ggibeau@ucqais.uc.edu (AMOEBOID) (08/07/90)
Recently I used AmigaVision to put together and present my
defense of my Masters of Science degree in Biology, here at the
University of Cincinnati. I did a 50 minute presentation complete
with animation, digitized sounds, HAM pictures, DPaintIII pics (along
with various transitions), multi-interactive screens, and more.
It was really a joy doing this with AmigaVision, it hardly seemed like
work. Over the course of about 3-4 days I digitized sounds using
Perfect Sound and tweeked them with AudioMasterII, digitized
photographs I had taken of my work in Alaska using a color
Framegrabber, enhanced the digitized photos with PhotonPaintII, hand
drew all the neccessary graphs and charts with DPaintIII, created
text screens (over)using :-) TVText Pro, put together some nice title
and closing screens using the Kara AnimFonts, and Dwight Blubaugh
helped put together a VERY nice animation using DPAintIII. THere
were about 30-40 people present at this and after it was over everyone
said (especially my committee) that it was the most innovative,
entertaining, unique presentation they had ever seen. I presented it
in a fairly large conference room with the use of a Sony overhead
RGB projection system.
The ease at which I was able to develop this was unbelievable.
AmigaVision is SO easy to use, that I can see a million uses for it,
especially in the educational arena. Whether it be teaching labs,
self tutorial courses, or whatever, the possibilities are endless.
I cannot reccommend this program enough to folks involved in any
kind of presentation, teaching, or any other area that requires the
use of (here comes that buzzword that those other guys invented this
year :-)), MultiMedia.
In addition to being fun, it is very easy to use. If for some
reason the on-line help is not enough (and it usually is), the manual
is well written and easy to use. I have used almost every function of the
program and have only had to go to the manual a few times (although I
have yet to get hold of a videodisc player to control).
Oh well, just some thoughts from an actual usage of the program.
p.s. - oh yeah, I passed with flying colors (HAM colors that is:-)).
George Gibeau
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(now watch the heads roll around here :-))