Editing Amiga (section)

== Uses ==
The Amiga series of computers found a place in early computer graphic design and television presentation. Season 1 and part of season 2 of the television series ''[[Babylon 5]]'' were rendered in LightWave 3D on Amigas.<ref name="lurk-effects" /><ref name="lurk-thornton" /> Other television series using Amigas for special effects included ''[[SeaQuest DSV]]''<ref name="AutoP5-46" /> and ''[[Max Headroom (TV series)|Max Headroom]]''.<ref name="AutoP5-47" />

In addition, many celebrities and notable individuals have made use of the Amiga:<ref name="AutoP5-48" />

* [[Andy Warhol]] was an early user of the Amiga and appeared at the launch,<ref name="AutoP5-49" /> where he made a computer artwork of [[Debbie Harry]].<ref name="AutoP5-50" /> Warhol used the Amiga to create a new style of art made with computers, and was the author of a multimedia opera called ''[[You Are the One (Andy Warhol)|You Are the One]]'', which consists of an animated sequence featuring images of actress [[Marilyn Monroe]] assembled in a short movie with a soundtrack. The video was discovered on two old Amiga floppies in a drawer in Warhol's studio and repaired in 2006 by the Detroit [[Museum of New Art]].<ref name="AutoP5-51" /> The pop artist has been quoted as saying: ''"The thing I like most about doing this kind of work on the Amiga is that it looks like my work in other media"''.<ref name="AutoP5-52" /><ref name="AutoP5-53" />
* Artist [[Jean "Moebius" Giraud]] credits the Amiga he bought for his son as a bridge to learning about "using paint box programs".<ref name="AutoP5-58" /> He uploaded some of his early experiments to the file sharing forums on [[CompuServe]].
* Futurist and science fiction author [[Arthur C. Clarke]] used an Amiga computer to calculate and explore [[Mandelbrot set]]s in the 1988 documentary film ''[[God, the Universe and Everything Else]]''.<ref>{{cite book | title=Selected Works of Arthur C. Clarke: The Deep Range, The Trigger, The Ghost from the Grand Banks, Richter IO | publisher=RosettaBooks | author=Clarke, Arthur C. | year=2016 | isbn=9780795349720}}</ref>
* The [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] film ''[[UHF (film)|UHF]]'' contains a computer-animated music video parody of the [[Dire Straits]] song "[[Money for Nothing]]", titled "[[Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies*]]". According to the DVD commentary track, this spoof was created on an Amiga home computer.<ref name="AutoP5-60" />
* [[Rolf Harris]] used an Amiga to digitize his hand-drawn art work for animation on his television series ''Rolf's Cartoon Club''.
* [[Debbie Harry]] appeared together with Andy Warhol (see above) at launch.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/11-celebs-who-tried-to-sell-you-pcs-in-the-1980s | title=11 Celebs Who Tried to Sell You PCS in the 1980s | date=January 2018 }}</ref>
* [[Todd Rundgren]]'s video "Change Myself" was produced with Toaster and Lightwave.
* Scottish pop artist [[Calvin Harris]] composed his 2007 debut album ''[[I Created Disco]]'' with an [[Amiga 1200]].<ref name="AutoP5-61" />
* [[Susumu Hirasawa]], a [[Japan]]ese [[Progressive rock|progressive]]-[[Electronic music|electronic]] [[artist]], is known for using Amigas to compose and perform music, aid his live shows and make his promotional videos. He has also been inspired by the Amiga, and has referenced it in his lyrics. His December 13, 1994 "Adios Jay" Interactive Live Show was dedicated to (then recently deceased) Jay Miner. He also used the Amiga to create the virtual drummer TAINACO, who was a CG rendered figure whose performance was made with Elan Performer and was projected with DCTV. He also composed and performed "Eastern-boot", the AmigaOS 4 boot jingle.
* Electronic musician [[Max Tundra]] created his three albums with an Amiga 500.<ref name="AutoP5-62" />
* [[Bob Casale]], keyboardist and guitarist of the [[New wave music|new wave]] band [[Devo]], used Amiga computer graphics on the album cover to Devo's album ''[[Total Devo]]''.
* Most of [[Pokémon Gold and Silver|''Pokémon Gold'' and ''Silver'']]'s music was created on an Amiga computer, converted to MIDI, and then reconverted to the game's music format.<ref name="Masuda's blog post about HeartGold/SoulSilver music">{{cite web|last=Masuda|first=Junichi|title=HIDDEN POWER of masuda|url=http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir_english/?p=185|publisher=Game Freak|access-date=7 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131123075400/http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir_english/?p=185|archive-date=23 November 2013|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* American professional skateboarder [[Tony Hawk]] used an Amiga 2000 during the late 1980s to early 1990s.<ref name="a2000">{{Cite web |title=Tony Hawk big fan of Commodore Amiga computers |url=http://www.generationamiga.com/2018/04/01/tony-hawk-was-a-big-fan-of-commodore-amiga-computers/ |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=GenerationAmiga.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> [[NewTek]] sent him a [[Video Toaster]] for his Amiga in exchange for appearing in a promotional video alongside [[Wil Wheaton]] and [[Penn Jillette]],<ref name="Baker">{{Cite web |last=Baker |first=Katie |date=2022-04-06 |title='Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off' Captures the Gravity of Chasing Air |url=https://www.theringer.com/tv/2022/4/6/23012509/tony-hawk-until-the-wheels-fall-off-hbo-documentary |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=The Ringer |language=en}}</ref> which he later used for editing a promotional video for the [[TurboDuo]] game ''[[Lords of Thunder]]'' in 1993.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/stream/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_47#page/n28/mode/1up |title=Salvation For Those Who Praise The Lord. — Lords of Thunder |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |issue=47 |publisher=Sendai Publishing |date=June 1993 |page=29}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |number=842531647958339584 |user=tonyhawk |title=holy crap, yes I did |date=2017-03-16 |access-date=2021-09-29 |archive-date=2021-03-12 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210312143130/https://twitter.com/tonyhawk/status/842531647958339584 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* Veteran actor [[Dick Van Dyke]] also owned an Amiga equipped with a Video Toaster, where he is credited with the creation of 3D-rendered effects used on ''Diagnosis: Murder'' and ''The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited''.<ref name="dick">{{Cite web |title=Amateur CGI artist Dick Van Dyke once made computer effects for Diagnosis Murder |url=https://www.metv.com/stories/dick-van-dyke-made-computer-effects-for-diagnosis-murder |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Me-TV Network |language=en}}</ref> Van Dyke has displayed his [[computer-generated imagery]] work at [[SIGGRAPH]], and continues to work with [[LightWave 3D]].<ref name="hafner20000622">{{Cite news |last=Hafner |first=Katie |author-link=Katie Hafner |date=June 22, 2000 |title=The Return of a Desktop Cult Classic (No, Not the Mac) |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/06/circuits/articles/22amig.html |url-status=live |access-date=March 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512010954/http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/06/circuits/articles/22amig.html |archive-date=May 12, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hill |first=Jim |date=August 11, 2004 |title=Do You Think That TV Legends Can't Master Computer Animation? Well Then ... You Clearly Don't Know Dick |url=http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/archive/2004/08/11/443.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012101910/http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/archive/2004/08/11/443.aspx |archive-date=October 12, 2007 |access-date=November 3, 2007 |publisher=Jim Hill Media}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKLLWDKEQmY |title=Animation: Dick Van Dyke Dancing to "Billie Jean" |website=[[YouTube]] |date=August 31, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023200729/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKLLWDKEQmY |archive-date=October 23, 2015}}</ref>
* A number of notable producers used [[OctaMED#Notable users|OctaMED]] for composition and live performance of [[Drum and Bass]], [[Jungle music|Jungle]], and various other sub-genres of [[electronic dance music]] on Amiga systems, occasionally in conjunction with additional synthesizers. These include: [[Aphrodite (musician)|Aphrodite]], [[DJ Zinc]], [[Omni Trio]], and [[Paradox (musician)|Paradox]], among others.
* Electronic musician [[Deaton Chris Anthony]] uses an Amiga to produce music (in addition to a modern [[Mac (computer)|Mac]]-based setup). Anthony has referred to the computer as his "inspiration creator".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://musictech.com/features/studios/show-off-your-studio-deaton-chris-anthonys-la-based-creative-hub/ |last=Payne |first=Oliver |date=August 10, 2022 |title=Show Off Your Studio: Deaton Chris Anthony's LA-based creative hub |website=MusicTech |access-date=February 12, 2025}}</ref>

===Special purpose applications===
* Amigas were used in various [[NASA]] laboratories to keep track of low orbiting satellites until 2004. Amigas were used at Kennedy Space Center to run strip-chart recorders, to format and display data, and control stations of platforms for [[Delta rocket]] launches.<ref name="AutoP5-64" /><ref name="AutoP5-65" />
* [[Palomar Observatory]] used Amigas to calibrate and control the [[charge-coupled device]]s in their telescopes, as well as to display and store the digitized images they collected.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/info-magazine-13/Info_Issue_13_1987_Jan-Feb#page/n29/mode/2up|title=Info magazine issue 13|date=January 1987|access-date=2016-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709030920/http://archive.org/stream/info-magazine-13/Info_Issue_13_1987_Jan-Feb#page/n29/mode/2up|archive-date=2016-07-09|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[London Transport Museum]] developed their own interactive multi-media software for the CD32 including a virtual tour of the museum.<ref name="AutoP5-66" />
* Amiga 500 motherboards were used, in conjunction with a [[LaserDisc]] player and [[genlock]] device, in arcade games manufactured by [[American Laser Games]].<ref name="AutoP5-67" />
* A custom [[Amiga 4000T]] motherboard was used in the HDI 1000 medical ultrasound system built by Advanced Technology Labs.<ref name="AutoP5-68" />
*{{As of|2015}}, the Grand Rapids Public School district uses a Commodore Amiga 2000 with 1200 baud modem to automate its air conditioning and heating systems for the 19 schools covered by the GRPS district. The system has been operating day and night for decades.<ref name="AutoP5-69">{{cite news|author=Eric Limer|url=http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a16010/30-year-old-computer-runs-school-heat/|title=One Ancient Commodore Amiga Runs the Heat and AC for 19 Public Schools|publisher=Hearst Digital Media|date=June 12, 2015|access-date=June 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615002258/http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a16010/30-year-old-computer-runs-school-heat/|archive-date=June 15, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://woodtv.com/2015/06/11/1980s-computer-controls-grps-heat-and-ac/|title=1980s computer controls GRPS heat and AC|date=11 June 2015|access-date=2016-02-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023037/http://woodtv.com/2015/06/11/1980s-computer-controls-grps-heat-and-ac/|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[The Weather Network]] used Amigas to display the weather on TV.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}}