Big Book of Amiga Hardware

Toaster 2000

Toaster 2000 with daughterboards

Toaster 2000 without daughterboards

RAM daughterboard

Main daughterboard with BNC Connectors

Hi Res Version, Toaster 2000 - 541K
Hi Res Version, Toaster 2000 with daughterboards - 1026K
Hi Res Verison, Toaster 2000 without daughterboards - 594K
Hi Res Version, RAM daughterboard - 452K
Hi Res Version, Main daughterboard with BNC Connectors - 879K
Image of installation disks - 178K
Image of Toaster 2000 and installation disks - 178K

The Toaster 2000 is the original Video Toaster which preceedes the Toaster 4000. The Video Toaster is an extremely powerful piece of kit and helped make the Amiga famous in video production circles. An Amiga with a Video Toaster was capable of producing effects comparable to dedicated systems costing many times as much. The Video Toaster in conjunction with Lightwave helped produce many TV programs and films including Babylon 5, Seaquest DSV and Terminator II. The Toaster 2000 can be used in other models of Amiga with video slots, apart from the A2000 however due to the size of the card, case modifications may be necessary. In order to use the Video Toaster it is recommended that you have at least an 030@25Mhz, RGB Monitor, Composite Monitor (2 Composite Monitors for preview and program), 10MB RAM (2MB Chip + 8MB Fast) and video signals must be time base corrected.

Connectors

• Multipin Video Connector (used for 3rd party addons to access video signals)
• 4 x BNC NTSC Video Inputs, Channels 1-4
• 2 x BNC NTSC Video Outputs (1 preview, 1 program)

General Features

• 4 Input Switchers
• Preview and Program outputs
• 2 Frame Buffers
• 24bit, 8 fields realtime frame capture
• Character Generation
• Realtime transitional effects including Dissolve, 2-D Wipes, Colour Amimation Wipes, Covers, Slides, Oragnic Effects, Digital Effects
• Audio Effects
• 24 bit painting
• 3D Rendering with Lightwave 3D
• ARexx Control
• Chroma Effects
• Colour Correction