This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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>Is there anyway to move animations on your computer to a video in a VCR?< YOu can do it with an add-in card. These ten to fall into two categories: cheap ($200) and crappy, and good and expensive ($800-$1200). Depending on what it is, how big, etc., you can also…
>3DS REALLY needs spline modelling…Almost had it this time 'round< are you referring to R3 or R4? I thought R4 was s'posed to _have_ spline modeling.
Running Animations
Message #475
You are an outstanding artist. These animations are super. Could I ask (if you don't mind), does Compuserve pay any sort of royalties based on the number of downloads. The reason I ask is my girlfriend is an artist and wants to upload some gifs of her photos and paintings.…
In usual practice, those measurments are made when the photograph is taken… then the renderer is setup and tuned to those dimensions. Bri
#Starting Out
Message #473
I'd like to get some info concerning constructing satalite and radar loops like on TV. I currently am using .GIF images from Compuserve weather, converting them into .BMP images, then using a program called "Take One" which creates a .ANS file which loops the images together.It's not too bad but…
Hi Jim, The learning curve for Macromedia Director (note name) is long, but also gentle, and there is no need to take advantage of all the depth available in the tool. If your current interest is confined to animation then you can get results quickly. If you later wish to…
Hi Matt, Best resource I know of for QTW installation and play is Bob Currier's documentation in one of the libraries of the Macintosh Multimedia Forum (GO MACMEDIA). If my memory's not *too* flaky it's called QTWDOC.TXT. fwiw, QTW 2.0 is due RSN and is said to have an easier…
Nothing so esoteric..just Medical, Dental, and related software for networked offices. I never though I had the talent to think up a good playable game concept and then program it.
No, actually I DID like the spline modeller from Playmation, but that was the only thing I liked about the program. It is very fluid, very easy to use. Hey, by the way, saw your stuff on the CompuServe CD! Love those dolphins… Jeff
Whoa! OS/2 isn't 32 bit? Where have you been bucko? OS/2 has been mostly 32 bit since ver. 2.1!!!! About the only thing that isn't always 32 bit is the graphics drivers, and that is only because the vendors (not IBM) haven't written them in 32 bit. The drivers written…
James, You have to include the file GL file name along with "grasprt" like GRASPRT JOEDOE
Hi Frank, first of all the computer is not the most important thing. A PPC would make things a lot faster, but what really matters is the animation program. To show the complex anatomy of a heart you will need a very detailed 3D object of a heart. You could…
Mitchell, check out Autodesk Mutlimedia Forum (GO ASOFT). -David
Hi Alvaro, you came to the right place. The best thing to learn is to do it. I started with a small commercial animation program and learned a lot from all the guys here on CIS. -David
Dean, I think you can get these kind of boxes in many computer shops. There are so many. Prices are in the $200 range. -David
So you didn't like the spline modeller from Playmation? Is it too limited? Is it too hard to use? Many programs claim to have spline modelling but there are huge differences. Some just have a few 2D spline options and the rest is triangles other use splines all the way.
PMJI, could you post that comparison in this or GUGRPA forum? I and everyone else would appreciate it. Thanks, Andrey
So, how long have you been living in Redmond, anyway?
Hi Mitch, Most of the discussion on 3D Studio happens in the ASOFT forum, operated by Autodesk to support its multimedia products. It is a very active forum, and I am sure that you will find many interesting threads.
#Camera position, lens
Message #456
Hello, I'm making animations of architectural projects featuring dissolves from a photo of a building to an animated representation of it. I need software that can determine the camera postion and lens from a photograph and some information on the spatial relationships of things in the photo. Anyone know of…
Thank you for the great response. I'm getting excited about Lightwave the way you are discribing it! If you have the time I'd love to hear about a comparison.
Jim Thank you for the information, I look forward to the release of Lightwave. Jim
MPEG Player
Message #453
I downloaded the Xing Mpeg Player, but I encounter two problems : – It doesn't work with my Matrox Ultima video board – I have an error message when I want to load the XMPG_AVI.DRV ("Corrupted or not found XMPG_AVI.DRV") Thanks for any help ! Best regards, Michel.
Running Animations
Message #452
Thanks for the info on the video players. By the way, your animations were the first ones I was gonna download. I loved the Shark and the Abyss Font. I'm anxious to see what else you have on here.
Well.. for you head slappers…. win'95 is 386+ only…. as ive said before.. it IS 32bit… 286's have been blown off… you cant even run the win'95 "dos" on a 286… Rob
Thats what development programs are for.. there have been multiple releases of alpha and betas of it to the developers along with msc to program for it…. as for your 'pmode' kicking it into 'flat 32bit mode'… its simply a 16 bit program acting like a 32bit program.. you do…
News from ibm, after a minor bug in warp… development was totaly halted for 2 weeks.. id hate to see what it does to a pc with a real problem… Rob
Uhm…. os/2 is FAR from the 'best' os… os/2 cant run its own apps well let alone windows or dos apps.. not to mention it cant touch 32bit.. os/2 is still 16 bit down at the core… ibm cant get that outa there.. microsoft rewrote windows from scratch twice… Win…
Dave, All viewers can view animated .GIF files. It uses a batch file to execute. Louis
#StarGate
Message #446
If you can take in the feature film StarGate with Kurt Russle and James Spader (and Jay Davison), and you think the Mask/Body Armor effects are cool…they were done with Elastic Reality. The "Jig Saw" mode in our Windows (and SGI) versions was specificly developed in support of the creation…
#3-
D Medical Graphics
Message #445
I need some advice. I would like to develop a 3-D animated representation of the complex anatomy of the heart for the purpose of training cardiologists to do certain procedures. I am a former Apple II programmer (BASIC and 6502 assembly language), but a novice with current systems, though I…
#3DS discussions?
Message #444
I'm new to Compuserve but have heard that there is a log of discussion centered around 3D Studio here somewhere. Can anyone give me directions please? thanx in advance Mitch Rosefelt
From:
Lee TAylor [Demo Team]
Computer Animation Forum
· The Demo Team Src.
November 5, 1994 11:07 PM
The whole purpose of demos is _REAL TIME_. .FLs are great, but for any length of time the tend to get huge! Demos are all done REAL TIME, each frame IS NOT pre drawn, and just blitted to the screen. The demos are drawn as you watch them. One frame…
Rollie…It sure is! I use CIM..1400 BAud rate…Most times i don't give an extension in Host File. I have the latest update but i still feel something is not kosher with my setup for i get disconnected at the change of a command sometimes (eg. going from Lib to Message…
>>Faro tells me their device was developed for microsurgery and is very light and smooth. Immersion's looks cheap/plastic and small in modeling volume.
>>What do you people have against .FL? and bitmaps?>How about the Gates warp in EMF's demo? Bitmaps!
#Uncompressing Zip files
Message #439
Am looking for program to uncompress zipped files for windows–thanks!
How can Iget this box and where? Do you know a price range? thanks
#3D modeling
Message #437
Jim Here are the phone numbers you requested; Autodesk (3DS) 1-800-879-4233 Impulse (Imagine) 1-800-328-0184 Caligari (TrueSpace) 1-800-351-7620 Newtek (Lightwave) 1-800-847-8111 Lightwave already is a better program than 3DS. It runs on an Amiga. However, Amigas are so slow that without a ScreamerNet rendering engine, Lightwave is not a viable option…
#MegaFlames
Message #436
Hidy Ho Neighbors! How about our new digs? Not the most appropriet place but it will do. There has been some interest expressed in restarting some of the flaming and since I started the first round I would like to start it up again. Besides, I miss the mail. Remember,…
#Introducing Myself
Message #435
Hi I'm new in this Forum, in CompuServe, and not even born to computer animation. I've become interested in computer graphics, when studding and archaeological site. It as some interesting Megalithic paintings, but almost invisible to cameras and videos. But I think that can be reproduced by a computer animation…
>> I love DOOM
#Mac Digitizer Advice
Message #431
I am looking at investing in a digitizer for modeling on the Mac. I've seen the Hyperspace 150 magnetic field device and it's priced right, but I need to digitize metal objects. Two arm based digitizers seem decent – $ and features (Faro's Space Arm or Immersion Corp's Personal Digitizer),…
Been there, done that. I bought version 1 a playmation a few years back and wasn't to impressed (though I liked the spline modelling stuff)… 3DS REALLY needs spline modelling…Almost had it this time 'round.
>> Is there anyway to move animations on your computer to a video in a >> VCR? There are many ways. It depends on why quality you want. The easies way is to get a small box that converts your VGA signal to a video signal while you play a…
And it takes a long time till you have learned a new program only to find out that it's not as good as the one your using right now.
If you have RAW export it would be fine. If someone wants DXF there is a small Basic program that converts RAW to DXF. If someone wants POV there are a converters, too. But then it shouldn't be much difference between RAW and a simple DXF file that only contains…
Video is doing this since several years, no problem. Maybe this can be done completely in the video card. If they can do shading and rendering in the video card why not do these things, too. -David
>> Haven't heard if he was able to print them. hehe, that's his problem! -David
This method will be faster for large polygons, but will be slower for small polys. Also it is limited to solid color lines, so it can only be used for no shading or for flat shading. Since you probably want to eventually do gouraud shading and texture mapping, I would…
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