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Dick Van Dyke isn't just a legendary actor and dancer. He was also a devoted Commodore Amiga user. He bought his first Amiga in 1991, got hooked on LightWave 3D and the Video Toaster, and started making his own 3D animations and effects at home. He even used that...

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Patterns in the Chaosvor 11 Tagen

Video below shows the effect Dick Van Dyke created on his Amiga in the 1990's for an episode of Diagnosis: Murder-

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Greg Mitchellvor 11 Tagen

I remember seeing him on the NewTek stage at SIGGRAPH in 2003 talking about Lightwave 3D and showing this animation. Best part was afterward, when he stepped down and gladly took photos with anyone…including me! 🤗

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Cool 90s Todayvor 11 Tagen

Dick Van Dyke has a Video Toaster? I need a better computer.

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A.W.E.S.O.M.-O 4000vor 11 Tagen

lowkey getting hooked on lightwave 3d in 1991 is peak legend behavior fr

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\_/j\_/\_/ 7009vor 11 Tagen

Garth agrees 😀

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Cool Guyvor 11 Tagen

This is insane to me. What are you going to tell me next, George Clooney is an avid Morrowind modder?

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The Phoenix Risingvor 11 Tagen

That's amazing you could create something like that on an Amiga!

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Doon Ghardvor 11 Tagen

incredibly insane that the guy who had large multiple mainstream tv shows, legendary film roles and offered to replacing Sean Connery as JAMES BOND in the mid 20th century was an adopter of early CGi technology.

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Ed Wisemanvor 11 Tagen

@ABAOProductions I do remember Wil Wheaton headlining the huge Toaster exhibit at NAB way back, when we purchased our first Avid. He was on fire.

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Richard Wilksvor 11 Tagen

You scared me. I had to check his wiki page still said "is" and not "was" (Yes, that is genuinely how I check for celebrity obituaries)

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Robert J. Lewisvor 11 Tagen

I seem to recall it took about a day to render one frame…

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The Big B Animationvor 11 Tagen

🤯

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RegularGuyvor 11 Tagen

I used to have an Amiga computer. It was way ahead of its time.

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A.W.E.S.O.M.-O 4000vor 11 Tagen

lowkey the burning chopper shot with that grey sky has real blockbuster energy

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LVL 58vor 11 Tagen

Oh wow. I did not know that.

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Anthony Springallvor 11 Tagen

@scifiscarbs

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unccyvor 11 Tagen

What a national treasure

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