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Robert Cohen
P.O. Box 158
Oakhurst, NJ. 07755 USA
(908) 493-3630
First, the legal stuff. I make no warranties, expressed nor
implied, as to these programs, nor their effects on equipment running them.
These programs come AS IS. TimeStamper and Ed Visor are freeware. They
can be free duplicated and distributed in any way, as long as no fee
is charged for them.
How many of us can afford or even have the need for time code operations?
Many of us in the retail wedding field have no real use for time code,
but have often had the need for some type of time "stamp" on a copy for
reference purposes, so that a client can communicate their needs
to you without resorting to those ambiguous and often confusing directions.
This simple program is the answer to that problem. TimeStamper is not
time code based, nor will it control any hardware or software. It is
simply a way of "window dubbing" reference numbers that have some
relationship to time, so that your client and yourself can have some
common grounds for accurately addressing sequences. TimeStamper outputs
hours, minutes and seconds, foregoing frames for two reasons. First of
all, one second accuracy is adequate for most retail applications.
Secondly, most clients are not familiar with the frame concept and these
extra set of numbers would more than most likely serve to confuse them.
TimeStamper Processes its time generation using computations based
on your systems speed. It is therefore possible that the actual time
of its sequencing could be off by a few percents one way or the other,
based on your computers speed. TimeStamper is calibrated for
accuracy on an 030 / 33 accelerator. Even if your actual time
varies by a few percents, the program will still serve its purpose
by giving you and your clients a common reference.
TimeStamper utilizes larger Fonts than what is commonly found in the
stock Amiga fonts directory. These fonts need to be copied
to your fonts directory on your hard drive for TimeStamper to work.
The easiest way for you to do this is with a disk utility such as
Diskmaster or Directory Opus. If you do not own one,
your option is to use the CLI to copy this font to your Fonts directory.
To do this, please refer to your Dos manual for details.
After you have copied the fonts to their proper directory, copy the program
itself as well as its icon (Timestamper.info) to the directory of your
choice, either with your disk utility, CLI or by simply dragging its icon
from the DF0: Drawer to the destination Drawer.
To use this program you must own a Genlock which, if you do desktop video,
I assume you have. Simply click on Timestampers icon and then click "GO".
The program will automatically give you five seconds for preroll before
proceeding. Adjust your genlock accordingly and your on your way. Should
you have the need to set the starting time to something other than Zero,
Simply click on "CUSTOM" and set your times from this screen. The Custom
screen also allows you to set the optional "Tape Number" so that it is
dubbed into the upper right hand corner of your copy. If this number is
left blank, then TimeStamper will not bother to build a window for it.
The Custom window will also allow you to choose JUMBO numerics if you
prefer. The larger output may be easier to read, but takes some room.
If you change your mind or make a mistake, simply click on "Forget It"
and you will be brought back to the opening screen. To end a session
of window dubbing, press the Esc. key on your keyboard.
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TimeStamper took up so little room in this archive, I could not resist
including a stupid little entertainment program that I put together
in a fit of boredom one evening. Ed Visor is not an action packed game
which takes advantage of the Amigas multi level capacities. Remember
that old eight ball which was available some years back, which after
asking a simple yes or no question, you shook, turned upside down and
found your answer displayed through a clear window at the bottom?
Ed Visor is a takeoff of this. Ed is programmed with one hundred some odd
answers which address simple yes or no answers based on yourself. Ed
works best with questions formatted in the "Will I", "Should I", "Can I"
way, however you are free to ask him anything you wish. Ed is programmed
to be somewhat obnoxious and cocky at times, so be ready for anything.
Ed Visor requires that your amiga is speech capable... Commodore decided to
remove this software from it's newer operating systems, but you can use a
copy from the older OS with the newer ones, if you wish to utilize it with
the newer OS... To see if you have this software, check your DEVS drawer
for the narrator.device and your Sys:Utilities for the SAY utility.
After you run Ed a few times, you may wish to skip the introductory
screens. To do this, simply click the right mouse button during the
first intro screen (while "she" is talking). After she is done, she
will recognize that you wish to skip right to the program and will act
accordingly. We hope that you get some enjoyment out of Ed Visor. Like
any other random process, some of the answers you get may not make much
sense, especially if you wander out of the proper format in asking your
questions. If you do not get a good answer to a question, try asking it
again, this time changing the format of the question somewhat to match
the format which it expects. Have Fun. . .