Amiga Hardware DatabaseManufacturer “Newtronic Technologies”
11 expansions in database
Manufacturer Newtronic Technologies, Italy | Date 1994 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- framegrabber and sound sampler
- grabs images in all resolutions of the AGA chip set including interlaced overscan screen modes
- works internally in 24 bits
- composite (RCA) and Y/C (4 pin Mini-DIN) inputs
- the input has to be selected manually by a switch
- brightness, contrast and saturation knobs
- connects to the parallel port
- RGB output connector for previewing
- 8 bit stereo sound sampler
- up to 59 kHz sampling rate
- digitises audio and video simultaneously
- stereo audio input (2× RCA connectors, headphone jack)
- plastic case
Manufacturer Newtronic Technologies, Italy | Date 1992 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- composite and Y/C inputs and outputs
- the input has to be selected manually by a switch
- genlocked mode - colour zero is transparent, all others float above the live video backdrop
- inverse mode (keyhole effect) - colour zero is solid, all other colours produce holes
- Amiga passthrough mode - useful for recording Amiga graphics only
- RGB adjustment knobs for the incoming Amiga signal
- built in black burst generator for recording the computer image without receiving a video source
- metallic case
- external power supply
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1992-07
Manufacturer Newtronic Technologies, Italy | Date 1994 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- composite and Y/C inputs and outputs
- the input has to be selected manually by a switch
- connecting both Y/C and composite signals simultaneously to the genlock results in garbled output
- genlocked mode - colour zero is transparent, all others float above the live video backdrop
- crossfade mode - either Amiga or video is shown solid, which can be crossfaded with the fader knob
- inverse mode (keyhole effect) - colour zero is solid, all other colours produce holes
- saturation knob for on the fly b/w to colour transitions
- adjustable RGB levels of the incoming Amiga signal
- adjustable RGB levels, horizontal and vertical sync of the outgoing video signal
- no bypass circuit - the RGB monitor passthrough can only display the same image as is being sent via the video out
- metallic case
Manufacturer Newtronic Technologies, Italy | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- Genlock
- genlock for composite video signals
- 4.7 MHz bandwidth
- 1× composite RCA input and output
- 23 pin RGB input connector for the Amiga signal
- RGB through connector to attach a monitor
- all connectors located at the rear side
- provides a power connector, however the unit uses power from the Amiga (via RGB port)
- fader knob - the fading range is limited
- two switches select between the operation modes:
- genlocked mode - colour zero is transparent, all others float above the live video backdrop
- inverse mode (keyhole effect) - colour zero is solid, all other colours produce holes
- video passthrough mode - Amiga graphics is hidden
- Amiga passthrough mode - useful for recording Amiga graphics only
- toggling the switches may cause loss of sync or loss of colour
- unable to handle extreme overscan effectively - the left side of the Amiga screen overlaps the video image
- plastic case - negligible shielding leads to cross interference from other video equipment
- there is an improved version which supports S-VHS, the Microgen Plus
Manufacturer Newtronic Technologies, Italy | Date 1992 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- Genlock
- genlock for composite and Y/C video signals
- 5.5 MHz bandwidth
- input and output: 1× each composite RCA, 1× each 4 pin mini DIN for Y/C signals
- 23 pin RGB input connector for the Amiga signal
- RGB through connector to attach a monitor
- all connectors located at the rear side
- no transcoding between the signals
- connecting both Y/C and composite signals simultaneously is not supported
- fader knob - the fading range is limited
- two switches select between the operation modes:
- genlocked mode - colour zero is transparent, all others float above the live video backdrop
- inverse mode (keyhole effect) - colour zero is solid, all other colours produce holes
- video passthrough mode - Amiga graphics is hidden
- Amiga passthrough mode - useful for recording Amiga graphics only
- toggling the switches may cause loss of sync or loss of colour
- unable to handle extreme overscan effectively - the left side of the Amiga screen overlaps the video image
- plastic case - negligible shielding leads to cross interference from other video equipment
- Gentitler titling software included
- this unit is an improved version of the original Microgen
front side
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1992-07
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1994-10
Manufacturer Newtronic Technologies, Italy | Date 1987 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- Memory Expansion
- external expansion which provides 1 MB FastRAM
- connects to the side expansion port
- no passthrough connector
- Notes
- this expansion is a rebranded Alegra expansion from Access Associates with only 1 MB RAM
right side
left side
Manufacturer Newtronic Technologies, Italy | Date 1987 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- No description available.
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Manufacturer Newtronic Technologies, Italy | Date 1994 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Sound Sampler / Headphone Amplifier
- 8 bit stereo sound sampler
- this being an 8 bit sampler, the name is misleading - the name derives from the stereo capability (8+8 bits)
- supports up to 56 kHz stereo sampling rate
- stereo line input (2× RCA)
- microphone input (2× 3.5mm jack), for low-impedance microphone (600ohm)
- level adjustment knob (manual gain control) for each input channel on the front panel
- Amiga audio stereo line input (2× RCA) for audio headphone amplifier - amplifier doesn't offer volume control
- 1/4" (6.35mm) jack for 32 Ohm headphones on the front panel
- expansion connects to the parallel port, the parallel port is not passed through
- 1× barrel connector for power supply, either via external power supply (not supplied) or via additional cable to the Amiga serial port (the serial port is not passed through)
- light plastic case
- supplied with ith demo version of AudioMaster III sampling software
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1992-07
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1994-10
Manufacturer Newtronic Technologies, Italy | Date 1993 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- allows displaying specially formatted images in 262144 colours
- the images to be displayed must be 320 or 384 pixels wide and saved in the custom DAC format
- the supplied DAC conversion program accepts only IFF24 images
- the image is stored in Amiga Chip RAM
- attaches to the DB23 RGB port, the monitor is connected to the DAC 18
- PAL and NTSC support
- supported resolutions:
- Med-Res: 320×256 (PAL), 320×256 (NTSC)
- Hi-Res: 320×512 (PAL), 320×400 (NTSC)
- Overscan: 384×576 (PAL), 334×482 (NTSC)
- Maximum Resolution: 784×576 (PAL), 668×482 (NTSC)
- VideoDAC18.pdf
Manuale per l'utente / User Manual (italian)
1107 kB
- VideoDAC18.dms
Install Disk
DAC 18 File Converter v1.2 (22.6.93)
486 kB
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1994-10
Manufacturer Newtronic Technologies, Italy | Date 1988,1989,1990 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port, parallel port, floppy port |
- framegrabber
- grabs images in all resolutions of the OCS chip set including interlaced overscan screen modes
- works internally in 24 bits
- can save images in EHB, HAM, SHAM and IFF24
- composite (1× BNC) and Y/C (separate chrominance and luminance - 2× BNC) inputs
- the input has to be selected manually by a switch
- brightness, contrast, saturation and tracking knobs
- connects to the parallel and RGB ports
- the display can be toggled between the Amiga and video input by a switch
- takes power from the floppy connector
- metallic case
Manufacturer Newtronic Technologies, Italy | Date 1992 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port, parallel port, floppy port |
- framegrabber
- grabs images in all resolutions of the AGA chip set including interlaced overscan screen modes
- works internally in 24 bits
- can save images in EHB, HAM, SHAM, Dynamic HiRes and HAM8
- supports the Harlequin, Visiona and Video DAC 18 devices for display
- composite (1× BNC) and Y/C (separate chrominance and luminance - 2× BNC) inputs
- the input has to be selected manually by a switch
- brightness, contrast and saturation knobs
- connects to the parallel and RGB ports
- the display can be toggled between the Amiga and video input by a switch
- does not work well with multisync monitors
- takes power from the floppy connector
- plastic case
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1992-07
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1994-10