This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Joseph, > In addition to JohnT's comments, I'd like to know what your settings are as per pg 66 of the instalation manual. In particular, I'm interested in it's behaviour when you set driver=vibrant and graphics_card = Vesa Compat. jonas[adesk]
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Video Post
Message #97763
Paul, > If you hold an image for a number of frames, your flic will not grow by much. A flic file uses delta compression. This means that for each frame only the *differences* from the previous frame get stored. When you hold an image for a series of frames,…
Mark: Looking forward to seeing it! Great concept! Greg Pyros
Dave: >> Be aware that the .DXF format does not define what is the "outside" >> surface. This of course is done in 3DS by assigning a "normal" to one >> side of a face… Well, yes and no! There is no "inside" or "outside" of any face defined, but…
Michael: Yes, there are supposed to be some of our evaluation IPAS routines there! New Riders Publishing is working on it! Greg Pyros
JE: Yes, I know! They were supposed to be there, really! New Riders Publishing "forgot" to put them on the CD. I spoke to Kevin Coleman this week, and he's checking to see what he can do for the second printing. And thanks for the kudos on the book, in…
Alec: >> Did you ever get the final word on forensic animation & sales tax? Yes, we did. In a letter from the CA Board of Equalization to us, it specifically covers the issue. All forensic animations are TAXABLE. If tax is not charged, the animator is personally liable for…
Wow, Wow, Wow! Mark, you are a gentleman, a scholar, and some other good stuff! Can't wait to use this routine (I can really use it for a light-intensive project I am working on). I really hope that this is the beginning of a productive IPAS programming "career" for you.…
Jeff,
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New SysOp
Message #97755
Hiya, Bob! Glad to meet ya. Hope your new job goes well for you. See ya 'round, -Alan Iglesias
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#ipas
Message #97754
Sherwood,
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New SysOp
Message #97752
Is your name really SysOp? Welcome into the public… Nik
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Help! With .EXE
Message #97751
".FLC or .FLI files into .EXE format" File Info for BLDSV.ZIP Section: What's New! Contributer: 76546,1321 Size: 21572 Submitted: 07-Apr-94 Type: Binary Accesses: 99 Title: Dave's Self-Viewing Flic Builder, Rel. 1.0.2 Keys: DFV DTA FLIC FLI FLC FLH FLT FLX PLAYER EXE Converts a flic animation file (FLI, FLC, and…
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FLIC to Targa
Message #97750
"Animator pro refuses to allow any targa + drivers" I am not sure I followed all your information. Are you using the TARGAN.ZIP file drivers to run Animator Pro on your NTSC monitor? You should be able to run your animations, then suck them out to the VTR while they…
#SCREEN SAVERS
Message #97749
I am looking for some general feedback on what the industry is like for 3 dimensional screen savers. Is there a lot of people doing this and if not why, what are the drawbacks? Thanks… Paul J.
#INSIDE 3DS
Message #97748
Greg, BTW, I noticed 2 things about the book: 1. On the rear cover you show 20 maps with .TGA extensions, yet those maps are all .TIF files in the NRPMAPS directory. In fact there are no TGA files on the CD at all. 2. You mention some IPAS routines…
"The image is "broken up", and I have the VESA driver installed" I believe the Viper docs mention that compatibility problems might stem from the machine on which you've installed the viper. Make sure it's in the right slot, etc. As far as 3DS itself, the very recent PCI Viper…
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New SysOp
Message #97746
I don't suppose anyone wants to hear a pun like "Hey, now we can call this forum 'Gary and the Hendersons'!", eh? Dave ps Welcome, Bob!
I saw an ad for a competing editor to Brief the other day, they had a milk carton with the Brief logo on it, it said "hasn't been seen since 1987." Borland bought it and sunk it, I guess.
"How do I go about filing a bug report" The form should be filled out in a way that allows the QA department a chance to duplicate your situation. So, for the fonts, you could specify your resolution, the particular font or fonts you have used, and some specific observation…
"literature and a sample demo disk(if available) to me for animator pro and animator" Hi Mary, There is no sample disk for Animator Pro. However we do have some literature on AAPro that you can get from calling 800/879-4233. Animator (and its later incarnation Multimedia Explorer) itself is now a…
"LIFE.ZIP, has not shown up in the Lib yet" I don't see it either. I'll ask our upload king if it just needs to be merged or what… Nik
The best way to get this would be to send the bug form in. At the moment, I believe there will be a couple of weeks (?) delay while things are put in place. The bug form is in the back of the Installation Guide. Nik
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MEM Alloc. Error???
Message #97740
Gary- I understand. I thought maybe it was something simple that others may have encountered and I overlooked. Thanks. -Mark
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Docs for AAPLAY.DLL
Message #97739
The AAPLAY.DLL docs are available at 415/322-2344. Ask for "Fulfillment Center". Nik
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New SysOp
Message #97738
Welcome Bob. Good luck w/ the new digs. I'll be waiting here in the sitting room. (Or is that sitting here….?)
This sounds great. Excellent job.
I've successfully imported Infini-D DXF (Mac) files into 3DS. I had trouble at first but followed a suggestion from a fellow CompuServe/InterNET animator to edit out a couple lines from the DXF file. I deleted two lines and it opened fine. There is a problem w/ disappearing faces, much like…
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Call for Entries
Message #97735
Hi Sandy, May I receive a copy of the entry form please? I appreciate it. Thank you. Alex Karamanoglou.
Importing a 3DS mesh for orking drawings – ouch! Yes, I've done it. You'll probably want to transform the PFACE meshes to 2D or you will be waiting quite a while for onsaps and getting very different Z distances. One technique is to set up your views and plot to…
I've never had the opportunity to work with theater lighting – I was always a paint slave working on the sets. Yes, a scrim is a drop that is held in the loft – the difference between it and an opaque canvas drop is that it is made of gauze…
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shaper get shape
Message #97732
Glad to be of help.
Wo finde ich denn die Treiber fuer 3ds/PCI-VIPER ??? Gruss D.W
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Diamond VIPER 4-sale
Message #97730
850,- DM bei CETERA in Kaarst, 02131 60090 Gruss D.W.
John I'll jump in here with my two cents worth,if you don't mind. I agree with your comments on Designer completely. I don't have much of a formal mechanical background but have be using Designer to create parts for 3DStudio and am amazed at what I can do in a…
Daytona
Message #97728
John, I was over on the NT forum and found this, thought you might appreciate the humor. My guess is that it was named after the Daytona because of the Race >> Track there, known for _high_ speed NASCAR races… Gives high speed spectacular crashes too… Cheers Black Peter [UK]…
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New SysOp
Message #97727
Bob, Welcome. Are you a friend of Nick Danger? It's right out back. Fred
So ah David… what about RAMDRIVE? Just Kidding… 🙂 -JE
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Pyromania
Message #97725
Greg, Did you ever get the final word on forensic animation & sales tax? Alec Jason
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z-buffer info
Message #97724
Thanks Gary, We'll give it a go and see if this method is as viable as text based information. BITS.
I'm by no means an expert in this area, but here are a couple of tips: o Be aware that the .DXF format does not define what is the "outside" surface. This of course is done in 3DS by assigning a "normal" to one side of a face (normals can…
Grrr… As soon as I tried to upload this routine, I got a message that the libraries were full…Well, this file is 47K – which doesn't fit in full, so I try to upload it later…Sorry about that. Mark
#IPAS Lighting Utilities
Message #97721
=== LTUTIL.ZIP === Lighting Utilities IPAS === LIGHT_I.PXP === A couple of months ago I worked on a project with a _lot_ of complicated lighting involved. I really wished I had some additional lighting tools, namely Light Style, Light Arrays, and Deleting Lights by Name. So, having had the IPAS3…
I'll try, but no promises. If you want to keep an eye out and if it doesn't show up in a few days, bug me about it and I'll try to get something up on the weekend. David
John, I tried to keep my mind clear and didn't even read up on the NEW smartdrive, because we were basically talking about the old one, so I didn't want to confuse myself (which I probably would have). Actually theres still a couple of things I'm not sure about, but…
#Uploads — SYSOP
Message #97718
Anyone know why my upload, LIFE.ZIP, has not shown up in the Lib yet? Put it here Sat. 4/16/94. It mini-preview of an anim we're doing (LIFE.FLI). Thanks -RT
Greg, I've been meaning to ask, but as you haven't been around as much lately, I've waited. The book in several places mentions some IPAS from you, but doing a File Find *.?xp I have been unable to find them. I've looked in the directories but ? Can you tell…
Martin, Your problem does seem odd, as I have done some fairly contrasty stuff myself with Black and in my case Gold without significant artifacting. There is some but its negligible. Let me know how its resolved. -JE
Clarification Needed
Message #97715
Robert, If you did do the test with the DX4 and it was faster, can you also tell us which brand of Motherboard you tested? Thanks, -JE
Hey Bill, Why don't you give me a call… I hate long message explanations. But, yes DX4/100 out-performed a Pentium PCI/60 with the same setup for floating point math (ie- 3DS Rendering). But NOT with I/O based things (ie- Windows). That is where the Pentiums really shine! 404-355-1662 I work…
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