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The Video Toaster “Revolution” video demo’ing the Toaster’s features is beautiful, inspiring (consider the year / tech leap) and is full of gentle self deprecat

The Video Toaster “Revolution” video demo’ing the Toaster’s features is beautiful, inspiring (consider the year / tech leap) and is full of gentle self deprecation. The voice over is by Ken Nordine, famed vocal jazz musician. Recommended, even for the first few minutes! https://youtu.be/OtYLx6z2eeg https://youtu.be/OtYLx6z2eeg

jamal-kumar 5y ago
My favorite example of video toaster has got to be tribe called quest's (ft busta rhymes) classic 'scenario' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6TLWqn82J4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6TLWqn82J4 they made the entire user interface embedded in a music video back in the early 90s, fun stuff
- gregsadetsky 5y ago
  Thanks for sharing, it’s really great!
gmueckl 5y ago
It's funny that the appended video for the System 2.0 update contains shots that seem to be very early Babylon 5 scenes. Not sure if these are earlier versions of the models or deliberately altered ones. The copyright date on the video is a year earlier than the show.
- ChainOfFools 5y ago
  they are early models indeed, used for the pilot and for storyboarding with stills. J. Michael Straczynski worked closely with NewTek while developing the show, and contributed a lot of improvements and suggestions to the first editions of Lightwave (included with the toaster..) The exterior 3D shots were 100% Amiga generated, at least for the first few seasons. Though they did farm the bulk rendering off to Alphas using ScreamerNet (also a NewTek platforms controlled by Amigas) almost as soon as they became available. other fun Hollywood tie is that the chief engineer of the toaster was Brad Carvey, the brother of Dana Carvey
  - bitwize 5y ago
    Brad Carvey was the inspiration for Garth Algar. In Wayne's World 2, Garth can be seen wearing a Video Toaster T-shirt as tribute.

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The Video Toaster “Revolution” video demo’ing the Toaster’s features is beautiful, inspiring (consider the year / tech leap) and is full of gentle self deprecat

by gregsadetsky 5y ago

jamal-kumar 5y ago
My favorite example of video toaster has got to be tribe called quest's (ft busta rhymes) classic 'scenario' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6TLWqn82J4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6TLWqn82J4 they made the entire user interface embedded in a music video back in the early 90s, fun stuff
- gregsadetsky 5y ago
  Thanks for sharing, it’s really great!
gmueckl 5y ago
It's funny that the appended video for the System 2.0 update contains shots that seem to be very early Babylon 5 scenes. Not sure if these are earlier versions of the models or deliberately altered ones. The copyright date on the video is a year earlier than the show.
- ChainOfFools 5y ago
  they are early models indeed, used for the pilot and for storyboarding with stills. J. Michael Straczynski worked closely with NewTek while developing the show, and contributed a lot of improvements and suggestions to the first editions of Lightwave (included with the toaster..) The exterior 3D shots were 100% Amiga generated, at least for the first few seasons. Though they did farm the bulk rendering off to Alphas using ScreamerNet (also a NewTek platforms controlled by Amigas) almost as soon as they became available. other fun Hollywood tie is that the chief engineer of the toaster was Brad Carvey, the brother of Dana Carvey
  - bitwize 5y ago
    Brad Carvey was the inspiration for Garth Algar. In Wayne's World 2, Garth can be seen wearing a Video Toaster T-shirt as tribute.