Keywords : Visual, Video, FX, Realtime, Synchronisation
The Visual Music Application (VMA) :
VMA 1.04 brings u the world of Real-Time visual performing. The VMA system
combines graphics and control, in both their true meanings enabling u to
show visual information or graphics with the click of a key. By allowing u
to customize the graphical tasks to there full extent u can tune the show
to specific theme's. Use the Real-Time VMA software for your presentation,
video production, infobox or visual show and save REAL time and REAL money.
This Demo consists of a crippled version with an ready-2-go example
show within the archive plus amigaguide and ascii documentation.
Features of the VMA System:
The VMA software bundle contains several tools for use with your video production.
Each tool has its unique features, the (main) Creator tool wich produces the video
images has many features and effects.
The system has several Real-Time shape, text, colour and image effects.
The extensive controls let u operate the sytem in Real-Time. Keyboard, Mouse,
Joystick, General MIDI and PAR-port controls are supported for editting and
synchronising the effects in edit and LIVE! mode. An integrated show sequencer
saves u time in assembling the effects. The included data Manager tool will
help u validate and structure the data used in a show.
The VMA software has an impresive and unique list of features.
Features of the VMA Home and Studio (registered) edition are;
- Shape effects including (dynamic) stars, bars, wipes, lines, grids
- Text effects with support for all bitmap fonts
- Colour effects including flash, cycle, fade, change
- Image manipulation effects for positioning, plane visibility, fading
- Screen manipulation effects like scroll, zoom, feedback, rainbow
- Blitter Object (Bob) and Vector Bob effects
- 10 Effect categories and 16 parameters per effect
- 16 Additional dynamic parameters for effect behaviour
- Screen resolutions upto 1024x1024, interlaced and double buffered
- Real-Time edditing even in live mode!
- Effect synchronisation, manual and automatic
- Detailed but easy2use userinterfaces
- Real-Time monitor environment for testing purposes
- Keyboard, Mouse, Joystick, MIDI and PAR execution support
- Multitask option for multitasking with workbench programs
- 'last session' mechanism wich stores your current edit selections
- Data manager included for easy management of your data files
- Workbench (1.2 or higher) compatible
- VMA Supports the following data formats;
Standard ASCII textfiles
Bitmap fonts
ILBM/IFF image format
Animation mode 5
Amos Object Moduller
Amos Bob banks
Vector Bobs
Additional features of the VMA Studio Edition;
The Studio edittion will include new and more powerfull effects. The full
features list is currently not available as this edittion is still under
development. Guaranteed features will include;
- AGA support including fade effects
- A/B transition effects
- Dual screen support
- 3D Starfields
- 3D Vector objects
- New manipulation effects including splinter, shade bobs, dissolve
- Internal 4 channel player for the ProTracker song format
- New synchronisation effects for use with ProTracker modules
- PowerPacker and Imploder file support
This demo version is crippled, the disabled features are the ones making
the program what it is. There is an two hour time limit on this demo.
The disabled features are;
- Restricted amount of tasks and data allowed
- No animation support
- Limited documentation and online manual
- Registration-nag graphs
- Saving disabled
- No VMA keyboardfunction cover
- No acces to VMA support/tutorial webpages or IRC Helpdesk channels
Those that register for the soon to be released Home version of VMA1.04
can expect the following features;
- Show saving enabled
- Loading/Saving of sequences & banks enabled
- Animation mode 5 enabled
- Data loading restriction disabled
- Extended matrix banks for up to 500 tasks
- Multiple screens, maximum of 6
- New optimized routines
- System configurator tool
- Data manager tool
- Tools for generating and handling external data (Blitter, VecBob, 3D, Text)
- On-Line context-sensitive guides
- Keyboard overlay for use with VMA
- Direct support from the Author
- Automatic news letters
- VMA data sharing group
System requirements :
The neccesary ingredients for running the VMA system are listed below togheter
with the advised hardware;
AMIGA 68000 OS1.3 / AMIGA 68020 OS3.0 is advised
1.5MB CHIPRAM + 1.5MB FASTRAM / 2MB CHIPRAM + 4MB FASTRAM is advised
5MB harddisk space / 120MB is advised
To get the most out of the VMA software we suggest:
- Parallel 8bit sampler interface for audio synchronisation
- MIDI interface for controlling VMA using MIDI devices
- Sound/Video production system.
- Genlock or video mixer for multisource video productions
Installation :
Unpack the archive, it will create it's own directory.
Read the guide in the directory and follow the quick-start chapter.
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