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The Commodore Amiga was YSTV's main graphics computer between {{unsure|before 1995}} and 2003, when it's increasing unreliability lead to it being replaced by [[Graphics PC]]. | The Commodore Amiga was YSTV's main graphics computer between {{unsure|before 1995}} and 2003, when it's increasing unreliability lead to it being replaced by [[Graphics PC]]. | ||
Mainly used for DPaint (basically a souped up bitmap editor with animation extensions) and Scala (a home video titling program which did scrolling credits and similar) along with a little custom YSTV software. | |||
The important feature of the Amiga was that it had a Genlock unit, so that graphics could be superimposed over live video as well as producing full screen animation content. For a long time it existed only as a stand-alone machine, although in the late 1990s a PCMCIA network card was added so it could be networked to the rest of the station. | The important feature of the Amiga was that it had a Genlock unit, so that graphics could be superimposed over live video as well as producing full screen animation content. For a long time it existed only as a stand-alone machine, although in the late 1990s a PCMCIA network card was added so it could be networked to the rest of the station. | ||
When remote control was necessary for exercises like [[Election Night Graphics]] it was usually provided via a serial port cable | |||
When remote control was necessary for exercises like [[Election Night Graphics]] it was usually provided via a serial port cable. | |||
More [[YSTV Technicals]] | More [[YSTV Technicals]] | ||