[Coco] CoCo Video Player Project

[Joel Ewy]

Allen Huffman wrote:
> On Apr 2, 2009, at 8:21 PM, John W. Linville wrote:
>> As for the video data, ffmpeg can bust videos into individual bitmap
>> files like this:
>>
>>     ffmpeg -i foo.avi -r 30 foo-%03d.bmp
>
> Wow, that batch processing would sure make it easy. Then the trick is 
> using some kind of Debabbelizer program that can scale the graphics 
> automatically. Initially, I'd like to see one that scales to VDG 
> semigraphics (yes, the 64x32 block graphics on the CoCo 1/2/3 green 
> screen).
>

I cooked up some simple Perl scripts that use the NETPBM tools to 
automatically pre-scale images to appropriate sizes for the Amiga, MM/1, 
and CoCo.  There's not much to them, but I'd be happy to share if 
there's any interest. 

JCE
> In the olden days, I did some computer graphics on a VIC-20 with the 
> Super Expander cartridge. They were used at a booth at the Houston 
> Boat Show. Large letters, colorful, etc. Very nice.
>
> When I moved up to a CoCo 1, my dad did not care for the graphics -- 
> less colors, etc. I still did more graphics for another show -- 
> recreated the logo of the Texas Fisherman magazine (pixel by pixel!) 
> and later used an X-PAD to trace maps.
>
> Now the killer part: I saved the graphics out to cassette tape, and 
> loaded them in one at a time -- recording that to VHS. The end result 
> were graphics that "drew" down the screen. It impressed the heck out 
> of everyone back then -- "wow, computer graphics!"
>
> I also recall doing some store windows displays for the local Radio 
> Shack, using Extended Color Basic to draw letters and make them cycle 
> colors and such -- fun times!
>
> So, a VDG Movie Player will be my first shot :-)
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