Newtek's VT5 and Amiga OS 4.1?

[Pyromania]

Best situation would be for someone to port the code on openvideotoaster.org to work with the new card. We suggested this years ago. Too many hooks to Windows API in VT[5] codebase to port to any other OS.

[Pyromania]

@Crom00

Yup, the Amiga Video Toaster 4000 redone in one FPGA chip would be awesome.

[Pyromania]

Again the solution here is to adapt the open source Amiga Video Toaster Flyer software to work with the new VT PCI card.

[Pyromania]

I don't think an Amiga Video Toaster Flyer system can replace a modern VT[5] but it could be a valued video input on a VT[5] or TriCaster. TriCaster & Flyer system used together are kind of cool.

[Pyromania]

@bloodline

iMovie and Final Cut are cool but they don't have a built in video switcher. Saying the Flyer can't do 1% of what they do is stretching it. SpeedEDIT offers HD editing.

[Pyromania]

We have not had the opportunity to run Open Video Editor but will try it and report back. We are kind of already in video editing overload here, VT[5], TriCaster Pro FX, SpeedEDIT, Final Cut Studio 2 & Amiga Video Toaster Flyer.

 :-D

[Pyromania]

@bloodline

The software is the key, it is now open source and can be upgraded & ported to MorphOS, AROS & 4.1. Why start over from scratch when you have a blueprint in front of you that is already Amiga code? The ease of use of the interface is still amazing as is the integrated CG, Paint system, FX, ChromaFX & NLE. Not to mention cool 3rd party plug-ins. MorphOS, Amiga OS 4.1 & AROS need video editing software since they have none.

[Pyromania]

We own Final Cut Pro and find the interface difficult to learn and use compared to VT[5], SpeedEDIT, TriCaster & yes the Amiga Video Toaster Flyer. Even iMovie abandoned their old interface and started over with iMovie 08. Guess what? It looks a lot like the Flyer & SpeedEDIT interface. I hope everyone that is dismissing Amiga VT4000 has actually used one. The Amiga VT Flyer's interface is easy to learn and takes about 20 minutes to master. The look and feel of the Flyer has dated well and would be nice for 4.1, MorphOS & AROS. If open source video editors are ported too that's great. Competition drives innovation.


A lightweight speedy video editor based off the Amiga Video Toaster Flyer source code or with it's interface would be welcomed on operating systems that have no video editing software (4.1, MorphOS, AROS). Does it need every whizzbang feature? No, anyone needing the latest and greatest should get a VT[5] or TriCaster.

[Pyromania]

@ persia

The Open Video Toaster source code could be updated and adapted to work with digital sources. A Firewire stack already exists for MorphOS, this should be paired with the Amiga Open VT code.