I hope you guys in the CCC are all following along with this great series on Ars Technica about the history of the...

I hope you guys in the CCC are all following along with this great series on Ars Technica about the history of the Amiga. 

#Commodore   #Amiga   #ComputingHistory  

Originally shared by Christopher Gaul

The History of the Amiga - Part 9

I posted on this series when it started, but I wanted to post an update for those that missed it.

The Amiga computers were some of the most innovative pieces of computer technology of their time. When it was introduced, the Amiga made the PC's and Apple's of the day look like stone age toys.
 Many of the innovations in computing we take for granted today were first brought to life on the Amiga, or were perfected there. Whatever devices and brands you use today, you owe something of their functionality to the Amiga.
 As for the Video Toaster, it brought in a revelation in broadcast computer graphics. It not only dominated the industry, but created the market. A huge number of TV stations, marketing companies, music videos, and television shows relied on Amiga's and Video Toasters for their livelihood. Shows like Babylon 5 would have been impossible without the Amiga / Video Toaster combo.  Musician Todd Rundgren became so enamoured with the combo that he bought a stack of Amiga's with Video Toasters. He saw them as a tool to unlock a whole new area of his art. Giving him unlimited ability to express the visuals he wanted to use to complete the message of his music. Taking the music video from recordings of people singing and dancing to multimedia trips into the mind of the musician.

Here is Todd Rundgren's "Change Myself" video. Created by Todd himself entirely with Amiga's using NewTek's Lightwave 3D software and their Video Toaster package.
https://youtu.be/7mH8PaWbi1E

https://youtu.be/CSQs2boo4Sk

For more videos on the Video Toaster
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=video+toaster

Ars Technica's full History of the Amiga series
http://arstechnica.com/series/history-of-the-amiga/

#Amiga   #Innovation   #VideoToaster   #NewTek  
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/03/a-history-of-the-amiga-part-9-the-video-toaster/