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Release notes for VStation Amiga Professional Demo
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Introduction:
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This version of VStation Amiga Professional is provided to allow
people to take a close look at the software before considering
purchasing it. It doesn't save anything, edit performs are
converted to previews, and various other features are disabled
but for the most part the program is intact. This includes the
toaster interface, serial communication, and pretty much everything
needed to see how the program works. Transport control,
online help, loading data, edit previews, and many other
functions operate the same way as the release version.
Requirements:
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VSPro requires about one megabyte of free memory to load and run.
It does not require a Video Toaster, but is well integrated with it
if present.
SunRize Industries SoundSwitch control is supported.
DPS Personal Animation Recorder control is supported.
DPS TBC-III and TBC-IV control is supported.
Note: Support for additional hardware can be accomplished via ARexx.
Installation:
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Floppy Disk Installation:
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No installation is neccessary. The program can be used
directly from the floppy, but function hooks, keyboard
macros, and other features will be slower.
Hard Drive Installation:
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To install VSPro, double-click the 'InstallVSPro' icon and follow
the instructions given by the installer program to copy the
program and it's related directories onto your hard drive.
It will also add a VS: assign to the user-startup file the
first time you perform the install. Requires the standard
AmigaDOS Install command.
The major files and directories being installed are:
----------------------------------------------------
VSPro The executable
VSPro.Readme This file
VSPro.Guide The AmigaGuide documentation.
EDL Directory with a small set of projects
already present to be used for testing.
EDLOperations Directory of ARexx programs that are
executed when the user selects them
in the EDL window.
Commands Directory of ARexx programs used by
VSPro for various things.
Tapelogs Directory with a few sample tapelogs.
Envarc/VStation Directory of environment variables
and keyboard macros.
..and a few other files will be placed in the same directory.
Removing the Installation from your System:
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To remove the files installed by the Installer, run the installer
again. When it starts, it will detect the presence of the VStation
files and prompt for permission to delete them. Once the files
have been deleted, it will continue with the install script which
should be aborted if the software is to be permanently removed
from the system. If continued, however, it can be used to
re-install the VStation environment files to ENVARC:, providing
a means to selectively add and remove the sounds, function hooks,
keyboard macros and setup files from ENVARC:.
To remove the VSPro program and other support
files, simply delete the entire VStation directory created
by the Installer. Careful!
Documentation:
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At this time, the most current documentation for the program
is in the AmigaGuide file 'VSPro.Guide', which will be placed
in the same directory as the VSPro program. Requires AmigaGuide
to be installed on your system, which is part of the standard
AmigaDOS Workbench configuration.
Using the program:
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The icon named 'VSPro' is the program icon, and it's tooltypes are used to
define certain variables used by the initialization procedures.
Their default values should work for most users, but they
provide the option of changing the ARexx portname, window
refresh mode, and other features that can help optimize the
program for your system. To change the tooltype variables, select
the icon once and select the menu function 'Icon Information'.
Refer to the AmigaDOS manual for more information about editing
icon information.
Start the program by double clicking on the VSPro icon. Here's
a couple of important things to know about the VSPro interface:
. The help key turns on the online help, and when followed
by another keystroke it is used to define keyboard
macros.
. The right mouse button does not activate menus; it is
used instead as a 'qualifier' for gadget hits to
change the way some gadgets operate. For instance, you
can clear an edit point by holding the right mouse
button while left clicking on it's gadget.
. If you have enough memory, you can read the amigaguide
on the workbench at the same time that VSPro is running.
Use the screen depth gadgets or the left-amiga-M key to
cycle screens.
History:
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VStation Amiga Professional version 1 released on 3-15-1995
Lots of changes, improvements over v2.x that are
described in the supplied AmigaGuide manual 'VSPro.guide'. Improved
interface and toaster support, optimized the edit process, added
cut and paste edl, ARexx EDL operations, keyboard macros, CMX translation,
edit performance statistics, and much more.
Version 2.x (v2.0 - v2.8)
Improved interface and added basic edl support, tapelogs, toaster
control, and ARexx support for almost all functions.
Version 1.x (v1.0 - v1.4)
Basic functions for edit control.