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Title: Amiga + Video Toaster = Emmy Award. Babylon 5's Use of Visual Effects on TV !
Post by: Marcio D. on December 17, 2023, 10:22:53 PM

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 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvVyq4tNmjU)


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



Only Amiga makes it possible !

Title: Re: Amiga + Video Toaster = Emmy Award. Babylon 5's Use of Visual Effects on TV !
Post by: Boing-ball on December 18, 2023, 01:56:50 PM

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

Title: Re: Amiga + Video Toaster = Emmy Award. Babylon 5's Use of Visual Effects on TV !
Post by: Marcio D. on December 18, 2023, 09:01:21 PM

Quote from: Boing-ball on December 18, 2023, 01:56:50 PM

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!