The Amiga 4000 By Liu Wallace ,., JO It’s the fastest, most powerful, and amazingly “colorful” Amiga ever made. Find out why the Amiga is back on top of the personal- computer heap in this special in-depth preview of the A4000, to be introduced this Fall. ARTICLES Piece Negotiations By Steven Blaize ..3d Greative imagc-ct>mpositing techniques can yield interesting digital collages to use in your video, animation, or print presentations. Know Your Rights By Eric Giguere ..39 If you write your own programs and want to sell them or distribute them as 1*1) or shareware, here's what you need to know about copyright conventions. Publish With Panache By Vidor Osaka ..43 Try this hands-on, A-to-Z course in print design il you plan to get involved in producing newsletters, bulletins, brochures, or any other “home-grown" publications. Digging into DOS 1 By Sheldon Leemon ...4 7 A brand-new series on AmigaDOS 2.0 debuts this month to show you how to get the most out of Release 2 of the Amiga operating system. Animation LIVE! By Gene Hamm ..52 If you want to do animation blit are not an accomplished artist, “roloscoping" may be just the ticket to get you over the hump. CO El MAS Editor’s Drawer By Dennis Bnsson. 6 There’s a new name on the corner of lice at AIV, so hid 'bye ’bye to Barney and give a listen to Brisson. Accent on Graphics By Joel Hagen ...38 A few simple painting and image-pro- cessing techniques can help you quickly create realistic, natural-looking backgrounds lor any type of presentation. It will huff and puff and blow I he cybersox off any DC Mae in the house. Check out our special prevail' of the Amiga 4000, due out this fall. VIDEO Suite By Paulo de Andrade ..60 for video buffs who are baffled by the burgeoning array of videotape and TR formats, here’s a clear, concise guide to eliminate the confusion. I) E PART ME NTS Overscan .... 8 A monthly roundup of the latest news, new products and network information from every corner of Mondo Amiga. Help Key ...... 92 AVI.OF is back on the air this month to provide answers to your tech-trouble questions. The Last Word 112 1 lere’s a sampling of a Hood of mail we've been getting lately about the magazine and the Amiga market. AW Product Information. 104 To contact the vendors of products mentioned in this issue of Amiga World, consult our all-in-one “Manufacturers* Distributors’ Addresses” list. REVIEWS Professional Draw 3.0 (Gold Dish) and ProVector 2.1 PSImport (Stylus) .20 Major updates of two heavyweights in the structured-drawing arena. A2386SX Bridgeboard (CBM) .. 22 Full PC compatibility with IBM’s latest models. EXCELLENCE! 3.0(Micro-Systems) and Kind-WORDS 3 (The Disk Co.)......26 There's one big winner in this duo ofWP updates. Virtual Reality Studio (Domarki Accolade) . 72 Top-notch adventure-game building tool. Expert 4D Jr. (Genisoft) ..76 Entry-level 3-D modeling and animation. Boom Box (Dr. Vs) .8 0 Interactive music-making made easy. Personal VDA (DPS) and Breadboard (Cardinal Video) .....81 Internal video-signal distribution amps. EXPERTDRAW (Genisoft) ....84 Entry-level stimtured-drawing program. Animatrix Modeler (duBois) 84 Low-budget 3-D modeler. (i U E S Crib Notes By Peter Olafson 98 This month, AIVs top game tipster tackles Ultima VI: The Filse Prophet. SlMEARTH (Maxis) .98 Sim games fans will be wowed by this one. Megafortress (Three-Sixty EA) .101 Highly detailed aircraft simulator. Conquests of the Longbow: ROBIN Hood (Sierra On-Line).... 102 Colorful adventure strategy game. Short Takes 106 Capsule reviews of new Amiga games.