SCALA? AmigaVision? Which multi-media program is best?

[Ral-Clan]

I wish to assemble Amiga animations with sound for final output to a video recorder.

The Amiga has had all of these multi-media presentation programs.

AmigaVision
CanDo!
Deluxe Video
Movie Setter
Scala!
ShowMaker

(and perhaps more)

So many to choose from!  Is there one that users would recommend?  Are any of the above compatible with the DCTV display device?

[Tomas]

I think Scala is the most known/used software out of these, so i think i would have chosen that one

[ami_junki]

I would have to say that out of the three that i used to use, Scala and Amiga vision are the best ones, Scala being at the top of the pile. CanDo is a great piece of software and I used it many times for presentations at school ... remember bringing in my trusty A1200 to show the demonstration, ahhh good memories.

[SamuraiCrow]

Actually, if you had a graphics card or a hefty WinUAE setup, Hollywood would be the best even though the GUI is sold separately.  (The GUI is called "Hollywood Designer".)  I'm pretty sure it doesn't support DCTV though.

Scala is probably the second-best.  I've never used it but I've seen some presentations done with it.

AmigaVision would have made a great rapid application development toolkit.  It's a pity that the source code got lost in the Commodore liquidation otherwise I'd have loved to have gotten my hands on it and fixed it up right with datatypes support and so on.  But as it sits, it works with Kickstart 1.3 and newer and doesn't support any newer features than that.  (On an AGA system it does do some 256 color images due to upward compatibility.)

[leirbag28]

@ral-clan

SCALA MM300 or MM400 or InfoChannel 500.............don't bother with any other versions!

I have AmigaVision Professional..........its too difficult to put together a Presentation and it doesnt make much sence


I also have a package you didnt mention!:  MediaPoint!  MediaPoint would probably be second best or third...second may be ImageVision

SCALA MM300, 400 or InfoChannel (Definitely Best Trust me!)
ImageVision (second or third...quality output is good)
MediaPoint (second or third.....smooth wipes and effects.....but difficult to use and master...and wierd the way you make scripts.


With SCALA.....you dont even need instructions!  it is SUPER easy............I dare say the easiest to use in the World!
and best of all.anything that it cannot do or wasnt meant to do....it still does it!  through CLI, AREXX, and using outside packages.........for example................the fonts are good and can have 4 levels of AntiAlias.......but if your not satisfied......Create some lines of text in a paint package and make them crisp.and save them as a Page in IFF or HAM8 mode and use that page in SCALA with the Scroll effect if you want credits.
Ask me anything! I know all kinds of tricks with SCALA. And it works with DCTV.I have one with the RGB adaptor and Genlock. SCALA is so good, I consider it Amigas Best and Must have Software.


One more package I didnt mention that you might want and it supports DCTV wich is a good thing because the software is old and ECS only so a max of 16 colors in Hires Interlace but 16Million if you use the DCTV.
It is Called ELan performer.it is a Video DJ or VJ program
..it lets you smack and juggle images instantly to the beat of Music with a 68030 @50mhz processor or higher!

I hope to put up some dance videos I made on YouTUBE using SCALA and a ChromaKey soon!

AmigaVision
CanDo!
Deluxe Video
Movie Setter
Scala!
ShowMaker

[Ral-Clan]

Has anyone actually used ShowMaker by Gold Disk?  I have a boxed copy I picked up used years ago, but never had an excuse to use it.  

On-line reviews say it is good, but read some old UseNet messages that said it had problems with AmigaDOS 2.1+

[leirbag28]

@ral-clan


I have SHowMaker as well! haha..I got any package you can think of for Multimedia on the Amiga, or have tried them. I tried ShowMaker a few times.........its not that great......it was great back then because SCALA didnt exist...in the same way Deluxe Paint WAS good back then, but then got slaughtered by Brilliance 2.0 (Get this! you need it)

trust me....SCALA MM300 or higher is about 99 times better than any of them..........SCALA really really is freakin good. So good that my VJ name/Stage name use to be VJ-Scala32 :-)  look at my photo album and check out my CD32/VJ unit machine...its on the back of the 3 LCD rig I made for Night Club VeeJaying.


SCALA is awesome..especially how easy it is to put together a presentation. I think it is almost impossible to create a better interface..Im trying to play it down how much I love this app :-)

[CLS2086]

Scala MM400 for me too !

[Dandy]

Tomas wrote:

I think Scala is the most known/used software out of these, so i think i would have chosen that one

Yeah - but "Hollywood" recently replaced Scala.
Although you need at least an classic PPC equipped Amiga to be able to use all the features - some are raelly not useable without an PPC.

And I would have to check if CDTV video mode is supported.

The big advantage in comparison to Scala is (aside from features) that it supports graphic cards (O.K. - that's a feature as well...).