Amiga + Video Toaster = Emmy Award. Babylon 5's Use of Visual Effects on TV !

[Marcio D.]

The visual effects for Babylon 5's pilot were provided by a studio named Foundation Imaging, using a series of Commodore Amiga computers and NewTek's Video Toaster technology.  For their work on the pilot, Foundation Imaging won the 1993 Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement In Special Visual Effects.


Two of the show's principal actors give their impressions of the revolutionary technology.


Bruce Boxleitner:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvVyq4tNmjU


Claudia Christian:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM0znz5JWQg



Only Amiga makes it possible !

[Boing-ball]

One of my favourite SCI-FI shows of the day 👍🏻

Have you seen the retro fratric (Retro recipes) YouTube channel where they found the A4000 with the Titanic film footage?

https://youtu.be/aIl9-DKQEd8?si=k2pxD2_dgfsjwe0e

[Marcio D.]

One of my favourite SCI-FI shows of the day 👍🏻

Have you seen the retro fratric (Retro recipes) YouTube channel where they found the A4000 with the Titanic film footage?

https://youtu.be/aIl9-DKQEd8?si=k2pxD2_dgfsjwe0e

Yep, saw that episode!