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#97554-
NTSC output
Message #97649
Scott, I'm sorry but I probably can't help you with that. When I go to video, a service bureau does it all and I just pay the bill . Any of the dealers on the forum should be able to help you with that however. Maybe send a message or…
#97554-
NTSC output
Message #97646
Just butting in here. You can pick up some affordable scan converters that can output a 640 x 480 flic in svhs, composite, etc. I just happen to have a Willow Laptop TV. Just load the driver and what you see on your computer screen runs out to tape. I…
74242,1711 – G
Thanks for the clarification, Chuck. It's unfortunate that the 512×480 mode on that Herc card is so non-standard and that you've had to do so much work to get it running. Thanks for the extra effort too! – G
very interesting. I'd love to find out what he use for a benchmark. Do you happen to have his ID# handy? thanks, John Tissavary (LUNA cie)
You are right! Basically, the 34010 doesn't support true-color, but the Hercules guys did some weird hacks to get it work. In this mode, however, TIGA can't be used to do the drawing. To implement this, we had to rewrite our TIGA VDC to take advantage of a generic draw-code…
Hmmm. Does the product work ok with that INI file and the Windows driver? If so, then maybe that weird address is valid. Chuck Walbourn – Vibrant Graphics
Don, As the Matrox Studio currently stands it is an A/B/C roll system in its current configuration with development of a NLE in the works. You would have the option and when you consider the integrated approach of the Studio, your Illuminator Pro becomes more than just a framebuffer, but…
>> I don't think we're stuck with a choice in the PAR. With BLF settings we can just pick what we need, space or quality. Need both, get a larger drive. I'm not sure that's true Don, because as yet no one has stated that the software will allow 1:1…
>>(Just teasing, as I know you already transferred alot to tape.) Yes, I only keep a project on the Par drive until the final check clears Then the *.ani's are transfered to my Dos drive and archived to QIC-80 along with the *.prj's and maps for the project. So far…
All this stuff is true but I don't want to build an edit suite around the Illuminator PRO. I guess I'm still old fashion when it comes to video editing and I like the video boxes approach and linear editing. The reason for this is that almost all my editing…
I don't think we're stuck with a choice in the PAR. With BLF settings we can just pick what we need, space or quality. Need both, get a larger drive.
FLIC to Targa
Message #97615
Want to put previews on tape for client pre-approval. Equipment: win 3.1, dos 6.2, targa + 64, soundblaster, s-vhs vtr. 486 33mhz 16 meg ram. Have run windows setup for aawin & aaplay. Changed setup in windows to targa small fonts. Windows plays 320×200 3ds flic in a small box…
Sounds interesting. Let us know when you get it running. – J
>>You should at least borrow somebody's MGA to check out. Guess I'm stubborn (_know_ I'm stubborn), but no matter how good their newer boards are, I'm no longer interested in contributing to their sales. I'll just have to wait until someone else comes along with a solution. – J
"Micron uses the fact that Autodesk uses their machines in all their shows" Couldn't get anyone to state anything other than what I found out and posted in the response to Evan on this thread, but there may be more. The configuration information was provided by a person who sets…
Thanks Evan, your comments are informative. After asking around Autodesk about the Micron "recommendation", I came up with a few replies: The systems that were at NAB: Pentium 60Mhz 32MB RAM 540MB Hard Drive Diamond Viper PCI bus Video board PCI BUS IDE Cache controller w/16MB RAM Double Speed CD…
I heard that Robert Taylor did a benchmark of a DX/4 against a Pentium 66mhz chip, and the DX/4 came out 5-10% faster than the Pentium. You might want to confirm that with him. – G
3DSr3 DOES work under Windows so long as DEVICE=PHARLAP.386 is added to the [386enh] section of the SYSTEM.INI file (and, of course, that said PHARLAP.386 file is copied to the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory). I believe that corrects the "real breaks" problem. A remaining problem is that unless a DOS program is…
Gregory, > Please recap for me.. load 3ds3.. type "?" (info status… ) what does it say? load your project… type "?" what does it say? render a frame… type "?" what does it say? jonas[adesk]
JP, >> Excellent description.
Jack, See my note to Bob .. same subject. I respect what Ron Scott says about graphics cards .. and he said it was a real winner for DOS performance and pretty darn good for Win. I'll be putting one in a P90 at the end of this week. I…
Bob, >> comparison of the Pegasus 4MB and the Matrox MGA II?
David, The cautions apply to using SMARTDRV /C command which is not the same as the original SMARTDRV. The old SMARTDRV and SMARTDRV /F, both the defaults appear to be the same from my reading of the manuals. The main difference being that you have to disable the old SMARTDRV…
Diaquest or Targa
Message #97568
Looking for a good buy on a Diaquest controller and Targa Card. If you have one please let me Know? Mike
John, >>Is it possible that you were using the older Windows version? I was using the version that came with Win 3.1. This was on a system that I sold about 9 months ago, and my Dos 5 manual went with it. The following quotes are from my Gateway 2000…
John: Thanks for the Matrox update. I'll have to start out with the Viper card yet I'll be trying to stay up to date on the Matrox offerings. Bob
The DX4's floating point unit is weaker than the Pentiums'. If you read PC WEEK and other magazines that cater to the "boring" buisness applications market, like Excel, Word for windows, etc… then I'm sure the DX4 is fine. Naturally 99.99999999% of the computer market is these integer based apps.…
My original post asked for an opinion of a DX4-100MHz vs the Pentium for use with 3DS rel. 3. I've read many reviews that would indicate the DX4 is every bit as fast as the Pentium 60MHz and less money. Another question – 3DS hasn't been compiled to take advantage…
#97267-
Ideal PC for 3DS Rel.3
Message #97549
Not only did I see 100% Micron computers at the NAB booth, but Micron uses the fact that Autodesk uses their machines in all their shows a part of their (Micron's) advertising. Since the NAB booth showed strictly 3D Studio and Animator Pro, (not CAD software), I'm surprised you're not…
Vacation time… sounds great. I've been thinking about it but something always comes up. I was hoping the early part of May. >> I have about half my PAR drive full…
>> but I do see faster advances in the ide line.
>> What I would wish for is to just let the faster IDE drives allow for lower compression ratios.
The way 3DS renders fields is two fields on one .tga file. If you look at your individual field rendered frames you'll notice interlaced fields. John Tissavary (LUNA cie)
#Field/Frame Info
Message #97539
I'm rendering some animations to disks for transfer to videotape (Beta SP). I'm rendering in fields for better quality, yet I only see 1 TGA file yet the computer is rendering the same frame twice. Are both fields composited to the same frame? Anyone know how this works in 3DS3?…
I just saw an ad for the new 64bit #9. It's got 1 or 2megs so it won't do truecolor at 1024. Also, I doubt it's supported by the in-line drivers. You should at least borrow somebody's MGA to check out. Mine is rock solid. I haven't found a better…
Chuck, Since you have responded to a previous like question here I thought Id quiz you. I just got a dec 560 with a VIPER PCI card installed. I also have installed the updated driver availabe in this forum. When I try to fire up 3ds (configured for the viper)…
graphics
Message #97514
Gus, have you left us already? I have been reading about the DEC 21030 graphics chip which "DEC claims delivers workstation-class graphics performance at PC prices." Have you seen anything about this and have an opinion? I also heard that the current DEC losses are much worse than their the…
I'm very familiar with the status of the Herc 512×486 mode. The Vibrant folks have been _trying_ to implement it, but it requires some bizarre initialization code that has taken awhile to write. It's scheduled for the next incarnation of the Vibrant drivers, which should be up here within the…
After my experiences with Matrox, I won't touch their boards. I saw the #9 about a year ago and was very impressed, but I haven't heard anything of it since. Is it really shipping? Does anyone have a "hands-on" tale to tell? – J
Great to hear it went so well, Don, and don't forget reason #4: You obviously have the ability to grasp a project, plan it, and execute in a timely fashion, delivering *what* the customer wants for the amount of money he agreed to spend. This part of the business demands…
Well, I did have a problem, yesterday and had to drop it back to 240 ??? to get the animation to play without that mysterious flash frame. I have about half my PAR drive full now so I would like to optomize and dump some test renderings now that most…
It turned out great. I have three things to thank for making this project possible. 1. 3DSr3 and network rendering which allowed me to meet deadlines. 2. DPS-PAR which allowed for faster test renderings and motion tests as well as the high quality of output for the big screen. 3.…
Yes, I did the output field rendered to my hard drive and then transfered to the PAR at BLF 260, QF 23. The animation was recorded to the UVW-1800 via CAV signal from the PAR. It was edited to a master on a second UVW-1800 using a Toaster 4000 switcher…
What I would wish for is to just let the faster IDE drives allow for lower compression ratios. Add a second hard drive so that that can be used for audio and then develop a windows based NLE software package for the PAR. What do you think? I see this…
Well, I like SCSI II too and the "industrial" quality one generally gets but I do see faster advances in the ide line. I wonder if the IDE is the drive force in the technology developments and the SCSI is just catching the benefits of the developing technology at this…
David, I looked through the DOS 5 manual and could find no reference to >> and the manual states "… writes information from memory to disk at times when other disk activity is slowed." > Check that smartdrive has completed all write caching before turning your computer off… (with /C)
I'm gald to hear HD technology is advancing to the point where one drive can do 15mb per second. That'll certainly change the face (and price) of DDRing! John Tissavary (LUNA cie)
John, >>… writes to the disk automatically, the cache being a buffer. This is the default for SMARTDRV for DOS ver 5.0. With DOS 6 this can be enabled with the /F switch… With the old Smartdrive, the only write option is on or off, and the manual states "…writes…
#3DS3 Vibrant Driver
Message #97486
I use 3D Studio version 3 on two workstations equipped with Hercules Graphics Station Plus Twos. The Vibrant Graphics inline driver 1.0.2 P1 dated April 5 indicates a choice for 512×486, 24 bit render display mode in the setup menu but still does'nt actually support it. Does anyone know when…
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