Short:    Fixes interlace flicker on A1200
Author:   ncrawforth@geocities.com (Neil Crawforth)
Uploader: ncrawforth@geocities.com (Neil Crawforth)
Replaces: magictv.lha
Type:     util/wb
Requires: AGA chipset


MagicTV will VIRTUALLY ELIMINATE interlace flicker on Workbench.

It won't darken your bright colours like other tools.

It improves the flicker better than other tools.

It's completely free.




BACKGROUND

These days, the prerequisite for a good-looking Workbench is a high resolution,
1:1 screen.  But what about all the A1200 owners out there who, like me, can't
afford a monitor?  Do we just sit and stare at a chunky blue and grey screen?  I
don't think so.

So MagicTV was born to bring the beauty of MagicWorkbench and MagicUserInterface
to the TV-owning masses.  Hence the name.  Also, it can be shortened to MTV,
which can only be a good thing.  Right?


LIMITATIONS

*  MagicTV won't work with more than 16 colours (for now).
*  It only works under the AGA chipset.
*  It won't work with SuperHires.


INSTALLATION

*  Select a hires, interlaced, screenmode with up to 16 colours.
*  Double-click on the MagicTV icon.
*  Run the Prefs program if you use 16 colours.
*  Drag MagicTV to your WBStartup drawer.

FEATURES

*  Runs as a Commodity.  This will be more useful when it's more developed.
*  Automatically adjusts to palette changes.
*  Written in E!
*  7k in size.


PROBLEMS

*  Changes mouse pointer colours.  Change your pointer to suit them.
*  Can cause problems with animations.
*  Takes time to adjust to palette changes, resulting in a messy display for a
   second.  
*  Unpredictable when used with HighGFX monitor driver.
*  Problems reported with 060 cards.


TO DO

*  Reduce CPU usage.
*  Improve compatibility with "exotic" systems.
*  Improve speed of palette adjustments.
*  Improve 16-colour patching, and add 32 & 64-colour patching.


E-mail me if MagicTV does not work on your system.

Latest versions can be obtained by e-mail if desired, or downloaded from the
MagicTV site:

www.Angelfire.com/nc/MagicTV


 - Neil Crawforth, 1997