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14.3 To be released in the future: VIC20 full motion video
The VIC20 full motion video functionality is depending on a special hardware add-on. This add-on
also connects the Cassiopei to the userport. This add-on in combination with a 3K memory
expansion is all you need for a thrilling new VIC20 experience: “full motion video”. It really must
be a 3K RAM expansion (like the VIC-1210) because this increases the video related memory area.
But there are more kind of memory expansions available on the modern market, just check if it is
+3K compatible.
Through this userport expansion add-on hardware and the use of very tightly written data transfer
routines it is possible to have b/w dithered video with a screensize of 192x160 at 12 frames/sec and
audio of 4bit at a sample rate of 12KHz. Although this doesn't seem like much today, it is
revolutionary for this system.
Under development is software to convert regular videos into VIC20 fmv compatible videos. And
plans are made to create a simple full motion video game to exploit these revolutionary new
functions.
14.4 To be released in the future: Disk_wizard.prg
This program is a work in progress and currently is being developed for the C64 in combination
with a 1541 disk drive. The intention of the program is to convert D64 files to a real disk and real
disks into D64 files. Allowing you to expand the usability of your Cassiopei. This because, simply
said, some programs require disks, therefore wouldn't it be nice to have a simple tool that allows
you to create real disks based on D64 files you grabbed from the internet. The disk wizard is
intended to fulfill that need.
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