution.
These partners include some major technology and component companies
in the computer industry. We should be ready to disclose more at the
World of Amiga and AmiWest shows in July."

{See our last issue, 990519, for a complete copy of both items. Brad}

 AmiWest is also also working with the World of Amiga in London, which
is being held on the same weekend, to make this a "World Wide Amiga
Weekend". For those of you in Europe and the United Kingdom who can't
make it to the US for the AmiWest show should plan to visit the World
of Amiga (http://www.worldofamiga.com) on July 24th and 25th.

 For a a preliminary list of companies/clubs that are either
participating in or exhibiting at AmiWest99 see our web page at

 http://www.sacc.org/amiwest

 We are adding new exhibitors daily. So watch our web page for
additional names.

 Remember, AmiWest99 is being held on Friday through Sunday, July
23-25, at the Holiday Inn, Sacramento NorthEast, in Sacramento, CA.
Classes and seminars will be held Friday through Sunday with the
exhibit hall being open on Saturday, July 24th from 10 A.M. - 5 P.M
and Sunday, July 25th 10 A.M. - 4 P.M.

 Specially priced tickets for AmiWest99 are available in advance by
mail. Prices are: two day admission tickets, $12 and one day admission
ticket, $8. If you elect to purchase tickets at the door, the prices
are: two day ticket at the door, $15 and One day ticket at the door,
$10.

 There will be a banquet dinner on Saturday evening, July 24th. Price
is $35 per plate. Banquet tickets must be purchased in advance. They
will NOT be sold on Friday nor Saturday due to the hotel needing
attendance figures for planning the banquet.

 You can mail your requests for advanced admission and banquet tickets
to:

      AmiWest99
      c/o Sacramento Amiga Computer Club
      P.O. Box 19784
      Sacramento, CA 95819-0784

Make checks payable to "AmiWest".

 Special hotel room rates are available at the Holiday Inn for those
attending AmiWest99. Room rates are $ 79 (Single) and $ 89 (double) if
reservations are made by July 1. You must mention that you are
attending AmiWest to get the special rate. You can phone the Holiday
Inn at 1-916-338-5800 or 1-800-465-8329 (Toll Free) to make hotel
reservations.

 Hope to see you at AmiWest99 on July 23-24, 1999,

John Zacharias, Chairperson, AmiWest99.
jzachar@calweb.com
http://www.sacc.org/amiwest
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    A M I G A   L A U N C H E S   A D V I S O R Y   C O U N C I L

 San Diego, CA - May 19th 1999 - Amiga announces the creation of the
Amiga Advisory Council.

 "In order to make Amiga a great company, delivering the type of
innovative products that users desire, it is imperative that the
Spirit of Amiga flow throughout our products, and that Spirit is the
community." Said Jim Collas - President of Amiga

 As the company moves forward, the advisory council will be
influential in helping to set the future direction of Amiga, with a
special focus on the needs and desires of the existing Amiga
community.

 "The Amiga community is one of the most valuable communities in the
computer industry. They are a great resource that needs to be heard as
we maintain delivery of current product while moving into new areas
and directions for Amiga. There are great people in the community with
great ideas, and a talent pool that is without equal. It is because of
the leaders and members of this community that the Amiga is alive
today," Jim Collas - President of Amiga

 The Amiga Advisory Council will consist of members from the community
and the Amiga leadership team. Candidates will be selected over the
next 30 days from nominees submitted to Amiga. Amiga will be
evaluating and selecting the candidates based on the following
criteria.

 * Experience with the classic Amiga products

 * Experience with the various Amiga user groups or similar Amiga
community organization (such as ICOA, Brainiac, UGN, Team Amiga, Jay
Miner Society, AmigaSOC, D.A.U.G.)

 * Amiga Dealers and Distributors

 * Amiga Developers

 * Communication with the Advisory council will be in English and will
primarily be done via the Internet.

 In the coming weeks nomination forms will be found on the Amiga
WebSite. The Amiga Advisory Council is expected to be in place by the
end on June.

 Please visit the Amiga web sites www.amiga.com, and www.amiga.de to
nominate your Council Member.
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    A U S T R A L A S I A N   A M I G A   G R O U P   F O R M E D

*Date*: 24 May 1999

ARMIDALE, NSW, AUSTRALIA

By Basil Flinter

 As a result of Petro Tyschtschenko's visit to Australia in January
this year, it became clear that, because of their geographic
isolation, low population density, and distances involved, the Amiga
user community in Australia and New Zealand needed an organisation
which would allow them to become part of the global Amiga User Group
movement, thereby enabling them to play an important role in the
Amiga's revival, and be eligible for the special privileges it is
anticipated that AMIGA will be offering to User Group members as part
of its comeback strategy.

 In other words, because of the isolation of many Amiga users and the
dispersion of the Amiga community, there was a need for a central body
which could disseminate information about the Amiga and Amiga-oriented
activities within Australia and New Zealand, and possibly the
surrounding region.

 We are, therefore, pleased to announce the successful implementation
of one of the initiatives decided upon during that visit, namely the
formation of an Australasia-wide (Australasian) User Group.

 This User Group, named Amiga Downunder UG Incorporated (or ADUG for
short) will be officially launched at the Amiga Downunder 1999 (ADU99)
Show which is being organised and hosted by members of the Canberra
Amiga Users Society (CAUSe) in Canberra on 21 and 22 August 1999
(http://www2.dynamite.com.au/krash/amigadu).

 Membership of ADUG is open to all individuals living in Australia or
New Zealand; however, the residential qualification may be
geographically extended, in the future, to include the surrounding
region.

 Although memberships will not be processed before ADUG is officially
launched at ADU99, anyone wishing to be considered for membership, or
requiring any information at all about ADUG, should contact Basil
Flinter, as indicated below, with the word "ADUG" in the subject line.

Steve Kennedy
President, ADUG

Basil Flinter Email: flinter@taen.org
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                  A M I G A C T I V E   O N L I N E

Friday 28 May 1999.

 Pinprint Publishing are delighted to announce the launch of
Amigactive Online, the official website of the forthcoming UK based,
glossy newsstand Amiga magazine, Amigactive.

 Amigactive Online will form an integral part of the Amigactive
experience, and will be updated frequently with the latest news about
the magazine as well as news from the rest of the Amiga world.

 We will make Amigactive the best Amiga magazine money can buy, and
you can help us to do this by filling in our first online survey - and
stand a chance of winning yourself a pair of tickets to this year's
World Of Amiga show in London in the process!

 Lasty, we would like to take this opportunity to thank all those
people who have contacted us with messages of support since we
announced our decision to produce a brand new UK Amiga magazine.
Without you, we would not be here today. Thank you.

 So, for all the latest information about Amigactive Magazine, visit
Amigactive Online:

www.amigactive.com

Best Regards,
The Amigactive Team.
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       H A C K E R S   V I O L A T E   A M I G A . O R D

19 May, 1999

 Amiga.org recently published a report reading: `Holger Kruse has been
successfully sued for including backdoors in his public products by a
disgruntled user. This lawsuit now confirms what many have suspected
for a while now, that Nordicglobal products contain procedures to
ILLEGALLY illicit user informations from unaware users. Amiga.org
advises users to deinstall any products from Mr. Kruse. More details
soon...'


From Amiga.org:

 'I awoke this morning to find about 25 e-mails and a number of
stories posted in our own news database which were not only incorrect
but highly offensive. Rest assured, the crew at Amiga.org did NOT make
those posts and we most certainly would never thrash such a wonderful
Amiga product as Miami. Our sincere apologies go out to our readers,
and most of all to Holger Kruse of Nordic Global. For the record,
There are NO back doors in Nordic Global products, and we officially
and highly endorse the use of Miami...' ------

Nordic Global's reponse

 The amiga.org website recently published a report alleging that
Nordic Global Inc. was successfully sued because of "backdoors" in our
products.

 That report is false. We assume that the amiga.org web site was
"hacked" by Amiga cracker groups, and that these groups are now trying
to, once again, tarnish our good reputation, in order to retaliate
against our active anti-piracy measures. However so far we have no
confirmation yet why and how that bogus report got published on the
amiga.org web site.


In detail:

 Our software does not have any backdoors, it never has and never
will. Alleged "backdoors" in Miami actually turned out to be backdoors
in a fake version of "datatypes.library", released by the members of
the Amiga cracker group Digital Corruption. That group made false
claims about alleged "backdoors" in Miami in order to cover their own
tracks.

 For more information on that incident please look at the November '98
news archives of the Amiga Web Directory or any other reputable Amiga
news source. Nordic Global Inc. was instrumental in uncovering the
plot by Digital Corruption and warning users about the threat. The
incident is now well-documented with sufficient proof against the fake
version of datatypes.library.

 Nordic Global Inc. does not attempt to obtain private information
from customers in any way, except in ways obvious to users, i.e.
during registration (MiamiRegister), when users are required to fill
out a form with their name and address, and during credit card
ordering, for the purpose of AVS address verification, to prevent
credit card fraud, as recommended by international credit card
regulations.

 Nordic Global Inc. values the privacy of users very highly, which is
why our software contains more features to prevent and detect attacks
from the Internet than the software of any of our competitors, e.g.
powerful firewall features in Miami Deluxe.

 Except for the usually anonymous rambling of some disgruntled Amiga
crackers, who see their existance threatened by pending lawsuits
against them, we are not aware that any users in any way disapprove of
our policy regarding user privacy.

 No lawsuits have been filed against Nordic Global Inc., neither
regarding privacy matters nor regarding any other matter.

 All of our software, including Miami and Miami Deluxe, is safe to
use, and "recommendations" to the contrary are libelous and without
factual basis. None of our software contains any mechanisms to
transfer user information to anyone without the knowledge of the user.
This is true both for users of the demo version and registered users.

 We would like to stress, once again, that the ONLY software that has
ever been demonstrated to "steal" private information from users was a
fake "datatypes.library" distributed by Amiga cracker groups. This
shows clearly that the best way to protect your privacy is for you to
NOT use any pirated software, or software released by cracker
organizations.


 Nordic Global Inc. assumes that the false "report" on amiga.org was
the result of the "amiga.org" web site being hacked. In that case
expect an official statement and apology from amiga.org soon.


Holger Kruse
Nordic Global Inc.
05/18/99
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           H T T P R E S U M E   F A K E   V E R S I O N

16 May 99

Posted to the net by Andrija Antonijevic

 Here's the message I wrote to HTTPResume users whose e-mail addresses
I know:

 You received this message because you expressed interest in
HTTPResume. If you don't want to receive these announce messages in
the future, please tell me.

 HTTPResume v1.6a appeared on Aminet. It was *not* released by me and
it's *not* official HTTPResume release. The latest official release is
still v1.6, dated 24-Apr-99 01:22:40 and its size is 107036 bytes.
Official archive is 110318, .readme 2109 bytes long. Checking on
http://www.bigfoot.com/~TheAntony/HTTPResume/ is the only way to be
sure that the new version is out. It will always have information on
latest HTTPResume releases and latest HTTPResume archive on local
server.

 I have no connection to v1.6a and can't say whether it has backdoors
or anything malicious inside it (I doubt it, though). I have uploaded
the official v1.6 archive to Aminet today. If you haven't downloaded
"v1.6a", you have no reason to download any comm/www/HTTPResume.lha
archive from Aminet for a while since next version (v1.7) won't be
released in near future. If you are unsure which version you have,
download the official archive from HTTPResume page mentioned above.

 If you have installed this "new" version, please replace it with the
official one. Thank you.

----

 The story goes like this: Tonight I received an e-mail message:

From: "xxx"  Name and address removed to protect the guilty.
Subject: HTTP Resume
Date: 15 May 1999 10:59:59 GMT

Hello,

 Just to tell you that I find it very childish of you to include
propaganda against the war in an Amiga program.

 If removed the line of text and replaced it with what it should be,
and will release this on Aminet within 36 hours as version v1.6a you
can stop me by releasing your own version with the message string
REMOVED

 It's your choice

That's it, l8er alligator !
[SNIP signature]

----

 [The propaganda mentioned is string "Stop NATO bombs!" in title bar
of HTTPResume's main window. Any discussion about this to e-mail,
please.]

 I looked at Aminet recent list and found out that HTTPResume v1.6a
was there (so much about 36 hours). The guy that uploaded it also
decided that he can speak in my name and wrote version history for
"v1.6a" making it look like I wrote (the word he likes to use,
"childish", comes to mind). The rest can be read in message above. The
scary thought is that anyone can replace anything on Aminet with no
problems, and there's nothing that can be done about that. It seems
that PGP signing is the only solution...
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                  A A A   A W A R D S   V O T I N G

Stockholm, Sweden - Thursday, May 20, 1999.

 It's time to cast your vote for the AAA Awards 1998! Do it now, and
you could be the lucky winner of a brand new, specially designed and
hand-airbrushed Amiga 1200HDD, or one of twenty copies of Cloanto's
"Amiga Forever Online Edition"! The AAA Awards 1998 are proudly
presented in association with AMIGA and Cloanto.

 Voting

 Voting is open for everyone until June 30, around the clock. These
options are available:

 o Online: http://www.aaa-awards.org
 o Phone: +46-90-71 00 20 (24 hours)
 o Fax: +46-90-71 01 46
 o Mail: Amiga Format #125 July 1999 and other magazines will contain
 mail-in forms

 This year's categories are

 AAA Award International
 AAA Award Belgium
 AAA Award Spain
 AAA Award Sweden
 AAA Award United Kingdom

 Prize Raffle

 Once you vote for the AAA Award International 1998, we'll
automatically place you in the raffle to win...

 o A brand new, specially designed, hand-airbrushed Amiga 1200 HDD
 o One of twenty copies of Cloanto's "Amiga Forever Online Edition"

 You could be the lucky winner!

 Award ceremonies

The AAA Awards 1998 Winners will be presented at these locations:

AAA Award International, July 24-25

 World of Amiga 99, The Kensington Town Hall Conference Centre,
London, UK

AAA Award Belgium, July 8

 Waaslandia Merksem meeting, Café Pierre De Deken, Merksem, Belgium

AAA Award Spain, October 29-November 1

 Radykal Amiga Party, Armilla (Granada), Spain

AAA Award Sweden, August 7-15

 Stora Nolia fair, Umeå, Sweden

AAA Award United Kingdom, July 24-25

 World of Amiga 99, The Kensington Town Hall Conference Centre,
London, UK

 See our homepage www.aaa-awards.org for exact dates and times.

Juries

 The AAA Awards Committee would like to take this opportunity to thank
all jury members throughout the world for their effort. A listing of
all juries is available at: http://www.aaa-awards.org/juries/1998/

 Acknowledgements The AAA Awards are organized by Swedish user group
Amiga Computer Group in co-operation with AMIGA, AmigaSOC, Amiga Users
Club of Spain, Cloanto and Waaslandia Amiga-Only Club. The AAA Awards
is copyright © 1997-99 Amiga Computer Group. The AAA Awards logo is
copyright © 1997 Amiga Computer Group and Björn Hagström.

 AMIGA® is a registered trademark of AMIGA International, Inc. /
Gateway, Inc.

Amiga Forever is a trademark of Cloanto.
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                D A Y T O N   C O M P U T E R F E S T

21 May, 1999

Dayton Computerfest -- An Amiga Show Within A Show

 The AmiTech Dayton Amiga User Group has made arrangements with the
Dayton Microcomputer Association, sponsor of the Dayton Computerfest,
the largest computer show in this part of the country, to establish an
Amiga Area within the show. They are recruiting Amiga vendors,
developers, user groups, and individuals that wish to sell,
demonstrate, or display Amiga equipment and capabilities to take part
in the show.

 The show will be August 27-29 at Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio. The
Amiga Show within the Show, with a concentrated group of Amiga vendors
and displays all in one place will provide are a number of advantages
for the Amiga user:

 1. Access to a concentration of Amiga gear, all in one place.
 2. Availability of a gigantic source of general supplies, such as
drives, printers, storage media, etc. at extremely attractive prices.
 3. Very reasonable table prices.

 Since this show normally has attendance of more than 30,000, it may
also provide the Amiga community an opportunity to make the public, as
a whole, more aware. AmiTech Dayton took this initiative after the
announcement that the Midwest Amiga Show would not be held this fall,
feeling the momentum that show established needed to be continued.
There are lots of accommodations near the show, however, with a show
this big it is best to make arrangements as early as possible.

 If you would like more information about the show or wish to
participate contact:

Ron Schwartz via email
schwartr@gemair.com
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     S W E D I S H   E - M A I L   G A M E S   M A G A Z I N E

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

GlädjeStickan

27th May 1999

 We are very exited to present a new forum for all you game hungry
Amigans - The emailmagazine GlädjeStickan! Monthly it shows up in the
inbox of your emailprogram, filled with reviews of all kinds of Amiga
games. And it is all in Swedish. PD, SW, FW, demos or commersial;
Makes no difference. GlädjeStickan gots room for them all!

 Direct you browser to http://www.amigaspel.just.nu and order a
subscription today - Totaly free of charge.

 We welcome you as a subscriber

Editorial staff
/GlädjeStickan

For add. info: gladjestickan@post.utfors.se
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        I M P R O V E D   C L U B B E D   F R O M   S E A L

20 May, 1999

 South Essex Amiga Link (SEAL) is proud to announce three major
improvements to the quality and service of our print Amiga magazine
"Clubbed".

1. Higher Production Quality

 Starting from issue 3 (see below) Clubbed is being printed directly
from EPS files for sharper text and graphics inside the magazine and a
semi-gloss finish on the cover. The cover is now printed on 200gsm
card to give the whole magazine a more substantial feel.

2. More Pages and Increased Content

 With an increasing subscriber base we can now afford to increase the
page count of the magazine, issue 3 will have a total of 40 pages
(including covers) up from 36 in previous issues. Due to the new
higher quality printing we have been able to reduce the size of images
and slightly reduce the type size while maintaining clarity to
increase the amount of text per page. With the extra pages and smaller
print we estimate the total content of issue 3 is about 25% greater
than issue 2.

3. Credit Card Payment Option

 You can now pay for your Clubbed subscription using a VISA or
Mastercard credit card. We hope this payment option will make it much
easier for Amigans outside the UK to subscribe. This service is
provided for Clubbed by FORE-MATT Home Computing.

 Even with these improvements the subscription price remains the same,
starting at just 10UKP for a 4 issue UK subscription.

 Clubbed Issue 3 Imminent

 Clubbed Issue 3 with improved print quality and more content will be
available in June, some highlights of this issue include:

 How to get your Amiga on the 'net feature complemented by reviews of
popular Internet packages such as:

Netconnect 2
Miami
IBrowse
Thor
YAM

Reviews of:
Turbo Print 7
Epson Stylus Photo 700

Candy Factory Pro tutorial

 As well as all the latest news and an exclusive interview with a well
known Amiga personality

About Clubbed

 Clubbed is a non-profit making Amiga magazine from SEAL. It is
published quarterly and sent to SEAL members and subscribers across
the world. The magazine is A4 format with colour printed covers and
mono inside pages. Clubbed is entirely produced on Amiga systems using
several packages including PageStream 3, Draw Studio, ImageFX and
Photogenics. Every piece in the magazine is written by a dedicated
Amiga user.

 Visit the Clubbed website at http://seal.amiga.tm for further
details, including world wide subscription pricing and example
articles from previous issues.

About SEAL

 SEAL (South Essex Amiga Link) is an Amiga user group in the South of
England, based around the Basildon area we have about 30 enthusiastic
members and meet twice a month at a local community centre. In the
year that SEAL has been formed we have made a name for ourselves on
the UK Amiga scene with our magazine, lively website and recently
involvement with the 1999 WoA show.

Contacts

Clubbed

clubbed@williams.demon.co.uk

Clubbed
26 Wincoat Drive
BENFLEET
Essex, SS7 5AH
ENGLAND

http://seal.amiga.tm

SEAL

seal@thunder.u-net.com

http://seal.amiga.tm
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          C R Y S T A L   S O F T W A R E   A T   A N T

18 May 99

Crystal Software Live at ANT!!

 Amiga North Thames are proud to announce that Crystal Software, the
Amiga Games company, will be attending the next Amiga North Thames
usergroup meeting which will be held on:

 Sunday 6th of June 1999. During the Hours of 1:00pm to 5:00pm at: St.
Mary Magdalene Vestry, Windmill Hill, Enfield, Middx. EN2 7AJ.

 Andrew Reed, Managing director of Crystal Software, will be showing
two of his company's forthcoming Amiga games titles, Gilbert Goodmate
and Dark Millenia. Andrew will also be joined by the lead programmer
and chief graphics artist for Dark Millenia. They will be there to
answer your questions and also to get feedback about Dark Millenia and
Amiga gaming in general.

Everyone is welcome!

Exclusive!!

 We are informed that Crystal Software are hoping to have a Demo of
Dark Millenia Available by Sunday 23rd of May!!

Further details can be found on:-

Amiga North Thames. A.N.T. - http://web.ukonline.co.uk/ant.london
Crystal Software - http://www.crystal-software.com

See you there!
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      M O N O L I T H   P O R T S   T O   A M I G A ,   M A C

 Kirkland, WA (April 28, 1999) - Monolith Productions today announced
an agreement with Hyperion Press to bring its critically acclaimed 3D
action game, Shogo: Mobile Armor Division, and the LithTech 3D Engine
to the Mac platform. By porting Monolith's popular first-person
shooter, Hyperion is answering the heavy demand by Mac users for
high-quality 3D games. In addition, Hyperion Press has also agreed to
port and maintain Shogo and Monolith's LithTech 3D Engine for the
Amiga platform. Monolith will retain ownership of both ported versions
of the engine and continue to provide Hyperion with its trademark
customer service. Hyperion will retain publishing rights to Shogo on
both platforms.

 "We're very excited about the opportunity to see more games created
with the LithTech 3D Engine on the Mac and Amiga platforms. The
agreement with Hyperion will allow these users to experience what PC
gamers have come to expect from Monolith -- an intense gaming
experience," comments Jason Hall, CEO of Monolith Productions. "With
the help of Hyperion, we are expanding the following for our games and
our powerful 3D engine."

 "We have chosen to license the LithTech 3D Engine because of
Monolith's superior customer service," said Evert Carton, managing
director of Hyperion Press. "As two growth areas, the Mac and Amiga
platforms represent a strong, resilient market with a strong core of
users, who are anxious to play one of last year's most popular games
-- Shogo."

 Shogo: Mobile Armor Division, inspired by the Japanese "anime"
tradition, is an action-packed first-person shooter combining
spectacular environments (from neon-lit, futuristic cityscapes to
gaping desert ravines and canyons) with a meaningful storyline packed
with intriguing characters, large transforming Meccas, and plot
revelations.

 Hyperion/Monolith Agreement The LithTech 3D Engine, the technology
behind Shogo, allows for a full range of powerful graphic effects,
from spectacular explosions from the game's many weapons of mass
destruction to more subtle touches, like real-time cloud shadows. It
supports motion capture technology and both hard-body animation and
soft-body mesh systems. LithTech technology allows for the full-range
of fan modifications that players have come to expect in the
first-person shooter genre. The engine also features a 'Level of
Detail' function that ensures the most efficient allocation of
polygons, making for some of the most enemy-populated environments
around. Extensive information, including FAQ's, about LithTech can be
found at www.lithtech.com.

About Monolith Productions, Inc.

 Monolith Productions, Inc., based in Kirkland, WA, is a game
development and publishing company focused on combining uncompromising
gaming content with the ultimate in high-end gaming technology.
Founded by six game developers in 1995, Monolith's passion for
programming has resulted in the creation of the LithTech 3D Engine.
This proprietary software is used in the creation of Monolith
products, such as the well-received Shogo: Mobile Armor Division, and
is available for license to the wider development community, for whom
Monolith is committed to delivering the software industry standard in
licensing partner support. For the latest news and information on
Monolith and it products, visit their Web site at http://www.lith.com.

About Hyperion Press

 Hyperion is a recently established Belgian-German software house
dedicated to bringing high-end PC games to PowerPC based Amiga and Mac
computers. Individual members of the Hyperion team have been involved
in various commercial and non-commercial projects on the Amiga, Mac,
Linux and PC platforms.
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                         F I N A L  A C T

20 May, 1999
                          Albrecht Computer Technik

                 Seth 2 -- 21769 Lamstedt -- 21769 Lamstedt

                Tel +49-4773-8910-73 -- Fax +49-4773-8910-72

Survey will end on 20th of May 1999!
Today.

Since no project has gathered enough interest so far the only logical
conclusion is:
Amiga is dead.

The promised support by Amiga Inc has not appeared.
The promised support for good products is not existant.
Mr. Collas has not replied to our contacts.

 There has been an overall result of 1057 (sum for all projects) votes
from the survey, many of which are doubled or trippled. We have not
yet processed these mail but will do so during the next days and send
an apology to all participiants. Thanks to all who have sent in their
vote, who have sent EMail supporting our efforts and thanks to
everyone who shared his or her ideas with us so far. Thanks to all our
customers world wide - we do keep our promises and will continue to
support our products on a private base. We will even continue
development of Samplitude Opus - but we will not develop V4 for the
Amiga, sorry. This brandnew audio processing workstation will see the
light of day on a computer platform built for the future. We will
continue our succesful cooperation with major companies in the Audio
sector and create our own new market segment within 18 months.

 Please understand that the result of the survey does not leave us any
other choice. We have been Amiga fans and developers from the very
first days and we are very sad about the last three years of chaos.
The Amiga is not the world - it has been a part of it, but now it is
time to sail to new shores. Latest survey news:

Current survey status (20.05.1999):

 We got about 650 interest calls for the USB controller. If some
dealers had called and supported us or if the ... promised ... support
from "above" had appeared we could have done it. But developing such
devices for such a small market is too expensive, time consuming and
does not result in any improvement of market positions.

 Many people have asked us about our video edit plans. Please
understand that we had to cancel these after WoA in London 1998. If
you are seriously interested in video editing (hard- and software) on
Amiga, tell Amiga International to keep promises. The USB Controler
still could appear. We planned to have at least 2xserial and 2x USB
onboard a single card (see left). Price should be below 200,-DM
including basic driver support. Without professional support we would
not develop more than a minimum of drivers. Due to the microscopic
market we will only develop this and other devices (we planned for a
SDL device - e.g. for IrDA) if someone invests the needed money.

 The Encoder for MPEG Audio Layer3 seems to be of virtually no
interest to the community. Only a handful of votes have come in, not
justifying the needed investment. Again:we have ben talking about an
officially licensed encoder from FHI/Thomson, not some ported ISO
version and not some illegal, not-licenced version.

 ARTAS' homepage will be updated soon to reflect the impact of the
current situation on the ARTAS project.
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           I M A G E F X   4   W I T H   A N I M A T I O N

21 May 1999

ImageFX 4 Announced - Now with Animation!


 Nova Design, Inc., creators of the award winning ImageFX package and
the highly received Aladdin 4D v5 package, are excited to announce a
brand new upgrade - ImageFX 4! ImageFX has been the required graphics
application for all Amiga owners and has been a part of Video
Toaster/Flyer owner's toolkits for years. Combining painting, image
file format conversion, image processing, and special effects, ImageFX
remains the undisputed leader in graphics manipulation on the Amiga.

 Now in it's fourth major upgrade, ImageFX goes animated! If you work
on video using your Amiga or want to work on animations for the
Internet the new animation controls in ImageFX are exactly what you've
been wishing for on your Amiga. The animation system is as easy to use
as the animation controls in Amiga paint packages but far more
powerful and support full color animation, palette mapped animation
and greyscale animations as well.

 ImageFX 4 - the Animated Details

 Nova Design, Inc. has built on the new windowed interface introduced
in ImageFX 3.x and has added controls to directly manipulate
animations within ImageFX. Onscreen VCR-style controls have been added
to the layering system to allow you to move within the frames of an
animation or even playback the animation in your preview window.
Brushes can be animated across a series of frames and effects can be
automatically processed across frames as well!

 These controls make it easy to edit animations for use on the
Internet on your own web pages. You can create hand drawn animations,
brush animations and you can easily rotoscope video sequences, add
effects, and batch process. If you want to modify web animations, it's
as easy as loading now that you can load animations. Full support for
loading and saving entire or partial FlyerClips is included for Amiga
Toaster/Flyer owners.

 Many image processing functions and effects have been updated to work
directly on frames and layers now. And what would a new upgrade of
ImageFX be without new special effects? We don't know, since we've
never released without including new effects before and we're not
going to do so now. We've got some cool new effects in this release -
read on!

 Fireworks

 Distorter

 Blob is a fun, if messy, effect. With Blob you can set your
parameters to make a translucent colored ooze slide down your image.
Looking to simulate the effect of slime? No problem with Blob!

 The Text Generator has had so many improvements that it is like a
whole new module. You can now use PostscriptT fonts with it in
addition to Amiga bitmap, color, and outline fonts. You have more
control over the fonts. The fonts now can anti-alias for the best
possible display. Best of all you now see your fonts and text, exactly
as they'll appear, on the display of the image in it's own window!

 CD the Light!

 ImageFX now comes on CDROM for it's standard distribution. If you
don't have a CDROM drive (and you should, they're pretty inexpensive
now) ImageFX will ship with a coupon to order a copy on floppies. As a
bonus the CDROM has sequences of images, animations, and nearly the
entire contents of our Internet site as well!

 Ordering the Upgrade

 As of this release a new price structure is being implemented for
upgrades. If you own a version of ImageFX prior to version 2.0 your
upgrade price is now $149.95. ImageFX 2.x owners can upgrade for only
$99.95. ImageFX 3.x owners can upgrade to ImageFX 4 for only $79.95.
All upgrades include the necessary hardcopy documentation or upgrade
documentation and CDROM.

 You can order via 1-800-IMAGE-69 in the US and Canada or call (804)
282-1157 elsewhere. Orders can also be faxed to (804) 282-3768 or
mailed to our address. Anyone purchasing ImageFX 3.x new after May
20th, 1998 can upgrade for free when you mail us your dated proof of
purchase.

 You'll be shipped ImageFX and receive it in approximately four weeks
depending on the volume of preorders. Previous upgrades have taken
over a month to process so the earlier you order, the sooner you'll
have it!

 ImageFX is also available, new, through your local Amiga dealer or
via mail order at a suggested retail price of $349.95.
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                          A M I C O M S Y S

21th May 1999

 AmiComSys or Amiga Communicator System is an Internet application for
the Amiga OS.

 The alone days on the net' is away. With AmiComSys you always will
have company while you are surfing.

 It's much like ICQ but it lets you find Amigans much more easily.

 AmiComSys recently changed server. The new server is located at
ACS.hostile.cx

 For more information look at http://surf.to/AmiComSys/

New in version 1.25a is:

 o The message requesters now uses MUI instead of Gadtools.

 o SendFile now supports send resume.

 o Sounds may be played at occasions.

 o The main window was relayouted to make it possible to use a much
smaller window size.

 o Everybody now may hide their IP-address, to prevent flooding.

 o The client list supports multi selections.

 o The Message History now is much faster.

 o AmiComSys now have image toolbars with scrollers and more graphics.

 o The toolbars now may be hidden to save space.

 o The iconification mechanism is now smarter, letting you also
iconify the windows with the hotkey.

 o PChat chat lines are now also saved to the Message History.

 o Super Ignore lets you remove people from the client list and
HotLine.

 o Free for Chat status added.


SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

 Amiga Kickstart 39+ (WB 3.0+). There is a separate Kickstart 2.0
version. A TCP/IP-stack like Miami, AmiTCP3.0b2+ or compatible. The
MUI costum class NList.mcc v.19+. Available from Aminet, e.g
ftp://se.aminet.net/pub/aminet/dev/mui/MCC_NList0.89.lha MUI 3.8+.
Available from http://www.sasg.com

AVAILABILITY

 Available from the official homepage located at:
http://surf.to/AmiComSys/ It's also available from Aminet. The
location is ftp://se.aminet.net/pub/aminet/comm/net/AmiComSysMUI.lha
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                 N E W   A M I G A   F O R E V E R

27th May 1999

 We are pleased to announce that a new version of Amiga Forever Online
Edition is available for download. For this release, both the
preinstalled Amiga software and the WinUAE emulation have been updated
and improved.

 The 68K CPU emulation has been carefully profiled and optimized, and
is now on average at least 20% faster than in the previous version.
CPU-wise, an average PC can now comfortably emulate a 68040 Amiga
(benchmarks are based on Personal Paint compilation times using SAS/C,
Amiga 4000/040 and Pentium II/400 PC). Experimental AGA emulation and
MIDI output are now also supported by the emulation and already have
many enthusiastic users (some of which can now at last use Bars &
Pipes Pro!) Features such as virtual memory, floating point unit, true
color RTG display modes and TCP/IP continue to be part of the default
Amiga Forever emulation configuration. The latest version of the Amiga
Explorer Amiga-PC networking software is also included.

 The new version of Amiga Forever Online Edition is available for
immediate download from cloanto.com at $29.99. Amiga users in
Yugoslavia have reported credit card authorization problems in
relation to the current situation, and can therefore get the software
at no cost directly from Cloanto.

 Existing CD-ROM and Online Editions of Amiga Forever can be upgraded
to the latest version of the emulation software following the
instructions at cloanto.com. The Amiga Forever pages have been
completely updated and now provide even more resources for users of
Amiga emulation. The Amiga Forever Home Page has a new, easy to
remember browser shortcut: amigaforever.com. Other Amiga product pages
at cloanto.com have been moved to a "Classic Amiga" section, in
preparation for new software titles for Amiga NG.

 We are observing with interest that the emulation topic is currently
being hotly debated both on the internet and in the courts. We would
like to point out that Amiga Forever stands out as a unique example of
careful and complete licensing of the technology being emulated.
Cloanto has licensed the entire portfolio of Amiga patents, trademarks
and copyrights before even considering the publication of the
emulation, ROM and OS components which are part of Amiga Forever.

 Once again, we would like to thank all Amiga users for their
continued support!

Your Cloanto Team

Amiga Forever Online Edition Home Page:
http://cloanto.com/amiga/forever/online.html

Instructions for Emulation Upgrades:
http://cloanto.com/amiga/forever/upgrades.html
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    P A G E S T R E A M   4 . 0   T O   S O F T W A R E   H U T

  Software Hut is pleased to announce that SoftLogik has
made us Exclusive North American Distributor for PageStream 4.0!!

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PageStream v3.3 with free upgrade to 4.0: $ 229.95

Current owners of v3.3 can contact SoftLogic for an upgrade to v4.0 at
http://www.softlogik.com/

 {See our last issue, 990519,for an overview of the new PageStream
4.0. Brad}
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Amiga Update on the net:
 All back issues available at:
    http://www.globaldialog.com/~amigaupdate/index.html
    {Note new address!}
Stop by and check out our archive!
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Copyright 1999 by Brad Webb.    Freely distributable, if not modified.
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Wildfire Version 7.15 - Juni 1999

Seit Ende Mai 1999 ist das neuste Wildfire Update erhältlich.

Es kann aus dem Aminet unter:

biz/patch/Wildfire7_Upd

oder direkt von Andreas Küssner bezogen werden:

Andreas Küssner
Marrinksweg 5
48531 Nordhorn
Germany

EMail: eksec@eure.de (Wildfire-Unterstützung jeglicher Art)

Telefon: 05921/330420         18.00 - 20.00 Uhr Werktags

(Sie benötigen die ursprüngliche Wildfire 7 Version)

Das Update kostet 15 DM innerhalb Deutschlands und 25 DM außerhalb
Deutschlands (Kosten für CD und Porto). Die Preise verstehen sich
in bar und nur in DM.



Die folgenden Veränderungen wurden an der neuen Version von Wildfire 7
vorgenommen:

 * 1. Bilder

 Direkte Movieshop Unterstützung!!

 Das Laden und Speichern von WFMV Bildern wird ab sofort unterstützt.  Diese
 Bilder werden vom neuen Wildfire Operator in Movieshop von  Heinrich Angler
 (Heinrich.Angler@muenchen.de) benötigt
  Somit kann man direkt in Movieshop Wildfire Effekt Scriptes verdenden!  Im
 Verzeichnis WF:Movieshop/ finden Sie alle benötigten Dateien,  um den
 Wildfire-Movieshop Operator zu installieren.

 * 2. AREXX

  Die wf_movieshopmode und wf_blackframes Kommandos sind neu.

 * 3. Nicht-Lineare-Effekte

  * Texte der Eingabe-Verbindung nun auch in Deutsch vorhanden
  * Operator Eingabe/Ausgabe Texte nun auch in Deutsch vorhanden
  * Echtzeit Vorschau kann nun an-und ausgeschaltet werden!!!

 * 4. Einstellungen

  Der gewählte Bildschirm zum Abspielen im Modus `Fenster`  wird nun mit
  abgespeichert.

 * 5. Konverter

  HAM Bilder wurden nicht abgespeichert, wenn vorher eine Bildtiefe  grösser als
  8 Bit gewählt wurde - Behoben.

 * 6. Transition Maker (Überblendungs-Generator)

  * Das RX Kommando wird nun aus SYS:REXXC/ geladen.
  * Anstelle der Dateinamen werden nun Effekt-Beschreibungen
    angezeigt. Somit hat der Anwender einen Eindruck davon, was
    der gewählte Effekt für eine Überblendung erzeugen wird.
  * Die Transition Beispiel Animationen können sich nun auch im
    WF:TransAnims/ Ordner befinden. Somit kann man z.B. die Beispiel
    Transition Animationen von der CD in dieses Verzeichnis kopieren!
  * Einige neue Überblendungen wurden hinzugefügt. (Tile, ScaleWipe,
    Perspective)

 * 7. Dokumentation

  Im Verzeichnis  WF:Dokumentation  befindet sich nun die Deutsche Online
  Hilfe als ASCII-Text! Somit kann man sie nun ausdrucken und/oder darin
  suchen!

 * 8. Direkte Wildfire-ImageFX3 Anbindung

  Die Wildfire - ImageFX 3 Anbindung wurde stark verbessert. Einige wichtige
  ImageFX 3 Effekte können nun direkt aus Wildfire heraus angesteuert und animiert
  werden! Dazu muss ImageFX 3 gestartet sein, und es darf kein Effekt-Fenster
  offen sein. Mit den jeweiligen Operatoren kann man wie mit allen anderen
  Wildfire Operatoren arbeiten!
  Hier folgt eine Liste der vorhandenen Wildfire-ImageFX Effekte:

     - IFXFire
     - IFXFireRadIn
     - IFXFireRadOut
     - IFXLensflare
     - IFXBubble
     - IFXBubbleCol
     - IFXStraw
     - IFXCrystal
     - IFXRadialStar
     - IFXClouds
     - IFXLightning

 * 9. Wildfire-Movieshop Effektsession
  4 Effektsammlungen für die Wildfire-Movieshop Anbindung wurden
  fertiggestellt und können von Andreas Küssner bezogen werden.
  Damit kann man viele vorbereitete Wildfire-Spezialeffekte direkt aus
  Movieshop heraus benutzen. Der Wildfire-Movieshop Operator von Heinrich
  Angler wird benötigt!


©1999 WK-Artworks


Ebenfalls erhältlich auf dem Aminet:

Wildfire\7 Demo files:
----------------------

biz/demo/Wildfire7_Demo.lha   ... Main files of the Demoversion

biz/demo/Wildfire7_PPC.lha    ... additional PPC files for PPC+68K, main
                                  files needed!

biz/demo/Wildfire7_3D.lha     ... additional 3D operators, main files
                                  needed!

biz/demo/Wildfire7_3DF.lha    ... additional 3D Text Operator, main files
                                  needed!

 * Requirements: MUI 3.8
                 68020 or better with FPU
                 min. 600x400 Pixel sized Screen
                 min. 8 MB RAM

Wildfire7\PPC + Movieshop Erweiterung


Wildfire Effektsammlung für Movieshop


Für den Wildfire-Movieshop Operator von Heinrich Angler wurden von Andreas
Küssner diverse fertige Wildfire-Effekt-Sessions entwickelt. Die einzelnen
Effekt-Sessions wurden zu 4 Sets zusammengefaßt, die einzeln zu Preisen zwischen
69 DM und 99 DM (oder als Bundle für zusammen 279 DM) von Andreas Küssner
verkauft werden.

 Andreas Küssner
 Marrinksweg 5
 48531 Nordhorn
 Germany

 EMail: eksec@eure.de (Wildfire-Unterstützung jeglicher Art)

 Telefon: 05921/330420     18.00 - 20.00 Uhr Werktags

Die folgenden Texte enthalten die Aufstellung der einzelnen Effektgruppen und
der einzelnen Effekte in den Sets. Wenn Sie mehr Informationen darüber erhalten
möchten, oder die Sets kaufen wollen, kontaktieren Sie bitte Herrn Küssner.




Wildfire-Movieshop Effekt Set 1    69 DM  /  45 $


Effekte zum Überblenden zweier Bildsequenzen (Animationen)
==========================================================



Vektor                Bilder werden mittels Vektoren gemischt
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Unten->Oben          Sequenz A wird in Sequenz B übergeblendet, von
                      unten nach oben

 Kreis_Groß->Klein    Sequenz A wird in Sequenz A übergeblendet, mittels
                      eines kreisförmigen Vektors, der kleiner wird

 Kreis_Klein->Groß    Sequenz A wird in Sequenz A übergeblendet, mittels
                      eines kreisförmigen Vektors, der größer wird

 Links->Rechts        Sequenz A wird in Sequenz A übergeblendet, von
                      links nach rechts

 Rechts->Links        Sequenz A wird in Sequenz B übergeblendet, von
                      rechts nach links

 Oben->Unten          Sequenz A wird in Sequenz B übergeblendet, von
                      oben nach unten

 ObeLinks->UntRechts  Sequenz A wird in Sequenz B übergeblendet, von
                      links oben nach rechts unten



Bitmaske               einzelne Bits werden ausmaskiert
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 A_Aus-Schwarz-B_Ein   der Effekt wird auf beide Bildsequenzen angewendet,
                       dabei wird Seq. A in ein schwarzes Bild und daraus
                       Seq. B übergeblendet

 A_Aus-Weiß-B_Ein      der Effekt wird auf beide Bildsequenzen angewendet,
                       dabei wird Seq. A in ein weißes Bild und daraus
                       Seq. B übergeblendet



Mischen                Bilder werden gemischt
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 Schnell               Sequenz A wird schnell in Sequenz B übergeblendet

 Mittel                in der Mitte des Effektes wird Sequenz A sehr
                       schnell in Sequenz B übergeblendet

 Standard              Sequenz A wird in Sequenz B übergeblendet


Deplatzieren           einzelne Punkte werden deplatziert
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Schn_A_Aus->B_Ein     Sequenz A wird in Sequenz B übergeblendet und
                       ein Deplatzieren-Effekt wird angewendet

 Lang_A_Aus->B_Ein     Sequenz A wird langsam in Sequenz B übergeblendet
                       und ein Deplatzieren-Effekt wird angewendet



PSkalieren             Bilder werden mittels eines PSkalieren verädert
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Groß                  Sequenz A wird durch große Partikel ausgeblendet

 Mittel                Sequenz A wird durch mittlere Partikel ausgeblendet

 Klein                 Sequenz A wird durch kleine Partikel ausgeblendet


Rollen                 Bilder werden hin-und her gerollt
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 A_UntLinks->ObRechts  Sequenz A wird von links unten nach rechts oben
                       gerollt

 A_UntRechts->ObeLinks Sequenz A wird von rechts unten nach links oben
                       gerollt

 A_Links->Rechtr       Sequenz A wird von links nach rechts gerollt

 A_Oben->Unten         Sequenz A wird von oben nach unten gerollt

 A_ObeLinks->UntRechts Sequenz A wird von links oben nach rechts unten
                       gerollt

 A_ObeRechts->UntLinks Sequenz A wird von rechts oben nach links unten
                       gerollt

 B_UntLinks->ObeRechts Sequenz B wird von links unten nach rechts oben
                       gerollt

 B_UntRechts->ObeLinks Sequenz B wird von rechts unten nach links oben
                       gerollt

 B_ObeLinks->UntRechts Sequenz B wird von links oben nach rechts unten
                       gerollt

 B_ObeRechts->UntLinks Sequenz B wird von rechts oben nach links unten
                       gerollt



Skalieren              Bilder werden vergößert und verkleinert
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 A_LinksMitte          Sequenz A wird an der linken Seite verkleinert

 A_Mitte               Sequenz A wird in der Mitte verkleinert

 A_ObenLinks           Sequenz A wird links oben verkleinert

 A_ObenMitte           Sequenz A wird oben verkleinert

 B_LinksMitte          Sequenz B wird an der linken Seite vergrößert

 B_Mitte               Sequenz B wird in der Mitte vergrößert

 B_ObenLinks           Sequenz B wird links oben vergrößert

 B_ObenMitte           Sequenz B wird wird oben vergrößert


Verwischen             Bilder werden verwischt
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 A_Aus->Punkt          Sequenz A wird verwischt und wird kleiner bis nur
                       noch ein Punkt zu sehen ist

 A_Aus                 Sequenz A wird verwischt und ausgeblendet

 B_Ein                 Sequenz B wird verwischt und eingeblendet

 Punkt->B_Ein          Sequenz B wird von einem Punkt her vergrößert und
                       dann verwischt


Verwirbeln             Bilder werden verwirbelt
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 A_Li->Klein->B_Li     Sequenz A wird links verwirbelt und verkleinert,
                       dann wird Sequenz B links verwirbelt und vergrößert

 A_Li->Klein->B_Re     Sequenz A wird links verwirbelt und verkleinert,
                       dann wird Sequenz B rechts verwirbelt und vergrößert

 A_Rechts->B_Links     Sequenz A wird rechts verwirbelt, in Sequenz B
                       übergeblendet und dann wird Sequenz B links
                       verwirbelt

 A_Klein->B_Misch      Sequenz A wird links verwirbelt und verkleinert,
                       dann wird Sequenz B eingeblendet

 A_Klein               Sequenz A wird links verwirbelt und verkleinert





Effeke zum Verändern von einzelnen Bildsequenzen (Animationen)
==============================================================


LinienKunst            Bilder werden mittels LinienKunst verändert
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 HellGrau              Farbige Linien werden Hellgrau

 DunkelGrau            Farbige Linien werden Dunkelgrau


Drehen                 Bilder werden gedreht
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Links                 die Sequenz wird links herum gedreht

 Rechts                die Sequenz wird rechts herum gedreht



Balance                Farben werden geändert
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Blau                  die entsprechenden Farbanteile in der Sequenz
 Grün                  werden verändert
 Rot


Verwirbeln              Bilder werden verwirbelt
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Links                  die Sequenz wird links verwirbelt

 Rechts                 die Sequenz wird rechts verwirbelt






Wildfire-Movieshop Effect Set 2    79 DM  /  50 $


Effekte zum Überblenden zweier Bildsequenzen (Animationen)
==========================================================


Kreis                 Bilder werden mit Kreis-Effekten verändert
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 4-UhrenRückwärts     4 Kreise werden im umgekehrten Uhrzeigersinn
                      gezeichnet, wo die Kreise erscheinen, kann man
                      Sequenz B erkennen

 Groß->Klein          Sequenz A wird mittels eines kleiner werdenden
                      Kreises ausgeblendet, ein Zitter-Effekt wird noch
                      hinzugefügt

 UhrRückwärts         ein Kreis wird um umgekehrten Uhrzeigersinn
                      gezeichnet, wo der Kreis erscheint, kann man
                      Sequenz B erkennen

 Klein->Groß          Sequenz A wird mittels eines größer werdenden
                      Kreises eingeblendet, ein Zitter-Effekt wird noch
                      hinzugefügt


ScaleWipe             Bilder werden in verschiedene Richtungen `gewipet`
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 A-UnLi->B-ObRe       Sequenz B wird von Sequenz A von unten links nach
                      oben rechts zusammengeschoben

 A-UnRe->B-ObLi       Sequenz B wird von Sequenz A von unten rechts nach
                      oben links zusammengeschoben

 A-Unten              Sequenz B wird von Sequenz A von oben nach unten
                      zusammengeschoben

 A-Links              Sequenz B wird von Sequenz A von links nach rechts
                      zusammengeschoben

 A-Rechts             Sequenz B wird von Sequenz A von rechts nach links
                      zusammengeschoben

 A-ObLi->B-UnRe       Sequenz B wird von Sequenz A von oben links nach
                      unten rechts zusammengeschoben

 A-ObRe->B-UnLi       Sequenz B wird von Sequenz A von oben rechts nach
                      unten links zusammengeschoben

 A-Oben               Sequenz B wird von Sequenz A von unten nach oben
                      zusammengeschoben


KantenFinden          Bilder werden mittels Kanten Finden verändert
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sanft                die Kanten werden sanft hervorgehoben

 Stark                die Kanten werden stark hervorgehoben


LinienKunst           Bilder werden mittels Linien Kunst verändert
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 A->Schwarz->B        Sequenz A wird in schwarze Linien übergeblendet,
                      dann wird aus den Linien Sequenz B geschaffen

 A->Farbe->B          Sequenz A wird in farbige Linien übergeblendet,
                      dann wird aus den Linien Sequenz B geschaffen

 A->DunkleFarbe->B    Sequenz A wird in dunkle farbige Linien
                      übergeblendet, dann wird aus den Linien Sequenz B
                      geschaffen


Magnet                Bilder werden mittels eines Magneten verändert
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 A->Klein_UntLinks    Sequenz A wird mittels eines Magneten unten links
                      verkleinert

 A->Klein_UntRechts   Sequenz A wird mittels eines Magneten unten rechts
                      verkleinert

 A->Klein_Mitte       Sequenz A wird mittels eines Magneten in der
                      Bildmitte verkleinert

 A->Klein_ObeLinks    Sequenz A wird mittels eines Magneten oben links
                      verkleinert

 A->Klein_ObeRechts   Sequenz A wird mittels eines Magneten oben rechts
                      verkleinert

 B->Groß_UntLinks     Sequenz B wird mittels eines Magneten unten links
                      vergrößert

 B->Groß_UntRechts    Sequenz B wird mittels eines Magneten unten rechts
                      vergrößert

 B->Groß_Mitte        Sequenz B wird mittels eines Magneten in der
                      Mitte vergrößert

 B->Groß_ObeLinks     Sequenz B wird mittels eines Magneten oben links
                      vergrößert

 B->Groß_ObeRechts    Sequenz B wird mittels eines Magneten oben rechts
                      vergrößert



Rauschen              Bilder werden mittels einem Rausch-Effekt verändert
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mittel               Sequenz A wird in Sequenz B übergeblendet und ein
 Sanft                Rausch-Effekt wird darüber gerechnet
 Stark


ÖlBild                Bilder werden (LANGSAM) durch Öl-Effekte verändert
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 A+B_Öl               Sequenz A wird in Sequenz B übergeblendet und ein
                      Öl-Effekt wird auf beide angewendet

 A_Öl                 Sequenz A wird in Sequenz B übergeblendet und ein
                      Öl-Effekt wird auf Sequenz A angewendet

 B_Öl                 Sequenz A wird in Sequenz B übergeblendet und ein
                      Öl-Effekt wird auf Sequenz A angewendet


PMischen              Bilder werden mittels Partikel-Effekt übergeblendet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Groß->Klein          Sequenz A wird in Sequenz B übergeblendet, die
                      Partikel werden kleiner

 Mitte_Verwirbeln     Sequenz A wird in Sequenz B übergeblendet, die
                      Partikel werden verwirbelt

 Mitte_Alpha_Verwir   Sequenz A wird in Sequenz B übergeblendet, die
                      Partikel werden auf einen Alpha Kanal gerechnet,
                      Sequenz B (nicht der Alpha Kanal!) wird verwirbelt

 Klein->Groß          Sequenz A wird in Sequenz B übergeblendet, die
                      Partikel werden größer


Pixelize              Bilder werden mittels Pixelize-Effekt übergeblendet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 A_Aus->B_Ein         ein Pixelize Effekt wird auf Sequenz A und
                      Sequenz B angewendet

 A_Aus_Horiz          ein Pixelize Effekt wird auf Sequenz A horizontal
                      angewendet

 A_Aus_HorVer         ein Pixelize Effekt wird auf Sequenz A in beiden
                      Richtungen angewendet

 A_Aus_Vertikal       ein Pixelize Effekt wird auf Sequenz A vertikal
                      angewendet

 B_Ein_Horiz          ein Pixelize Effekt wird auf Sequenz B honizontal
                      angewendet

 B_Ein_HorVer         ein Pixelize Effekt wird auf Sequenz B in beiden
                      Richtungen angewendet

 B_Ein_Vertikal       ein Pixelize Effekt wird auf Sequenz B vertikal
                      angewendet


PLinienRegen          Bilder werden mittels PLinien Regen übergeblendet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 A_Unten              Sequenz A wird in Linien zerlegt und bewegt sich
                      nach unten

 A_Links              Sequenz A wird in Linien zerlegt und bewegt sich
                      nach links

 A_Rechts             Sequenz A wird in Linien zerlegt und bewegt sich
                      nach rechts

 A_Oben               Sequenz A wird in Linien zerlegt und bewegt sich
                      nach oben

 B_Unten              Sequenz B wandelt sich aus Linien in ein Bild, die
                      Linien kommen von unten

 B_Links              Sequenz B wandelt sich aus Linien in ein Bild, die
                      Linien kommen von links

 B_Rechts             Sequenz B wandelt sich aus Linien in ein Bild, die
                      Linien kommen von rechts

 B_Oben               Sequenz B wandelt sich aus Linien in ein Bild, die
                      Linien kommen von oben



DrehenWischen         Bilder werden gedreht und verwischt
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 A->B                 Sequenz A wird in Sequenz B übergeblendet, beide
                      Sequenzen werden gedreht und verwischt

 A->B_Fade            Sequenz A wird in Sequenz B übergeblendet,
                      Sequenz A wird verwischt

 A_Mischen->B         Sequenz A wird in Sequenz B übergeblendet,
                      Sequenz B wird verwischt



Welle                 Bilder werden mittels einer Welle verändert
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 A_Hor->Klein         eine horizontale Welle wird auf Sequenz A gerechnet,
                      später wird Sequenz A kleiner

 A_HorVer->Klein      eine horizontale und vertikale Welle wird auf
                      Sequenz A gerechnet, später wird Sequenz A kleiner

 A_Ver->Klein         einer vertikale Welle wird auf Sequenz A gerechnet,
                      später wird Sequenz A kleiner

 Klein->B_Hor         eine horizontale Welle wird auf Sequenz B gerechnet,
                      später wird Sequenz B größer

 Klein->B_HorVer      eine horizontale und vertikale Welle wird auf
                      Sequenz B gerechnet, später wird Sequenz B größer

 Klein->B_Ver         eine vertikale Welle wird auf Sequenz B gerechnet,
                      später wird Sequenz B größer



Wind                  Bilder werden mittels eines Wind-Effektes verändert
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 A->B                 ein Wind Effekt wird auf beide Sequenzen gerechnet

 A_Rechts->Links      ein Wind Effekt wird auf Sequenz A gerechnet

 B_Links->Rechts      ein Wind Effekt wird auf Sequenz B gerechnet

 B_Rechts->Links      ein Wind Effekt wird auf Sequenz B gerechnet
                      (andere Richtung)


Puzzle                Bilder werden in Teile zerlegt
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 A-Rechtecke          Sequenz A wird in 4 Teile zerlegt, darauf wird ein
                      Pixelize Effekt gerechnet

 B-Rechtecke          Sequenz A wird in 4 Teile zerlegt, darauf wird ein
                      Verwirbeln-Effekt gerechnet



Effeke zum Verändern von einzelnen Bildsequenzen (Animationen)
==============================================================


3D-Objekt             Bilder werden auf 3D Objekte gelegt
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Disk-Hor             die Sequenz wird auf eine horizontal rotierende
                      Disk gelegt

 Disk-HorVert         die Sequenz wird auf eine horizontal und vertikal
                      rotierende Disk gelegt

 Disk-Vert            die Sequenz wird auf eine vertikal rotierende Disk
                      gelegt

 RundeDisk-Hor-HQ     die Sequenz wird auf eine horizontal rotierende
                      Disk mit runden Kanten gelegt

 RundeDisk-HoVe-HQ    die Sequenz wird auf eine horizontal und vertikal
                      rotierende Disk mit runden Kanten gelegt

 RundeDisk-Vert-HQ    die Sequenz wird auf eine vertikal rotierende Disk
                      mit runden Kanten gelegt







Wildfire-Movieshop Effekt Set 3    89 DM  /  55 $

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Achtung! Einige Effekte enden mit besonderen Buchstabenkombinationen:

-HQ ... absolut hohe Qualität, dafür aber auch sehr langsam und sehr
        hoher Speicherverbrauch
-MQ ... mittlere Qualität, dafür etwas schneller und weniger
        Speicherverbrauch
-LQ ... geringe Qualität, dafür noch schnellere Berechnung und wenig
        Speicherverbrauch

MQ sollte für normale Video-Anwendungen ausreichen


_KLi ... bedeutet, daß die Lichtquelle ausgeschaltet ist, somit sind
         keine Reflektionen zu sehen

-------------------------------------------------------------------------


Effekte zum Überblenden zweier Bildsequenzen (Animationen)
==========================================================


Twist                 Bilder werden im 3D Raum `getwisted`
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Hori_A-HQ            Sequenz A wird horizontal getwisted (Hohe Qualität)
 Hori_A-LQ            Sequenz A wird horizontal getwisted (Geringe Qual.)
 Hori_A-MQ            Sequenz A wird horizontal getwisted (Mittlere Qual.)

 Hori_A_KLi-HQ        das gleiche wie Hori_A jedoch ohne Lichtquelle
 Hori_A_KLi-LQ
 Hori_A_KLi-MQ

 Hori_B-HQ            Sequenz B wird horizontal getwiste und wird größer
 Hori_B-LQ
 Hori_B-MQ

 Hori_B_KLi-HQ        das gleiche wie Hori_B jedoch ohne Lichtquelle
 Hori_B_KLi-LQ
 Hori_B_KLi-MQ

 Ver_A-HQ             das gleiche wie Hori_A jedoch vertikal
 Ver_A-LQ
 Ver_A-MQ

 Ver_A_KLi-HQ
 Ver_A_KLi-LQ
 Ver_A_KLi-MQ

 Ver_B-HQ             das gleiche wie Hori_B jedoch vertikal
 Ver_B-LQ
 Ver_B-MQ

 Ver_B_KLi-HQ
 Ver_B_KLi-LQ
 Ver_B_KLi-MQ


3D-Objekt             Bilder werden auf 3D Objekte gelegt
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Disk-Hor-HQ          Sequenzen werden ineinander übergeblendet, dabei
 Disk-Hor-LQ          werden sie auf eine horizontal drehende Disk gelegt

 Disk-HoVe-HQ         das gleiche wie Disk-Hor, jedoch dreht sich die
 Disk-HoVe-LQ         Disk horizontal und vertikal

 Disk-Ver-HQ          das gleiche wie Disk-Hor, jedoch dreht sich die
 Disk-Ver-LQ          Disk vertikal

 Herz-Hor-HQ          das gleiche wie Disk*, jedoch ist das Objekt ein
 Herz-Hor-LQ          Herz

 Herz-HoVe-HQ
 Herz-HoVe-LQ

 Herz-Ver-HQ
 Herz-Ver-LQ

 RundeDisk-Hor-HQ     das gleiche wie Disk*, jedoch ist das Objekt eine
 RundeDisk-Hor-LQ     Disk mit runden Kanten

 RundeDisk-HoVe-HQ
 RundeDisk-HoVe-LQ

 RundeDisk-Ver-HQ
 RundeDisk-Ver-LQ


Wasser                Bilder werden mittels einer Wasserwelle verändert
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sanft-HQ             während eine sanfte Wasserwelle über das Bild
 Sanft-LQ             gerechnet wird, werden die Sequenzen übergeblendet,
 Sanft-MQ             das Bild rotiert ein wenig

 Stark-HQ             das gleiche wie Sanft, jedoch ist die Welle viel
 Stark-LQ             größer und das Bild rotiert wesentlich stärker
 Stark-MQ


Quader                Bilder werden auf einen Quader gelegt
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 A->Quader            Sequenz A wird auf einen rotierenden Quader gelegt,
                      der kleiner wird

 A->Rund-HQ           Sequenz A wird auf einen rotierenden Quader mit
 A->Rund              runden Kanten gelegt, der kleiner wird

 Schatten-A->Quader   das gleiche wie A->Quader jedoch mit Schatten

 Schatten-A->Rund-HQ  das gleiche wie A->Rund jedoch mit Schatten
 Schatten-A->Rund

 B->Quader            Sequenz A wird auf einen rotierenden Quader gelegt,
                      der größer wird

 B->Rund-HQ           Sequenz A wird auf einen rotierenden Quader mit
 B->Rund              runden Kanten gelegt, der größer wird

 Schatten-B->Quader   das gleiche wie B->Quader jedoch mit Schatten

 Schatten-B->Rund-HQ  das gleiche wie B->Rund jedoch mit Schatten
 Schatten-B->Rund


Perspektive           Bilder werden perspektivisch verändert
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 A-Beide-HQ           Sequenz A wird im 3D Raum horizontal und vertikal
 A-Beide-LQ           rotiert und ein Verwirbeln-Effekt wird darüber
 A-Beide-MQ           gerechnet, bis man Sequenz B sieht

 A-HorizUnten-HQ      Sequenz A wird im 3D Raum horizontal nach unten
 A-HorizUnten-LQ      gedreht und ein Pixelize-Effekt wird darüber
 A-HorizUnten-MQ      gerechnet, bis man Sequenz B sieht

 A-HorizOben-HQ       Sequenz A wird im 3D Raum horizontal nach oben
 A-HorizOben-LQ       gedreht und ein Grau-Effekt wird darüber
 A-HorizOben-MQ       gerechnet, bis man Sequenz B sieht

 A-VertUnten-HQ       Sequenz A wird im 3D Raum vertikal nach unten
 A-VertUnten-LQ       gedreht und ein Scharzes-Loch-Effekt wird darüber
 A-VertUnten-MQ       gerechnet, bis man Sequenz B sieht

 A-VertOben-HQ        Sequenz A wird im 3D Raum vertikal nach oben
 A-VertOben-LQ        gedreht und ein Wellen-Effekt wird darüber
 A-VertOben-MQ        gerechnet, bis man Sequenz B sieht

 B-Beide-HQ           Sequenz wird durch Sequenz A vertikal und
 B-Beide-LQ           horizontal gedreht
 B-Beide-MQ

 B-HorizUnten-HQ      Sequenz B wird im 3D Raum horizontal nach unten
 B-HorizUnten-LQ      gedreht und ein Pixelize-Effekt wird darüber
 B-HorizUnten-MQ      gerechnet, bis Sequenz A verschwunden ist

 B-HorizOben-HQ       Sequenz B wird im 3D Raum horizontal nach oben
 B-HorizOben-LQ       gedreht und ein Noise-Effekt wird darüber
 B-HorizOben-MQ       gerechnet, bis Sequenz A verschwunden ist

 B-VertUnten-HQ       Sequenz B wird im 3D Raum vertikal nach unten
 B-VertUnten-LQ       gedreht und ein Verwirbeln-Effekt wird darüber
 B-VertUnten-MQ       gerechnet, bis Sequenz A verschwunden ist

 B-VertOben-HQ        Sequenz B wird im 3D Raum vertikal nach oben
 B-VertOben-LQ        gedreht, bis Sequenz A verschwunden ist
 B-VertOben-MQ


Würfel                Bilder werden auf rotierende/öffnende Würfel gelegt
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 A_Würfel-HQ          Sequenz A verwandelt sich in einen Würfel und der
 A_Würfel-LQ          Würfel wird kleiner
 A_Würfel-MQ

 A_Würfel_Drehen-HQ   Sequenz A verwandelt sich in einen Würfel und der
 A_Würfel_Drehen-LQ   Würfel dreht sich und wird kleiner
 A_Würfel_Drehen-MQ

 B_Würfel_Misch-HQ    Sequenz B wird auf einen geschlossenen großen
 B_Würfel_Misch-LQ    Würfel projiziert und in eine 2D Sequenz
 B_Würfel_Misch-MQ    umgeblendet

 B_Würfel_Drehen-HQ   Sequenz B wird auf einen geschlossenen rotierenden
 B_Würfel_Drehen-LQ   Würfel projiziert, der größer wird und sich öffnet,
 B_Würfel_Drehen-MQ   bis man eine normale 2D Sequenz sieht


Genlock3D             Bilder werden mit 3D Genlocks verändert
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 GroßeWelle-HQ        Sequenz B wird auf eine große Welle gelegt und
 GroßeWelle-LQ        mittels eines 3D Genlocks eingefadet
 GroßeWelle-MQ

 Würfel-HQ            Sequenz B wird auf einen Würfel gelegt der sich
 Würfel-LQ            öffnet und mittels eines 3D Genlocks eingefadet
 Würfel-MQ            wird

 Magnet-HQ            Sequenz B wird mit einem Magnet-Effekt verändert
 Magnet-LQ            und mittels eines 3D Genlocks eingefadet
 Magnet-MQ

 Twist_Langs-HQ       Sequenz B wird mit einem langsamen Twist-Effektt
 Twist_Langs-LQ       verändert und mittels eines 3D Genlocks eingefadet
 Twist_Langs-MQ

 Welle-HQ             Sequenz B wird auf eine Welle gelegt und
 Welle-LQ             mittels eines 3D Genlocks eingefadet
 Welle-MQ

 Wrap-HQ              Sequenz B wird mit einem Wrap-Effekt verändert
 Wrap-LQ              und mittels eines 3D Genlocks eingefadet
 Wrap-MQ


Wrap                  Bilder werden auf eine Art Kugel gelegt
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 A_Mitte->UntRech-HQ  Sequenz A wird auf eine sich schließende Kugel
 A_Mitte->UntRech-LQ  gelegt, die sich zur unteren rechten Ecke bewegt
 A_Mitte->UntRech-MQ

 A_Mitte->ObeLin-HQ   Sequenz A wird auf eine sich schließende Kugel
 A_Mitte->ObeLin-LQ   gelegt, die sich zur oberen linken Ecke bewegt
 A_Mitte->ObeLin-MQ

 A_Mitte-HQ           Sequenz A wird auf eine sich schließende Kugel
 A_Mitte-LQ           gelegt, die sich zur Mitte bewegt
 A_Mitte-MQ

 UntRechts->B-HQ      Sequenz B wird auf eine sich öffnende Kugel gelegt,
 UntRechts->B-LQ      die sich von der unteren rechten Ecke zur Mitte
 UntRechts->B-MQ      bewegt

 ObeLinks->B-HQ       Sequenz B wird auf eine sich öffnende Kugel gelegt,
 ObeLinks->B-LQ       die sich von der oberen linken Ecke zur Mitte
 ObeLinks->B-MQ       bewegt

 ObeLinks->Dreh->B-HQ Sequenz B wird auf eine sich öffnende Kugel gelegt,
 ObeLinks->Dreh->B-LQ die sich von der oberen linken Ecke zur Mitte
 ObeLinks->Dreh->B-MQ bewegt und sich dabei dreht






Wildfire-Movieshop Effekt Set 4    99 DM  /  60 $

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Achtung! Einige Effekte enden mit besonderen Buchstabenkombinationen:

-HQ ... absolut hohe Qualität, dafür aber auch sehr langsam und sehr
        hoher Speicherverbrauch
-MQ ... mittlere Qualität, dafür etwas schneller und weniger
        Speicherverbrauch
-LQ ... geringe Qualität, dafür noch schnellere Berechnung und wenig
        Speicherverbrauch

MQ sollte für normale Video-Anwendungen ausreichen


_KLi ... bedeutet, daß die Lichtquelle ausgeschaltet ist, somit sind
         keine Reflektionen zu sehen

-------------------------------------------------------------------------


Effekte zum Überblenden zweier Bildsequenzen (Animationen)
==========================================================



Röhre                 Bilder werden auf eine rotierende Röhre gelegt
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 HoRi-Schnell-HQ      Horizontale Richtung, schnelle Drehung - Hohe Qual.
 HoRi-Schnell-LQ      Horizontale Richtung, schnelle Drehung - Geringe Q.
 HoRi-Schnell-MQ      Horizontale Richtung, schnelle Drehung - Mittlere Q.

 HoRi-Schnell-Rot-HQ  Horizontale Richtung, schnelle Drehung, schnelle
 HoRi-Schnell-Rot-LQ  3D Drehung
 HoRi-Schnell-Rot-MQ

 HoRi-Ganz-HQ         Vollständige Horizontale Röhre
 HoRi-Ganz-LQ
 HoRi-Ganz-MQ

 HoRi-HQ              Horizontale Richtung, normale Drehung
 HoRi-LQ
 HoRi-MQ

 Verti-Schnell-HQ     das gleiche wie HoRi, jedoch in vertikaler Richtung
 Verti-Schnell-LQ
 Verti-Schnell-MQ

 Verti-Schnell-Rot-HQ
 Verti-Schnell-Rot-LQ
 Verti-Schnell-Rot-MQ

 Verti-Ganz-HQ
 Verti-Ganz-LQ
 Verti-Ganz-MQ

 Verti-HQ
 Verti-LQ
 Verti-MQ


Wrap_Extra            Bilder werden auf eine Art Kugel gelegt (erweitert)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 MischenWrap-HQ       während die Kugel sich schließt/öffnet wird die
 MischenWrap-LQ       Texture zwischen Sequenz A und Sequenz B
 MischenWrap-MQ       umgeblendet

 MischenWrap_KLi-HQ   das gleiche wie MischenWrap, jedoch ohne
 MischenWrap_KLi-LQ   Lichtquelle
 MischenWrap_KLi-MQ

 MischenWrap2-HQ      das gleiche wie MischenWrap, jedoch dreht sich die
 MischenWrap2-LQ      Kugel noch
 MischenWrap2-MQ

 MischenWrap2_KLi-HQ  das gleiche wie MischenWrap2, jedoch ohne
 MischenWrap2_KLi-LQ  Lichtquelle
 MischenWrap2_KLi-MQ


Twist_Ext             Bilder werden im 3D Raum getwisted (erweitert)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 A_Twist_X-HQ         Sequenz A wird in X-Richtung getwistet und wird
 A_Twist_X-LQ         kleiner, dabei rotiert sie im 3D Raum
 A_Twist_X-MQ

 A_Twist_X_KLi-HQ     das gleiche wie A_Twist_X, jedoch ohne Lichtquelle
 A_Twist_X_KLi-LQ
 A_Twist_X_KLi-MQ

 A_Twist_Y-HQ         Sequenz A wird in Y-Richtung getwistet und wird
 A_Twist_Y-LQ         kleiner, dabei rotiert sie im 3D Raum
 A_Twist_Y-MQ

 A_Twist_Y_KLi-HQ     das gleiche wie A_Twist_Y, jedoch ohne Lichtquelle
 A_Twist_Y_KLi-LQ
 A_Twist_Y_KLi-MQ

 MischTwist_X-HQ      die Bilder werden in X-Richtung getwistet, dabei
 MischTwist_X-LQ      wird die Texture zwische Sequenz A und Sequenz B
 MischTwist_X-MQ      umgeblendet

 MischTwist_X_KLi-HQ  das gleiche wie MischTwist_X, jedoch ohne
 MischTwist_X_KLi-LQ  Lichtquelle
 MischTwist_X_KLi-MQ

 MischTwist_Y-HQ      das gleiche wie MischTwist_X, jedoch in Y-Richtung
 MischTwist_Y-LQ
 MischTwist_Y-MQ

 MischTwist_Y_KLi-HQ  das gleiche wie MischTwist_Y, jedoch ohne
 MischTwist_Y_KLi-LQ  Lichtquelle
 MischTwist_Y_KLi-MQ


Wasser_Extra          Bilder werden von Wasser überlagert (erweitert)
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 A->Wasser_B-HQ       Sequenz B kommt auf einer schnell rotierenden
 A->Wasser_B-LQ       Wasserwelle herein
 A->Wasser_B-MQ

 A->Wasser_B2-HQ      das gleiche wie A->Wasser_B, jedoch ist die
 A->Wasser_B2-LQ      Rotation sanfter
 A->Wasser_B2-MQ

 A_4Was->B_4Was-HQ    4 Wasserwellen werden über Sequenz A gerendert,
 A_4Was->B_4Was-LQ    während die Wellen größer werden, sieht man aus den
 A_4Was->B_4Was-MQ    Wellenursprüngen Sequenz B entstehen

 A_Was->B_Was-HQ      eine Wasserwelle wird über Sequenz A gerendert,
 A_Was->B_Was-LQ      während die Welle größer wird, sieht man aus dem
 A_Was->B_Was-MQ      Wellenursprung Sequenz B entstehen

 A_Wasser->B-HQ       Sequenz A wird auf einer schnell rotierenden
 A_Wasser->B-LQ       Wasserwelle ausgeblendet
 A_Wasser->B-MQ

 A_Wasser->B2-HQ      das gleiche wie A_Wasser->B, jedoch ist die
 A_Wasser->B2-LQ      Rotation sanfter
 A_Wasser->B2-MQ


Kombinieren           geteilte Bilder werden kombiniert
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 4_B_Kanten1          Sequenz B wird in 4 Teilen größer (oben und unten)

 4_B_Kanten2          Sequenz B wird in 4 Teilen größer (links und rechts)

 4_B_Ecken            Sequenz B wird in 4 Teilen größer (aus den Ecken)

 4_B_Mitte            Sequenz B wird in 4 Teilen größer (zentriert)


Blur                  Bilder werden mit einer Art Kamera-Fokus verändert
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 Mittel               verschieden starke Typen des gleichen Effektes, es
 Schwach              sieht aus, als ob die Kamera von einer Sequenz auf
 Stark                die andere mittels Schärfe umblendet


FilmStreifen          Bilder werden auf eine Art Film gelegt
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 A->B_Klein           Sequenz B wird größer

 A->Rollen->B         Sequenz A und Sequenz B rollen auf einem Stück Film

 A->Klein_B           Sequenz A wird kleiner


BlueScreen            Beispiele eines möglichen `Blue-Screen` Effektes
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 Blau-1               nur `wirkliche` Blau-Werte werden durchsichtig
 Blau-2
 Blau-3
 Blau-4
 Blau-5               ein `Blauer-Farbbereich` erscheint durchsichtig

 Grün-1               das gleiche für Grün
 Grün-2
 Grün-3
 Grün-4
 Grün-5

 Rot-1                das gleiche für Rot
 Rot-2
 Rot-3
 Rot-4
 Rot-5


PolarMosaic           Bilder werden mittels PolarMosaic verändert
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 MischenPolar         Sequenz A wird in Sequenz B übergeblendet und ein
                      PolarMosaic Effekt wird darüber gerendert

 A_Polar->B           Sequenz A wird in Sequenz B übergeblendet und ein
                      PolarMosaic Effekt wird über Sequenz A gerendert

 A->B_Polar           Sequenz A wird in Sequenz B übergeblendet und ein
                      PolarMosaic Effekt wird über Sequenz B gerendert





Effeke zum Verändern von einzelnen Bildsequenzen (Animationen)
==============================================================


Text_2D               Text wird auf Bildsequenzen gerendert
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Anmerkung: Der Text, der erscheinen soll, muß in der Wildfire-Session
           geändert werden. Diese befinden sich im Verzeichnis:

           WF:Sessions/Movieshop/One/Text_2D/

           Laden Sie einfach die Session ein, die Sie benutzen
           wollen und editieren Sie den Text-Effekt. Dort können Sie
           Ihren eigenen Text eingeben. Weiterhin können Sie dort
           den Zeichensatz einstellen.
           Danach wählen Sie für die Session einen eigenen Namen
           und beim nächsten Start des Wildfire-Movieshop-Operators
           sollte Ihre Session in der Effekt-Gruppe Text_2D erscheinen.


Ein_Aus               der Text wird ein-und ausgeblendet

Skali1                der Text wird horizontal und vertikal vergrößert

Skali2                der Text wird horizontal vergrößert

Skali3                der Text wird vertikal vergrößert

Standard              dies ist die Standart-Text Session

Verwirbeln1           der Text wird verwirbelt

Verwirbeln2           das gleiche wie Verwirbeln1, jedoch stärker

Outline_Ein_Aus       das gleiche wie die ersten Effekte, jedoch
Outline_Skali1        mit einem `Outlined` Zeichensatz.
Outline_Skali2
Outline_Skali3
Outline_Wirbel1
Outline_Wirbel2



Text_3D               3D Text wird auf Bildsequenzen gerendert
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Anmerkung: Der Text, der erscheinen soll, muß in der Wildfire-Session
           geändert werden. Diese befinden sich im Verzeichnis:

           WF:Sessions/Movieshop/One/Text_3D/

           Laden Sie einfach die Session ein, die Sie benutzen
           wollen und editieren Sie den Text-3D-Effekt. Dort können Sie
           Ihren eigenen Text eingeben. Weiterhin können Sie dort
           die größe der Zeichen einstellen.
           Danach wählen Sie für die Session einen eigenen Namen
           und beim nächsten Start des Wildfire-Movieshop-Operators
           sollte Ihre Session in der Effekt-Gruppe Text_3D erscheinen.

           Es gibt verschiedene Arten des 3D Zeichensatzes:
           Normal, Bevel, Erhoben, Rund, Route
           Alle Typen benötigen unterschiedlich lange bei der
           Berechnung und sehen natürlich verschieden aus


Achtung!   Diese Effekte benötigen sehr viel Zeit, mu berechnet zu
           werden. Je länger der eingegebene Text ist, desto länger
           ist auch die Rechenzeit! Besonders die Bump_* Effekte sind
           sehr langsam (dafür aber auch sehr sehenswert!)!


Bump_Bevel            der Text wird in einen Alpha-Puffer transformiert,
Bump_Normal           dieser Puffer wird als Höhen-Karte für einen
Bump_Erhoben          Bump-3D Effekt verwendet. Es sieht so aus, als
Bump_Rund             ob der Text aus der Bildsequenz hervorkommt
Bump_Route

Rota_Bevel            der Text wird im 3D Raum rotiert
Rota_Normal
Rota_Erhoben
Rota_Rund
Rota_Route

Transpa_Bevel         der Text wird mit transparenten Farben gezeichnet,
Transpa_Normal        das bedeutet, daß man auch die Rückseite der
Transpa_Erhoben       einzelnen Buchstaben sehen kann
Transpa_Rund
Transpa_Route

Zoom_Bevel            der Text wird im 3D Raum gezoomt
Zoom_Normal
Zoom_Erhoben
Zoom_Rund
Zoom_Route

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