Take 2 software for linetest

[geertv]

Hey, i stumbled upon this by coincidence.
Thanks, fybulator, for the nice words :-)

Geert Vergauwe (from Belgium)
author of Take_2 for Amiga
author of Take5  for PC
(it's only me, btw)

[geertv]

Take_2 is a 'linetester' or 'penciltester' program. It is used by (traditional) animators to check and finetune the timing of their pencil drawings. It simulates how the animation will look when the animation is broadcasted or projected. It has tools to alter the timing and order of the images in a scene.

In short, it is a specialized tool most suited for animators working on paper. They 'digitize' their drawings with a video camera and see it play back at the correct speed (no rendering needed, btw).

Take_2 only works with the (Rombo/Quantum)VidiAmiga brand of digitizers and is of little use without it. Hence the search for these devices (and Amigas) by animators that want the use the program.

Some state that Take_2 was the standard linetester during the nineties, but it dimished along with the Amiga. A pity, but that's life, i guess :-(

[geertv]

It is possible to digitize full color pics with Take_2.
You will need a Vidi RT model or an additional RGB-splitter for older models.

Take_2 captures one frame at the time, that's the whole point. It can capture in 'VCR'-mode which is as fast as the images from the Vidi come in, normally about 6 images per second (in greytones, mind you).

You can import and export anim files, any format. When imported they are split into separate images, as far as i  remember (and i am the sole programmer, lol).