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  1. 2cesarewild

    2cesarewild I'm an idiot.

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    That is off the wall. They used amiga 4000's for terminator 2 didn't they?
     
  2. MeAgain

    MeAgain Dazed & Confused Lifetime Supporter Super Moderator

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    Don't know about Terminator..I did find this list on the net. I deleted alot of lesser stuff. Unfortunatly it isn't dated so I don't know how updated it is. I suspect that once New Tek switched it's Lightwave program to Windows use of the Amiga is pretty limited now.

    "City Slickers", motion picture, starring Billy Crystal.
    "Death Train", starring Pierce Brosnan, motion picture.
    SCALA used to display secret Russian information.
    SCALA logo visible onscreen.
    "Fantastic Four: The Movie", motion picture.
    "Freejack", feature film, starring Emilio Estevez.
    Lightwave generated animation of main character's race car.
    Video Toaster generated time-warp displays.
    Graphics created by Joe Conti.
    "The Gods Must Be Crazy II".
    Amiga 2000 visible, used to display graphics in the opening.
    "Honey, I Blew Up the Baby".
    Effects produced by Anti-Gravity Workshop.
    "Hot Shots, Part Deux", motion picture.
    "Jurassic Park", directed by Steven Spielberg.
    Previsualization by Amblin Imaging.
    Lightwave generated animations used on UNIX workstation (unconfirmed).
    "More than Human", Walt Disney Studios.
    Amiga generated graphics of androids.
    "Motel Blue 19", horror film.
    Cinemorph used for morphing sequences.
    "Mouth of Madness", directed by John Carpenter.
    Amiga created book covers, posters, and stage setting graphics.
    "Necronomicon", feature film.
    "Neon Warrior", motion picture.
    Amiga also used in creation of a corresponding video game.
    "Nightmare Before Christmas", motion picture, (producer unknown).
    ImageFX (use unknown).
    "Panama Deception".
    Oscar Award Winning "Best Documentary Film".
    "Robocop", motion picture (year and studio unknown).
    Amiga generated special effects.
    "Robocop 2", motion picture (year and studio unknown).
    Amiga generated special effects.
    "Sidekicks", starring Chuck Norris.
    "Star Trek VI".
    Lightwave generated graphics by Joe Conti.
    USS Enterprise and USS Excelsior modeled by Allen Hastings.
    "They're Back!", Steven Spielberg.
    Amiga generated confetti in parade scenes.
    "Three Men and A Baby".
    Amiga character generation and titling by Rick Probst.
    "Total Recall", motion picture.
    Digital Creations SuperGen genlocked graphics.
    Amiga, Digital Creations, and third parties credited in the movie.
    "Terminator II", motion picture.
    Amiga generated morphs.
    "Warlock II", produced by Trimark.
    "Wayne's World II", starring Dana Carvey and Mike Myers.
    "Afterburn".
    Home Box Office Presentations.
    Flight scenes by Toaster Marmalade of California.
    "Babylon 5", Emmy Award Winning Movie, Warner Bros., 1993.
    All computer graphics generated on Amiga computers.
    Lightwave 3D generated scenes of space ships.
    System Alert messages used in an episode.
    "Bionic Showdown", NBC.
    Amiga used to create readouts of bionic parts for the Bionic Man.
    "The Dark Half".
    Stephen King television movie.
    Character effects by Everett Burrell.
    "Max Headroom", motion picture and television series.
    Amiga generated background displays.
    "seaQuest DSV", Irvin Kirschner (director), Universal Studios, 1993.
    Starring Roy Scheider.
    Effects produced by Amblin Imaging and 60 Video Toasters.
    More special effects than "The Empire Strikes Back".
    "Tommyknockers".
    Stephen King television movie.
    Morphing sequences using ASDG's MorphPlus, by The Post Group.
    "Young Indiana Jones Chronicles", Emmy Award, Special Visual Effects.
    "Amazing Stories", television series, NBC.
    "Animaniacs", FOX, animated television series by Warner Bros.
    ImageFX used for color correction and segment title cards.
    "Babylon 5", science fiction television show by Warner Bros., 1993.
    Emmy Award winning show, special effects.
    Created by Foundation Imaging in California.
    "Clarissa Explains it All", Nickelodeon.
    "Deep Space Nine", Star Trek science fiction series.
    DS9 videos demoed at World Science Fiction Convention.
    "Entertainment Tonight", entertainment news magazine.
    "Fly Fishing Video Magazine", ESPN.
    "Get Real", children's programming, Wisconsin Public Television.
    Video Toaster produced, Emmy Award winning series.
    WPNE 38, WLES 36, WHLM 31, WHWC 28, WHA 21, WHRM 20, WDSE 8.
    Sponsored in part by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association.
    "Golden Years", television mini-series, created by Stephen King.
    "Goof Troop", animated television series, Walt Disney Productions.
    "Kung Fu - The Legend Continues", police/martial arts.
    Amiga 3000 used to access personal records.
    Amiga programs used by "Kermit", police officer.
    Amiga Workbench 3.0 shown running on an IBM clone.
    Directory Opus 4.0 screens shown.
    GPFax screen shown, modified graphically.
    Deluxe Paint screen showing MYOB, "security" key.
    "Montel Williams Show", NBC, daytime talk show.
    "My Secret Identity", television series, PBS.
    "Mysteries Beyond the Other Dominion", SciFi Channel.
    Produced by Toaster Marmalade of California.
    "Myster Science Theater 3000", SciFi Channel, (use unknown).
    "Video Toaster" mentioned during an episode.
    "Nick Arcade", Nickelodeon.
    "Nobel Legacy", PBS television series.
    Amiga 4000 with Video Toaster, Amiga 2000 with Video Toaster,
    Amiga 2000 with Opal Vision and Personal Animation Recorder.
    "Quantum Leap".
    Morph effects produced by The Post Group using MorphPlus.
    "Robocop", television series.
    Graphics created with Lightwave 3D.
    "Roboflight", SciFi Channel.
    "seaQuest DSV", NBC.
    Starring Roy Scheider.
    Effects produced by Amblin Imaging and 60 Video Toasters.
    "Tail Spin", animated television series, Walt Disney Productions.
    "Total Panic", Nickelodeon.
    Mandala interactive video walls.
    "Unsolved Mysteries".
    Video Toaster effects created by Joe Conti.
    "Wild Side", Nickelodeon.
    "Young Indiana Jones Chronicles", ABC.
    "45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards"
    Video Toaster effects created by the Post Group.
    ABC Sports 1992 Olympic Games.
    Live Amiga generated instant overlays.
    American Music Awards, 1993 and 1994.
    Video Toasters and Amigas used for titling and logos.
    Showtime's "World Class Kickboxing Championships".
    "This Country's Rockin'", documentary about America, NBC.
    Produced by Paramount Pictures

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  3. TokeTrip

    TokeTrip Senior Member

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    I have a 386 that I play lemmings on. Step to that.
     

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