Amiga Hardware DatabaseManufacturer “JCL Business Systems”
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Manufacturer JCL Business Systems, UK | Date 1989 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Real-time Framegrabber
- digitises video inputs in 64000 colors in 1/50th second per frame resp. 1/25th second for interlace modes (realtime)
- comes standard with 192kB internal framebuffer
- supports lo-res, interlace and hi-res resolutions
- internal memory can be extended up to 256 kB of CMOS SRAM memory (32k×8, ≤120ns) to support interlace fullscreen images
- outputs files in HAM, EHB, 4 - 32 color or monochrome (16 grayscales)
- PAL and NTSC versions available
- framestore can be used to display images in 64k colors on external monitors or video equipment by uploading them to the Colourpic (e.g. 24 bit images)
- brightness, contrast, saturation and NTSC hue controls - the latter doesn't work in PAL models
- composite (RCA) video input at the front
- later hardware models (sold from 1992 onwards) feature a Y/C input connector (4 pin mini-DIN)
- output connectors at the rear side:
- 1× 8 pin DIN connector for combined RGB and composite video output
- 1× RCA connector for UHF TV output
- connects via parallel port to the Amiga, connector is at a ribbon cable fed through the metal case
- external 15V AC power supply
- delivered with ColourPic software and, for later models, with the more capable Cabaret software, which provides in addition:
- 24 bit capable (for lo-res modes)
- overscan support
- software control of image parameters (e.g. brightness, color and color balance)
- image flip
- image filters
- blending, masking
- Sculpt interface
- plotter support
- optional AniMate Expansion
- special 512kB memory expansion card
- allows digitising short video sequences in realtime or in single step mode
- single images or sequences can be joined with the AniMate software
- with the extra memory, the base unit can also digitise interlace and overscan modes
- Notes
- the ColourPic is also available with a Genlock option, named SuperPic
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1989-12
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1991-12
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1992-11
Manufacturer JCL Business Systems, UK | Date 1992 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Real-time Framegrabber
- larger version of the ColourPic with additional memory, interfaces and software capabilities
- digitises video inputs in 64000 colors in 1/50th second per frame resp. 1/25th second for interlace modes (realtime)
- supports lo-res, interlace and hi-res resolutions
- comes standard with 512kB internal framebuffer
- internal memory can be extended up to 1 MB of CMOS SRAM memory (32k×8, ≤120ns) to support hires interlace overscan images and longer animations
- outputs files in HAM, EHB, 4 - 32 color or monochrome (16 grayscales)
- PAL and NTSC versions available
- framestore can be used to display images in 64k colors on external monitors or video equipment by uploading them to the ColourPic Plus (e.g. 24 bit images)
- brightness, contrast, saturation and NTSC hue controls - the latter doesn't work in PAL models
- video input connectors, selected by rotary knob at the rear
- 1× composite (BNC) video input
- 1× Y/C input connector (4 pin mini-DIN)
- 1× Amiga RGB
- output connectors:
- RGB monitor pass-through and composite video output
- 1× RCA connector for UHF TV output
- RGB output is used for monitor pass-through, UHF and Composite for TV output of captured frames
- connects via parallel port to the Amiga
- internal power supply
- delivered with standard ColourPic software and with Cabaret Plus software, which provides the following functions:
- 24 bit capable, support hi-res and interlace modes
- overscan support
- software control of image parameters (e.g. brightness, color and color balance)
- image flip
- image filters
- extra image filters like Uniform, Kuwahara, Posterize, Median and Gamma
- emboss, dropshadow and combine features
- blending, masking
- Sculpt interface
- plotter support
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1992-06
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1992-11
Manufacturer JCL Business Systems, UK | Date 1988 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Real-time Framegrabber
- digitises video inputs in 64 grayscales in 1/50th second per frame (realtime)
- supports 320×200 resolution for digitizing and display
- 64 kB internal framebuffer
- as 6 bit grayscale extends the Amigas capabilities, display in full accuracy requires an optional EGSA module which plugs between computer and monitor
- RGB output for control monitor
- connects via parallel port to the Amiga
- digitizes colour images in three pass using a colour filter wheel
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1988-03
Manufacturer JCL Business Systems, UK | Date 1989 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port, RGB port |
- Real-time Framegrabber and Genlock
- digitises video inputs in 64000 colors in 1/50th second per frame resp. 1/25th second for interlace modes (realtime)
- genlock function allows overlay of Amiga graphics on video
- supports lo-res, interlace and hi-res resolutions
- comes standard with 192kB internal framebuffer
- internal memory can be extended up to 256 kB of CMOS SRAM memory (32k×8, ≤120ns) to support interlace fullscreen images
- outputs files in HAM, EHB, 4 - 32 color or monochrome (16 grayscales)
- PAL and NTSC versions available
- framestore can be used to display images in 64k colors on external monitors or video equipment by uploading them to the SuperPic (e.g. 24 bit images)
- brightness, contrast, saturation and NTSC hue controls - the latter doesn't work in PAL models
- video input connectors:
- 1× composite (RCA) video input at the front
- 1× Y/C input connector (4 pin mini-DIN)
- 1× Amiga RGB
- output connectors at the rear side:
- 1× 8 pin DIN connector for combined RGB and composite video output
- RGB output is usable for monitor pass-through, video display or framestore display (switchable by software)
- connects via parallel port to the Amiga, connector is at a ribbon cable fed through the metal case
- external 15V AC power supply
- delivered with ColourPic software and, for later models, with the more capable Cabaret software, which provides in addition:
- 24 bit capable (for lo-res modes)
- overscan support
- software control of image parameters (e.g. brightness, color and color balance)
- image flip
- image filters
- blending, masking
- Sculpt interface
- plotter support
- optional AniMate Expansion
- special 512kB memory expansion card
- allows digitising short video sequences in realtime or in single step mode
- single images or sequences can be joined with the AniMate software
- with the extra memory, the base unit can also digitise interlace and overscan modes
- Notes
- the SuperPic is also available without a Genlock option, named ColourPic
- SuperPic-19.dms
tool disk
SuperPic v1.9, superpic.library v2.4, digipic.library v2.0
428 kB
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1989-12
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1991-12
Advert (GB)
1992-06
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1992-11