It could render graphic screens of various number of colors (2, 4, 8, 16, 32, color HAM modes) starting from 320x200 up to 720x576 pixel graphic pages. The graphical chip Agnus could access directly RAM and pilot it with DMA (Direct Memory Access) privileges, and featured Bit Blitter and Copper circuits capable to move ranges of pixels on the screen and deal directly with the electronic beam of the TV set. AmigaBASIC, an advanced BASIC software development environment, complete with an integrated development environment (IDE), was written by Microsoft under contract.Īmiga had its beginnings in 1985 with a strong attitude for graphics, more so than other PCs of its age due to its peculiar hardware, and its multimedia chipset.
LightWave was used for low-cost computer generated special effects during the early 1990s, with Babylon 5 being a notable example of a TV-series utilizing LightWave.Įven Microsoft produced software for use on the Amiga.
The Video Toaster itself has even been ported to the Windows platform. Some titles were later ported to Microsoft Windows and continue to thrive there, such as the rendering software Cinema 4D from Maxon, and LightWave from Newtek, which was originally part of the Video Toaster. The Amiga was well known for its 3D rendering capability, with many titles being added to the mix as the years went by. Other raytracing software also included TurboSilver. Before the Amiga, raytracing was only available for dedicated graphic workstations such as the SGI. The Amiga made 3D raytracing graphics available for the masses with Sculpt 3D. The later addition of the Video Flyer by Newtek made possible the first non-linear video editing program for the Amiga. The Video Toaster was one of the few accessories for the "big box" Amigas (2000, 30) that used the video slot and enabled users to turn their Amiga into the heart of an entire TV production suite. Newtek's Video Toaster, one of the first all-in-one graphics and video editing packages, began on the Amiga. The Amiga originally supported such prestigious software titles as WordPerfect, Electronic Arts' Deluxe Paint, and Lattice C. See also related articles Amiga Internet and communications software, Amiga music software, Amiga programming languages, and Amiga support and maintenance software for other information regarding software that run on Amiga. This article deals with productivity software created for the Amiga line of computers and covers the AmigaOS operating system and its derivates AROS and MorphOS and is a split of main article Amiga software.
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