Interviewed: Reviewed: Fleecy Moss Photogenics 4.2 EZTower Mk. IV Amiga Tutorials: ImageFX 4.1 BMon CDROM Explained IBrowse 2.1 Wasted Dreams Sold! DOSDrivers Cam Control TZer0 First news Layers Olympus C1000L Ther Wanderer on page 9 Issue 4 - Winter 1999/2000 CONTENTS CONTENTS Contents The Chairman News SEAL Update ...............................3 Speaks Editorial UPDATE News Items ..................................4 Games Update.............................8 s you’ve undoubtedly noticed ell what a weird three Photogenics 4 People News Flash ..................................9 we’re very late with this issue, months since our last maga- available and In the last month or two several SEALs Amiga Update ..............................10 A to be honest the main reason W zine, there have certainly on demonstra- for this was the bout of doom and gloom been some ups and downs. The World tion (cool), have been getting into Mac emulation which hit the Amiga after WoA and of Amiga was a major high point from ImageFX 4 (with help from Tony Johnson who’s Features sapped our motivation. We recovered SEAL’s point of view, and on the down available (nice), Wipeout on display been using a pseudo Mac for ages) which is an excellent way to get industry Fleecy Moss Interview .................11 with the release of OS 3.5 but then we side of the Amiga world, it has to be the (great) and of course many innovative standard applications from the likes of Amiga: The Future?.....................10 were being called on by SEAL members “plug” being pulled on the MCC hardware items. for help installing the new OS and promised by Amiga (or should that be Microsoft and Adobe to run on your CDROM Explained ......................14 Strange that a platform that is supposed ROMs. Finally a dose of ‘flu scuppered a “Amintelsoft”) Amiga if you absolutely must have them. to be dead and buried, has so many en- per-Christmas release. Anyway we’re Let me tell you about WoA, without thusiastic people that are talented doing Reviews back now with a great issue (we hope) Raffle doubt one of the greatest I have everything in their power to keep it all and plenty of plans for the future... Photogenics 4.2...........................18 attended, mainly because for the first hanging together, what other type of At the SEAL meetings on the 29th of ImageFX 4 ...................................22 Incredibly it’s over a year since the first time we (SEAL) were involved in the or- computer platform has that kind of October and the 12th of November we CamControl..................................24 issue of Clubbed rolled off the presses ganising, and had our own user group loyalty? Maybe that’s what an Amiga sold tickets for SEAL’s first raffle. The Olympus C1000L Digicam...........25 (well my printer to be more accurate!) so display table as did many other user (the computer not the company) is all major prizes of ImageFX 4 and an Amiga Format subscription were IBrowse 2.1..................................26 I’d like to take this opportunity to thank groups this year. It was great to meet so about, a combination of the hardware, donated by Nova Design and Future Eyetech EZTower MkIV ...............28 everyone who’s helped to make many people in the flesh, such as Kermit OS and just as important the people with Clubbed a success. That includes Woodall, Andrew Korn, Urban Müller, ideas and enthusiasm that keep the Publishing respectively with several BMon............................................29 of activity in the software and hardware people who’ve contributed their time and Paul Nolan, Jim Collas (whoops), Ben momentum going (without the aid of other smaller prizes being donated by Wasted Dreams ...........................30 markets as you can see from the an- work, SEAL members and also of Vost, and the QNX team (whoops again) Amiga, the company). members. Over 100 tickets were sold The Wanderer (Music CD)...........31 nouncements in our news pages. It’s course all our subscribers. to name a few. SEAL were certainly very and the prize winners were drawn at the also great to be able to review not one But we cannot survive forever on en- Tzer0............................................32 busy at the show, from sorting out soft- meeting on the 12th of November. Tony This fourth issue also means that if but two recently upgraded Image thusiasm alone, we need new hardware Mini Review: VisionFX ...............36 ware/hardware problems, people making Johnson, one of SEAL’s founder you’re one of our initial subscribers who processors. ImageFX 4.0 builds on the and software to take us into the enquiries about SEAL or CLUBBED, or members, won ImageFX and Steve Hirst started with issue 1 you’ll find a sub- success of version 3 (reviewed in noughty`s (geddit 80`s, 90`s, 00`s), be- just general chit chat about anything got the subscription to Amiga Format. Support scription renewal letter with your maga- Clubbed issue 1) with powerful anima- cause although we have tried to keep up Amiga related, it was great. We also Thanks to everyone who took part! zine. We hope everyone of you enjoys tion features and new effects (review on with technology with the many add-ons Back to Basics (DOSDrivers) ......37 sold many issues of CLUBBED, and Clubbed and will want to re-subscribe. If page 22) while Photogenics 4 (page 18) we all have attached to our machines, at Layers Tutorial .............................33 Seal printed the posters and signs on WoA for any reason you don’t please let us starts with a clean canvas to produce a the end of the day it is a 80`s design Next Issue, Helpline etc...............39 site, which were dotted around the know why... we can’t make the maga- brand new package with only a few con- machine and long overdue to be Several SEAL members were involved Back Issues .................................39 floors, (luckily Robert brought his HP A3 zine better for you without your input. cepts related to earlier versions. upgraded, so it`s a real shame that with the organisation of this year’s World Gallery..........................................40 printer with him). The best part of all was Amiga (Gateway) pulled the plug. But of Amiga show held at the Kensington Since issue 3 some pretty big changes At WoA we spoke to several dealers and meeting you Amiga loving loonies, there may be some light at the end of Town Hall Conference Centre on the have happened at Amiga which you’ll they all told the same story... Amiga couldn’t get enough of ya. The show the tunnel in the form of the Phoenix 24th and 25th of July. Mick, Gary and find reported in our news section and hardware is still selling reasonably well may have not been the biggest, but it Do The project that is being considered by the Robert headed down to the venue on our Amiga: the future? feature. It seems but the same cannot be said for soft- was certainly interesting with the real Amigans, lets hope so. the Friday to help setup. For the first like we won’t be seeing a new computer ware. There are some great packages proposed MCC mock up on display time usergroups were able to have their bearing the Amiga name from Amiga. out there now at relatively low cost and (whoops), IBrowse 2 on release (yeah), own table at the show, of course we However despite the antics of the parent a new wave of fantastic games appear- jumped at the opportunity to advertise Thing company the Amiga world keeps turn- ing starting with Wipeout 2097. What’s Blurb SEAL as well as add to the show. We Write ing. Haage and Partner have released the point of a kick-ass powerful system if took various banners, posters and OS3.5 (by all accounts early sales have you don’t have the software to run on it? We’d like to make Clubbed more “in- Clubbed is published quarterly by South Essex Amiga SS7 5AH, plenty of copies of Clubbed with us been good too) and Phase 5 should be So please people buy the software you Link. For subscription details see the back page. ENGLAND. along with Rob’s A3000 and printer, I teractive” so we need your input! will use and keep Amiga companies in Editor: Robert Williams Telephone: +44 (0) 1268 569937 releasing their accelerator cards based Design: Robert Williams (19:00 - 22:00 GMT only please). think I can safely say that ours was the Got a question you’d like answered on Motorola’s latest PowerPC 7400 (G4) business developing new versions. Contributors: The views expressed in this magazine are those of the Jeff Martin author of each piece, they do not necessarily reflect the best looking user group table. or an opinion you’d like to share? processor with the QNX Neutrino OS Martin Miller views of the editor, other contributors or SEAL. To finish on a brighter note you’ll hope- Gary Storm Please Note: Clubbed is produced by SEAL members in Our table in the usergroup area and got Write to us and we’ll include it in a soon. Met@box have also shown their Mick Sutton fully notice we’ve done a slight re-design their spare time, while we will always strive to produce the Amijoe G3 card for the A1200 at the Proof Reading: magazine on time and include all the advertised contents an excellent flow of people keeping us letters page. this issue which we think makes Cologne show. There are also several Sharon Sutton this is not always possible due to other commitments.