This move towards compatibitity between formats coutel we)) prove the saviour of the Amiga as the premier videographic desktop platform. Another massive announcement at the show was the launch of Ljghtwave on both PC and SG) formats. Atthough seen as ye! another nai) in the AMIGA coffin by some.) fee) it can only he)p the cause in the)ong-tôrm. if NewTek want to maintain and develop a (oot-ho)d in both the PC and SG) markets they*)) have to work hard in the R&D department the fruits of which wi)) also be apptied to the Amiga version. OK. the PC market may be massive but it's the Amiga that dominâtes the video market. quite simply because the PC is useless for vtdeography. They don t)ike. nor understand video, and to teach them costs an absolute fortune in additions) hardware. They may be fast, but witt that reaiiy inspire videographers to trade their existing Amiga Systems, especiaüy when they could out render an SG) for a fraction of the price by simpfy adding a Raptor to their existing kit. Basicatty. the only thing that wi)) kit) the Amiga off is Commodore. The wiHingness to develop and buy the machine is there. At) they have to do is get in gear before it's too)ate. tf this farcica) situation isn't sorted out soon many devetopers wi)) be forced to look e)se-where. whether they want to or not. The future of the Amiga hinges on one key factor.)f the new took Commodore can't get the range back in manufacture before Chnstmas it tooks very grim.
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