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New Yorfc Apnl 24-26 © 1991 Great Valley Proddds Inc Volume 7 "AMIGA Number 4 April 1992 Cover art by CONTENTS IFrank McMation Reviews In This Issue 1 8 The ATonce-Plus, Part 1 45 Programs That Work, by Richard Mataka Part 2 The author says the Plus runs IBM by Dave Spitler business software and plays IBM games Prepare the data base for a quiz game faster than the original board, while along the lines of Star Trek Trivia. multitasking with Amiga software with no Art Department Professional v2.Q problems whatsoever. b yA S D G 2 3 Art Department Professional v2.0 by Merrill Callaway Now you can have WYSIWYG in this update to an indispensable image- processing program. 2 5 RayDance by Frank McMahon 4 8 Producing a Video R ayD ance 3-D rendering Create dazzling scenes with this highly by D.L Richardson from Radiance Software versatile 3-D rendering language from See how a well-known videographer Radiance Software. and self-professed straight man Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMachieved spectacular results and 2 8 Charts & Graphs special effects producing ANIMATION by William M. Frazier 101 on his Amiga. Create more than what a spreadsheet usually can with TRSL’s Charts & Graphs 5 0 Making a Video 3 0 ProWrite by Patrik Beck by Rick Broida With the Amiga and the facilities of A look at the latest update to the popular your local cable TV studio, you can Charts & Graphs word processor from New Horizons. make a music video just like the big b y TRSL guys on MTV! 3 4 ProVector by Jeff James Learn how this professional illustration program compares with similar Amiga programs, and even with programs for other platforms. 3 ATOP's 2286 BridgeBoard Extender by Richard Mataka ProV ector 2.1 Infuse zip and life into your Amiga as you by Stylus Inc. emulate an IBM with ATOP's new extender. in' 1 1 llfurri tmstr Ciitnt Jrjur Hardware Projects 4 0 Foundation Jn tfcr 'Tnl»* k iiliti t» rrtifl Ut f net nil ti riir by Dave Spitler ±J Mt ±J milt (utnl nit 4 3 Building a Multi-Sync Do you know that the concept for this Monitor Adapter -*J "» .Hj tktfM Jriiaiitkr ‘Th fjrtti'jj.I* kiiiiai Ulmti tut \Ut m 111 vtrkitt, tli<k authoring system for the Amiga began with by John lovine Jlj KBI ilj u tkr mi fill. «l 10 il* HyperCard, a program for the Macintosh? To end constant cable swapping, r»l im »l do-it-yourselfers can easily make a Jjj '“""I »l 53 Video Director multi-sync monitor adapter following Video Director by Frank McMahon the author’s easy recipe. from Gold Disk. Inc. Grab your camcorder, boot up the Amiga, and launch your own directorial career! T his month's issue focuses on producing videos with the computer of choice, the Amiga. Also, take a look at the new product announcements and the expanded game review column with its added contest section, "Hot Tips"! Columns Departments New Products And Other Neat Stuff Editorial................................6 by Timothy Duarte Amiga products keep piling in! Enter the Screen Maker 2.2 ring and fight your opponent in 4-D Boxing, List of Advertisers. from Digital Graphics Library fly 40 different aircraft in Birds of Prey, or manage your own baseball team in Microleague Baseball. Solve some math problems in Mark's Mathlab, learn about Feedback............................90 Agfa’s scalable typefaces, or discover Rashumon, a word processor that supports four languages. • V Public Domain Software....94 56 The Video Slot by Frank McMahon Get the most from Imagine using three 3-D / J And Furthermore...............96 help supplements Surface Master example textures by Frank McMahon 60 ARexx using Im agine by Merrill Callaway from Impulse Master every aspect of pixels and images Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMusing Art Department Pro and ARexx. 62 cli directory by Keith Cameron Program your Amiga’s start-up sequence to reveal your own personality! 72 Medley ARexx and ADPro by Phil Saunders Image aspect vs.