mit dem Shuffle Board kann eine Festplatte im A500 anstelle des Diskettenlaufwerkes installiert werden
Autoboot (Treiber: adide.device oder icddiskide.device) - benötigt mindestens Kickstart 1.3
Autoboot ist mit dem CDTV problematisch - entweder muss eine Bootdiskette verwendet werden (welche ein Original-CDTV nicht hat) oder nach einem Reset die Festplatte als Bootgerät im 'Early Startup Menu' festgelegt werden
inkompatibel mit Festplatten von Western Digital und IBM
AdIDE 44 schließt Beschleunigerkarten aus, die ebenfalls in den Sockel des 68000 installiert werden, da diese mit der Festplatte kollidieren
AdIDE 40 ist kompatibel mit Turbokarten, wenn die AdIDE-Steckkarte unter die Erweiterung installiert wird - es funktionieren im A500 z.B. CSA Derringer und Mega-Midget Racer, sowie Microbotics VXL*30
in älteren Software-Revisionen werden nur Turbokarten mit 68000-Prozessor unterstützt
a broadcast quality genlock in a 19" rack mount enclosure
composite, Y/C, RGB and Y/Cr/Cb modes
the function of the video input and output connectors (Keyer 1-3, 6× BNC, 2× mini-DIN) depend on the video mode selected on the front panel:
Keyer 1
Keyer 2
Keyer 3
CVBS/YC mode
CVBS
Y
C
RGB mode
G
R
B
Y/Cr/Cb mode
Y
Cr
Cb
composite, Y/C and RGBS outputs of the Amiga signal (5× BNC, 1× mini-DIN) - all are constantly available regardless of the selected video mode
the Y/C keyer BNC terminals are parallel with the 4 pin mini-DIN Y/C multipoles - both outputs should not be used simultaneously
key output (a standard non-composite waveform) for use with a video mixer (1× BNC)
reference input with loop connector (2× BNC)
must be provided with a stable accurate reference - direct videotape signals are not suitable
cross fade with external background signal
crossfade, key and fade to black via sliders on a separate remote control
background mode: colour zero is set to the overlay colour, video is seen through
foreground mode: the colour to be made transparent is controlled by a rotary switch
adjustable key colour, subcarrier and horizontal phase
can be used to encode the RGB output of a genlocked Harlequin graphics card, but it is not possible to obtain a signal mixed or keyed over a background video source using the VC3 internal keyers
software control via the parallel port
separate PAL and NTSC models
internal power supply
optional RGB-Link board
enables an external linear RGB signal to be processed the same way as the Amiga signal
input the RGB-Link board is via a DB25 connector which replaces the Amiga software control port - the Amiga computer control facility is lost
switching between Amiga and external RGB is provided by the manual/computer switch on the front panel
VC3C variant
provides all functions of the VC3 except for the 3 channels of keying
if fitted, the following ports are not available for use:
keyer inputs
Amiga control port
remote control port
VC3B variant
provides RGB, Sync and key outputs only
if fitted, the following ports are not available for use:
keyer inputs and outputs (3 channels)
PAL and Y/C outputs
Amiga control port
remote control port
if fitted, the following front panel controls are not available for use: