Hi all,
I have a copy of the programm Art Department Professional which I want to install on my A1200.
I would like to display images made with my modern digital Olympus camera on my A1200 in HAM modus.
Like the guys on this video: https://youtu.be/eQmkOhFzzak
When I want to install this programm I have a lot of options. I want a basic installation of this programm which allows me to display images in HAM mode on my Amiga. Any forum members here who have some experience with this?
Is this also possible on my A500+ ?
Man did those guys go on a bit. I have Adpro with that thick binder plus all the update disks but never use it. Here is what I do. I do use Photoshop on the PC to create IFF files and I also use a neat bit of software called Thumbs to convert the files to the sizes I need for the Amiga. I like Thumbs cus its a file manager for the PC . You can also use an old bit of PC software that came free with loads of disks called PaintShopPro which also saved in IFF format. Thumbs by Cerious also saves and previews all the Amiga formats on the PC.
Next up simply save to disk DD if you don't have a HD drive on your Amiga. File size is going to be an issue because images can be very large. That is why I like Thumbs cus I can vary the JPEG or IFF file output to get a smaller file size.
On the Amiga I use DOpus as my file manager and a simple tool called FastView set up on the button to show the images. Fastview is so small and easy to use. Great tool. You can also launch FastView from its own icon if you don't know how to set up a DOpus button.
To convert JPEG, GIF and IFF etc to other Amiga formats I use PPaint. This came free with so many Amiga magazines of the day. Great tool. Once you have converted your images if you need to say ILBM etc you can view them using DOpus on the click or create slideshows using one of the many utilities on Aminet.
Image file transfer uses CrossDOS to see on the Amiga side from a PC disk. You will have to have a floppy on a PC and format to the lower density size for the Amiga unless you have a HD drive. There are obviously other ways to get files onto the Amiga but I'm assuming you know all this.
For Jpegs jpgs and Gifs you will need the datatypes on your machine plus strangely a monitor that will display them. Avoid Multiview by the way. Waste of time.
So in summary... Use Photoshop and or PaintshopPro and a thumbnail viewer. Save to 880 and use CrossDOS to get onto the Amiga. Review with DOPus and maybe view with FastView and use PPaint to edit and play with the files.
Never used AdPro cus I never needed to. As a final comment, there is also ImageFX which is quite good . And there is always the old favourite DPaintIV.
And yes most generally work on the A500Plus, but if you have a 1200 use that. Lets hope you have a hard drive by the way.
PS DPaint will not see JPGs or GIFS that's why I use PPaint. And you need to save in IFF or ILBM format from the PC side. And lastly pictures from a modern camera will be huge. Maybe one picture twice the size of an old Amiga hard drive. Seriously. That's why you need a thumbnail viewer to review file sizes and be able to convert.
