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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: leaknoil on February 04, 2009, 07:01:29 PM

Title: Need Video Toaster Switcher font or install cd
Post by: leaknoil on February 04, 2009, 07:01:29 PM: I have Video Toaster on my A2000 but, it dies with a "Can't obtain Switcher font" message. The font is in the font directory but, I guess something must be wrong with it.

Can anyone send me the switcher font files or failing that the install image ? Perhaps a way to repair the font ?

These directories were just transferred over from another disk where it was working fine. Do I need to do anything special other then copy all the Switcher font files into my new font directory ?
Title: Re: Need Video Toaster Switcher font or install cd
Post by: Pyromania on February 04, 2009, 09:13:16 PM: What version of the software are you using?
Title: Re: Need Video Toaster Switcher font or install cd
Post by: leaknoil on February 05, 2009, 03:37:12 AM: I have no idea actually. It was installed on the hard drive when I got the machine. I ran it a couple times to check out on the other disk but, never noticed the version. The hard drive has since died unfortunately. Its a A2000 running the 3.1 os with the standard toaster not a 4000 if that helps. I would suspect the font files never changed much but, who knows.
Title: Re: Need Video Toaster Switcher font or install cd
Post by: weirdami on February 05, 2009, 04:15:34 AM: my guess is that it doesn't work because the hard drive died.
Title: Re: Need Video Toaster Switcher font or install cd
Post by: leaknoil on February 05, 2009, 06:28:46 AM: The whole toaster directory and the fonts directory on that disk were transferred to a new drive before that one died. If it got corrupted it got corrupted in the transfer.

There must be something strange about that font. Its a common enough problem with it going bad that its even mentioned in the toaster faq.
Title: Re: Need Video Toaster Switcher font or install cd
Post by: CLS2086 on February 05, 2009, 09:39:41 PM: Hi,
take care some VT CD were badly made, and you have to use a special floppy disk to install properly the whole VT app from the CD !
Title: Re: Need Video Toaster Switcher font or install cd
Post by: Pyromania on February 05, 2009, 10:27:59 PM: If you don't already have it why not just buy the 4.3 Toaster Upgrade CD from NewTek?
Title: Re: Need Video Toaster Switcher font or install cd
Post by: leaknoil on February 08, 2009, 09:51:49 PM: I don't have any actual plans on using it. I really don't want to spend money for a single font file for something I'll never make actual use of. I just want to show that it works. Besides hasn't it been released as opensource now ? This would mean it is free to copy or whatever. I don't want to pay for opensource software. Can someone point me to the disk or cd images ? or just email me the font file ?
Title: Re: Need Video Toaster Switcher font or install cd
Post by: Crom00 on February 08, 2009, 10:10:12 PM: I have a couple of Cd's like 4.1 and 4.0 from old toaster releases. PM your info and I'll get you a CD. Newtek does follow through on the Toaster CD's, for your information. They still have actual WORKING flyer setups to boot. Pretty cool.. Best of all they're cool people.