The Industrious Rabbit

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  • Viewing Amiga images on a DOS PC without conversion? Let's find out how!

    Young Topaz has an IFF ILBM image he wants to show his dad, but his dad's on his PC. Learn about what it takes to write a simple IFF ILBM reader for DOS.

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      • References

      Source Code:

      • Hackerbun Gitea (https://code.hackerbun.dev/TheIndustriousRabbit/iff-ilbm-on-pc-vga) - All code used in this video

        • IFF Files:

        • "ILBM" IFF Interleaved Bitmap (http://www.etwright.org/lwsdk/docs/filefmts/ilbm.html) - The original IFF ILBM document from Electronics Arts and Commodore

          • PC Development:

          • Open Watcom 2.0 (https://open-watcom.github.io/) - The C compiler I used for my PC development
          • David Brackeen's 256-Color VGA Programming in C (http://www.brackeen.com/vga/basics.html) - The source for all my VGA learnings
          • Ralf Brown's Interrupt List (https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~ralf/files.html) - More info than you could ever want about every PC interrupt

            • Credits

            Music:

            • "Werq" by Kevin MacLeod
              • https://incompetech.com
              CC-BY 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
            • "Onion Capers" by Kevin MacLeod
              • https://incompetech.com
              CC-BY 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

              Sound Effects:

              • Light Switch by TimoSchmied
                • https://freesound.org/people/TimoSchmied/sounds/530973/
                CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
              • Male Gasp 1.wav by jawbutch
                • https://freesound.org/people/jawbutch/sounds/344407/
                CC0 1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
              • Fast Typing on Mechanical Keyboard by HeinzBBQ
                • https://freesound.org/people/HeinzBBQ/sounds/502653/
                CC0 1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
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              • Hop to the Top: Bunny's Revenge -- The Stream Test Stream!

                I play through a bunch of Hop to the Top: Bunny's Revenge and bounce between streaming providers while I get Owncast working. Now that my Twitch- and YouTube-free streaming setup is worked out, expect a full live stream of HttT:BR for realsies!

                Download the game and see high scores here: https://rabbit.robsmithdev.co.uk/

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              • Drawing YOUR REQUESTS on a Quantel Paintbox from the 90s! -- Full Stream

                I draw your requests on a Quantel Paintbox, specifically a Harriet from the early 90s. Due to streaming issues, I wasn't able to broadcast this live, but I did record the whole stream locally. I made it through three pieces: a rat holding a Quantel RAT (a mouse-like input device), a request from @[email protected] for a TV show ad card recreation, and a request from @[email protected] to draw his cat. I thought I was drawing his cat Henry, but it was actually Victor. Oops.

                Learn more about the Quantel Paintbox:

                • My video about the history and technology within the Paintbox: https://makertube.net/w/kegieNpTzAbT2ukR7EUMTt
                • Adrian's website: https://quantelpaintbox.com/
                • @[email protected] 's YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@DextersTechLab?si=0KFDoNNHHRUnfxmq

                  • Stream music by Nihilore: https://nihilore.com

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                • Drawing YOUR REQUESTS on a Quantel Paintbox from the 90s!

                  Continued stream go here: https://makertube.net/w/7dyJqokqtdXYJFsURs6tgn

                  I've taken your requests, as well as a few of my own ideas, and will draw them on a Quantel Paintbox, a Harriet model from the early 90s. Watch and see how digital graphics were made on bespoke art computers long before Photoshop took over the digital art world.

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                • Digital photo editing a decade before Photoshop? Meet the Quantel Paintbox

                  The popular shorthand for digital photo editing is based on the name of software developed in the 90s. However, that activity was already being done by users of a bespoke art computer developed by a British company in the early 80s, and the public could see the output of this machine everywhere. So why is digital photo manipulation not called "being Paintboxed"?

                  Thanks to DextersTechLab for actual Paintbox footage and technical assistance, Adrian Wilson for lots of feedback and resources!

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                    • Chapters

                    00:00 - Introduction

                    00:36 - Digital Video History
                    01:23 - The Quantel Paintbox
                    02:33 - Music Videos
                    02:57 - Paintbox Machines
                    03:23 - Why is it not called being Paintboxed?

                    References

                    Quantel Paintbox Resources:

                    • DextersTechLab (https://youtube.com/@DextersTechLab) - Paintbox repair videos and lots of other Quantel goodness
                    • Quantel Paintbox (https://quantelpaintbox.com) - Adrian's site with history on Quantel, the Paintbox, and the media created by this incredible machine

                      • Credits

                      Music:

                      • "Sunflower Dance Party" by Kevin MacLeod
                        • https://incompetech.com
                        CC-BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
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                      • The Third Annual Night in the Woods Longest Night Stream

                        Join me for my yearly play through of the Night in the Woods supplemental games, "Longest Night" and "Lost Constellation". Jump to 08:46 to skip past all my stream setup stuff.

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                        • Amiga Art: "Disney Presents: The Animation Studio" - Ink & Paint Part 3

                          I did it. I finished the animation. Working with this software is more challenging than I expected. It also didn't help that my tablet was having issues with Weylus after a while. I also learn just what Frisket does, and why it's important to Free the Frisket!

                          Skip to 2:23:54 if you want to see the finished animation playing!

                          I'll be taking a break from streaming while I focus on the next video, then I'll pick back up with either DeluxePaint V or True Brilliance as my next Amiga art tool to explore.

                          Stream music by Nihilore (CC-BY 4.0) - https://nihilore.com

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