How many Amiga Video Toaster Users?

[Pyromania]

Yes, sadly the Video Toaster on any platform is no longer a shipping available new product.

[RobertB]

We are seriouly considering making more of our Digital Video Effects available for the Amiga Video Toaster.

I have a few A2000 Video Toaster systems.  What effects are you considering?

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[Vlabguy1]

Pryromania

There is still a surprising amount of toaster users but they dont even know about sites like this. Back in nyc I had many toaster customers for repairs or upgrades..

So true.  I know of a lady who lives in Woodstock NY and she still uses a Toaster/Flyer for her business.

I have a couple T/F setups but have yet to find the time and dive in yet.. I hope soon though.



Rich
NY

[motrucker]

I still have a Video Toaster and TBC, but they are not currently being used. That may well change though.
IT isn't a 4000 however.

[Bigbronc]

Motrucker, I didn't know you was a toaster man too. Did you get your car fixed? I still want to come up your way soon and check out your system. Nobody here even knows what a toaster is. I have 2 kitchen sync's that I want to link togther but need the cable between them. Now that it is warmer I am going out to the garage and use a ide cable it looks the same. If it works I will have all 4 inputs working on my toaster, something I have never done. not that I have 4 camaras to use. I built a area in the garage to start using the toaster for some stop motion things I want to do. I wanted to use a PAR but that died before I could use it. I will try now that it is warmer alot of Amiga stuff that I got on ebay. I remember back in the day I could never afford to even look at 2 kitchen syncs, now I have 2 and a toaster that I could never afford. so far I have to camaras that are color balanced and another that is off some, but I want to start filming next weekend. just some band stuff and comit to a DVD burner, using the toaster in a live setting.

[giZmo350]

I bought the Toaster 2000 in the ebay link mentioned earlier and a Kitchen Sync myvbay was selling. I have an A2000 with 2MB chip and an Indivision ECS (I wonder if the Indi is compatible with the Toaster system). I was asking the seller a few questions and he said that I would need some sort of audio card for audio input AND an accelerator. Could prove hard to find a fast one. I don't have ANY experience with the Toaster but I have a very specific plan for it. My daughter and I want to create some basic "commercials" to post on my business website. Mostly "bodies" superimposed on a background image or background video with effects, titling and audio. I hope that's possible with what I've bought + audio card and Accelerator.
 
I was reading that the Kitchen Sync could take an input from any consumer video product such as a camcorder - is that true? Is that how that's done - live video from camcorder to Kitchen Sync using the Toaster for background and effects?
 
I was sitting here and thought I would do a Toaster search on A.O. and came across this post. I too had no idea that Pyro what part of the DiscreetFX Team. Is there a forum on how to get started using the Toaster and how to create some video/audio productions?
 
Anyway, I'd like to get started.....
I think the Toaster and KS will arrive tomorrow!
 
Rog........
 
This thread was alot of help - I too want to use the PC as an input.
Output to a PC with DVD-RAM sounds totally possible
 
http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=56675&highlight=toaster+2000
 
+3 on a Toaster 2000 manual please!!!

[orb85750]

Had to vote for the last option cos I only use A1200 these days...

Hopefully though enough people will vote positively though to encourage you to do so...

My Toaster/Flyer set-up is a towered A1200, so that's no excuse!

[Pyromania]

@gizmo350

Welcome to the cool kids club.



@orb85750

Your the first one that has mentioned having it setup on the A1200. How well does it work and which bus extension board did you use?

[giZmo350]

@gizmo350
 
Welcome to the cool kids club.
 

 
@orb85750
 
Your the first one that has mentioned having it setup on the A1200. How well does it work and which bus extension board did you use?

Thanks! Always wanted to hang with the cool kids! :biglaugh:
 
BTW, WTB A2000 Accellerator.... any sellers? :confused:
(as the A2000 is now - 2MB chip & 8MB Fast the poor thing can't even play a CD without serious skippage)
 
Is this worth the $$$? Can't really justify this much!!!
http://www.softhut.com/cgi-bin/test/Web_store/web_store.cgi?page=catalog/hardware/accelerators/gvp_tekmagic.html&cart_id=7493969_30906

[Pyromania]

@gizmo350

Don't know if it's worth it, we use the Video Toaster 4000 on a A4000T. I guess something is worth what your willing to pay.

[persia]

I miss the innocence when the Toaster was king, back then you could just wack together videos and people loved them, now you have to end everything so the timing is just right and every video must be perfect in form.  Video editing has become a chore rather than a fun thing.

Actually that's not 100% true, video editing on the iPad is to this close is good enough standard.

[mechy]

Believe it or not you can jimmy rigg a A1200 to use a Video Toaster 4000 card.

If im not mistaken the elbox mediator gives a video slot for the 1200 doesn't it??

[mechy]

Ask jens,but im pretty sure i saw mention the indivision works with toaster stuff fine.

I bought the Toaster 2000 in the ebay link mentioned earlier and a Kitchen Sync myvbay was selling. I have an A2000 with 2MB chip and an Indivision ECS (I wonder if the Indi is compatible with the Toaster system). I was asking the seller a few questions and he said that I would need some sort of audio card for audio input AND an accelerator. Could prove hard to find a fast one. I don't have ANY experience with the Toaster but I have a very specific plan for it. My daughter and I want to create some basic "commercials" to post on my business website. Mostly "bodies" superimposed on a background image or background video with effects, titling and audio. I hope that's possible with what I've bought + audio card and Accelerator.
 
I was reading that the Kitchen Sync could take an input from any consumer video product such as a camcorder - is that true? Is that how that's done - live video from camcorder to Kitchen Sync using the Toaster for background and effects?
 
I was sitting here and thought I would do a Toaster search on A.O. and came across this post. I too had no idea that Pyro what part of the DiscreetFX Team. Is there a forum on how to get started using the Toaster and how to create some video/audio productions?
 
Anyway, I'd like to get started.....
I think the Toaster and KS will arrive tomorrow!
 
Rog........
 
This thread was alot of help - I too want to use the PC as an input.
Output to a PC with DVD-RAM sounds totally possible
 
http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=56675&highlight=toaster+2000
 
+3 on a Toaster 2000 manual please!!!

[giZmo350]

I miss the innocence when the Toaster was king, back then you could just wack together videos and people loved them, now you have to end everything so the timing is just right and every video must be perfect in form. Video editing has become a chore rather than a fun thing.
 
Actually that's not 100% true, video editing on the iPad is to this close is good enough standard.

@persia
What did/do you create videos for & who? Do you have anything you've created that can be viewed? I'm actually going for the old skool look & feel.
 
"Video editing has become a chore rather than a fun thing."
Is that because you're now using a PC?

[Pyromania]

@gizmo350

You can download a PDF of  the manual to the latest Amiga Video Toaster software from here.

http://www.openvideotoaster.org

[XDelusion]

I should have one, but I believe the seller on Ebay never shipped it. Like that, my iPod, and a copy of the Te of Piglet, I am not sure they are ever going to arrive in the mail.