Were C64's used in editing video like the Amigas - also need Amiga keyboard?

[ethan at 757.org]

The video flyer used external scsi storage for content I believe, kind of 
a separate computer inside the Amiga?


> Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2017 21:38:26 -0500
> From: Syd Bolton <sbolton at bfree.on.ca>
> Reply-To: "General Discussion: On-Topic Posts" <cctech at classiccmp.org>
> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic Posts" <cctech at classiccmp.org>
> Subject: Re: Were C64's used in editing video like the Amigas - also need
>     Amiga [UTF-8] keyboard?
> 
> No, C64's were too limited (8-bit) to do anything video related.
>
> However, video production was actually possible with the Amiga 1000 as you 
> could get the Amiga 1300 Genlock, and the Amiga itself always natively 
> produced composite video ....real true non-linear editing with the computer 
> itself however was really only done with the Toaster Flyer unit (the Video 
> Toaster itself just produced video effects/titling and came bundled with 
> LightWave 3D).
>
> I used to be a Commodore dealer, and the NewTek (Video Toaster) distributor 
> in Canada, so if you need any info hit me up!
>
>
> Syd Bolton
> Personal Computer Museum
> http://www.pcmuseum.ca
>
>
> On Wed, 11 Jan 2017 16:14:19 -0500, COURYHOUSE at aol.com wrote:
>> Were C64's used in editing video like the Amigas - also need Amiga
>> keyboard?
>> 
>> Were Commodore 64's used  in editing video  like the Amigas  were  to any
>> extent?
>> 
>> Looking to  figure if there is an overlap  area in  yet  another  area of
>> our  displays  we can do between    computing and   video production.
>> 
>> We have a Amiga, 2000 desk top type,  with a video toaster in it that
>> needs a keyboard  and factory mouse!
>> Can anyone  help?
>> Thanks Ed#  _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)
>
>

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Ethan O'Toole