I do not want to offend anyone on this list. I thank you all for
contributing to helping me understand about the Amiga and certain DTP
programs in the 8-bit. I have a better understanding about all those
questions that I just couldn't ask in times past.

I installed some software on my PC this past FRI and I was very
surprised to see that the software acknowledged the file formats for the
Amiga. Among these formats were graphics formats and sound formats. I
know nothing about the "top notch and best" graphics and sound formats
for the Amiga.

Apparently, the Amiga must STILL be a strong contender if this software
still acknowledges these file formats.

Currently, I understand that .MP3, .MP3, .WMA, .WMV and .MOV files are
the latest on the PC with a windows based OS. Of course I have oodles
of questions. My questions are if there is a strong base of sharware or
free utilities for the OS 3.9 for the Amiga that support pretty
sophisticated conversions on the Amiga like the latest PC?

My other question is the about the graphics formats for the Amiga and
their popularity and what made them so great on the Amiga until windows
still acknowledges them. If the maximum number of colors the Amiga
could show were 4096 (provided that the Amiga is maxed out) colors, how
can this contend with 24-bit graphics these days in the Mac and windows
environments?

Likewise, I have the same questions about the sound formats. What's out
there on the Amiga that will handle the popular formats now and the
Amiga only has so much RAM.

Please advise and bring me up to date.


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