[Toolkitman]

Dear Comics Book plus forum members and cartoonists,
Here i explain a code to make Amiga programming software AMOS PRO 2.0, Animated Comics.
First of all you need 320x256 pixel image size in .iff format *here i have used a 32 bit lowres version to fit in a floppy disk but you can choose 4096 colors high res or more) to add to the path of my code changeing it with the destination of your images one by one. To be more specific about hte destination: if you have the images inside a floppy the destination will be DF0:COMIC1.iff, inside the first Hard disk it will be DH0:COMIC1.iff, inside the second hard disk DH1:COMIC1.iff.
Here The code:

1 Screen Open 0,320,256,32,Lowres
Flash Off
2 Load Iff "COMIC1:iff"
4 For A=1 To 10000000
5 NEXT A
6 Load Iff "COMIC2.iff"
8 For B=1 To 10000000
9 NEXT B
10 Load Iff "COMIC3.iff"
11 For C=1 To 10000000
12 NEXT C
13 Load Iff"COMIC4.iff"
14 For D=1 To 10000000
15 NEXT D
16 Load Iff"COMIC5.iff"
17 For E=1 To 10000000
18 NEXT E
19 Load Iff"COMIC6.iff"
20 For F=1 To 10000000
21 NEXT E
22 Load Iff"COMIC7.iff"
23 For G=1 To 10000000
24 NEXT G
25 Load Iff"COMIC8.iff"
26 For H=1 To 10000000
27 NEXT H
28 Goto 1

The code is for 8 images but you can add more with load and For loop.

Here is the Code Licence:
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[MarkWarner]

I havent programmed an Amiga BUT looking at your code could you not

Loop the name something like this adding z to the file name. I am not sure of the syntax Or if not have create an array of file names. And loop through them

z=1 to 8
Load Iff "COMIC" z " :iff"
For A=1 To 10000000
NEXT A
NEXT Z

[Toolkitman]

Hello Mark,
Happy to speak with you!
: )

[Toolkitman]

i have to try if a variable can be assigned to an image. And in this case are 8 different images.

[Toolkitman]

For what i have studied you have ot declare the single variable and in this must be numbers if you want to make a for next otherwise you have to declare the numbers to string variables and is a little more complex than the actual code.
I have tried your code and it give syntax error, i think because of Z=1 TO 8 you have to declare 8 variables, for example Z=1, X=2, Y=3 and so on.
And seems also that a variable cant be declared to the number of the image. Sorry!

[paw broon]

Ciao Toolkitman,
Parlo e leggo un po italiano.  Pero, italiano tecnico e pi

[Toolkitman]

Ciao paw broon,
Piacere di conoscerti!
Allora parlando semplicemente ho programmato un software per animare i fumetti in sequenza in un dato tempo scelto che e' possibile cambiare a piacere, anche le immagini dei fumetti si possono cambiare basta scrivere le righe giuste. In pratica le immagini passano a schermo una dopo l

[Toolkitman]

Dicendola tutta si puo anche inserire del testo che verra letto dal computer o scritto a schermo. Mi era riuscita anche una prova con immagini .GIF animate quindi in movimento ad ogni schermata con software per windows ma questa e' un altra storia si possono fare anche su https://giphy.com/. Il mio software era piu pensato per animare intere pagine di fumetti magari anche con il testo parlato dall

[crashryan]

I'm not criticizing; just curious. Why Amiga? I haven't even seen an Amiga computer in 25 years.

[Toolkitman]

No problem is a good question, AMIGA has the best BASIC interpreter made by Microsoft and it's coming back, i have created an A1200 Raspberry pi B3 with AMIBIAN (a Linux distribution where you can make your preferred emulated configuration from AMIGA 500 to AMIGA4000), The AMIGA 1200 Raspberry pi combine the old case and keyboard that was top mechanical keyboard at that time with a new single board (The Raspberry pi B3).
This month is just exit the new Workbench 3.1.4 a new release of the Workbench 3.1 so amiga is back : ).

You can buy a spare Raspberry B3 and install AMIBIAN than put Workbench 3.1.4 and you are all setup, for programming you need AMOS 2.0 PRO.
Here you can find more info:
Raspberry B3: https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-3-model-b/

AMIBIAN: https://gunkrist79.wixsite.com/amibian

WORKBENCH 3.1.4: http://www.hyperion-entertainment.com/index.php/where-to-buy/direct-downloads/188-amigaos-314

AMOS PRO 2.0: you have to register at this forum: https://www.ultimateamiga.co.uk/

My belowed AMIGA 1200 prototype: https://www.applefritter.com/content/my-latest-amiga-raspberry-prototype

Where to find the new AMIGA 1200 case that works with Raspberry and Mist and old amiga: http://amigaonthelake.com/new-amiga-a1200-case/

interface to connect old A1200 keyboard to raspberry:https://amigastore.eu/en/190-keyrah-v2-usb-v2b.html

Enjoy your build!

[MarkWarner]

Hi it was sort of pseudo code ... but you should be able to build the file name within a loop. If not an array of file names and then using an incrementing index would cut down some code?

I am too old and have little time, but I know where exactly you are coming from on this

[Toolkitman]

Hi Mark,
Sorry but we have different kind of minds... so we have different skills and different point of view in programming, the idea to make the code smaller is great but seems impossible to me to add a variable inside an image string.I will check another way. 

I want to explain another thing, this code was a try to help comics not to show my skills, you can do what you want of it.

[Toolkitman]

Hey Mark have a look here https://www.ultimateamiga.co.uk/index.php/topic,10072.0.html
I have compiled a program to load directly the images and set the time between them inside a floppy image.

Let me know if you like it!
Remember you have to be registered to the forum ultimate amiga to download. 
Bye

Matteo

[Toolkitman]

Mark i have add a voice to enter a song to play while watching the slideshows of the images.You can add also a registration of a voice narrator about the comics saveing it in .MOD and renameing it inside the floppy CONCERT.MOD. Have a look at this page https://www.ultimateamiga.co.uk/index.php/topic,10073.0.html

[Toolkitman]

My Amiga Small Comics And Demo program was on auction on ebay for a starting bid of 3 euro,  none bought it : (.
I will republish it on ebay next week hoping anyone interested will buy it!

Bye and enjoy your readings!!!

Toolkitman

[Toolkitman]

I have another auction of the same program but with 16 images instead of 8 to load, music is still available. The title of the Ebay auction is  "Software to build Demo or Animated Comics AMIGA, Software per costruire Demo" i think it's possible to buy it internationally.
4 euro to start!
Enjoy!

[Toolkitman]

Auctions doesnt go well so i give it for free! get it here with possibility to add 16 images!!!

https://www.ultimateamiga.co.uk/index.php/topic,10075.0.html