Amiga Hardware DatabaseManufacturer 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