Chicago Creative Extreme Expo

[Pyromania]

NewTek hasn't supported the Amiga since before the turn of the century.  The old Amiga version of Lightwave isn't even recognisable as Lightwave anymore and of course VT(5) isn't an affordable toy like the old VT (which is pretty much useless in 2010) was and is really aimed at a different market.  Tricaster, SpeedEdit and 3D Arsenal never were an Amiga product.  What's the point, beyond nostalgia for a time long past?

It's not an Amiga or MorphOS only show, it will also have TriCaster's, SpeedEDIT, VT[5] and the latest version of LightWave 3D. Hench it's called Creative Extreme Expo not Amiga Expo.

@ciento

Most of the things you mention are already being planned.

[Pyromania]

@persia

To call the Amiga Video Toaster 4000 useless shows that you never used one. While the Amiga Video Toaster has been replaced by it's modern descendants ala VT[5] & TriCasters. This Emmy Award winning hardware remains a valued piece of history for Amiga fans. They go for about $60 to $100 on eBay and you would be hard pressed to find a realtime four input video effects switcher anywhere else for that price. Add in the fact that the software is now open source and you get a great card that can be experimented with and used as a realtime effects video input on modern systems.

[Pyromania]

Why not expand it out, Avid, Final Cut, Premiere are all brilliant programs and get used far more than NewTek products in video production.

I'm not against Apple coming. But since I don't know any higher ups at Apple anymore I think getting them to come to the show it's first year are slim to none. Remember Apple pulled out of NAB a few years back and has not gone since.

[Pyromania]

VT[5] & most TriCasters are not HD, in fact you will have to spend $14,000 if you want an HD TriCaster. The Amiga Video Toaster inputs just fine into the VT[5], TriCaster Etc. Even the HD TriCasters will import it since they do SD & HD in the same timeline. The easy interface of an Amiga Video Toaster Flyer makes editing a breeze. If you don't like something about it you have the source code to change it.