Amiga Hardware DatabaseManufacturer “Rombo Productions”
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Manufacturer Rombo Productions, Scotland | Date 1992 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- realtime framegrabber
- grabs 4096 colour images in less than a second, or 16 gray level monochrome images in 1/50 seconds
- 320×512 PAL (interlaced)
- 320×400 NTSC (interlaced)
- displays images up to 640×512
- can display images in 256 grays or in HAM8
- constantly updating monochrome preview
- colour images are grabbed in three passes (R, G, B) and mixed together by software
- one Composite and one S-VHS input - multiple video sources can be connected and selected by software
- takes power from the external floppy disk port
top side
- Vidi12-203.dms
tool disk
VidiAmiga12 v2.03 (12.03.93)
424 kB - VIDI12update206.LZX
Installer's Heaven
update v2.0.6
85 kB
Advert (GB)
1992-09
Advert (GB)
1993-03
Advert (GB)
1993-06
Advert (GB)
1993-09
Advert (FR)
1993-09
Advert (GB)
1993-11
Advert (FR)
1994-03
Advert (GB)
1994-02
Advert (AU)
1994-05
Advert (GB)
1994-10
Manufacturer Rombo Productions, Scotland | Date 1993 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Real-Time Framegrabber
- 24 bit realtime framegrabbing - 1/50 sec non-interlaced, 1/25 sec interlaced
- automatically detects and decodes PAL, NTSC and SECAM TV standards
- twin A/D converters digitise Chrominance and Luminance signals at 27 MHz
- grabs images quickly into its own memory but transferring and displaying through the parallel port is slow
- two Composite and one S-VHS input - multiple video sources can be connected and selected by software
- previews grabs in 16 or 256 grey levels or as 1/4 size full colour HAM8
- displays images up to 1472×576
- can use a Retina or Harlequin graphics card to display grabbed images
- requires an external power supply (9V DC, 500mA, center contact positive) which is not supplied with the unit
- Vidi 12 RT
- 384 kB RAM
- 360×576 PAL (interlaced)
- 360×476 NTSC (interlaced)
- 24 bit, 2:0.5:0.5 YUV
- upgradable to Vidi 24 RT
- Vidi 24 RT
- 1 MB RAM
- 720×576 (interlaced)
- 720×476 NTSC (interlaced)
- 24 bit, 4:1:1 YUV
Main board, front side
front side
back side
top side
Main board, back side
RAM board, front side
RAM board, back side
- Vidi24.pdf
User Manual (Software v2.00)
11.3 MB - Vidi24_ARexx.pdf
AREXX Manual Supplement (Software v2.00)
3.0 MB - Vidi24_Leaflet.pdf
Leaflet
101 kB
- vidi12rt.DMS
Installer's Heaven
install disk
559 kB - Vidi24-201.dms
Tool Disk
Vidi-AmigaRT v2.01 (24.06.1994)
526 kB - Vidi24-110.dms
Tool Disk
Vidi-AmigaRT v1.10 (18.02.1994)
559 kB
Advert (GB)
1993-12
Advert (GB)
1993-12
Advert (FR)
1994-03
Advert (GB)
1994-02
Advert (AU)
1994-05
Advert (GB)
1994-10
Advert (GB)
1995-02
Manufacturer Rombo Productions, Scotland | Date 1990 | Amiga A500, A1000 | Interface parallel port |
- realtime framegrabber
- grabs 16 colour or 16 gray level monochrome images in 1/50 seconds but transfers them through the parallel port at 3 frames/sec
- can grab 4096 colour HAM images with the optional Vidi-RGB colour splitter and its Vidi-Chrome software
- 320×256 PAL (interlaced)
- 320×200 NTSC (interlaced)
- 6 MHz, 4 bit A/D converter chip
- 32 kB RAM buffer
- composite input (RCA)
- takes power from the joystick port or from the external floppy disk port via adapter (adapter provided for later revisions)
- requires a gender changer when used with the A1000
- to free up the required ports, the Rombo Productions Vidi-Amiga Bus Adaptor can be used
top side
right side
left side
front side
back side
- Vidi-Amiga.pdf
user manual
8.5 MB
- Vidi-113.dms
tool disk
VidiGrab v1.13 PAL, vidi.library v1.15
359 kB - VidiChrome-112.dms
tool disk
VidiChrome v1.12, vidi.library v3.0
485 kB - Vidi-116.dms
tool disk
VidiGrab v1.16 PAL, vidi.library v4.10 (06.02.1992)
371 kB - VidiChrome-114.dms
tool disk
VidiChrome v1.14, vidi.library v4.10 (06.02.1992)
484 kB
Advert (AU)
1991-05
Advert (GB)
1990-03
Advert (GB)
1990-04
Advert (GB)
1991-05
Advert (US)
1991-11
Manufacturer Rombo Productions, Scotland | Date 1991 | Amiga A500A2000, A3000, A4000 | - - | Interface side expansion portZorro II |
- Parallel Interface
- expansion for Vidi-Amiga parallel port digitizer that frees up the parallel port of the Amiga
- card provides power to the digitizer, therefore the floppy port / disk drive dongle doesn't need to be usec when connected to the bus adapter
- when using the expansion, the digitizer cannot be connected to the internal parallel port any longer, as the software uses the bus adapter interface only if present
- expansion requires VidiGrab ≥v1.16 / VidiChrome ≥v1.14 with vidi.library ≥v4.10, present on only the most recent install disks
- A2000 version: half-length Zorro-II card with connector on a slot bracket, connected via ribbon cable to the card
- A500 version: Zorro-II card in external enclosure, plugs into side expansion connector
Manufacturer Rombo Productions, Scotland | Date 1990 | Amiga A500, A1000 |
- colour splitter
- allows grabbing of colour images with monochrome digitisers
- compatible with Vidi-Amiga and DigiView Gold
- composite input and output (2× RCA)
- brightness and saturation adjustment knobs
- takes power from the joystick port or from an optional external power supply
front side
back side
- VidiChrome-112.dms
tool disk
VidiChrome v1.12, vidi.library v3.0
485 kB - VidiChrome-114.dms
tool disk
VidiChrome v1.14, vidi.library v4.10 (06.02.1992)
484 kB
Advert (US)
1991-11
Advert (GB)
1990-12