seguine@girtab.usc.edu (Christopher Seguine) (04/18/91)
I am currenlt in the process of doing an interactive installation.... I
was wondering if there is any way to controll two different video disc
players at the same time using Amiga Vision given the use of Commodore's
multi serial card.... If not is there any authoring software 4 the amiga
that will allow me to do this???
Thanx
Christophernguyent@balboa.eng.uci.edu (Thien Nguyen) (04/18/91)
In article <16667@chaph.usc.edu> seguine@girtab.usc.edu (Christopher Seguine) writes: > > I am currenlt in the process of doing an interactive installation.... I >was wondering if there is any way to controll two different video disc >players at the same time using Amiga Vision given the use of Commodore's >multi serial card.... If not is there any authoring software 4 the amiga >that will allow me to do this??? > > Thanx > Christopher Also, is there a way to hook up two monitors on the Amiga and display different information on each one, ie., one monitor for touchscreen and the other monitor for informations! THanks
harlock@netcom.COM (Mike Harlock) (04/19/91)
In article <280D429D.5136@orion.oac.uci.edu>, nguyent@balboa.eng.uci.edu (Thien Nguyen) writes: > > Also, is there a way to hook up two monitors on the Amiga and display > different information on each one, ie., one monitor for touchscreen > and the other monitor for informations! > > THanks I wondered how to do this too, so I came up with a solution. Get two machines, networked through nullmodem, controlled with Amigavision through Arexx. The possibilities are limitless. Just make one computer as the main machine with the main amigavision program, and the other as the display one with the touchscreen. I am doing this for a convention where I have one screen facing me with all of the options and such, and the other machine has it's screen facing the customer which displays certain pictures when given the appropriate command from the serial port. -- ____________________________________________________________________________ | harlock@netcom.com or netcom!harlock@apple.com or claris!netcom!harlock | |____________________________________________________________________________| | Spam makes the world go round. | If opposites didn't attract, | | You owe the oracle your virginity. | we'd all be homosexuals. | |____________________________________________|_______________________________|
peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) (04/19/91)
In article <280D429D.5136@orion.oac.uci.edu> nguyent@balboa.eng.uci.edu (Thien Nguyen) writes: >In article <16667@chaph.usc.edu> seguine@girtab.usc.edu (Christopher Seguine) writes: >> >> I am currenlt in the process of doing an interactive installation.... I >>was wondering if there is any way to controll two different video disc >>players at the same time using Amiga Vision given the use of Commodore's >>multi serial card. Sorry, don't know. >Also, is there a way to hook up two monitors on the Amiga and display >different information on each one, ie., one monitor for touchscreen >and the other monitor for informations! Normally not. Amiga delivers only one video signal as it has only one set of video chips. There are special add-on boards of the framebuffer type that can display separate images, but most of them need own, specialized software to operate. But in the special setup mentioned here, with a laser player, there you could easily connect an own monitor to the player (showing the chosen informations/pictures/film sequences) and use the Amiga monitor for control (e. g. by touchscreen). -- Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel // E-Mail to \\ Only my personal opinions... Commodore Frankfurt, Germany \X/ {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!cbmger!peterk
karl@cbmvax.commodore.com (Karl Herrman - CATS) (05/04/91)
In article <16667@chaph.usc.edu> seguine@girtab.usc.edu (Christopher Seguine) writes: > > I am currenlt in the process of doing an interactive installation.... I >was wondering if there is any way to controll two different video disc >players at the same time using Amiga Vision given the use of Commodore's >multi serial card.... If not is there any authoring software 4 the amiga >that will allow me to do this??? > > Thanx > Christopher You can only control one videodisc player at a time with AmigaVision. You set it to address one of the serial ports in the Video Setup menu. I am not aware of any Amiga authoring systems that simultaneously support multiple videodisc players. Karl Herrmann C.A.T.S. Software Specialist
karl@cbmvax.commodore.com (Karl Herrman - CATS) (05/04/91)
In article <280D429D.5136@orion.oac.uci.edu> nguyent@balboa.eng.uci.edu (Thien Nguyen) writes: > >Is there a way to hook up two monitors on the Amiga and display >different information on each one, ie., one monitor for touchscreen >and the other monitor for informations! > >THanks The Amiga has one video output. You could use a videodisc and have your video images output to one monitor and then have a second monitor to display your Amiga based information and images. AmigaVision was designed so that you don't need to use two monitors (like with most of the authoring systems for other platforms). By using a genlock you can combine live action video with Amiga based text, graphics and animation and output the entire program on one monitor so the user can keep their attention focused in one place and not have to keep shifting. Karl Herrmann C.A.T.S. Software Specialist