Amiga Hardware DatabaseSearch Result
206 expansions found
Manufacturer Hama, Germany | Date 1994 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port, joystick port |
- video edit controller
- receives commands from the Amiga through the parallel port and converts them to serial data for the 7 pin mini-DIN player and recorder remote ports
- the video player must have an edit terminal, either 5 pin Edit (Panasonic), Control-L, Remote or LANC (Sony)
- the video recorder is controlled through its infra-red port, meaning:
- it cannot be connected in the same manner as the player
- single-frame accuracy can never be achieved, just &plusminus;4 frames
- the communication is one way, the Amiga does not receive any feedback from the recorder - any fluctuation in the deck's mechanism or skipping of the control track is not compensated for or spotted by the Amiga
- to keep frame drifting to a minimum, the software offers an auxiliary frame counter which lets the user compensate for the pre-roll and post-roll of both decks
- jog shuttle control - the start of cut-ins and finishing of cut-outs can be easily and accurately located
- cuts are added to and stored in an edit decision list (EDL)
- ARexx port
- takes power from the joystick port
top side
Manufacturer ReadySoft, Canada | Date 1989 | Amiga any AmigaA2000, A3000, A4000 | - - | Interface floppy portZorro II |
- Apple Macintosh emulation
- connects to the external floppy port
- DB19 connector for a Macintosh floppy disk drive (only double side DD supported, no single side or HD)
- two ROM sockets
- A-Max v1.0 (1989)
- Workbench 1.3 and floppy based
- can use Apple 64 kB or 128 kB ROMs
- works with up to System 6.0.3
- support for three Amiga DD floppy drives and one Mac drive
- clock support for A500 / A2000
- conversion between the Apple ImageWriter and an Epson compatible 9 pin dot-matrix printer
- A-Max v2.0 (A-Max II 1990)
- accepts only 128 kB ROMs from Mac Plus or 512Ke
- works with up to System 6.0.8
- time clock enhancements
- supports memory management units (MMU) on accelerator cards
- supports the ECS chip set and Workbench 2.0
- supports A-Max partitions on Amiga hard disks
- supports SCSI devices
- supports playing digitized sound
- A-Max v2.5 (1992)
- works with up to System 7.0
- virtual scrolling screens up to 2048x2048
- supports file transfers to Amiga FFS partitions
- allows reading Mac floppies on Amiga drives
- extended keyboard emulation
- A1200 and A4000 compatible
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cover view, bottom side
Advert (US)
1989-05
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1990-08
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1992-12
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1993-01
Manufacturer Microdeal, UK | Date 1988 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port, serial port |
- Sound Sampler
- A.M.A.S - Advanced MIDI Amiga Sampler
- digitises audio in 8 bit stereo
- sampling rate: ≤28 kHz (mono), ≤25 kHz (stereo)
- stereo playback with up to 28 kHz
- samples are stored in up to 8 memory banks, up to 10 stereo samples per bank
- load and save in RAW or IFF
- audio connections:
- 1× stereo input (2× RCA), sensitivity 0.8 V
- 1× microphone input (3.5mm jack), sensitivity 25 mV
- 1× MIDI In
- 1× MIDI Out
- 1× MIDI Through
- up to four mono or two stereo voice polyphonic MIDI operation
- samples can be mapped across MIDI channel range
- each sample can be assigned to a MIDI note value
- supports frequency shifting (-1 or +2 octaves)
- split and assign MIDI keyboard (up to 10 splits)
- edit functions: Cut, Paste, Mix, Fade In/Out, Filter, Shrink Volume Up/Down, Stereo FX
- spectrum analyzer and two oscilloscopes
- connects to the Amiga via the parallel and serial ports
- specific A1000 and A500/A2000 versions available
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- AMAS-132.dms
Tool Disk v1.32
421 kB
Advert (GB)
1988-11
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1991-07
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1991-09
Manufacturer MicroniK, Germany | Amiga A600 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 1 MB RAM
- eight 256k×4 DIPs
- battery backed up clock
- connects to the trapdoor slot
Manufacturer Individual Computers, Germany | Date 2006 | Amiga A600 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 1 MB Chip RAM
- two 256k×16, 60 ns SOJ chips
- battery backed-up clock
- leak proof non-rechargable lithium battery
- A1200 compatible clock port
Manufacturer Individual Computers, Germany | Date 1999 | Amiga A600 | Interface 68000 socket |
- clock port interface
- provides an A1200 compatible clockport connector for the A600
- connects onto the Gayle chip
- designed to fit together with all A600 processor boards as well as the metal harddisk holder
- prepared to carry all components of a SilverSurfer but only the Gayle socket and the 22 pin clockport header is assembled
with SilverSurfer attached, front side
back side
- A600clk_deutsch.pdf
Individual Computers
SilverSurfer installation (german)
90 kB - A600clk_english.pdf
Individual Computers
SilverSurfer installation (english)
85 kB
Manufacturer Commodore, USA | Date 1992 | Amiga A600 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 512 kB or 1 MB Chip RAM
- one or two 256k×16, 80 ns SOJs, soldered on board
- battery backed up clock
- metal shield
- connects to the trapdoor slot
Manufacturer 3-State, Germany | Date 1992 | Amiga A600 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 1 MB Chip RAM
- eight DIP sockets with 256k×4, 70 ns chips
- fits into the trapdoor connector
- battery backed-up clock
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back side
Manufacturer Individual Computers, Germany | Date 2009 | Amiga A600 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- memory expansion
- 1 MB Chip RAM
- 8 128K×8 SRAM chips, soldered to the board
- battery backed-up clock
- A1200 compatible clock port
- Denise socket, meant for the Indivision ECS flicker fixer
- notes
- the RF shield of the A600 has to be modified in order to install the A603
- an installed Apollo 630 processor board collides with the Denise socket - using it together with the A603 is possible by separating them with a small spacer, but the Indivision will not fit
- in the retail package a CR2032 battery is not included due to WEEE restrictions
Manufacturer Individual Computers, Germany | Date 2011 | Amiga A600 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- memory expansion
- 1 MB Chip RAM
- RAM chips are soldered to the board
- battery backed-up clock
- two A1200 compatible clock ports, the secondary port has a 60% higher transfer speed
- Denise socket, meant for the Indivision ECS flicker fixer
- notes
- the RF shield of the A600 has to be removed in order to install all options
- only clockport expansions with cable can be attached due to space constraints
- a small riser card for the secondary clock port is included to allow direct connection of a Subway USB controller
- in the retail package the (needed) CR1220 battery is not included due to WEEE restrictions
- A604_English.pdf
Individual Computers
User Manual
75 kB - A604_Deutsch.pdf
Individual Computers
Benutzerhandbuch
78 kB
Manufacturer Individual Computers, Germany | Date 2013 | Amiga A600 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- memory expansion
- 1 MB Chip RAM
- RAM chips are soldered to the board
- two A1200 compatible clock ports, the secondary port has a 60% higher transfer speed (benefits e.g. the USB module RapidRoad)
- additional clock port for the RTC module from Individual Computers
- Denise socket, meant for the Indivision ECS flicker fixer
- notes
- the RF shield of the A600 has to be removed in order to install all options
- only clockport expansions with cable can be attached due to space constraints
- a small riser card for the secondary clock port is included to allow direct connection of a Subway USB controller
- A604n_English.pdf
Individual Computers
User Manual
52 kB - A604n_French.pdf
Individual Computers
Manuel (en français)
58 kB - A604n_Deutsch.pdf
Individual Computers
Benutzerhandbuch
42 kB
Manufacturer QuesTronix, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Commodore 64 emulation
- the hardware part allows connecting C64 disk drives and printers
- does not contain real C64 ROMs
- the software part emulates the C64 through AmigaOS system libraries
- integrated MOS 6510 machine language monitor - gives the user full reign over the 6510 internal memory and registers
- machine language program input through 6510 mnemonic codes
- the 16 colour palette of the C64 is fully customisable from the Amiga's palette of 4096 hues
- supports Commodore 64 disk drives as the devices 8 through 11, just like a real Commodore 64 - these drives can be either simulated, mapped onto directories on the Amiga's filesystem, or real 1541 compatible drives connected to the hardware adapter
- casette drives are not supported
- connects to the parallel port
- AGA machines have to be run in Enhanced Chip Set graphics mode (set in the Early Startup Menu)
- 68040 machines need to disable copyback mode
- developed by the same programmer as the Go-64!
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rear side
- A64-10.dms
A64 v1.0
203 kB - A64-101n.dms
A64 v1.01n
210 kB - A64-20-1.dms
A64 v2.0, disk 1
207 kB - A64-20-1.dms
A64 v2.0, disk 1
207 kB - A64-20-2.dms
A64 v2.0, disk 2
170 kB - TheA64Package.lha
Aminet
A64 v3.01d
183 kB
Manufacturer Individual Computers, Germany | Date 2013 | Amiga A600 | Interface 68000 socket | Autoconfig ID 4626 / 70 |
- processor
- CPU: 68020 @ 16,7 MHz, QFP
- processor is soldered to the board
- memory
- 16 MB RAM, soldered to the board
- no waitstates
- 5 MB are autoconfigured, more can be added by software (ACAtune)
- 1 MB RAM is always mapped to address 0x00c00000
- up to 10.8 MB in total can be used as FastRAM
- notes
- disable jumper, disables CPU and RAM
- NMI connector for freezer function
- if card is deactivated via disable jumper, it just raises a level 7 IRQ
- MapROM function
- compatible with A600 boards featuring Gayle v01
- PCMCIA compatible
Manufacturer Individual Computers, Germany | Date 2010 | Amiga A600 | Interface 68000 socket | Autoconfig ID 4626 / 69 |
- processor
- CPU: 68030 @ 25 / 30 MHz, PGA
- 30 MHz version features an underclocked 33 MHz CPU
- memory
- 25 MHz version: 32 MB
- 30 MHz version: 64 MB
- autoconfiguration of memory
- notes
- asynchronous design
- fast 2-1-1-1 burst timing
- can be installed together with Indivision ECS and A603
- disable jumper
- large heat sink that doubles as carrier for the hard disk
- boot selector jumper: if set, disables the internal disk drive (external drives start at df0:)
- useful when A603 and Indivision ECS are installed, as the latter would conflict with an internal disk drive
- 'no disk' jumper: if set, all drives appear empty
- Z2 memory range stays free (PCMCIA friendly)
- no RTC (present on A603)
- not compatible with A300 board (Gayle v02 is needed)
- MapROM function
- A603_english.pdf
Individual Computers
User Manual (english)
72 kB
Prototype
Manufacturer Individual Computers, Germany | Date 2006 | Amiga A600 | Interface 68000 socket |
- processor
- 68030 @ 33 MHz clocked at 40 MHz, PGA
- no FPU option
- memory
- one 72 pin SIMM socket accept up to 128 MB RAM
- 512 kB flash memory
- PCMCIA friendly
- memory disable jumper
- notes
- connects onto the top of the 68000 CPU
- low-heat design
- card has never been sold due to the SIMM socket not being RoHS compliant - the whole production batch of cards had to be recycled
Manufacturer Wilcom, Australia | Date 1995 | Amiga any Amiga |
- No description available.
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1995-07
Manufacturer Alfa Data, Taiwan | Date 1994 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- No description available.
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1994-01
Manufacturer Alfa Data, Taiwan | Date 1993 | Amiga A600 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 1 MB Chip RAM
- eight 256k×4 DIPs
- fits into the trapdoor slot
- battery backed-up clock
- disable jumper
Manufacturer Alfa Data, Taiwan | Date 1993 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Handy Scanner
- scans monochrome and grey shades
- AlfaScan / AlfaScan-A: supports 128 gray shades
- AlfaScan-Plus: supports 256 gray shades
- 400 dpi optical resolution
- 105 mm scan width
- status LED
- buzzer to indicate over speed during scanning
- scan start button
- controls: contrast, resolution (100/200/300/400 dpi), dithering/bit depth (1 text and 3 photo settings)
- supplied scale to support scanning larger pages ("AlfaScale")
- Scanner Interface HSC-M-B
- connects to the parallel port via short ribbon cable
- for use with A1000, an adaptor is needed
- 8 pin Mini-DIN connector for scanner
- no passthrough connector
- external power supply
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1991-12
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1992-12
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1993-02
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1993-04
Manufacturer Advanced Electronic Applications, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- No description available.
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- AVT-550.dms
install disk v5.50
432 kB
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1990-07
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1991-07
Manufacturer Hydra Systems, UK | Date 1992 | Amiga A600, A1200 | Interface PCMCIA |
- Ethernet interface
- contains an IBM made PCMCIA Ethernet adapter
- 16 kB buffer
- BNC connector (10Base2)
- SANA II compatible driver (hydrapcm.device)
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Manufacturer Mimetics, USA | Date 1988 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- a very simple genlock which synchronizes with and overlays graphic on a video signal
- it was introduced as Imagen, but theat name was already copyrighted by a printer manufacturer company
- works only in interlaced screen modes
- composite input and output
- connects directly into the RGB port
- DB9 RGB passthrough connector
- separate NTSC and PAL versions
top side
Advert (DE)
1988-03
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1988-03
Manufacturer Archos, France | Date 1994 | Amiga A600, A1200 | Interface PCMCIA |
- IDE controller
- a very simple device containing no additional logic circuit - the hard disk is connected straight to the PCMCIA slot with a ribbon cable
- small footprint - 3" × 4.5"
- place for a 2.5" drive inside the case
- takes power from the A1200
- autobooting and automounting (by the Kickstart ROM)
- works together with the built-in hard disk of the A1200 / A600
- OverDrive_AmiQuest.pdf
user manual (german)
32 kB
- Archos-OverDrive_AmiQuest.dms
install disk
385 kB
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1994-04
Manufacturer Zydec, UK | Date 1992 | Amiga A600 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- Memory Expansion
- 1 MB RAM
- eight 256k×4 DIPs
- connects to the trapdoor slot
- battery backed up clock
- disable switch
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Manufacturer Phoenix Microtechnologies, Australia | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- 8 bit mono sound sampler
- maximum sampling rate: > 20 kHz
- monaural input: 1× RCA (line input) and 1× microphone input (jack)
- jumper to select either RCA or microphone jack as input
- level adjustment knob (gain control)
- provided with schematic in the manual and hints how to change certain properties (gain, roll-off, sampling rate) by changing components on the PCB
- connects to the parallel port
- AP420.dms
tool disk
120 kB
Manufacturer ACT Elektronik, Germany | Date 1995 | Amiga A600 | Interface 68000 socket | Autoconfig ID 8704 / 0 |
- processor
- 68020 @ 25 MHz PGA
- 68882 @ 25 MHz PLCC
- memory
- one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts 8 MB RAM
- supports 1, 2, 4, 8 MB SIMMs
- accepts FastPage and EDO RAM
- notes
- conflicts with the PCMCIA port if more than 4 MB memory is installed
- connects onto top of the 68000 CPU
- memory shut-off switch
front side
Manufacturer ACT Elektronik, Germany | Date 1997 | Amiga A600 | Interface 68000 socket | Autoconfig ID 8738 / 35 |
- processor
- 68030 @ 33 - 50 MHz PGA
- 68882 @ 33 - 50 MHz PLCC
- memory
- one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts 32 MB RAM
- supports 4, 8, 16, 32 MB SIMMs single or double sided
- accepts FastPage and EDO RAM
- notes
- does not conflict with the PCMCIA port at any SIMM size
- connects onto top of the 68000 CPU
- memory disable jumper
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Manufacturer HiSoft, UK | Date 1995 | Amiga A600, A1200 | Interface PCMCIA |
- 12 or 16 bit stereo soundsampler
- the 16 bit version has an AD1847 DSP
- direct to hard disk recording
- up to 60 kHz sampling into RAM
- up to 40 kHz sampling to hard disk
- 72 dB signal to noise ratio
- six RCA connectors:
- 1 stereo input for digitizing
- 1 stereo input for mixing the Amiga sound
- 1 stereo output
- the sampling software supports playing and editing of 8 / 12 / 16 bit mono and stereo samples
- supported by OctaMED from v5.04
- AHI driver
Manufacturer Expansion Systems, USA | Date 1992 | Amiga A600 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- eight DIP sockets for 512 kB or 1 MB RAM
- accepts 256k×4 DIPs in groups of four, 100 ns or faster
- fits into the trapdoor connector
- battery backed-up clock
- disable jumper
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back side
Manufacturer W.A.W. Elektronik, Germany | Date 1992 | Amiga A600 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 1 MB Chip RAM
- eight socketed 256k×4 DIPs
- connects to the trapdoor slot
- battery backed-up clock
- disable jumper
Manufacturer G2 Systems, UK | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port, parallel port |
- genlock
- 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:
- RGB/CVBS/YCrCb switch
- 2 subcarrier phase controls
Advert (DE)
1992-10
Manufacturer Electronic Design / ProDAD, Germany | Amiga any Amiga | Interface serial port, parallel port |
- video edit controller
- CAVIN - Computer, Audio and Video Integration
- supports recorders with 5 pin Edit (Panasonic), LANC (Sony), Control-L, RS-232 and RS-422 interfaces
- other recorders are controlled through their infra-red ports - in this case single frame accuracy is impossible
- RCTC, VITC and RAPID timecode support
- works together with ClariSSA, Monument Titler and Adorage
- ARexx port
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1995-12
Manufacturer BSC / Alfa Data, Germany | Date 1994 | Amiga A600, A1200 | Interface PCMCIA |
- CD-ROM controller
- supports Mitsumi CD-ROM drives only:
- LU-005S single speed
- FX-001S single speed
- FX-001D double speed
- no autobooting capability
- delivered with CacheCDFS CD-ROM filesystem
- CD1200-27.dms
install disk
CacheCDFS v2.7 (16.3.1995), Install Script v43.2 (11.04.95)
281 kB
Advert (GB)
1994-08
Manufacturer BSC / Alfa Data, Germany | Amiga A600, A1200 | Interface PCMCIA |
- CD-ROM controller
- plugs into side PCMCIA connector
- 40 pin IDE header
- supports standard standard IDE and proprietary Mitsumi CD-ROM drives (LU-005S, FX-001S, FX-001D)
- no autobooting capability
- delivered with CacheCDFS CD-ROM filesystem
- shares the case with it's predecessor, the CD1200, so both expansions can be easily confused
- CD1200Plus-27.dms
install disk
CacheCDFS v2.7 (16.3.1995), Install Script v43.2 (11.04.95)
281 kB
Manufacturer Lola Electronics, UK | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- No description available.
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1994-01
Manufacturer Xetec, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga any Amiga |
- CD-ROM Drive
- first CD drive for the Amiga
- single-speed 5¼" device from Chinon with 150kB/s read transfer speed
- requires a disc caddy
- ISO 9660 compatible
- SCSI interface
- external and internal models available:
- CDx-650I: internal drive
- CDx-650LE: external, large enclosure
- CDx-650E: external, small enclosure
- external models feature a 25 pin SCSI connector, passthrough connector and internal power supply
- 3 pin header for line level audio output
- headphone jack at front of the drive
- supplied with audio player and CDTV emulation software
- CDx-650.pdf
User manual
3.2 MB
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1990-10
Manufacturer Maxon Computer, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga |
- Atari ST emulation
- a 5×12 cm board without case connecting to the external floppy disk connector
- two sockets for Atari ROMs (delivered with TOS 1.2)
- up to eight Atari environments can run at one time
- AmigaOS and TOS run exclusively, not parallel, but the user can switch between them anytime
- the special "Overtake" mode removes AmigaOS, running only TOS
- video modes:
- 640×400 - 736×568 (HighRes), monochrome
- 640×200 - 736×284 (MedRes), 4 colours
- 320×200 - 368×284 (LowRes), 16 colours
- by reducing the vertical resolution, up to 70 Hz is possible
- does not support ECS modes
- with Fat Agnus 8372A, either PAL or NTSC can be used
- does not simulate the Atari hardware registers
- programs hitting the hardware do not run
- copy protected software and games generally do not work
- a patch is supplied to run important software like Signum 2, TurboC 2.0 or Stad
- hard disk support needs special drivers - hardfiles are not supported, the emulation requires dedicated Atari partitions
- cannot read the special hyperformatted (>720 kB) floppy disks
- provides up to two RAM disks
- although the TOS does not support other than the 68000 processor, the emulation can run programs faster with later processors
- does not emulate the Atari MIDI interface
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Manufacturer MicroSearch, USA | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- combines live video over Amiga graphics
- composite input and output (2× BNC)
- connects to the RGB port between the Amiga and the genlock
- disable switch (Genlock / Chroma) - in Genlock position the video signal is passed through unaffected
- the Normal / Invert switch selects between blue background or subject-area dropout
- the keyed chroma level is adjustable by the slider
- external power supply
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1991-04
Manufacturer MicroSearch, USA | Date 1992 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- combines live video over other video sources
- composite input and output (2× BNC)
- Y/C input - selectable by a jumper inside the ChromaKey's box
- connects to the RGB port between the Amiga and the genlock or directly to a Video Toaster
- disable switch (Genlock / Chroma) - in Genlock position the video signal is passed through unaffected
- the Normal / Invert switch selects between blue background or subject-area dropout
- the keyed chroma level is adjustable by the slider
- gives Video Toaster users the choice between luma and chroma keying and is controlled completely from the Switcher
- procedure of operating with the Toaster:
- ChromaKey's video output goes into Toaster's Input 1 through a time base corrector
- the background video to be keyed over is connected to Input 2
- ChromaKey's key output is connected to either Input 3 or 4
- the switches and the slider is bypassed, the key effect is controlled by the Switcher
- in the Switcher set the Program Bus to Video 1, the Preview Bus to Video 2, and the Overlay Bus to Input 3 or 4 (where ChromaKey's key out is connected)
- select the Art Card effect and set the luminance key to white
- use the T-Bar to reveal the video background
- external power supply
- jumper settings
| J1 ON OFF | J2 OFF ON | - key color - red (R-Y) - blue (B-Y) |
| J3 1-2 2-3 | - key selection - chrominance part of Y/C - derived from composite |
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Manufacturer Microdeal / HiSoft, UK | Date 1997 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port, serial port |
- 16 bit stereo soundsampler
- up to 44.1 kHz sampling rate
- can play up to four samples simultaneously on an A1200, only one on an A500
- audio connections:
- 1 stereo input (2× RCA)
- 1 stereo output (2× RCA)
- 1 MIDI In
- 1 MIDI Out
- there's no audio mixer for the Amiga audio output
- the hardware and the bundled sampler software lacks an input volume slider
- the sampling software does not output anything while sampling - it cannot be monitored when to start and stop the recording
- connects to the Amiga via the parallel and serial ports
- AHI driver
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Exterior, bottom side
- Clarity16-126-1.dms
Tool Disk v1.26 (26.1.1993)
441 kB - Clarity16-126-2.dms
Work Disk v1.26 (26.1.1993)
726 kB
Advert (GB)
1993-10
Advert (GB)
1993-12
Manufacturer Combitec, Germany | Date 1988 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface serial port, parallel port |
- radio clock
- DCF77 time code receiver and internal quartz clock
- displays current time and has typical clock functions like alarm setting or slumber mode
- LED indicates time code synchronization
- 4 control buttons: alarm off, slumber, mode and date
- connects to the serial port ("Clock 77 S") or parallel port ("Clock 77 P")
- 4 relay control outputs
- 32 times can be set to either emit an acoustic signal or control one of the 4 outputs
- optional mains outlet allows switching of 220V devices
- software to set the Amiga system clock (SetDcfClock)
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1988-10
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1988-10
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1988-11
Manufacturer Turbotech, UK | Date 1994 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface floppy port |
- clock
- battery backed up realtime clock
- connects to the disk drive port
- no passthrough connector - the 25 pin connector has no function (not connected internally)
- special driver needed, doesn't support setclock command
front side
- ClockCartridge.pdf
user manual
490 kB
Manufacturer Elbox, Poland | Date 2002 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface mouse port |
- mouse interface adapter
- allows the connection of PC mice and trackballs by converting PC mouse protocols to Amiga format
- basic movements and the three mouse buttons do not require software - the conversion is done by a microprocessor
- mouse wheels (vertical and horizontal movement) and 4th and 5th mouse buttons need driver software
- supports PS/2 and USB-PS/2 mice using the following protocols: Standard 3-byte PS/2, Microsoft Intellimouse wheel, Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer wheel, Genius NetScroll Optical
- Mr Mysza means Mr Mouse in Polish
- Punchinello is a name variation by Power Computing
- EZMouse is a name variation by Eyetech
Manufacturer MicroSearch / SunRize, USA | Date 1989 | Amiga any Amiga |
- colour splitter
- allows grabbing of colour images with monochrome digitisers
- manual or automatic operation
- splits colours automatically for Perfect Vision and DigiView
- composite input with loop (2× RCA)
- hue and saturation adjustment knobs
- external power supply
Exterior, front side
Exterior, rear side
Case opened, top side
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Manufacturer Memory and Storage Technology, Australia | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- external framebuffer
- screenmodes of NTSC version:
- 320×200, 384×240, 320×400, 384×480 with 1-8, 12, 15, 18, 24, 48 bits
- 640×200, 768×240, 640×400, 768×480 with 1-8, 12, 15, 18, 24 bits
- screenmodes of PAL version:
- 320×256, 384×296, 320×512, 384×580 with 1-8, 12, 15, 18, 24, 48 bits
- 640×256, 768×296, 640×512, 768×580 with 1-8, 12, 15, 18, 24 bits
- the 48 bit mode means a 24 bit image with a 24 bit overlay
- plugs into the 23 pin video port - it uses the four digital signals intended for digital TTY monitors (red, green, blue and intensity) to transfer image data to the board from Chip RAM
- 1.5 MB display memory (12 ZIPs)
- can store up to four 24 bit colour frames at once
- realtime animation of 4096 colour frames
- the ColorBurst memory can be written by the Blitter
- realtime horizontal and vertical scrolling
- dynamic Amiga graphics overlay
- supported fileformats: IFF24, IFF21, RGB8, TIFF, REND
- when not displaying 24 bit images, it passes through the normal Amiga video
- compatible with flicker-fixers but may have problems with certain genlocks (the Video Toaster requires modifications in order to work with the ColorBurst)
- an 5" × 2" × 8" unit with internal cooling fan
- power and activity indicator lights
- external power supply
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Manufacturer Migraph, USA | Date 1993 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- handy scanner
- scans in 162.144 colors (18 bit), monochrome or 64 grey shades
- 400 dpi optical resolution
- 105 mm scan width
- scan start button
- 5 scan modes: 18 bit color, 12 bit color, grayscale, dithered halftone (color), line art (monochrome)
- selectable resolutions are 50/100/200/300/400 dpi
- controls on the scan unit: brightness, contrast, scan mode, dithering pattern (only used for dithered color / monochrome)
- supplied ColorKit software supports saving in 24 bit IFF, HAM8 and HAM6
- RAM required for 12 bit mode is 2 MB, and 4 MB for 18 bit scan mode
- OCR software supplied
- scanner interface
- connects to the parallel port
- 8 pin Mini-DIN connector for scanner
- no passthrough connector
- external power supply
- not compatible with A1000
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Manufacturer Microdeal, UK | Date 1993 | Amiga any Amiga |
- colour splitter
- allows grabbing of colour still images with the Microdeal VideoMaster or VideoMaster AGA
- the splitter is switched from software
- adjustable red / green / blue and saturation levels
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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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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Manufacturer Digital Art System, France | Date 1993 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port, |
- Light Controller
- controls up to 64 lights with dynamic effects
- operates voltage controlled professional light units (0 - 10V)
- expansion plugs into parallel port, a cable has to be connected from disk drive port to the DB25 port at the back of the unit, mainly for +5V/+12V supply
- software provides ambience table for 72 atmospheres / moods
- ambiences can be assigned to all 26 letter keys for quick start
- special "Strobo" ambience is triggered by space bar
- static channels are controlled by function keys
- dynamic effects:
- modulator - modulate dynamic outputs depending on the volume
- x-fader - waving left to right
- chaser - chasing output
- animaters - musical animation
- sequencer with 16 channels, synchronized to rhythm, to volume, or manual setting 1 - 1200 bpm
- MIDI support allows to monitor 16 output channels through an external MIDI instrument connected to the serial port
- Notes
- Pin connections of disk drive cable
| D-SUB 25 Daslight Micro |
Disk Drive Connector |
Decription |
| Pin 6 | Pin 12 | +5V |
| Pin 7 | Pin 3 | GND |
| Pin 8 | Pin 23 | +12V |
| Pin 9 | Pin 14 | /WPRO |
- Daslight_Disco_Reference.pdf
Disco Reference Manual (english)
1921 kB
- DASLight_Disco64.dms
Tool Disk
DLD64 v1.3, Audio Test v1.1
443 kB
Manufacturer Expansion Systems, USA | Date 1993 | Amiga A600, A1200 | Interface IDE header |
- external IDE case
- connects to the Amiga internal IDE header by a ribbon cable
- place for a 3.5" or 2.5" drive inside the case (40 and 44 pin IDE connectors)
- works together with the built-in hard disk of the A1200 / A600
- power can be supplied by the Amiga (from the internal floppy power connector) or by an external power supply
- autobooting and automounting (by the Kickstart ROM)
- the A600 must have Kickstart v37.350
front side
inside side
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
front side
- dctv.DMS
Installer's Heaven
install disk
436 kB - dctvdev3.lzh
Installer's Heaven
developer disk
32 kB - dctvlib3.lzh
Installer's Heaven
developer disk
9 kB
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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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Manufacturer Hagenau Computer, Germany | Date 1987 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Sound Sampler
- 8 bit mono sound sampler
- 5.585 to 28.603 kHz sampling rate
- level adjustment knob
- load and save in IFF and Sonix with 1 to 5 octaves
- monaural input (1× RCA)
- connects to the parallel port
- Deluxe Sound v1.0/v2.0 (1987)
- small case
- integrated parallel connector
- available in separate A1000 and A500/A2000 versions
- features additional serial port connector for power supply
- Deluxe Sound v2.5 (1988)
- small case
- integrated parallel connector
- available in separate A1000 and A500/A2000 versions
- no additional serial port connector for power supply necessary
- hardware is protected against wrong commands (e.g. printers) - only compatible with Deluxe Sound Sampler in this mode
- switch for compatibility mode, to be used for other sampling software
- Deluxe Sound v3.0 (1990)
- large case
- parallel connector at short breakout cable
- available in separate A1000 and A500/A2000 versions
- DeluxeSound-30.dms
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586 kB
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Manufacturer Hagenau Computer, Germany | Date 1989 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- framegrabber
- grabs images in 256 gray levels
- 24 bit colour images can be obtained in three pass using an optional color splitter
- supported resolutions are 320×200, 320×400, 384×240 (overscan), 384×480 (overscan)
- video input RCA jack
- video output RCA jack for monitoring
- connects to the parallel port, power is taken from the joystick port
- DeluxeView-40m.dms
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279 kB - DeluxeView-41e.dms
tool disk with DLV v4.1e and v4.0q
201 kB - DeluxeView-Anim-20.dms
DeluxeView Animator v2.0C
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Manufacturer Klaus D. Tute, Germany | Date 1989 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- framegrabber
- 1989:
- grabs 4096 colour (HAM) or 16 gray level monochrome images
- eight resolutions from 320×256 to 704×560 (overscan)
- composite input
- 1993:
- supports the AGA screen modes, including HAM8
- composite and Y/C inputs
- software revision 3.0
- saturation, brightness and contrast knobs
- test mode: grabs 75 monochrome images per second in 320×256 using a fixed palette for each picture (not user definable)
- in lores modes Digi Tiger captures images continuously and stops only when a mouse button is pressed
- in hires modes only a single frame is captured while the display is turned off due to the limited data rate to Chip RAM (except on Amigas with AGA chipset)
- built in colour splitter
- external power supply
Exterior, front side
Exterior, rear side
- DigiTiger2.pdf
Handbuch
161 kB
- DigiTiger2-24.dms
install disk v2.4
596 kB - DigiTiger2-32.dms
install disk v3.2
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Manufacturer Klaus D. Tute, Germany | Date 1995 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- No description available.
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Manufacturer Peter Biet Computerdesign, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- composite input and output (2× RCA)
- Y/C input and output (2× mini-DIN)
- transcoding between composite and Y/C
- the input source has to be selected manually by a switch
- colour adjustment knob for the incoming video signal
- brightness, contrast, red, green and blue adjustment knobs for the combined video signal
- keyed mode - colour zero is transparent, all others float above the live video backdrop
- inverse keyed mode - colour zero is solid, all other colours produce holes
- two sliders for independent fading of computer and video image, and for wipe effects
- vertical, horizontal and diagonal wipes
- timer knob for setting the duration of automatic effects - can be adjusted during effects for dynamic results
- colour bar generator
- blackburst generator for recording Amiga graphics without incoming video signal
- built in automatic color splitter for Deluxe View and DigiView Gold
- both can be installed internally or externally, to the internal or external DB25 parallel port
- the Digi-Gen has to be connected to the Amiga's parallel and joystick ports
- when the the digitizer is installed internally, the external DB25 port acts as a parallel passthrough port - the DI/PR switch selects between the digitizer and passthrough
- when installed outside, the digitizer is fed with composite video signal through the DI output connector (RCA)
- internal power supply
top side
rear side
Case opened, top side
- DigiGen.pdf
Handbuch
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- DigiGen-1.dms
tool disk 1
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tool disk 2
350 kB
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Manufacturer Peter Biet Computerdesign, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- composite input, output and bypass (3× RCA)
- Y/C input, output and bypass (3× mini-DIN)
- two RGB inputs (for connecting two Amigas), one output and one bypass (4× DB9)
- transcoding between composite and Y/C
- the video and RGB sources have to be selected manually by switches
- brightness, contrast, colour, red, green and blue adjustment knobs
- keying, luma keyingt and inverse keying
- five sliders - level, fader, wipe, wipe with sound, luma key
- vertical, horizontal and diagonal wipes
- timer knob for setting the duration of automatic effects - can be adjusted during effects for dynamic results
- test pattern generator
- blackburst generator for recording Amiga graphics without incoming video signal
- built in automatic color splitter for Deluxe View and DigiView Gold digitizers
- the Digi-Gen II has to be connected to the Amiga's joystick ports
- the digitizer is fed with composite video signal through the DI output connector (RCA)
- PAL only
- internal power supply
- audio mixer
- two stereo inputs (4× RCA)
- microphone input
- stereo output (2× RCA)
- four level adjustment sliders for the three input channels and for the output
- DigiGen-1.dms
tool disk 1
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tool disk 2
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Manufacturer NewTek, USA | Date 1989 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- framegrabber
- digitizes colour images in three pass using a colour filter wheel
- 21 bit accuracy in colour, 7 bit in monochrome
- composite input (RCA)
- separate PAL and NTSC versions
- connects to the parallel port
- supports all Amiga resolutions for digitizing and display, from 320 × 200 to 768 × 480 (NTSC overscan)
- uses the Amiga RAM as framebuffer - requires at least 1 MB memory for functioning
- software
- DigiView 3.0
- displays 2-32, 64, 4096 colours in lores modes
- displays 2-16 colours in highres
- DigiView 4.0
- displays 2 - 4096 colours in all screen modes
- Dynamic HiRes allows 768 × 480 images in 4096 colours - achieved using separate 16 colour palettes for each line
- supports 020+ processors
front side
bottom side
- DigiViewGold_v4.0.DMS
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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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Manufacturer Peter Biet Computerdesign, Germany | Date 1989 | Amiga any Amiga |
- colour splitter
- allows grabbing of colour images with monochrome digitisers
- splits colours automatically for Deluxe View and DigiView
- composite and Y/C inputs
- separate monitor output
- adjustable colour, contrast and luminance levels of the video input
- internal power supply
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Manufacturer HK-Computer, Germany | Date 1989 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface floppy port |
- allows attaching external floppy drives without daisy chaining them
- three DB23 floppy ports
- selector switches for every port
front side
back side
Manufacturer Great Valley Products, USA | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- DSS - Digital Sound Studio
- 8 bit stereo soundsampler
- up to 51.136 kHz sampling rate in mono and 42.613 in stereo
- 1991: left and right input level adjustment knobs and overload LEDs
- 1992:
- input level adjustment from software through 256 steps with automatic adjustment (auto gain) option
- low pass filter
- selectable line and microphone impedance
- work on up to 31 samples in memory
- load and save in RAW, IFF and Sonix with 1, 3 or 5 octaves
- stereo input (2× RCA)
- connects to the parallel port
top side
- DSS8-30d.dms
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Manufacturer Great Valley Products, USA | Date 1993 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- DSS - Digital Sound Studio
- 8 bit stereo soundsampler
- up to 51.136 kHz sampling rate in mono and 42.613 in stereo
- adjustable input levels through 256 steps for both the right and left channels independently
- auto gain - automatic adjustment of input levels
- integrated low pass filter, programmable through 128 steps, also with automatic adjustment option
- work on up to 31 samples in memory
- load and save in RAW, IFF and Sonix with 1, 3 or 5 octaves
- controllable from ARexx
- audio connections:
- 1× stereo input (2× RCA)
- 1× microphone input (3.5 mm jack)
- connects to the parallel port
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Manufacturer Videocomp, Germany | Date 1991 / 1992 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- Genlock
- DVE = Digital Video Effect
- genlock, digitizer and multi effect processor
- DVE-10P
- delivered with Scala 500 Software
- fully controllable by Scala via serial port
- supports rolling title, superimposing and other effects
- provides two video input channels, one regular channel for mixing, and one channel for picture-in-picture (PIP)
- two stereo audio channels
- adjustable brightness, contrast, color saturation, hue and RGB of the source video signal and the Amiga output
- manual input connector selection (FBAS or S-VHS), bypass and delay setting for the source video channel
- PIP video channel can only be adjusted in contrast and color saturation
- supports NTSC and PAL norms
- setup and menu operation with jog dial and two menu buttons
- PIP video channel is digitized before displaying
- position of PIP can be set with joystick
- keying options include video or Amiga source only, and various options for PIP display (foreground, background etc.)
- four wipe effect patterns (horizontal, vertical, circular, from lower right corner)
- manual fading - the faders serve to set the degree of blending (video faders) resp. the volume (audio fader)
- AUTO buttons for audio and video sources for automatic fading with adjustable time
- video inputs: 2× Composite/FBAS (BNC connector), 2× Y/C (S-VHS), Amiga RGB 15 pin
- video outputs: 2× Composite/FBAS (BNC connector), 2× Y/C (S-VHS)
- audio inputs: 4× RCA (two stereo channels)
- audio outputs: 4× RCA (two stereo channels)
- Digitizer
- built-in digitizer DigiTiger for the video channel - video adjustments can still be applied
- digitizer supports all Amiga resolutions and overscan
- monochrome images are digitized in 5s, HAM images between 30 and 50s
- parallel connector to output digitized content
- Notes
- two-line LCD for menu and parameter display
- 10 memory slots to store and recall settings
- special cable needed for connecting Amiga to the Genlock (23 pin to 15 pin), wired as follows:
- at the Amiga RGB port, pins 1, 11 and 12 are connected with 470 Ohm resistor in series to pins 2 + 13, and with 330 Ohm resistor in series to pin 23
- Pin Connections
| Amiga RGB Connector Pin |
Videocomp Input Connector Pin |
| 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 |
| 10 | 8 |
| 11 | 7 |
| 12 | 6 |
| 14 | 1 |
| 16 | 11 |
| 17 | 10 |
| 18 | 9 |
| 19 + 20 | 13 |
| 22 | 15 |
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Manufacturer M-Tec, Germany | Date 1997 | Amiga A600 | Interface 68000 socket | Autoconfig ID 2192 / 51 |
- processor
- 68030 @ 40 MHz, QFP
- optional PGA FPU
- memory
- 4 or 8 MB RAM soldered to board
- not expandable
- the 8 MB version rules out the PCMCIA port
- notes
- connects onto top of the 68000 CPU
- battery backed up clock
front side
front side
back side
- MTec-Turbotools-220.dms
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Manufacturer KRP Video Services, UK | Date 1994 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- video edit controller
- controls to video decks and one player
- optional control of video mixers
- supports source decks with either 5 pin Edit (Panasonic) or LANC (Sony) interface
- the recorder can be controlled with the above interfaces or by the infra-red sensor
- LTC and RCTC time code support
Manufacturer Elbox, Poland | Date 1997 | Amiga A600 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 1 MB Chip RAM
- early revisions have 32 64k×4 ZIPs
- late revisions have eight 256k×4 ZIPs
- fits into the trapdoor connector
- real time clock with auto-recharge battery
Manufacturer Xetec, USA | Date 1989 | Amiga any Amiga |
- Tape Drive
- tape drive with SCSI interface
- depending on the model, support for 50/60 MB resp. 155 MB tapes (Teac CT-500H / CT-600H resp. Teac CT-600N)
- up to 5 MB/s archival speed
- Models
- 60E: external SCSI enclosure with 60MB tape drive
- 150E: external SCSI enclosure with 155MB tape drive
- 60I: internal 5¼" 60MB tape drive
- 150I: internal 3½" 155MB tape drive
- delivered with "X-Stream" archiving software - this software is required to access the tape drive
- external models feature a pass-through SCSI connector (for external hard disk) and an internal power supply
- requires a compatible SCSI host adapter from Xetec, e.g. FastTrak SA-5, FastTrak SA-10 or Mini FastCard
- FastTape.pdf
User manual
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Manufacturer Elsat, Poland | Date 1994 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port, PCMCIA |
- realtime framegrabber
- composite input (RCA)
- 512 kB framebuffer
- grabs images quickly into its own memory but transferring and displaying through the parallel port is slow
- grayscale preview in 160×64
- grabs images up to 736×512 in 256 colours, 640×256 or 320×512 in 24 bit
- can save images in any AGA screen mode and IFF24
- teletext decoder downloads and saves pages as text or image - supports terrestrial TV signals only
- external power supply
top side
rear side
PCB, front side
- FG24_Dev.lha
Developer Archive
14 kB - FG24-en-260d.dms
Install Disk with User Manual (englisch)
FG24 v2.60d (25.10.1996), TeleText v1.61 (19.02.1997)
240 kB - FG24-pl-260d.dms
Install Disk with User Manual (polish)
FG24 v2.60d (11.07.1996), TeleText v1.61 (19.02.1997)
298 kB
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1994-12
Manufacturer Elsat, Poland | Date 1995 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port, PCMCIA |
- realtime framegrabber
- composite (RCA) and Y/C (4 pin mini-DIN) inputs selectable from software
- grayscale preview in 160×64 or 320×128
- 512 kB framebuffer
- grabs images up to 736×512 in 256 colours, 640×256 or 320×512 in 24 bit
- can save images in any AGA screen mode and IFF24
- the hardware supports PAL and SECAM in all resolutions, but NTSC in non-interlaced only - an NTSC only version is available which can handle NTSC in interlaced mode
- Photogenics and AdPro loaders
- teletext decoder downloads and saves pages as text or image - supports terrestrial and satellite TV signals
- external power supply
- optional PCMCIA interface
- provides up to five times quicker transfer speed compared to the parallel port
- speeds up animations up to 11 fps (mono) and 3.5 fps (colour)
- allows saving animations with sound (separate sound sampler hardware is required) as ANIM5 + 8SVX
FG 24 Plus, top side
FG 24 Plus, rear side
Graffito 24, front side
Graffito 24, rear side
- Graffito24-260d.dms
Graffito 24 v2.60d
286 kB - Graffito24_260b.dms
Graffito 24 v2.60b
270 kB - FG24_Dev.lha
Developer Archive
14 kB - FG24-en-260d.dms
Install Disk with User Manual (englisch)
FG24 v2.60d (25.10.1996), TeleText v1.61 (19.02.1997)
240 kB - FG24-pl-260d.dms
Install Disk with User Manual (polish)
FG24 v2.60d (11.07.1996), TeleText v1.61 (19.02.1997)
298 kB
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Manufacturer Progressive Peripherals & Software, USA | Date 1988 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- framegrabber
- realtime digitizing in 1/60th of a second - but transferring the image to the Amiga takes several seconds
- separate PAL and NTSC versions
- supported NTSC resolutions are 320×200, 384×240 (overscan), 320×400, 640×200, 640×400
- can digitize in colour (except in 640×400) in 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 (EHB) or 4096 (HAM) colours, in 16 grays or in definable pseudo colours
- uses its own built-in RAM to digitize
- external control knobs for intensity (brightness), hue (colour bias) and saturation
- composite input (RCA connector)
- connects to the parallel port (Centronics) and between the monitor and the RGB port (2× DB9)
- external power supply
- FrameGrabber 2.0 software
- pre-digitizing options:
- Over Sampling - digitize an image any specified number of times up to 50 and combine them into a composite (gives far better results than a single capture)
- Multiple Exposure - gives two samples
- Mirror Image
- Weighted - modifies the automatic contrasting performed
- Auto Zone - improves image quality in the center at the expense of the border areas
- these options can be combined in a variety of ways
- post-digitizing options include: edge detection, sharpening, averaging, photographic negative
- slow-scan mode - digitize a still object through the supplied colour wheel with a black and white camera
- supported file formats:
- IFF, IFF24, RAW
- DV21 (DigiView Gold's 21 bit format)
- Brush (for areas smaller than the screen)
- Palette (for saving only colour information)
- LUT (contains information for the pseudo colour option)
- ANIM
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Manufacturer Progressive Peripherals & Software, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port, RGB port |
- Framegrabber
- grabs images in 256 gray levels (the original colour capable FrameGrabber can achieve 16 gray levels only) - suitable for capturing 24 bit images in three pass
- 24 bit colour images can be obtained with three pass digitizing using the supplied colour wheel
- cannot digitize in realtime - digitization takes 1/30th of a second and transferring the image to the Amiga plus displaying it takes 5 to 25 seconds
- uses its own built-in RAM to digitize and display 256 gray levels on the Amiga screen (framebuffer)
- supported resolutions are 320×200, 320×400, 384×240 (overscan), 384×480 (overscan)
- external control knobs for intensity and black level
- four composite inputs (RCA connectors) working in two ways:
- all inputs accept independent video signals, each of which can be either monochrome or colour composite (treated as monochrome) - the active input is selected via software
- the first three inputs accept colour video as separate red green and blue signals, and the fourth accepts the composite synchronization signal - in tandem with a colour RGB video camera, a colour image can be taken without colour wheel, in three pass
- connects to the parallel port (Centronics) and between the monitor and the RGB port (2× DB9) - monitor display can be switched between Amiga output and video source
- external power supply
Manufacturer Electronic Design, Germany | Date 1992 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- realtime framegrabber
- 24 bit realtime framegrabbing
- 320×256 - 704×570 (PAL), 320×200 - 704×458 (NTSC)
- composite and Y/C inputs - multiple video sources can be connected and selected by software
- 3 MB, 40 ns DRAM on board
- grabs images quickly into its own memory but transferring and displaying through the parallel port is slow
- digitised images are stored in YUVN format and can be saved in IFF24, RGB8, YUVN and EDAN formats
- FrameStore software v2.0 (1993) adds support for the AGA screen modes
- ADPro loader
- ARexx port
- external power supply
Exterior, front side
Exterior, back side
PCB, front side
PCB, back side
- FrameStore-121.dms
install disk v1.21
450 kB - FrameStore-201.dms
install disk v2.01 including AdPro loader
274 kB
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1992-08
Manufacturer Amitek, UK | Date 1995 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- No description available.
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1995-05
Manufacturer Videocomp, Germany | Date 1990 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- Genlock
- a broadcast quality genlock in a 19" rack mount enclosure (2U)
- four different model revisions available, G-100 through G-100 IV
- video input: Amiga RGB, 15 pin DSUB
- video output: YUV, Y/C (S-VHS), Composite (FBAS), RGB
- additional inputs/outputs: Downstream Key (DSK) Out, Black Burst (BB) In
- monitor output for Amiga RGB signal
- does not overlay Amiga signal to a video signal - an additional (external) video mixer is needed for that task
- video settings via 7 potentiometers at front panel: Luminance, Chroma, RGB, Subcarrier Phase, Horizontal Delay
- DIP switches at the rear panel:
- 2× Subcarrier coarse setting
- 1× DSK output level 0.7Vpp or 1.0Vpp
- 1× DSK positive or negative keying
- 4× delay timing 280ns, 140ns, 70ns, 35ns or combinations (depending on cable)
- internal power supply
- special cable needed for connecting Amiga to the Genlock (23 pin to 15 pin), wired as follows:
- at the Amiga RGB port, pins 1, 11 and 12 are connected with 470 Ohm resistor in series to pins 2 + 13, and with 330 Ohm resistor in series to pin 23
- Pin Connections
| Amiga RGB Connector Pin |
Videocomp Input Connector Pin |
| 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 |
| 10 | 8 |
| 11 | 7 |
| 12 | 6 |
| 14 | 1 |
| 16 | 11 |
| 17 | 10 |
| 18 | 9 |
| 19 + 20 | 13 |
| 22 | 15 |
G-100 IV, front side
G-100 IV, front side
G-100 IV, rear side
G-100 IV, front side
Manufacturer Great Valley Products, USA | Date 1992 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock and sound mixer
- switchable dual composite input - software switching between two separate composite input sources for fast cuts between video - or a single high quality Y/C input
- Composite to Y/C transcoder provides simultaneous composite, Y/C, and RGB outputs
- the RGB output can be switched to provide YUV output for professional recording equipment
- realtime ProcAmp controls allow adjustment of hue, saturation, brightness, contrast, sharpness, filtering, gain, and more
- SECAM to PAL conversion in VCR quality
- keyer modes include Amiga only, external video only, overlay, inverse overlay, and control of Amiga ECS and AGA special effects
- audio processor allows software switching and mixing control of two separate monaural audio sources, with full control over volume, treble, and bass
- can operate as an adjustable electronic RGB color splitter for direct use with the NewTek Digi-View or other slow-scan video digitizers
- works with the Display Enhancer and FlickerFreeVideo boards for simultaneous genlocked video and deinterlaced Amiga graphics output
- complete software control with full ARexx and CLI interfaces
- AmigaDOS 1.3, 2.x, 3.x compatible
- does not require separate power supply
- inputs:
- 2× Composite, RCA jacks
- 1× Y/C, mini-DIN
- 1× Component (RGB), DB25 (from Amiga DB23)
- 2× monoaural audio, RCA jacks
- 1× control (from Amiga DB9 joystick port)
- outputs:
- 1× Composite, RCA jacks
- 1× Y/C, mini-DIN
- 1× Component (RGB or YUV), DB23
- 1× monoaural audio, RCA jacks
- video input standards (user selectable):
- NTSC-M
- PAL-B/G/I
- SECAM-L/B/G/K
- video output standards (Amiga dependent):
- NTSC-M
- PAL-B/G/I
- glocklc.dms
GVP-M
install disk
160 kB
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1994-04
Manufacturer G2 Systems, UK | Date 1993 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port, parallel port |
- No description available.
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1994-02
Manufacturer Datel Electronics, UK | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- handy scanner
- used scanner model: Genius GS-4500, made by Omron
- scans monochrome and 64 grey shades
- 400 dpi optical resolution
- 105 mm scan width
- status LED
- scan start button
- controls: contrast, resolution (100/200/300/400 dpi), dithering/bit depth (letter and photo settings)
- supplied with Genius Scandit software
- the same scanner is used for Atari and IBM PC scanner interfaces
- scanner interface
- connects to the parallel port
- for use with A1000, an adaptor is needed
- 8 pin Mini-DIN connector for scanner
- no passthrough connector
- external 12V DC power supply
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1991-12
Manufacturer Hama, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port, joystick port |
- genlock
- composite and Y/C inputs and outputs
- automatic input recognition with priority for the Y/C signal
- adjustable chroma, contrast, luminance and white level (separate red, green, blue) of video and computer picture
- built in automatic color splitter for Deluxe View and DigiView
- independent fading of the computer and video image
- mixing (lap dissolve) and fade to black
- inversion of mix functions (keyhole effect)
- Y/C to RGB conversion even without Amiga
- copy protection decoding
- intergrated blackburst generator permits recording without incoming video signal
- automatic switching to genlock mode at the presence of a video signal
- bypass switch permits direct comparison of original and processed picture - does not affect the output video
- monitor selector switch permits display of either the mixed picture or the Amiga picture
- compatible with the A3000's display enhancer
top side
front side
left side
right side
Manufacturer Hama, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- composite and Y/C inputs and outputs (SCART connectors)
- manual input selection
- adjustable white level (separate red, green, blue) of the source video signal
- software controllable color splitter for digitisers
- compatible with the A3000's display enhancer
top side
Manufacturer MicroniK, Germany | Date 1997 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- composite input and output
- color, contrast and luminance knobs for the source video signal
- separate Amiga and video fader knobs
- 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
- DB9 connector for the SEG-200 special effects generator
- external power supply
front side
rear side
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1996-12
Manufacturer MicroniK, Germany | Date 1997 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- composite and Y/C inputs and outputs
- automatic input recognition with priority for the Y/C signal
- color, contrast and luminance knobs for the source video signal
- video signal enhancer
- R, G, B adjustment knobs for the Amiga signal
- separate Amiga and video fader knobs
- bypass switch: switches the display between genlock and computer picture - does not affect the video outputs
- alpha channel for transparent foregrounds
- 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
- DB9 connector for the SEG-200 special effects generator
- external power supply
front side
rear side
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1996-12
Manufacturer Golden Image, UK | Date 1990 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- handy scanner
- scans monochrome and 64 grey shades
- 400 dpi optical resolution
- 105 mm scan width
- status LED
- scan start button
- controls: contrast, resolution (100/200/300/400 dpi), dithering/bit depth (1 letter and 3 photo settings)
- supplied with Migraph Touch-UP software
- the same scanner is used for Atari and IBM PC scanner interfaces
- scanner interface
- connects to the parallel port
- for use with A1000, an adaptor is needed
- 8 pin Mini-DIN connector for scanner
- no passthrough connector
- external power supply
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1991-12
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1992-10
Manufacturer Kupke, Germany | Date 1987 / 1989 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port, joystick port |
- Sound Sampler
- 8 bit mono / stereo sound sampler
- stereo line input (2× RCA, 1× DIN)
- level meter (8×LED array)
- level adjustment knob (manual gain control)
- connects to the parallel and joystick port, joystick port provides power
- switch at the back side chooses mono or stereo mode
- available as bundle with sampling software Golem Sound Machine
- metal case
- Golem Sound
- dedicated mono and stereo versions
- Golem Sound II
- stereo version only
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1990-01
Manufacturer BSC / Individual Computers, Germany | Date 1995 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port | Autoconfig ID 2092 / 33,34 |
- changes the Amiga bitplaned graphics into chunky pixel mode
- allows specially adapted software to display 256 colors out of 262144, even on an A1000
- maximum resolution is 768×576 pixels on AGA Amigas or 384×576 pixels on OCS / ECS Amigas
- the image is stored in Amiga Chip RAM
- graphics is generated by a VGA RAMDAC
- attaches to the DB23 RGB port, the display is connected to the Graffiti
- PAL and NTSC compatible
Exterior, front side
Exterior, bottom side
Exterior, top side
PCB, front side
- Graffiti_deutsch.pdf
Individual Computers
user manual (german)
91 kB - Graffiti_english.pdf
Individual Computers
user manual (english)
81 kB
- graffiti.DMS
Installer's Heaven
install disk
452 kB
Manufacturer Black Belt Systems, UK | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- external framebuffer
- shares the RGB display with the Amiga - it can even display both on a split screen
- when HAM-E detects a special display-line signature (magic cookie) in a 640 pixels wide screen, then converts it to one that is half as wide with twice as many colour bitplanes
- a side effect of sharing the screen is that this signature data can be seen as a couple of slim lines of garbage at the top left side - they can be eliminated by using an overscan screen on which they are above the visible screen area
- register mode:
- analogous to the Amiga lo-res mode, whereby a hardware colour register controls the colour of each individual pixel
- up to 256 colours from a 24 bit palette
- supports colour cycling
- extended HAM mode:
- similar to the normal Amiga HAM mode
- uses compression techniques to achieve 18 bit colour form 8 bits of data
- diminishes precise control over individual pixel colour
- HAM-E Plus includes hardware antialiasing
- screen modes
- HAM-E: 384×480 (overscan NTSC), 384×560 (overscan PAL)
- HAM-E Plus: 768×480, 768×560
- notes
- supplied with Image Professional image processing and paint program
- direct support for NewTek's 21 bit DigiView buffers
- supported fileformats: IFF24, IFF, HAM, RGB8 and RGBN, Targa, GIF, Dynamic HiRes
- compatible with external genlocks, but a special shielded cable is required to improve performance
- plugs to the 23 pin video port, the RGB port is passed through
- an 8" × 10" unit with external power supply
- hame_d1.dms
Installer's Heaven
install disk 1
375 kB - hame_d2.dms
Installer's Heaven
install disk 2
363 kB - hame_d3.dms
Installer's Heaven
install disk 3
600 kB
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1991-07
Manufacturer Individual Computers, Germany | Date 2009 | Amiga A1000, A500, A500+, A600, A2000, A3000, A3000T | Interface Denise socket |
- flicker-fixer
- all Amiga video modes up to Super Hires are supported and flicker-fixed (with the exception of the A2024 mode)
- picture refresh rate of at least 60 Hz for all screen modes (can be reduced to 50 Hz to avoid tearing effects)
- can output ECS screen modes even with an OCS denise installed, as long as a ECS Agnus is installed
- scanline emulation for non-interlaced modes
- built-in Graffiti emulation
- stacked operation of two Indivision ECS allows a dual screen setup (with different content on each screen)
- PAL and NTSC screen supported
- supports border blanking
- HD15 VGA connector
- header on the board to attach the ribbon cable with the VGA connector
- installs in the Denise socket, the Denise is replaced onto the board
- grounding connection is recommended, a cable (with cable lugs) is provided
- no driver needed, however additional screenmodes are supported:
- HighGFX (1024×786)
- HD720 (1280×720)
- SuperPlus (800×600) - 16 colors out of 4096
- with Picasso96 driver, 256 colors can be displayed on workbench screen
- config tool provided to update flash memory and make adjustments to the output
- suitable for all OCS and ECS Amigas, however acessories or modifications may be required:
- A1000: adapter required due to the power supply being in the way
- A500: no modification necessary
- A500+: no modification necessary
- A600: A603, A604 or A604n memory expansion required, metal shield (if present) has to be removed or cut
- A2000: only for Rev. 4.1/4.3, one electrolytic capacitor (C225) must either be moved or replaced by a flatter version
- A3000: RTC battery has to be moved or removed
- A3000T: card has to be lifted with at least two additional sockets, covers the video slot and interferes with full-length Zorro cards in the uppermost slot
- CDTV: no modification necessary
Manufacturer Spirit Technology, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- looping composite input (2× BNC)
- composite outputs (2× BNC)
- RGB output (3× BNC)
- key output (1× BNC)
- NTSC and PAL versions
- overlay fader with control selector
- genlock disable switch (Amiga passthrough)
- front panel can be remoted to 25 feet
- horizontal phase adjustable to source video
- selector for A500, A1000 and A2000 compliance
- SpiritTechnology-Brochure.pdf
Spirit Technology Brochure
530 kB
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Manufacturer ith Kommunikationstechnik, Germany | Date 1995 | Amiga A600, A1200 | Interface PCMCIA |
- two B-channels
- supports X.75, T70NL (Btx), V.110, syncPPP, HDLC, 1TR6 and E-DSS1 (EuroISDN)
- D-channel activity monitoring
- driver (fossil.device) emulates a Hayes compatible modem
- full telephone features with answering machine
- parallel data and telephone calls
- requires at least a 68020 processor
Manufacturer Lola Electronics, UK | Date 1993 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- Genlock
- enables to overlay graphics with a composite signal
- features the Lola 1452-01 Custom Genlock Chip
- encodes RGB to composite video
- supports only PAL standard
- push buttons allow selection of the mode: key on, key off and bypass
- mode select uses frame interval switching to allow key selection without picture disturbance
- fader to control the degree of blending
- LED indicators of the selected mode and the genlock status
- without video input, the unit automatically switches to graphics only output - the genlock can therefore be used as encoder
- 23 pin RGB output for monitor connection
- 15 pin RGB graphics input (connection to Amiga)
- 9 pin connector for Lola Chroma Key unit
- 2× RCA connector for composite input and output
- desktop metal enclosure
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Manufacturer Lola Electronics, UK | Date 1995 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- Genlock
- enables to overlay graphics with a composite signal
- features the Lola 1452-01 Custom Genlock Chip
- encodes RGB to composite video
- supports only PAL standard
- push buttons allow selection of the mode: key on, key off and bypass
- mode select uses frame interval switching to allow key selection without picture disturbance
- dissolve and fade (fade to black) sliders
- LED indicators of the selected mode and the genlock status
- without video input, the unit automatically switches to graphics only output - the genlock can therefore be used as encoder
- 23 pin RGB output for monitor connection
- 15 pin RGB graphics input (connection to Amiga)
- 9 pin connector for Lola Chroma Key unit
- 2× BNC connector for composite input and output
- desktop metal enclosure
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1995-01
Manufacturer Lola Electronics, UK | Date 1995 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- Genlock
- enables to overlay graphics with a Y/C or composite signal
- features the Lola 1452-01 Custom Genlock Chip
- supports only PAL standard
- true Y/C encoder and mixer circuits
- push buttons allow selection of the mode: key on, key off and bypass
- mode select uses frame interval switching to allow key selection without picture disturbance
- dissolve and fade (fade to black) sliders
- LED indicators of the selected mode and the genlock status
- Y/C auto sense - uses Y/C input when signal is present
- without video input, the unit automatically switches to graphics only output - the genlock can therefore be used as encoder
- 23 pin RGB output for monitor connection
- 15 pin RGB graphics input (connection to Amiga)
- 9 pin DSUB shared power input / chroma-key input connector - used to connect the Lola Chroma Key unit or the provided external power supply
- Pin assignment of the 9 pin DSUB connector:
- pin 5: +15V DC
- pin 8: GND
- pin 9: -15V DC
- 2× BNC connector for composite input and output
- 2× Mini-DIN connector for Y/C input and output
- desktop metal enclosure
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1995-01
Manufacturer Lola Electronics, UK | Date 1993 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- Genlock
- improved variant of the MiniGEN of Applied Systems Development
- unbranded expansion case remains unchanged
- composite input and output (2× RCA)
- connects directly to the RGB port
- no RGB passthrough connector
- mixed mode - graphics overlayed on video
- picture mode - shows external video alone
- graphics mode - displays graphics only
- does support interlaced video modes, in contrast to the original MiniGEN - upgrade available from the supplier
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1993-10
Manufacturer Datel Electronics, UK | Date 1995 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface joystick port |
- Magnetic Card Reader
- card reader for credit cards or other cards with magnetic stripe, cards are swiped through for readout
- reader device used for this expansion is Omron 3S4YR-HNR4
- expansion supports data stored on track 1, 2 and 3
- in order to switch between tracks, the reader case needs to be opened and the read head physically moved to the other position
- read head position: bottom for track 1, middle for track 2/3
- tracks require different readout routine, provided as two different software tools
- software readout fields include Card Number, Name, Expiry Date, Start Date, Account Number, Sort Code, Card ID, Checksum
- plugs into joystick port
front side
back side
- DatelCardReader.pdf
User Manual
536 kB - DatelCardReader_de.pdf
Bedienungsanleitung
539 kB
- DatelCardReader-12.dms
Tool Disk v1.2
297 kB
Manufacturer Microdeal, UK | Date 1990 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- 8 bit mono soundsampler
- AD7576 analog to digital converter
- up to 59.6 kHz sampling rate
- mono input (3.5 mm headphone jack)
- no gain control possibility
- supplied with an inaccurate and limited sampling software - it's better to use Aegis' AudioMaster instead which supports the Master Sound directly
- connects to the parallel port
Manufacturer Newtronic Technologies, Italy | Date 1994 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- framegrabber and sound sampler
- grabs images in all resolutions of the AGA chip set including interlaced overscan screen modes
- works internally in 24 bits
- composite (RCA) and Y/C (4 pin Mini-DIN) inputs
- the input has to be selected manually by a switch
- brightness, contrast and saturation knobs
- connects to the parallel port
- RGB output connector for previewing
- 8 bit stereo sound sampler
- up to 59 kHz sampling rate
- digitises audio and video simultaneously
- stereo audio input (2× RCA connectors, headphone jack)
- plastic case
Manufacturer Newtronic Technologies, Italy | Date 1992 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- composite and Y/C inputs and outputs
- the input has to be selected manually by a switch
- 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
- Amiga passthrough mode - useful for recording Amiga graphics only
- RGB adjustment knobs for the incoming Amiga signal
- built in black burst generator for recording the computer image without receiving a video source
- metallic case
- external power supply
Manufacturer Newtronic Technologies, Italy | Date 1994 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- composite and Y/C inputs and outputs
- the input has to be selected manually by a switch
- connecting both Y/C and composite signals simultaneously to the genlock results in garbled output
- genlocked mode - colour zero is transparent, all others float above the live video backdrop
- crossfade mode - either Amiga or video is shown solid, which can be crossfaded with the fader knob
- inverse mode (keyhole effect) - colour zero is solid, all other colours produce holes
- saturation knob for on the fly b/w to colour transitions
- adjustable RGB levels of the incoming Amiga signal
- adjustable RGB levels, horizontal and vertical sync of the outgoing video signal
- no bypass circuit - the RGB monitor passthrough can only display the same image as is being sent via the video out
- metallic case
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1994-10
Manufacturer Interactive Microsystems, USA | Date 1988-1993 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface serial port |
- video edit controller
- the MediaPhile Desktop Video System product line contains various hardware and software combinations
- the hardware may be just an infra-red controller or a device capable of controlling video decks with Control-L, Visca, RS-232 or RS-422 terminals
- MediaPhile 1.0
- 1× infra-red port
- MediaPhile 2.0A
- 2× serial outputs for Sony S-Port and JVC Swap-Control
- 1× infra-red port
- MediaPhile 2.0P
- 2× MediaPhile input ports (tape counter pulse)
- 3× serial outputs for Sony S-Port and JVC Swap-Control
- 1× GPI trigger output
- MediaPhile 2.0S
- 2× serial inputs for Control-L and Lanc
- 3× serial outputs for Sony S-Port and JVC Swap-Control
- 2× time code inputs
- 1× GPI trigger output
- MediaPhile 3.0S/P
- 4× serial ports for RS-422/232 and Lanc
- 2× MediaPhile input ports
- 6× time code inputs
- the software collection can run together or independently, depending on the video systme's requirements
- software titles include:
- MediaEditor (EDL editing, switcher and genlock control)
- Programmer's Toolkit (ARexx control)
- MediaBase (presentation)
- Media Processor (A/V equipment control)
- RCTC time code support
- can control genlocks which have software control panel (eg. SuperGen or GVP G-Lock)
- can do A/B rolls with a video mixer (eg. the Video Toaster) and three video decks
Manufacturer Microdeal, UK | Date 1993 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- 8 bit stereo soundsampler
- level adjustment knob
- direct to disk recording, but with limited sampling rate depending on the drive's transfer speed
- load and save in RAW and IFF
- stereo input (2× RCA)
- connects to the parallel port
top side
rear side
front side
- MegaloSound-137.dms
install disk v1.37
621 kB - MegaloSound-139.dms
install disk v1.39
449 kB
Manufacturer Datel Electronics, UK | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Sound Sampler
- 8 bit stereo sound sampler
- no level adjustment potentiometer (manual gain control)
- audio input: line level mono (2× 3.5mm socket, 1× DIN)
- connects to the parallel port
- available in separate A1000 and A500/A2000 versions
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1991-05
Manufacturer Microdeal, UK | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface serial port |
- No description available.
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1991-07
Manufacturer Newtronic Technologies, Italy | Date 1994 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- composite and Y/C inputs and outputs
- no transcoding between the signals
- connecting both Y/C and composite signals simultaneously is not supported
- 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
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1994-10
Manufacturer Spirit Technology, USA | Date 1989 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface serial port |
- MIDI Interface
- offers 2× MIDI In and 6× MIDI Out/Off/Through
- each port with switch control and status LED
- two separate selectable operational modes
- Mode 1: Any In to 6 Out/Off/Through
- Mode 2: First In to 3 Out/Off/Through, Second In to 3 Out/Off/Through
- connects to the Amiga via the serial port with pass-through
- metal chassis
- internal power supply
- SpiritTechnology-Brochure.pdf
Spirit Technology Brochure
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Manufacturer Migraph, USA | Date 1989 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- No description available.
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1990-12
Manufacturer Telmex, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga A600 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- the Mini RAM 600 features the same OEM hardware as the Micro Research and Development Pyramid RAM A600
Manufacturer Applied Systems Development, UK | Date 1988 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- composite input and output (2× RCA)
- connects directly to the RGB port
- no RGB passthrough connector
- mixed mode - graphics overlayed on video
- picture mode - shows external video alone
- graphics mode - displays graphics only
Exterior, front side
Exterior, rear side
Case opened, right side
Case opened, top side
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1993-03
Manufacturer Marpet Developments, UK | Date 1994 | Amiga A600 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 1 MB Chip RAM
- four 30 pin SIMM sockets filled with 256 kB SIMMs
- fits into the trapdoor connector
- disable jumper
Board with RAM installed, front side
Board without RAM installed, front side
back side
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1993-05
Manufacturer Marpet Developments, UK | Date 1994 | Amiga A600 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 1 MB Chip RAM
- four 30 pin SIMM sockets filled with 256 kB SIMMs
- fits into the trapdoor connector
- optional MP605 battery backed-up clock module
- disable jumper
Board with RAM installed, front side
Board without RAM installed, front side
back side
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1995-12
Manufacturer Elbox, Poland | Date 2000 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface mouse port |
- mouse interface adapter
- allows the connection of PC mice and trackballs by converting PC mouse protocols to Amiga format
- basic movements and the three mouse buttons do not require software - the conversion is done by a microprocessor
- mouse wheels (vertical and horizontal movement) and 4th and 5th mouse buttons need driver software
- supports serial and combo (i.e. PS/2 and serial) PC mice using the following protocols: Mouse System, Microsoft, Microsoft with Logitech extension
- Mroocheck is the anglicized version of the original polish name "Mroczek" (means "squeek")
- Punchinello is a name variation by Power Computing
Mroocheck (board), back side
Mroocheck (board), front side
Manufacturer ACT Elektronik, Germany | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- flicker fixer
- doubles the horizontal frequency of all 15 kHz screen modes to 31.5 kHz - other screen modes are passed through
- removes flicker of interlaced screens
- connects externally to the 23 pin RGB port
- being an external unit, it has to encode the RGB signal, flicker fix, split to RGB and sync again - this reduces the quality of the video signal
- sync delay adjustment potentiometer
- claimed to be compatible with the Video Toaster and all genlocks, but it's not in many cases - the genlocked video signal is passed through without scandoubling
- scandoubled screens are much draker than passthroughed screens
- high power consumption - the screen may go darker when the floppy drive is accessed
Board, front side
Board, back side
Case, top side
Case, bottom side
Manufacturer Electronic Design, Germany | Date 1994 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port, serial port |
- genlock
- composite and Y/C inputs and outputs
- automatic input recognition with priority for the Y/C signal
- color, contrast and luminance knobs for the source video signal
- independent fading of the computer and video image
- fade to black
- manual fading - the faders serve to set the degree of blending
- automatic fading - the faders serve to set the fading time between 0.2 - 20 seconds
- RGB monitor switch: switches the display between genlock and computer picture without affecting the video outputs
- keying active switch: allows imposing the computer picture over a static video picture - when inactive the fader can be used to dissolve between full computer and video picture
- keying invert switch: when inactive, video is projected onto the computer image where color 0 is - when active, video is shown at positions other than color 0
- alpha overlay switch: allows semi-transparent colors or anti-aliasing
- built in black burst generator for recording the computer image without receiving a video source
- VITC timecode support
- all functions can be controlled by software through the serial port
- integrated ARexx port
- standby mode - when the genlock is not needed it is possible to work on the computer without disconnecting it - all Amiga screen modes are passed through to the RGB monitor
- for operation with the A3000's video enhancer, the "A3000" jumper has to be set on the Neptun's circuit board
- takes power from the RGB port, but can use an external power supply too
top side
- Neptun.pdf
Operating Manual / Bedienungsanleitung (en/de)
16.7 MB
- Neptun.dms
install disk (genlock.library v2.2, Neptun Hotkey v2.2)
300 kB
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1994-06
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1995-12
Manufacturer Archos, France | Date 1995 | Amiga A600, A1200 | Interface PCMCIA |
- CD-ROM drive
- uses a proprietary (non-ATAPI) Mitsumi FX001D drive
- dual speed - 300 kB/sec (Mode 1)
- tray loading mechanism
- stereo headphone jack with volume knob
- works together with the built-in hard disk of the A1200 / A600
- DB25 connector for connecting other Archos PCMCIA products, like the OverDrive HD
- external power supply
- limited autoboot capabilities in CDTV/CD32 mode, which can be reached by holding the right mouse button during startup
- OverCD_Boot-9.dms
boot disk
430 kB - OverCD_Install-9.dms
install disk (requires the boot disk for installation)
166 kB
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1994-05
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1995-02
Manufacturer Archos, France | Date 1994 | Amiga A600, A1200 | Interface PCMCIA |
- IDE controller
- a very simple device containing no additional logic circuit - the hard disk is connected straight to the PCMCIA slot with a ribbon cable
- stylish case matches the A1200 / A600 design
- place for a 3.5" or 2.5" drive inside the case - two different versions with 40 or 44 pin IDE connector
- power is supplied by an external power supply which plugs into the back of the case
- autobooting and automounting (by the Kickstart ROM)
- works together with the built-in hard disk of the A1200 / A600
- DB25 connector for connecting other Archos PCMCIA products, like the OverDrive CD-ROM drive
top side
- OverDrive_AmiQuest.pdf
user manual (german)
32 kB
- Archos-OverDrive_AmiQuest.dms
install disk
385 kB
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1994-04
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1994-05
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1995-02
Manufacturer Electronic Design, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- composite input and output
- color, contrast and luminance knobs for the source video signal
- fading and superimposing
- inverter switch: when off, video is projected onto the computer image where color 0 is - when set, video is shown at positions other than color 0
- built in blackburst generator - when no video source is connected, the genlock still can be used to record the computer image
- built in manual RGB splitter for monochrome digitisers
top side
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1992-08
Manufacturer Mainhattan Data, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- SCSI adapter
- converts the parallel port signals to SCSI signals
- a 5×4×1 cm box
- connects to the parallel port and provides a DB25 SCSI connector - the parallel port is not passed through
- some versions get power from the RGB port, others from the mouse/game port - in both cases the port is passed through
- very slow - the parallel port limits the data transfer
- can reboot, but cannot autoboot
- RDB compatible
- compatible with the A2088XT and A2286AT with BridgeBoard software from or after 23.11.88.
Case, top side
Board, front side
Board, back side
- Paradox.pdf
Benutzerhandbuch
984 kB
- Paradox-12.dms
install disk
parscsi.device v1.2
677 kB
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1994-06
Manufacturer Power Computing, UK | Amiga A600 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 1 MB Chip RAM
- eight 256k×4 DIPs, soldered to the board
- connects to the trapdoor slot
- battery backed-up clock
- disable jumper
front side
back side
Manufacturer Sunrize Industries, USA | Date 1986,1987,1988 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- small external sound sampler
- stereo sampling in 8 bit
- two RCA ports for plugging in a line level sound source
- sound editing and playback through the included software
- software revisions below v3.11 do not work with 020 and 030 processors
- hardware and software was developed by Anthony J. Wood
- Perfect Sound I
- white metal chassis
- volume knob on the back of the case
- only for A1000 (does not work on other Amigas even with a gender changer)
- Perfect Sound II
- white metal chassis
- plugs to standard parallel port
- higher sampling rate and onboard sample-and-hold circuitry (AD7575)
- Perfect Sound III
- up to 40 kHz sampling rate in mono
- black plastic chassis with different design
- features an additional microphone input (3.5 mm jack) with preamplifier
- no volume knob - the volume is controlled by software, thus ruling out third party software which does not support this
Perfect Sound II, front side
Perfect Sound II, rear side
Perfect Sound II, right side
Perfect Sound II, left side
Perfect Sound board, front side
- PerfectSound-30.dms
install disk v3.0
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406 kB
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1991-10
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Manufacturer Sunrize Industries, USA | Date 1988 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- framegrabber
- grabs 320×200 or 320×400 images with 16 gray scales
- grabs the entire image in one video frame time (1/60th seconds non-interlaced, 1/30th seconds interlaced) so it can digitize a moving source without smearing
- stores the frame in its own 64 kB memory
- it takes about half a second to send the image to the Amiga through the parallel port
- can grab colour images with a colour wheel or the Sunrize Color Splitter
- saves images with 16 gray shades, 32 or 4096 (HAM) colours
- produces lower quality colour images than DigiView
- composite video input (RCA connector)
- brightness and contrast knobs
- external power supply
front side
rear side
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Manufacturer Electronic Design, Germany | Date 1996 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- composite and Y/C inputs and outputs
- automatic input recognition with priority for the Y/C signal
- color, contrast and luminance knobs for the source video signal
- RGB monitor switch: switches the display between genlock and computer picture - does not affect the video outputs
- keying active switch: allows imposing the computer picture over a static video picture - when inactive the fader can be used to dissolve between full computer and video picture
- keying invert switch: when inactive, video is projected onto the computer image where color 0 is - when active, video is shown at positions other than color 0
- internal blackburst generator - when no video source is connected, the genlock still can be used to record the computer image
- standby mode - when the genlock is not needed it is possible to work on the computer without disconnecting it - all Amiga screen modes are passed through to the RGB monitor
- for operation with the A3000's video enhancer, the "A3000" jumper has to be set on the Pluto's circuit board
- takes power from the RGB port, but can use an external power supply too
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Manufacturer Silent Paw Productions, USA | Date 1995 | Amiga A600, A1200, A3000, A4000 |
- No description available.
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1995-12
Manufacturer Kolff Computer Supplies, Netherlands | Date 1991 | Amiga A500, A500+, A600A2000, A3000, A4000 | - - | Interface trapdoor slotZorro II | Autoconfig ID 767 / 0 |
- IBM XT emulation
- A500, A500+: connects to the trapdoor connector
- A600: installed in a plastic case under the A600, which is connected to the trapdoor slot with a short ribbon cable and adaptor board
- Zorro II: the A500 version is connected to a Zorro II adapter card
- NEC V30 @ 10 MHz processor
- 1 MB RAM:
- 704 kB free RAM in MGA/CGA mode
- 640 kB free RAM in EGA/VGA mode
- 200 kB extra memory for a reset proof MS-DOS RAM disk
- in PC mode the board can use up to 8 MB of Amiga Fast RAM as PC memory
- in Amiga mode the 1 MB RAM acts as Amiga RAM:
- A500: 512 kB Chip RAM or 512 kB Fast RAM + 512 kB RAM disk
- A500+, A600: 1 MB Chip RAM
- A2000, A3000: 1 MB Fast RAM
- if an Amiga has 8 MB Fast RAM installed, the Power PC Board supplies 512 Kb of Extra RAM only
- does not multitask with the Amiga
- uses the Amiga internal serial port, up to 38400 bit/s on a standard A500
- uses the printer connected to the parallel port
- uses the Amiga mouse and joystick
- can use four Amiga floppy disk drives as PC disk drives, supports both 3.5 and 5.25" drives
- most Amiga hard disk controllers are supported
- video:
- MGA (Hercules): 720×348 in 2 colours
- CGA: 640×200 in 2 colours or 320×200 in 4 colours from a palette of 16
- EGA: 640×350 in 16 colours from a palette of 64
- VGA: 640×480 in 16 colours from a palette of 4096
- software emulated flicker-fixer in any PC interlace mode
- Adlib and SoundBlaster sound card emulation
- battery backed up clock for A500 and A600
front side
back side
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1993-01
Manufacturer Datel Electronics, UK | Date 1989 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Sound Sampler
- 8 bit stereo sound sampler
- no hardware level adjustment
- audio input: line level mono (2× 3.5mm socket, 1× DIN)
- plugs into parallel port
- supplied with Pro Sampler Studio Sampling Software and Jammer Sequencer Software
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1989-06
Manufacturer Progressive Peripherals & Software, USA | Date 1988 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port, parallel port |
- genlock
- composite input and output (2× BNC)
- controlled by software through the parallel port
- Background mode - colour zero is transparent, all others float above the live video backdrop
- Foreground I mode - permits colours other than colour 0 to become transparent
- Foreground II mode - restores opaqueness to the colours used in Foreground I mode
- Video mode - shows external video alone
- Amiga mode - displays graphics only
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1988-04
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1988-06
Manufacturer Elsat, Poland | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- No description available.
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- ProGenPlus-140.lha
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ProGen+ v1.40 (30.07.1997)
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Manufacturer ACDA, USA | Date 1989 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- A/D converter
- single channel analogue / digital converter
- 5.8 kHz maximum sampling rate
- x1 and x100 input gain
- LED signal level display
- test/calibration switch
- the software (Digi-Scope) does not support OS 2.0 and above
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1990-09
Manufacturer Micro R&D, USA | Date 1992 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Handy Scanner
- this scanner features the same OEM hardware as the Telmex Handy Scanner
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1992-11
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1993-04
Manufacturer Micro R&D, USA | Date 1993 | Amiga A600 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 1 MB RAM
- two versions:
- rev A - eight 128k×9 chips
- rev B - twelve 256k×3 chips
- connects to the trapdoor slot
- battery backed up clock
- disable switch
- Notes
- features the same OEM hardware as the Telmex Mini RAM 600
Rev A, front side
Rev A, back side
Rev B, front side
Rev B, back side
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1993-04
Manufacturer Micro R&D, USA | Date 1992 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface serial port |
- Audio Equalizer
- boosts certain parts of the frequency range to "enhance" the Amiga sound output
- frequency response can be controlled with potentiometer on the front plate
- audio output 2× RCA socket
- audio input 2× RCA socket
- power supply via serial port
- serial interface pass-through connector on the front plate allows connection of other serial devices at the same time
- bypass switch disables filter function and passes through original sound unaltered
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1993-04
Manufacturer Amiga Technologies, Germany | Date 1995 | Amiga A600, A1200 | Interface PCMCIA |
- CD-ROM drive
- Q-Drive is the IDE version of Archos OverDrive CD
- uses a Panasonic IDE drive
- quad speed - 600 kB/sec (Mode 1)
- 200 ms random access time
- 128 kB ring buffer
- tray loading mechanism
- stereo headphone jack with volume knob
- works together with the built-in hard disk of the A1200 / A600
- external power supply
- Q-Drive-Boot.dms
boot disk
463 kB - Q-Drive_Install-10.dms
install disk
361 kB
Manufacturer Rex Datentechnik, Germany | Date 1988 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- No description available.
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1988-10
Manufacturer Rex Datentechnik, Germany | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- No description available.
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Manufacturer Commodore, USA | Date 1992 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- converts the Amiga DB23 RGB port to HD15 VGA
- connects directly into the RGB port
- bundled with A4000s
Exterior, front side
PCB, front side
PCB, back side
Manufacturer Roctec, Hong Kong | Date 1992 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- composite input, output and passthrough (3× RCA)
- RGB passthrough connector
- key input for the RocKey keying device (RCA)
- separate Amiga and video dissolve knobs for varying degree of overlay or keyhole effect
- can take power from the Amiga or from an external power supply
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1994-10
Manufacturer Roctec, Hong Kong | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- composite input and output
- no RGB passthrough connector
- dissolve knob
- operation modes:
- overlay - colour zero is transparent, all others float above the live video backdrop
- fade - Amiga graphics is faded over the video image with the dissolve knob
- Amiga - shows the computer image only
- can take power from the Amiga or from an external power supply
- PAL and NTSC versions
Exterior, top side
Exterior, rear side
Board, front side
- RocGen.dms
Demo Disk
16 kB
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1992-05
Manufacturer Roctec, Hong Kong | Date 1992 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- Chroma Key Unit
- combines live video over Amiga graphics
- basically a RGB splitter, intended to be used in conjunction with a genlock - intended for RocGen Plus
- composite input, throughput and output (3× RCA)
- key input and output (2× RCA)
- splitter output (1× RCA), can be used for monochrome digitizers to grab color images in 3 passes
- connects to the RGB port between the genlock and the monitor, with the genlock plugged into the Amiga RGB port
- the "Inverse" switch selects between background or subject-area dropout
- three color faders, each with enable button and status LED
- "Splitter" enable/disable switch
- 3 effects settings via "Effects" button
- external power supply
- List of Effects
| Video Effect | Chroma | Color | Inverse | Effects | |
| Chroma Keying | ON | ON | OFF | OFF | |
| Luma Keying | ON | OFF | OFF | OFF | |
| Key Sandwich | ON | ON | ON | OFF | |
| Overlay | ON | ON | ON | Red LED | |
| Graphic Sandwich | ON | ON | OFF | Red LED | |
| Graphic Window | ON | ON | OFF | Orange LED | |
| Key Window | ON | ON | ON | Orange LED | |
| Graphics Label | ON | ON | OFF | Green LED | |
| Key Through | ON | ON | ON | Green LED |
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1992-03
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1992-05
Manufacturer Scala, USA | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface serial port |
- video edit controller
- the hardware part is a custom serial cable with a LANC mini-jack and an infrared sensor
- the source deck is controlled through the LANC/Control-L interface
- the recorder is controlled through its infra-red sensor - single frame accuracy is impossible
- controlled from Scala MM300 / MM400 or Infochannel IC500 by two EX modules for the record and playback functions
front side
- ScalaEchoEE100.pdf
User Manual
226 kB
- ScalaEchoEE100.dms
Tool Disk
ScalaEcho 50.1 (26.8.93), Infrared EX v2.4, LANC EX v2.17
585 kB
Manufacturer MicroniK, Germany | Date 1998 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- scan doubler
- doubles the horizontal frequency of all 15 kHz screen modes (Hires, Lores, Super-Hires, Euro36), all other modes (including Super72) are passed through
- supports the AGA chipset
- connects externally to the 23 pin RGB port
- HD15 VGA connector
- provides lower quality video signal than the internal version (Scandy)
front side
Manufacturer VidTech, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- looping composite input (2× BNC)
- looping Y/C input (2× mini-DIN)
- composite outputs (2× BNC)
- Y/C outputs (2× mini-DIN)
- the input source has to be selected manually on the front panel
- transcoding between composite and Y/C
- dissolve to any Amiga graphics / input video combination
- key output for video mixers (1× BNC)
- separate NTSC and PAL versions
- bypass switch
- optional external power supply (required for A500) - power source can be selected on the front panel
front side
rear side
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Manufacturer DCE, Germany | Date 1998 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- flicker fixer
- doubles the horizontal frequency of PAL, ECS and Euro36 screen modes to 31.5 kHz
- removes flicker of interlaced screens
- cannot handle Super72
- connects externally to the 23 pin RGB port - it needs about 6 inches of space behind the Amiga
- being an external unit, it has to encode the RGB signal, flicker fix, split to RGB and sync again - this reduces the quality of the video signal slightly producing some vertical banding through solid colours and a blinking effect when moving solid objects around the screen
- sync delay adjust switch
front side
back side
front side
back side
Manufacturer HiQ, UK | Date 1996 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface ISA |
- integrate Amiga and PC
- allows access to PC devices (hard disks, CD-ROM, network drives, printers) through the Amiga
- allows sharing the same mouse and keyboard between Amiga and PC
- allows sharing the same monitor with the optional video switcher card
- installs into one of the PC's ISA slots
- two HD15 VGA input connectors - one for PC and one for Amiga
- one HD15 VGA output connector for the shared monitor
- shared text clipboard
- by default all communication is via the machines' serial ports with a null-modem cable
- Siamese v1.5 software
- SCSI network support - accelerates data transfer between the Amiga and PC
- supported Amiga SCSI controllers include: A3000(T)/A4000T motherboard controller, A4091, Oktagon, Surf Squirrel, DKB Ferret
- supported PC SCSI controllers include: Adaptec 1505/1541/2940, NCR 810
- Siamese v2.1 software
- TCP/IP networking support - data transfers through Ethernet
- RTG support - open Amiga screens on the PC graphics card up to 256 colours
- RTG works through either serial or TCP/IP connection
- Siamese v2.5 software
- RTG up to 65536 colours
- RTG works only through the TCP/IP connection
- video playback acceleration - decoding and displaying is done by the PC graphics card
Siamese Video Switcher, front side
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Manufacturer Individual Computers, Germany | Date 1999 | Amiga A600, A1200 | Interface clock port |
- serial interface
- California Microdevices 16C550 UART chip
- 460800 bps transfer speed
- connects to the clock port or to the Buddha Flash
- clock port pin 40 is marked
- compatible with the Melody 1200 audio board
- optional adapter for A600 and old Buddha / Catweasel Zorro boards
- FIFO buffer
- MIDI compatible
- 25 pin external connector
- flat design, even fits under the BlizzardVisionPPC
- compatible with the four clock ports of Power Computing's Z4 board
- mechanical conflict with Mikronik and RBM Zorro-expansions
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- silver.dms
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Individual Computers
silversurfer.device v2.104
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Manufacturer Electronic Design, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port, joystick port |
- Sirius is a name variation of the Hama Genlock 290
- the only difference is the blue casing
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Manufacturer Electronic Design, Germany | Date 1995 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port, serial port |
- genlock
- composite and Y/C inputs and outputs
- automatic input recognition with priority for the Y/C signal
- adjustable color, contrast, luminance and white level (separate red, green, blue) of the source video signal
- adjustable black level of the computer image
- picture parameters can be stored and recalled
- independent fading of the computer and video image
- fade to black
- manual fading - the faders serve to set the degree of blending
- automatic fading - the faders serve to set the fading time between 0.2 - 20 seconds
- RGB monitor switch: switches the display between genlock and computer picture without affecting the video outputs
- bluebox keying switch: turns on Chroma and Luma keying - finds a specific color with a certain tolerance (to compensate for noise) in the video picture for keying
- keying invert switch: when inactive, video is projected onto the computer image where color 0 is - when active, video is shown at positions other than color 0
- alpha overlay switch: allows semi-transparent colors or anti-aliasing
- built in black burst generator for recording the computer image without receiving a video source
- built in test image generator for optimized adjustment of all image parameters
- sound mixer
- two stereo inputs (4× RCA)
- microphone input (1× 3.5 mm jack)
- stereo output (2× RCA)
- microphone volume adjustment knob
- faders control the volume of the two audio channels
- during automatic fading the video and audio faders can be synchronized
- adjustable treble, bass and gain for all three audio sources independently
- notes
- LCD display for picture and audio parameters and values
- VITC timecode support
- all functions can be controlled through the serial port
- integrated ARexx port
- standby mode - when the genlock is not needed it is possible to work on the computer without disconnecting it - all Amiga screen modes are passed through to the RGB monitor
- for operation with the A3000's video enhancer, the "A3000" jumper has to be set on the Sirius' circuit board
Manufacturer Videotechnik Diezemann, Germany | Date 1994 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Real-time Framegrabber
- integrated color splitter
- digitizes a frame in color in 1/50s (real-time frame grabbing)
- frame grabbing in color and larger resolutions takes several minutes with standard Amiga parallel port - for faster digitization, the Snapshot Portcard can be utilized
- supports resolutions up to 768×576
- 24 bit color support
- AGA support (with software revision ≥6.0)
- oversampling mode samples an image four times to minimize noise
- quadruple mode (4 picture sequence in one image) and multi-picture mode (16 picture sequence in one image)
- animation support (ANIM 5 format)
- customizable motion detection omits frames which are similar, saving space
- expansion connects to the parallel port of the Amiga
- external power supply
- Notes
- software comes in two variants, for 68000 processor and for accelerator boards (68020 / 030 support)
- Snapshot_52-1_68000.dms
Install Disk, Disk 1/2
Snapshot v5.2 (04.06.92) - Version for 68000
279 kB - Snapshot_52-2_68020.dms
Install Disk, Disk 2/2
Snapshot v5.2 (04.06.92) - Version for 68020/68030
367 kB
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Manufacturer Videotechnik Diezemann, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Real-time Framegrabber
- 96 kB internal framebuffer
- digitizes a frame of up to 352×276 in grayscale in 1/50s (real-time frame grabbing)
- frame grabbing in color and larger resolutions takes several minutes with standard Amiga parallel port - for faster digitization, the Snapshot Portcard can be utilized
- supports resolutions 176×138 - 352×276 in up to 64 or 256 greyscales (depending on the software)
- color support 16 - 4096 colors
- AGA support (with software revision ≥6.0)
- maximum resolution 704×552 with overscan support
- oversampling mode samples an image four times to minimize noise
- quadruple mode (4 picture sequence in one image) and multi-picture mode (16 picture sequence in one image)
- animation support (ANIM 5 format)
- customizable motion detection omits frames which are similar, saving space
- expansion connects to the parallel port of the Amiga
- composite video output (Cinch) to connect a control monitor
- four composite video inputs (Cinch) at the rear
- with a RGB Splitter, e.g. Snapshot RGB or Snapshot RGB 2, images can be captured in color using input connector 2 - 4
- two potentiometers at the front plate for setting black and white limits (saturation and brightness)
- external power supply
- Notes
- software comes in two variants, for 68000 processor and for accelerator boards (68020 / 030 support)
- cost-reduced variant of the Snapshot Professional, omitting the synchronization potentiometer, the audio inputs and the "Snapshot Remote" connector
top side
- Snapshot_52-1_68000.dms
Install Disk, Disk 1/2
Snapshot v5.2 (04.06.92) - Version for 68000
279 kB - Snapshot_52-2_68020.dms
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Snapshot v5.2 (04.06.92) - Version for 68020/68030
367 kB
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Manufacturer Videotechnik Diezemann, Germany | Date 1994 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface Zorro III |
- Real-time Framegrabber
- expansion was advertised, but never made it to market
- Zorro III expansion card that digitizes a color frame in 1/50s (real-time frame grabbing)
- 2D scaler
- multi-function card with 16 Bit audio sampler, genlock as well as optional SCSI controller and YUV module
- 24 Bit graphics output
- video recording / playback directly to / from hard disk
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Manufacturer Videotechnik Diezemann, Germany | Date 1989 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Real-time Framegrabber
- 96 kB internal framebuffer
- digitizes a frame of up to 352×276 in grayscale in 1/50s (real-time frame grabbing)
- frame grabbing in color and larger resolutions takes several minutes with standard Amiga parallel port - for faster digitization, the Snapshot Portcard can be utilized
- supports resolutions 176×138 - 352×276 in up to 64 or 256 greyscales (depending on the software)
- color support 16 - 4096 colors
- AGA support (with software revision ≥6.0)
- maximum resolution 704×552 with overscan support
- oversampling mode samples an image four times to minimize noise
- quadruple mode (4 picture sequence in one image) and multi-picture mode (16 picture sequence in one image)
- animation support (ANIM 5 format)
- customizable motion detection omits frames which are similar, saving space
- expansion connects to the parallel port of the Amiga
- composite video output (Cinch) to connect a control monitor
- four composite video inputs (Cinch) at the rear
- with a RGB Splitter, e.g. Snapshot RGB or Snapshot RGB 2, images can be captured in color using input connector 2 - 4
- 3.3 MHz low pass filter on each input to reduce noise
- software-switchable filter for a 4.43 MHz color carrier
- four audio inputs (Cinch), these allow recording audio together with video
- Remote Control Port at the rear (3.5mm jack) for "Snapshot Remote", a video recorder controller, allows digitizing of sequences
- three potentiometers at the front plate for setting black / white limits (saturation and brightness) and interlace synchronization - a LED indicates the synchronization status
- external power supply
- Notes
- software comes in two variants, for 68000 processor and for accelerator boards (68020 / 030 support)
- sturdy metal case
- Snapshot_52-1_68000.dms
Install Disk, Disk 1/2
Snapshot v5.2 (04.06.92) - Version for 68000
279 kB - Snapshot_52-2_68020.dms
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Snapshot v5.2 (04.06.92) - Version for 68020/68030
367 kB
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Manufacturer Videotechnik Diezemann, Germany | Date 1989 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Color Splitter
- RGB color splitter which generates three color filtered images from a composite input
- RCA input and output connectors
- color control at the front plate
- intended to be used with Snapshot Professional and Snapshot Mini
- external power supply
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Manufacturer Videotechnik Diezemann, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Color Splitter
- RGB color splitter which generates three color filtered images from a Y/C input
- RCA input and output connectors
- color control at the front plate
- intended to be used with Snapshot Professional and Snapshot Mini
- external power supply
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Manufacturer Videotechnik Diezemann, Germany | Date 1989 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Real-time Framegrabber
- studio quality framegrabber with integrated RGB splitter in a 19" rack-mount case
- 16 potentiometers to adjust video signal
- digitizes a frame of up to 352×276 in grayscale in 1/50s (real-time frame grabbing)
- frame grabbing in color and larger resolutions takes several minutes with standard Amiga parallel port - for faster digitization, the Snapshot Portcard can be utilized
- supports resolutions 176×138 - 352×276 in up to 64 or 256 greyscales (depending on the software)
- color support 16 - 4096 colors
- AGA support (with software revision ≥6.0)
- maximum resolution 704×552 with overscan support
- oversampling mode samples an image four times to minimize noise
- quadruple mode (4 picture sequence in one image) and multi-picture mode (16 picture sequence in one image)
- animation support (ANIM 5 format)
- customizable motion detection omits frames which are similar, saving space
- color palette mapping can be manipulated to match the colors in the source material
- expansion connects to the parallel port of the Amiga
- input connectors:
- Composite Video: 4× Composite-In (BNC) + 4× Audio-In (Cinch)
- Y/C Video (Color Processor Input): Y/C, Y, C (each BNC) + 2× Audio-In (Cinch)
- RGB Input: Red, Green, Blue, C-Sync (each BNC) + 1× Audio-In (Cinch)
- audio inputs allow recording audio alongside video
- switch at the front plate to select the input source
- composite video output BNC and Audio output (Cinch) to connect a control monitor and audio amplifier
- Remote Control Port at the rear (3.5mm jack) for "Snapshot Remote", a video recorder controller, allows digitizing of sequences
- internal power supply
- Notes
- software comes in two variants, for 68000 processor and for accelerator boards (68020 / 030 support)
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rear side
- Snapshot_52-1_68000.dms
Install Disk, Disk 1/2
Snapshot v5.2 (04.06.92) - Version for 68000
279 kB - Snapshot_52-2_68020.dms
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Snapshot v5.2 (04.06.92) - Version for 68020/68030
367 kB
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Manufacturer Omega Projects, UK | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface serial port |
- Audio Equalizer
- boosts certain parts of the frequency range to "enhance" the Amiga sound output
- treble can be controlled with potentiometer on the front side
- output level is amplified overall by 3dB, giving a better signal-to-noise ratio for recordings
- bypass switch disables filter function and passes through original sound unaltered
- audio output 2× RCA socket
- audio input 2× RCA (fixed cable)
- power supply via serial port adapter - serial interface is passed through to allow connection of other serial devices at the same time
- Sound Enhancer (1991)
- no bass boost, leading to overall weak sound due to mostly treble boost
- Sound Enhancer Plus (1992)
- improved version of original design
- bass boost with fixed bass reponse (not altered by treble control)
- same case like non-"Plus" version, making identification difficult
front side
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Manufacturer Aegis, USA | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Sound Sampler
- 8 bit stereo sound sampler
- up to 56 kHz sampling rate
- level adjustment knob (manual gain control)
- Inputs:
- line level stereo input (2× RCA)
- 2× 3.5mm mono jack external microphone input
- connects to the parallel port
- built-in microphone
- overload indicator
- bundled with AudioMaster III sampling software (starting 1992 with AudioMaster IV)
front side
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Manufacturer Omega Projects, UK | Date 1989 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Sound Sampler
- 8 bit mono sound sampler
- up to 28 kHz sampling rate
- level adjustment potentiometer (manual gain control)
- audio input: line level mono (1× RCA socket)
- connects to the parallel port
- reversible design features two parallel connectors, one for the A1000 specific female connector, and one for regular parallel port (all other Amigas)
- the parallel port is passed-through - with male / female connector on either side, it can be plugged in-between existing parallel expansions on A1000 and other Amigas
- on/off switch
- very small unit
- supplied with sampling software, providing basic functions:
- Record/Play/Monitor
- Edit functions (Cut/Copy/Insert)
- Zoom
- Load/Save (IFF and Raw)
- Sample Rate (6..34 kHz, exceeds hardware capabilities)
Manufacturer HiSoft, UK | Date 1995 & 1996 | Amiga A600, A1200 | Interface PCMCIA |
- SCSI 2 controller
- Surf Squirrel (1996) has an additional RS232 serial port, Squirrel (1995) is SCSI only
- does not use DMA transfer - no CPU time when accessing SCSI devices
- may be inserted or removed without rebooting or switching off the Amiga
- no automount and autoboot capability - requires a boot disk
- 50 pin Centronics SCSI connector
- Squirrel_JazTools-153.dms
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SCSI install disk v1.12
squirrelscsi.device v37.775
578 kB - SurfSquirrel-203.dms
Install Disk v2.03
squirrelscsi.device v37.1765, squirrelserial.device v37.565
570 kB - SurfSquirrel.dms
Installer's Heaven
Surf Squirrel install disk
569 kB
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Manufacturer Utilities Unlimited, USA | Amiga any Amiga |
- Disk Backup System
- copies copy-protected disks
- disable switch
- automatic detection of copy protection type
- copy software doesn't support multitasking
- it is possible to copy only one side of a disk
- software can display the drive speed
- Internal Version
- 2 internal floppy drives are needed, the expansion fits between them
- two clip leads have to be connected to pin 16 and 20 of one 8520 CIA chip (U301 on A2000)
- destination drive is always DF1:
- External Version
- installs between disk drive port and external drive
- no case opening necessary
- expansion has to be disabled in case more than one external disk drive is attached
- destination drive is always DF2: on Big Box Amigas, else DF1:
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- SuperCardAmi2.pdf
user manual
537 kB
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Manufacturer Electronic Design, Germany | Date 1996 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface serial port |
- video edit controller
- the hardware part is basically a custom serial interface cable connecting the Amiga with the video recorder's edit terminal
- supports recorders with either 5 pin Edit (Panasonic) or LANC (Sony) interface
- other recorders are controlled through their infra-red ports - in this case single frame accuracy is impossible
- RCTC and LTC timecode support
- ARexx port
- SuperCut305.dms
install disk v3.0.5
383 kB
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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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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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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Manufacturer Cabletronic, Italy | Date 1996 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- scandoubler
- doubles the horizontal frequency of the PAL screen mode to 31.5 kHz (all other modes are passed through)
- supports up to 15 bit colour depth (32768 colors)
- connects externally to the 23 pin RGB port and offers a HD15 VGA output
- gets power from the RGB port, thus a weak power supply can cause flickering (for example during floppy accesses)
front side
rear side
- SVGAMI.pdf
user manual (german)
19 kB
Manufacturer HiSoft, UK | Date 1996 | Amiga A600, A1200 | Interface PCMCIA |
- SCSI controller
- 53C96 controller IC
- up to 2.5 MB/s transfer speed (2× faster than the original Squirrel)
- no autoboot ROM - booting requires an initial floppy access for drivers at power-up
- 50 pin Centronics connector
- serial interface
- 16C550 controller IC
- 57600 bps transfer rate on a basic A600
- 115200 bps on a basic A1200
- 230400 bps with accelerators
- DB9 serial port
- supported by Linux
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Exterior with cable, top side
- SurfSquirrel-203.dms
Install Disk v2.03
squirrelscsi.device v37.1765, squirrelserial.device v37.565
570 kB - SurfSquirrel.dms
Installer's Heaven
Surf Squirrel install disk
569 kB
Manufacturer Blue Ribbon Soundworks, USA | Date 1992 | Amiga any Amiga |
- SMPTE synchronizer for MIDI
- converts SMPTE to/from MIDI Time Code for Bars & Pipes, allowing it to synchronize with audio or video tapes
- the Amiga communicates with the device through MIDI
- reads and writes 24, 25, 30, 30 drop frame SMPTE formats
- 1× SMPTE in
- 1× SMPTE out
- 1× MIDI in
- 1× MIDI out
- developed and manufactured by MidiMan for Blue Ribbons - the original MidiMan product is called SyncMan
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Manufacturer Newtronic Technologies, Italy | Date 1994 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Sound Sampler / Headphone Amplifier
- 8 bit stereo sound sampler
- this being an 8 bit sampler, the name is misleading - the name derives from the stereo capability (8+8 bits)
- supports up to 56 kHz stereo sampling rate
- stereo line input (2× RCA)
- microphone input (2× 3.5mm jack), for low-impedance microphone (600ohm)
- level adjustment knob (manual gain control) for each input channel on the front panel
- Amiga audio stereo line input (2× RCA) for audio headphone amplifier - amplifier doesn't offer volume control
- 1/4" (6.35mm) jack for 32 Ohm headphones on the front panel
- expansion connects to the parallel port, the parallel port is not passed through
- 1× barrel connector for power supply, either via external power supply (not supplied) or via additional cable to the Amiga serial port (the serial port is not passed through)
- light plastic case
- supplied with ith demo version of AudioMaster III sampling software
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Manufacturer Electronic Design, Germany | Amiga any Amiga |
- time base corrector
- regenerates the video signal with precise synchronization to reduce the quality loss when copying or editing video
- composite and Y/C inputs
- composite, Y/C and YUV outputs
- automatic input recognition with priority for the Y/C signal
- blackburst output and built in blackburst generator - the TBC-Enhancer can be used as the pulse rate basis for the whole studio
- blackburst input - synchronizes the video source to the studio reference clock
- the phase relation of the colour subcarrier can be adjusted in addition to the H-Phase
- colour, contrast and RGB luminance adjustment
- colour-shift adjustment
- still picture, noise filter, copy protection decoder functions
- VITC timecode support
- LCD display for picture parameters and values
- four different picture settings can be stored and recalled
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Manufacturer Electronic Design, Germany | Date 1996 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface serial port |
- time base corrector
- regenerates the video signal with precise synchronization to reduce the quality loss when copying or editing video
- single composite and Y/C inputs, two composite and two Y/C outputs
- automatic input recognition with priority for the Y/C signal
- colour hue, saturation, contrast and luminance adjustment knobs
- colour-shift adjustment
- smooth and sharpen filters
- bypass switch for comparing the original video with the enhanced signal
- full-frame memory to freeze live video at any time
- removes copy protection signals
- all functions can be controlled by software through the serial port
- TBCLight.dms
install disk
40 kB
Manufacturer MicroIllusions, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface serial port |
- Time Code Reader / Generator
- reads and writes time code to video tape
- supports SMPTE drop frame (NTSC, 29.97 fps), non-drop frame (NTSC, 30 fps), EBU (PAL, 25 fps) and Film (16/35 mm, 24 fps) time code formats
- SMPTE in and out connectors (2× XLR)
- video/sync input, loop-through and color-frame input connectors (3× BNC)
- power, error, sync lock, video/sync input, and internal generation LEDs
- five DIP switches to control baud rate, generator frame-count mode, output (toggles between continuous reader and reader/generator modes) and power
- works together with MicroIllusions' EDLP (Edit Decision List Processor) software
- can be used to lock MIDI sequences to audio or video tape
- can make window dubs over video using just the Amiga and a genlock
- ARexx port
front side
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Manufacturer New Dimensions, UK | Date 1990 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Sound Sampler
- 8 bit stereo soundsampler
- stereo line input (2× RCA)
- up to 56 kHz (mono) resp. 37 kHz (stereo) sampling rate per channel
- connects to the parallel port
- software supports multitasking when started from Workbench
- bundled software has the following features:
- MIDI sequencer
- Song Editor (Sequencer)
- Sample Editor
- Sound Effects (e.g. Echo, Reverb, Low-Pass, Fade-In/-Out)
- Realtime Synth Effects
Exterior, front side
Exterior, rear side
PCB, front side
PCB, back side
- TechnoSoundTurbo.pdf
Benutzerhandbuch / german user manual
3.5 MB
- TechnoSoundTurbo-32.dms
Tool disk
Sampling Program v3.2
520 kB - TechnoSoundTurbo-29.dms
Tool disk
Sampling Program v2.9
520 kB - TechnoSoundTurboII-352.dms
Tool disk
Sampling Program Rev. II v3.52
495 kB - TechnoSoundTurboII-358.dms
Tool disk
Sampling Program Rev. II v3.58
488 kB
Advert (DE)
1993-03
Advert (GB)
1991-05
Advert (GB)
1993-12
Manufacturer Elsat / Vector, Poland | Date 1996 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- teletext decoder
- downloads and saves pages as text or image (IFF/ILBM or custom format)
- captures up to 300 pages per minute
- supports terrestrial and satellite TV signals
- supports teletext subpages
- compatible with PAL and SECAM, but not with NTSC
- Composite video input connector
- video signal indication LED
- ARexx interface
- external power supply
- Vector_VTex-160.dms
install disk v1.60
64 kB - Teletext-en-161.dms
Install Disk (english)
TeleText v1.61 (19.02.1997)
66 kB - Teletext-pl-161.dms
Install Disk (polish)
TeleText v1.61 (19.02.1997), TeleText for Kick 2.04 v1.52 (01.02.1996), TeleText for Kick 1.3 v1.30 (15.07.1996)
275 kB
Advert (PL)
1996-06
Manufacturer Telmex, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Handy Scanner
- scans monochrome and grey shades
- 400 dpi optical resolution
- status LED
- scan start button
- controls: contrast, resolution (100/200/300/400 dpi), bit depth
- supplied with Telmex Scan-Kit software
- the same scanner is used for Atari and IBM PC scanner interfaces
- Scanner Interface
- large interface box for desktop placement
- connects to the parallel port
- for use with A1000 an adaptor is needed
- scanner connector on front plate
- passthrough connector - simultaneous usage of scanner and other parallel devices is not possible, a button on the front plate switches between scanner and passthrough mode
- external power supply
- Notes
- features the same OEM hardware as the Pyramid Hand Scanner
Manufacturer Dr.T's Music Software, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface serial port |
- SMPTE synchronizer and MIDI interface
- synchronizes the sequencing program with the audio or video tape
- 1× SMPTE in
- 1× SMPTE out
- 1× MIDI in
- 2× MIDI out
- reads and writes all standard SMPTE formats including 24, 25, 30, 30 drop frame
- crosstalk and dropout protection
- compatible with Dr.T's KCS and Level II, Bars & Pipes
- serial passthrough connector
- LED indicating SMPTE Lock
- on/off switch
- developed by Computer Crossware Labs
top side
rear side
bottom side
- Phantom-104.dms
program disk
Phantom v1.04
252 kB
Advert (US)
1990-11
Advert (US)
1991-01
Advert (US)
1991-04
Advert (US)
1991-11
Manufacturer Memory and Storage Technology, Australia | Date 1989 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- SCSI adapter
- converts the parallel port signals to SCSI signals
- connects to the parallel port and provides a DB25 SCSI connector - the parallel port is passed through
- very slow - the parallel port limits the data transfer
- cannot autoboot
- place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
- DIP switches for write protection, automatic power-on and SCSI address
- does not work with processor cards with 32 bit RAM or CPU caches turned on - turning them off is sufficent
Advert (GB)
1989-04
Advert (DE)
1990-05
Manufacturer Ingenieurbuero Steffen Raach, Germany | Date 1996 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface mouse port |
- mouse interface adapter
- allows the connection of PC mice and trackballs by converting PC mouse protocols to Amiga format
- does not require software - the conversion is done by a microprocessor (basic movements and the three mouse buttons)
- supports Microsoft two-button and Logitech three-button compatible serial mice and trackballs
- wheel movements are not supported
- Punchinello is a name variation by Power Computing
Manufacturer Blue Ribbon Soundworks, USA | Date 1994 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface serial port |
- No description available.
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Manufacturer Creative Microsystems, USA | Date 1988 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- video encoder
- colour composite output (RCA)
- chroma and luma outputs (2× RCA) for Commodore 1700, 1800, 1900 series monitors
- optional RF modulated output
- PAL and NTSC operation can be set by a jumper
- connects to the RGB port, no passthrough
front side
Advert (US)
1987-11
Advert (US)
1989-06
Manufacturer MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- realtime framegrabber
- 24 bit realtime framegrabbing
- Interleaved Frame Recording
- grabs images quickly into its own memory but transferring and displaying through the parallel port is slow
- digitized images are stored in YUVN format
- 3 MB, 30 ns DRAM
- two Composite and one S-VHS input - multiple video sources can be connected and selected by software
- TBC is not required
- VHI driver
- external power supply
PCB, front side
PCB, back side
Exterior, front side
Exterior, top side
- VLab-13.dms
install disk v1.3
vlab.library v1.0, VLab v1.3
367 kB - VLab-40.dms
install disk v4.0
vlab.library v7.3, VLab v4.0
338 kB - VLab-41.dms
install disk v4.1
vlab.library v7.3, VLab v4.1
340 kB - VLab-42.dms
install disk v4.2
vlab.library v8.2, VLab v4.2
378 kB
Advert (DE)
1992-08
Advert (DE)
1992-09
Manufacturer DigiFeX, USA | Date 1989 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- video encoder
- Video Interface Professional
- colour composite output (RCA)
- Y/C (4 pin mini-DIN) output
- RGB passthrough connector
- PAL and NTSC operation can be set by a jumper
top side
top side
Manufacturer Virgo Developments, UK | Date 1992 | Amiga A600 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- Memory Expansion
- eight DIP sockets accept 1 MB RAM
- supports 256k×4 DIPs (414256), 120ns or faster
- accepts DIPs in groups of four giving 0.5 or 1 MB configurations
- battery backed-up clock
- connects to the trapdoor slot
- also available as board only (without RAM chips)
Advert (GB)
1992-08
Manufacturer Videocomp, Germany | Date 1988 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- No description available.
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Advert (DE)
1988-07
Manufacturer Videocomp, Germany | Date 1988 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- No description available.
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Advert (DE)
1988-07
Manufacturer Videocomp, Germany | Date 1988 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- Genlock
- a broadcast quality genlock in a 19" rack mount enclosure (2U) with RGB processor
- integrated RGB processor and video mixer
- bandwidth ≥ 5.5 MHz
- 2× composite video inputs (BNC connector)
- 1× composite video output (BNC connector)
- 23 pin RGB connector for Amiga signal, provided via ribbon cable that is fed through the metal case and connects to the circuit board
- manual and automatic fading via front panel
- AUTO button to start fade-in and -out, with LED indicator
- fade time setting on the front panel
- front panel settings for video parameters Red, Green, Blue, Contrast and Brightness
- adjustable contour control (left and right) enables flicker-free keying
- monitor output for Amiga RGB signal
- external power supply
Advert (DE)
1989-04
Manufacturer Videocomp, Germany | Date 1989 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- Genlock
- a broadcast quality genlock in a 19" rack mount enclosure (2U) with RGB processor
- bandwidth 7.5/5.5 MHz, switchable by DIP switch
- integrated video mixer
- internal clock generator
- configurable video delay, 16 steps
- control of 5 video parameters via potentiometers on front panel
- adjustable contour control enables flicker-free keying
- integrated Black Burst generator
- device is intended to be used in different ways: as studio mixer, as video editing desk or as broadcast video encoder
- inputs:
- 1× Amiga RGB, 23-pin D-SUB
- 1× Composite Video, BNC
- outputs:
- each 1× Red, Green, Blue, C-Sync, BNC
- 1× Y/C (S-VHS)
- 2× Composite synchronized, BNC
- 2× Composite from mixer, BNC
- 1× Composite video pass-through, BNC
- 1× Downstream Key (DSK), BNC
- 1×vmonitor output for Amiga RGB signal, 23-pin D-SUB
- composite video inputs/outputs are specified 1 Vpp, 75 Ohm
- DSK output is specified 0.7 Vpp, 75 Ohm
- remote control is a standard accessory, and provides manual or time-programmed fade and contour control adjustment
- internal power supply
Advert (DE)
1989-04
Manufacturer Videocomp, Germany | Date 1988 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- Video Encoder
- a broadcast quality encoder in a 19" rack mount enclosure (1U)
- converts Amiga RGB analogue output to Composite signal
- 5.5 MHz bandwidth
- front panel settings for Red, Green, Blue, Contrast and Brightness
- 2× Composite video outputs (BNC connector)
- 23 pin RGB connector for Amiga signal, provided via ribbon cable that is fed through the metal case and connects to the circuit board
- Amiga RGB signal pass-through output connector
- powered by Amiga, no additional power supply for the unit
Advert (DE)
1989-04
Manufacturer Videocomp, Germany | Date 1989 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- Genlock
- VES = Video Effect System
- provides multiple video functions in one package: genlock, title generator, video mixer and video digitizer
- includes the NewTek Digi-View Gold for the digitizing function, an automatic RGB splitter enhances the image quality
- brightness, contrast and color saturation controls of video input
- Amiga signal can be adjusted in brightness and contrast, no color adaptation possible
- provides different keying and effect options
- supports "hard" keying
- keying invert switch: when inactive, video is projected onto the computer image where color 0 is - when active, video is shown at positions other than color 0
- three wipe effect patterns (horizontal, vertical, circular), also in combination, controllable by WIPE slider
- effects only apply to Amiga signal
- fade-in of Amiga signal possible, controllable by MIX slider
- both WIPE and MIX effects can also be time programmed (up to 10s) and started by button press
- video inputs: 1× Composite/FBAS (BNC connector), 1× Y/C (S-VHS), Amiga RGB 15 pin
- video outputs: 2× Composite/FBAS (BNC connector), 2× Y/C (S-VHS)
- separate switch enables S-VHS in-/outputs
- 25 pin parallel port and 9 pin game port for digitizing function
- RGB monitor connector
- title generator software Videopage included
- Notes
- special cable needed for connecting Amiga to the Genlock (23 pin to 15 pin), wired as follows:
- at the Amiga RGB port, pins 1, 11 and 12 are connected with 470 Ohm resistor in series to pins 2 + 13, and with 330 Ohm resistor in series to pin 23
- Pin Connections
| Amiga RGB Connector Pin |
Videocomp Input Connector Pin |
| 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 |
| 10 | 8 |
| 11 | 7 |
| 12 | 6 |
| 14 | 1 |
| 16 | 11 |
| 17 | 10 |
| 18 | 9 |
| 19 + 20 | 13 |
| 22 | 15 |
Advert (DE)
1989-11
Advert (DE)
1990-07
Manufacturer Videocomp, Germany | Date 1990 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- Genlock
- VES = Video Effect System
- cost reduced variant of VES One that omits the digitizing function and doesn't include the title generator software Videopage
- provides multiple video functions in one package: genlock, video mixer and RGB splitter
- brightness, contrast and color saturation controls of video input
- Amiga signal can be adjusted in brightness and contrast, no color adaptation possible
- provides different keying and effect options
- supports "hard" keying
- keying invert switch: when inactive, video is projected onto the computer image where color 0 is - when active, video is shown at positions other than color 0
- three wipe effect patterns (horizontal, vertical, circular), also in combination, controllable by WIPE slider
- effects only apply to Amiga signal
- fade-in of Amiga signal possible, controllable by MIX slider
- both WIPE and MIX effects can also be time programmed (up to 10s) and started by button press
- video inputs: 1× Composite/FBAS (BNC connector), 1× Y/C (S-VHS), Amiga RGB 15 pin
- video outputs: 2× Composite/FBAS (BNC connector), 2× Y/C (S-VHS)
- separate switch enables S-VHS in-/outputs
- 1× RCA RGB splitter output, to be used for Digi-View Gold digitizer
- 9 pin game port connector
- RGB monitor connector
- at the Amiga RGB port, pins 1, 11 and 12 are connected with 470 Ohm resistor in series to pins 2 + 13, and with 330 Ohm resistor in series to pin 23
- Pin Connections
| Amiga RGB Connector Pin |
Videocomp Input Connector Pin |
| 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 |
| 10 | 8 |
| 11 | 7 |
| 12 | 6 |
| 14 | 1 |
| 16 | 11 |
| 17 | 10 |
| 18 | 9 |
| 19 + 20 | 13 |
| 22 | 15 |
Advert (DE)
1990-07
Manufacturer Todd Elliot / GT Devices | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- framegrabber
- grabs images in 256 gray levels
- supported resolutions are 320×200, 320×400, 640×200 and 640×400
- slow scan process, grabbing one frame takes 10.6s (1/60th second per frame column)
- video input RCA jack
- connects to the parallel port (power supply via parallel port, no additional supply needed)
- with 512 kB RAM, images in the highest resolution cannot be grabbed and the older VC1.0 software has to be used
- public domain design (published in "AC's Tech" magazine) and software (provided on the author's BBS)
Advert (US)
1991-03
Manufacturer Progressive Peripherals & Software, USA | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock, switcher
- a professional video switching system featuring luma-keying, genlocking, local 24 bit colour generation, video fading/wiping and stereo audio mixer
- four channels: composite video in with passthrough, externally synchronized RGB in, Amiga RGB in, and the internal colour generator for background color
- hue, saturation and contrast control is provided on the front panel
- connects to any Amiga (including the A1000) through the RGB port
- controlled through the serial port
- RGB out port (DB23, for Amiga graphics)
- stereo audio out (2× RCA)
- two stereo audio input channels (4× RCA)
- composite video: 1× in, 2× out, 1× passthrough (BNC)
- RGB in (3× BNC)
- does not require time-base corrected inputs
- available in PAL and NTSC
- features
- genlocking:
- overlay Amiga graphics onto any video source or onto a solid one-colour screen
- four genlock modes: foreground, inverted, mixed and encoded
- notch filter and fade capability gives a wide range of genlocking options and effects
- the Video Blender software does not need to be active during the genlocking process
- fading:
- fade between any two sources
- smooth fading from 0 to 10 seconds in increments as small as 40 ms
- supported in all genlock modes, including luma-keying
- fully programmable and sequenceable with other events
- mixing:
- mix any two video sources for ghost, double exposure or tinting effects
- mix delay can be set from 0 to 10 seconds in increments as small as 40 ms
- switching:
- switch between any two of Video Blenders four channels
- switching is instantaneous and flicker-free, and is fully programmable and sequenceable with other events
- keying:
- key between any two of Video Blenders four channels for effects such as weather map, split screen video, any size or shape picture-in-picture, invisible man
- all effects have sharp, crisp edges with notch filter option
- key on 256 shades of gray from black to white
- fully programmable and sequenceable with other events
- wiping:
- pixel level control of wiping between any two sources
- every aspect of each wipe is adjustable: size, direction, speed, repetition, delay, rows, columns and more
- with Video Scriptor (wipe sequencer and control tool) any IFF animation can be used as a wipe in addition to the algorithmic wipes
- MixMaster custom wipe-paint software for easy creation of spectacular IFF wipes
- fully programmable and sequenceable with other events
- stereo audio:
- Video Blender's two stereo input channels can be switched, mixed or faded
- fade times are adjustable from 0 to 10 seconds in increments as small as 40 ms
- the mixed audio output may be synchronized to video events
- attenuation control knobs on the front panel allow the matching of stereo input levels
- programming and sequencing:
- every setting and feature may be saved as a Video Blender event
- events may consist of a series of wipes, fades, mixes, etc.
- in addition titling sequences, external tasks and other software may be part of an event
- multiple events may be sequenced and saved in video sessions
- 24 bit colour generator for background screens and colour transitions
- black burst out, synched with composite video in
- key in for chroma-keying and other effects
- GPI trigger allows the sequencing of Video Blender with other studio equipment
- loop through for previewing composite video output without sacrificing a video channel
Case opened, top side
Exterior, front side
Exterior, rear side
- VideoBlender-Data.dms
Data Disk
234 kB - VideoBlender.dms
Install Disk
503 kB
Advert (US)
1991-05
Manufacturer Newtronic Technologies, Italy | Date 1993 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- allows displaying specially formatted images in 262144 colours
- the images to be displayed must be 320 or 384 pixels wide and saved in the custom DAC format
- the supplied DAC conversion program accepts only IFF24 images
- the image is stored in Amiga Chip RAM
- attaches to the DB23 RGB port, the display is connected to the DAC 18
- VideoDAC18.dms
Install Disk
DAC 18 File Converter v1.2 (22.6.93)
486 kB
Advert (IT)
1994-10
Manufacturer Datel Electronics, UK | Date 1990 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- framegrabber
- grabs black and white images in 1/60th second into its 32 kB buffer
- displays images in 256×256 with 16 grey levels
- can save the image in 320×256 by duplicating every fourth column of pixels
- saves in RAW or IFF but loads RAW format only
- composite input (RCA connector)
- brightness, contrast and synchronization pots
- PAL only but works with NTSC video sources as well - the bottom of the images are filled with garbage, which can be cropped with a paint program
- connects to the parallel port with an unshielded ribbon cable - no protection from radio interference
- power indicator LED
- external power supply
Manufacturer Gold Disk, Canada | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface serial port, joystick port |
- Video Edit Controller
- the hardware part is two custom cables: a Control-L interface attaches to the serial port and an infrared sensor to the joystick port
- newer revisions attach both cables to the serial port (called "SmartCable")
- frame accuracy is within 3-5 frames per edit
- the editing software contains basic functions for cuts-only editing
- PAL and NTSC supported
- VideoDirector.pdf
User Guide
964 kB
- VideoDirector-105.dms
Tool Disk
VideoDirector v1.05, Infrared Driver v2.0 (18.11.92)
402 kB
Advert (US)
1991-12
Advert (FR)
1993-09
Advert (FR)
1994-01
Manufacturer G2 Systems, UK | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port, parallel port |
- No description available.
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Advert (DE)
1992-10
Advert (GB)
1991-11
Advert (GB)
1994-02
Manufacturer G2 Systems, UK | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port, parallel port |
- No description available.
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Advert (DE)
1992-10
Advert (GB)
1991-11
Advert (GB)
1994-02
Manufacturer VidTech, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- looping composite input (2× BNC)
- looping Y/C input (2× mini-DIN)
- composite outputs (2× BNC)
- Y/C outputs (2× mini-DIN)
- the input source has to be selected manually on the front panel
- transcoding between composite and Y/C
- intergrated blackburst generator permits recording without incoming video signal
- dissolve to any Amiga graphics / input video combination, or fade to black
- special effects generator produces horizontal, vertical and circle wipes, either automatically timed or manually controlled
- key output for video mixers (1× BNC)
- RGB splitter output (1× BNC) - works automatically with DigiView Gold and manually with other digitisers
- separate NTSC and PAL versions
- bypass switch
- optional external power supply (required for A500) - power source can be selected on the front panel
front side
Advert (DE)
1991-06
Advert (DE)
1991-09
Advert (US)
1990-11
Manufacturer Microdeal, UK | Date 1993 | Amiga A600, A1200 | Interface PCMCIA |
- framegrabber and sound sampler
- grabs 160×160 images with 16 gray levels at up to 30 fps
- resolutions up to 640×512
- can save images with 64 grey levels
- grabs colour images with the Microdeal ColourMaster
- can save with 256 colours or HAM8
- composite video input (RCA connector)
- brightness and contrast knobs on the back of the unit
- 8 bit stereo sound sampler
- digitises audio and video simultaneously
- stereo audio input (2× RCA connectors)
- connects to the PCMCIA port
Manufacturer Newtronic Technologies, Italy | Date 1988,1989,1990 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port, parallel port, floppy port |
- framegrabber
- grabs images in all resolutions of the OCS chip set including interlaced overscan screen modes
- works internally in 24 bits
- can save images in EHB, HAM, SHAM and IFF24
- composite (1× BNC) and Y/C (separate chrominance and luminance - 2× BNC) inputs
- the input has to be selected manually by a switch
- brightness, contrast, saturation and tracking knobs
- connects to the parallel and RGB ports
- the display can be toggled between the Amiga and video input by a switch
- takes power from the floppy connector
- metallic case
front side
rear side
- Videon-30.dms
install disk v3.0
587 kB
Manufacturer Newtronic Technologies, Italy | Date 1992 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port, parallel port, floppy port |
- framegrabber
- grabs images in all resolutions of the AGA chip set including interlaced overscan screen modes
- works internally in 24 bits
- can save images in EHB, HAM, SHAM, Dynamic HiRes and HAM8
- supports the Harlequin, Visiona and Video DAC 18 devices for display
- composite (1× BNC) and Y/C (separate chrominance and luminance - 2× BNC) inputs
- the input has to be selected manually by a switch
- brightness, contrast and saturation knobs
- connects to the parallel and RGB ports
- the display can be toggled between the Amiga and video input by a switch
- does not work well with multisync monitors
- takes power from the floppy connector
- plastic case
Advert (IT)
1994-10
Manufacturer CompuVid, USA | Date 1994 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- developed by former employees of VidTech
- similar in features to VidTech Videomaster
- looping and single composite inputs (3× BNC)
- looping and single Y/C inputs (3× mini-DIN)
- composite output (1× BNC)
- Y/C output (1× mini-DIN)
- the input source has to be selected manually on the front panel
- transcoding between composite and Y/C
- intergrated blackburst generator permits recording without incoming video signal
- dissolve to any Amiga graphics / input video combination, or fade to black
- special effects generator produces horizontal, vertical and circle wipes, either automatically timed or manually controlled
- key input/output for video mixers or chroma key (1× BNC)
- separate NTSC and PAL versions
- bypass switch
- optional external power supply (required for A500) - power source can be selected on the front panel
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
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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
RAM board, front side
Main board, front side
RAM board, back side
Main board, back side
front side
back side
top 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 Quantum Leap Software, Scotland | Date 1995 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- realtime framegrabber
- 24 bit realtime framegrabbing - 1/50 sec non-interlaced, 1/25 sec interlaced
- automatically detects and decodes PAL, NTSC and SECAM TV standards
- 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
- can use a Retina or Harlequin graphics card to display grabbed images
- requires an external power supply (9V DC, 500mA) which is not supplied with the unit
- Vidi 24 RT
- 384 kB RAM
- 380×576 PAL (interlaced)
- 320×476 NTSC (interlaced)
- 24 bit, 2:1:1 YUV
- upgradable to Vidi 24 RT Pro
- Vidi 24 RT Pro
- 1 MB RAM
- 760×576 (interlaced)
- 640×476 NTSC (interlaced)
- 24 bit, 4:1:1 YUV
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Manufacturer Power Computing, UK | Date 1997 | Amiga A600 | Interface 68000 socket |
- the Viper 630 is a name variation of the E-Matrix 630 and the Apollo 630 as used by Power Computing
Manufacturer HiSoft, UK | Date 1997 | Amiga A600, A1200 | Interface PCMCIA |
- serial interface
- uses the same circuit board as the Surf Squirrel but lacks the SCSI related components
- 16C550 serial controller IC:
- 57600 bps transfer rate on a basic A600
- 115200 bps on a basic A1200
- 230400 bps with accelerators
- DB9 serial port
- supported by Linux
board, front side
Exterior, top side
- whippet.DMS
Installer's Heaven
install disk
693 kB
Manufacturer Electronic Design, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga |
- colour splitter
- allows grabbing of colour images with monochrome digitisers
- manual or automatic operation
- splits colours automatically for Deluxe View and DigiView
- composite and Y/C inputs
- can be used as a Y/C to RGB converter
- adjustable colour, contrast and luminance levels of the video input
Y/C-Colorsplitter, front side
Y/C-Colorsplitter, rear side
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1992-08
Manufacturer Electronic Design / Hama, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- composite and Y/C inputs and outputs
- automatic input recognition with priority for the Y/C signal
- color, contrast and luminance knobs for the source video signal
- fading and superimposing
- inverter switch: when off, video is projected onto the computer image where color 0 is - when set, video is shown at positions other than color 0
- built in blackburst generator - when no video source is connected, the genlock still can be used to record the computer image
- built in manual RGB splitter for monochrome digitisers
front side
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1991-12
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