Amiga Hardware DatabaseManufacturer “Digital Creations”
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Manufacturer Digital Creations / Progressive Image, USA | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- video display and digitiser
- DCTV - Digital Composite Television - turns digital data from the RGB port to composite television signal
- uses the RGB port as an I/O port for sending compressed video information:
- the information is encoded into special Amiga display screens that DCTV recognises by a signature in the upper-left corner
- these screens contain the digitised and compressed form of the analogue waveform data required to create the composite display
- the resulting composite image quality is far better and much worse than a normal Amiga RGB display:
- for pictures that contain a lot of colour changes (like photographic materials) the quality is as good as everyday television
- in case of pictures with a lot of detail (like text) the display is blurry
- uses the Amiga RAM as framebuffer - requires at least 1 MB of memory for functioning
- supports resolutions from 640×200 to 736×482/566 (NTSC/PAL) in 24 bit
- slow scan video digitiser - captures a still video frame in 6 to 10 seconds
- the parallel port is used for sending digitised images to the Amiga
- composite (RCA) input and output
- DB23 RGB connector passthrough for connecting two monitors at the same time - one for the Amiga (RGB) and one for the DCTV (composite)
- although DCTV does not interfere with normal genlock operation, its output cannot be fed into a genlock without the DCTV RGB Converter
- dctv.DMS
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9 kB - dctvdev3.lzh
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1990-10
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1992-01
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1992-01
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1992-03
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1992-04
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1993-04
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1993-09
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1993-11
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1994-07
Manufacturer Digital Creations / Progressive Image, USA | Date 1992 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- allows DCTV to output its display onto an RGB monitor instead of composite
- allows a genlock to superimpose the DCTV picture over live video
- allows combining DCTV and standard Amiga screen modes in presentations
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1993-04
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1993-09
Manufacturer Digital Creations / Progressive Image, USA | Date 1991 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface ISA |
- time base corrector & sync generator
- two infinite window time base correctors on one card
- completely synchronizes two independent video sources
- multiple Kitchen Syncs can be used together for even more channels
- completely accurate sync generator - totally regenerates all sync and blanking signals
- built in proc amp
- external LCD control panel
- S-VHS and Hi8 compatible inputs - can use composite or S-Video into either channel
- advanced sync output
- S-VHS output option
- genlock option
- jitter free freeze frame, field1 or field2
- variable rate strobe
- external contact closure interface for freeze
- three user presets and one factory setting stored internally
front side
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1991-07
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1993-04
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1993-09
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1993-11
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1994-07
Manufacturer Digital Creations / Progressive Image, USA | Date 1988 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- external genlock and video encoder
- genlocks to external NTSC video
- encodes Amiga RGB into NTSC video
- overlays Amiga graphics onto external NTSC video
- selectable 3.58 MHz notch filter
- 64 levels of dissolve
- selectable internal and external blanking source
- connectors
- RGB In - receives the RGB output from the Amiga
- RGB Pass Thru (DB25 converted to DB23) - display Amiga graphics on an RGB monitor
- Key Out (BNC) - key signal for video switcher, tells when Amiga colour 0 is present or not
- Video In (BNC) - source video from VTR, sync-generator, etc.
- Video Thru (BNC) - untouched signal from Video In
- Video Out (2× BNC) - combined output of input video and the encoded Amiga graphics
- controls
- graphics dissolve slider - controls the percentage of foreground graphics against external video
- background dissolve slider - controls the percentage of background colour against external video
- interpretive dissolve switch - controls whether or not the darkness of an Amiga colour is to be interpreted as a level of dissolve
- notch filter switch - removes colour artifacts or some forms of flicker
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1989-01
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1990-02
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1991-07
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1993-04
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1993-09
Manufacturer Digital Creations / Progressive Image, USA | Date 1989 | Amiga A2000 | Interface video slot |
- internal Y/C genlock
- consists of three parts: main video board, video breakout box, dissolve controller console
- main board:
- DB9 connector for the dissolve controller
- DB25 connector for the breakout box
- breakout box:
- allows for transcoding various video formats in and out of the Amiga
- mounted onto the back of the A2000
- eight BNC connectors: Preview Chroma output, Preview Composite / Luma output, Fast Key input, Key output, Composite input, Composite thru, two Composite Overlay outputs
- four S-VHS connectors: Y/C input, Y/C thru, two Y/C Overlay outputs
- four switches: Preview select, Input select, Composite termination, Y/C termination
- dissolve controller:
- allows for overlaying video with Amiga graphics in a variety of ways via two sliders (graphics and background)
- the Composite and S-VHS modes can be selected with a dual position rocker switch
- software:
- adjustable Dissolves (64 levels), VPos/Saturation, Chroma Phase, Horizontal Pos
- Auto Dissolve, Notch Filter (significantly reduces the effects of chroma crawl and rainbowing artifacts), Internal Blanking (built-in sync generator), Auto Gain Chroma (helps to correct input video that has incorrect amplitude levels and also corrects colorburst to RS-170A level), Internal Key, Fastsync Clamp, Vertical Interval, Timing Enable, Alpha Key, RGB Termination
Main board, front side
Breakout box, top side
Breakout box, bottom side
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1989-09
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1990-02
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1991-07
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1993-04
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1993-09
Manufacturer Digital Creations / Progressive Image, USA | Date 1994 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- external genlock and video encoder
- genlocks to Y/C or Composite video
- encodes Amiga RGB into Y/C or Composite video
- overlays Amiga graphics onto external Y/C or Composite video
- transcodes between Y/C and Composite
- selectable 3.58 MHz notch filter
- computer controllable dissolve of 64 levels
- selectable internal and external blanking source
- AGA compatible
- NTSC only
- connectors
- RGB In - receives the RGB output from the Amiga
- RGB Out - display Amiga graphics on an RGB monitor
- Key Out (BNC) - key signal for video switcher, tells when Amiga colour 0 is present or not
- Composite In (BNC), S-Video In - source video from VTR, sync-generator, etc.
- Composite Out (BNC), S-Video Out - combined output of input video and the encoded Amiga graphics
- Remote controller (RJ-11)
- controls
- graphics dissolve slider - controls the percentage of foreground graphics against external video
- background dissolve slider - controls the percentage of background colour against external video
- S-Video select switch - toggles between S-Video and Composite inputs
- genlock disable switch for productivity mode use
- interpretive dissolve switch - controls whether or not the darkness of an Amiga colour is to be interpreted as a level of dissolve
- notch filter switch - removes colour artifacts or some forms of flicker
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1993-09
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1993-11
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1994-07
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1995-01
Manufacturer Digital Creations, USA | Date 1994 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface video slot |
- expansion chassis
- 4× extended video slots
- if multiple "video slot master" cards are installed (such as the Video Toaster or a genlock), only one of them can be active at a time
- a front panel selector lets choose which card is actually in control of the Amiga video slot
- passive devices (such as the DCTV or a flicker-fixer) can remain active all the time
- all four cards can be disabled giving the ability as though nothing is in the video slot of the Amiga - useful with higher frequency scanrates of the AGA chipset
- A2000 style slot covers
- compatible with SuperGen 2000s, Magni genlock, Kitchen Sync, Video Toaster, Opal Vision, A2300, A2320, AGA-2000
- 3× ISA slots
- 2× 3.5" drive bays
- 2× 5.25" drive bays
- 230W switching power supply
- Video Slot Box Interface card
- plugs into the video slot of the Amiga to act as the interface between the Amiga and the VSB
- one VSB Interface card is included with each Video Slot Box system
- by purchasing additional VSB Interface cards the Video Slot Box can be easily moved from Amiga to Amiga
- Video Slot Converter card
- converts a Video Slot Box video slot into a 23 pin RGB and a 25 pin parallel port
- allows the use of external devices such as the DCTV, SuperGen, SuperGen SX, G-Lock
Motherboard, front side
Motherboard, back side
Interface card, front side
Interface card, back side
Converter card, front side
Converter card, back side
Exterior, front side
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1993-11
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1994-07