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RETINA Zand BLT Z3 User Manual 24-bit Graphies Boards forthe Amiga English Manual, Feberery 1995 Festaye Chin Moogle Cams [nt een by Draled Nr Oa Wy Mis Spare, Sete ore sgt hay oii a Hei my waa ecm: plas le ee noon tie ity Tip ma clei om ine cmy tose caret nang combate he Fram, ea be Tear tn 22 Retin BLT22, Vy a Monee ema Mace. Si Amery Naoki 01 ste Way. nce se atone 3) 4-995 FAK: (49.19 a ner) HF 2H, BAS a Tabloof Contents I ‘Capren 1 Iyropucnion, Conventions. (CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION. Handwate and Software Requirernenis Installing Your Retina Graphics Card. Installing the Retina Software... Retina Directory Contents... Installing Ocher Bundled Software Retina Meroary. Cuasimi 3 [ow Reriva Works Wir YOUR AMIGA. What is a Seren Mode? 9 Deep Mode. a ne 10 ‘Truc Retina Sereens. een) “The Maia Retina [email protected] 0 O¥EEVIEW sossnatnnininnnen snes IT What 1o Exps stnnnns 2 Munitor Selection: 2 Cuartek 4 “No Frits” Frast Time Seu And Now for Something Completely Different. 16 Chasrer $ Conriatnine Your Monmion.. “The RetinaScreenMede Progr... RetinaSerecn Mode Memu Reference. : (CHAPTER 6 Tine REINA EMULATION PROGRAM. Selecting the Video Output Method Selecting the Retina Screen Mode. Is Inerlace Scully So Bud? Screen Lgl Pattern Matching Seteen Mode Groups, Using a High Resolution Screen. li_ Table of Contents Virtual Retina Seren8,-sunenne snsunnnnn 28 Setting the Refresh Mode ca Sereen List HOvSekepiNg sessuninrinrniesninnnnsnnnncin 2D AGA Emulation 28 (Opening the RetinaEmu Window... sana 28 Changing the Flockey's 3 RetinaBnu ToalTypes. 29 RetinaEmu Shell P2CAMEAETS esnsvnnnsnnnnnnn 30 Starting RelinaJien Automatically... snenene 30 Temporarily Disabling RetinaEmea =) Retinalmu Memu Reference. 31 (CHAPTER 7 SUPERCHARGING THE AMIGA WORKBENCH.. Defining the Reina Workbench Sereen . Sotving Problems with Warkbench Famulation. Cuayrer $ REDKADISrLAY RetinaDisplay Menu Reference. Closing te Image Display Serern.. Using RetinaDisplay from the CLE ssutomatic Double-Butfering, Using a Seript Tite, Using RetinaDisplay With Directory Opus (CHAPTERS DrviNEMONit0s ‘The Define Monitor lotertace, ‘Sudden Flashes. Using Custom Serecn Modes Creating a Group.. Define Monitor Meau REfETERCE. sunnnnninnn Cuarrer 10 OTHER REANA Uitety PROGRAMS. Retinaa vail RetinaComn, Table of Contents lil RetinaFrameCoumter snnnnn 61 Retinatey sen vo 61 RetinaMemClk al RetiniMonitor RetinaPalette. Rotinad Test CHAPTER LI ANCOS Jentox. A typical AaCoS session would be like this Cuayeex 12 RACK: THR ANSMATION TooL, Animation ‘Technique. Compression of the Animation Dats Lossy Compression and Thresholds ‘Making a RACE Animation ‘MakelUACE’s CLI Options: Special Consideration for 8-hit Animations PhyRACE CopyRACE, (CHAPTER 13 DIGITAL Ina Setting the Screemro«kle The Irige Buffers Other Operations To Quit (CHAPTER 14 XiPainy AND Denso PROGRANS.. XiPainl. sncnnenn a Dermonsteation Progeanis sense BS (CHAPTER 1S THE MUL-TIOIC.LIPRARY. (CHAPTER 1 SPECIAL. APPLICATION ENHAKCEMENT! ADPro Utilities Real 3D Support ImiageMaster Support Harlequin Graphies Card. Viab. Lab Motion nm CHAPTER 17 OPTIONAL AC! 95 Automatic Video Switelbns. os V-Code Module. sine 95 TOBE Cablesinsannn 34 CHAPTER 18 GLoscany oH (Cuasrue 19 TRovmisn 7 Chapter 1 Introduction ‘The Amiga’s ieorendows graphies capabilities ure due in - ‘art Lo its eustom chip set However, beesnse tha chip set is so integrated with the operating system, opgrading the Amiga’s video display fy nol a simple task, Compare this - to the IBM PC compatible world, where the video display circuitry is generally on a removable card and accessed via eustom driver software. This has allowed ~ the PC pkaform lo fer surpuss the native. Amiga display modes in terms a numer of colors and resolution, ~ “The Retina graphics display card now brings the Amiga fa Line with the rest of the computer worl by offering teve 24-hit color (16.8 million colors) at high resolutions ~ INon-interlaced displays like [280 x 768, 1280 x Ki24, or even 2400 x 1200 are possible, Resolutipas for interlaced displays can be even larger! OF course you'll need a - monitor capable of handling the display requirements, bout they are plentiful. (Notc: A multiscan ragnitor ill give you access to a wider array of displays.) Du to ts own internal 32-bit zevo waitstate memory, the Retina is cupuble of smuyett playback of 16 and 24- - Dit aninstions. Retina comes complete with a vatiety of software . Including a full-featured 24-bit paint program amd ain image processing program, Other utilities inclue a display program, snimation createrfplayer, and support - tlilties for some thicd-party applications, ina Users Manual ‘There are. wo versions of the Retina, Tho Retina 22 isa Zorro Tl card that works in all sletied-Amigas, The Retina BI.T 73 ts a fastcr Zoro TI version that cakes ndvantage of tha 32-bit bus in the Ariza 3000 and 4000 models, Please examine any “scadmo” files on the installation disk for update information. The German readme files related to the German manus, Please distogard chese files. Also, please refer to the glossary for explanations of various tenmas used in this manval Conventions Information that is to It entered inta your computer will appear in bold. Specin| shorteut keystrokes will be listed like CrRL+M, which means hold the control key while pressing M. Information that wilt be displayed will use this fone. Program and function syntax is tisted tike: Progam [sited | Fsweitch2 | wile] Switches may be required or optional, as noted. A vertical bar means the switches are mutually exclusive, Chapter 2 Installation ‘This section covers hardware requirements, plysically installing your Retina graphics card, monitor connections, software installation, and RAM inforeaadn, Hardware and Software Requirements To use the Ketina, you will aced the following: wm An Aniiga with a free Zona Lot Zoceo IIL expansion slot 1 AVGA or multiscan moniter wit « bigh-clensity BIS male councetor A hard disk Al Teast IMB of chip RAM und 2MB of fust RAM Mt AmnigaDOS version Or greater Installing Your Retina Graphics Card Note: Fora detailed explanaiyoa on reovoving the cover Troan your computer, please see the users guide that came, with your particular Amiga inode. You should also take anti-static precautions before opening your computer. (Varigus inexpensive commerciil devices ure available al most eleclronic and computer stores.) 4. Retina User Manual ‘Tum off your Amiga and all peripherals, Remove the power cable from your Amiga, Digcemnect sll cubles fro your computer. Remove the cover mounting screws and set them aside, Remove the cover. Re careful and make sore thae 10 part of the cover accidentally snags na any internat cabling. Seleet a froe Amiga expansion slot. Remove the single serew Irom the metal expansion slot cover, moumted at the rear of the case. Store the cover in esate place. The screw will be used later. Remove the Retina from its packaging and coretully insert ic into the expunsiem slot. The bracket on the sear of the Retina should be oriented! exactly like the anetal expansion slot caver, which wis just removed. Maka suze the card is properly seule al] he way down in the slot. Use fight pressure und do not force the vacd in, Secure the Retina card tn the expansion slot with the Screw from the rergoved metal expansicm sfot cover. Replace the cover and all mounting screws, |. Connect the high-density DBIS connector from your monitor 10 the Retina's vidleo jack at the rear of your amputee, Reconnect the power cable and all other peripherals