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Dan, The Graphics File Finder is updated weekly, and does not reflect changes made once it's updated. I split our products last week and opened this forum on Wednesday, so until they deign to update the database it'll be a bit off. My offline database only shows two GIF files…
#Alias vs. SoftImage
Message #228
Can you please post this note. I'm new using CompuServe and not sure how to get it to the widest number of people. Thanks. I would be very interested in hearing from anyone who is modeling and animating very life-like human faces and hands. I plan on purchasing an SGI…
something youll find having a hard time doing without getting into windows is doing REAL 32bit programming.. sure you can do it with your 32bit dos extenders and sure you can do it with you .386p and all… but ive yet to see anything that actualy will compile a 32bit…
#upload
Message #225
Disregard last message….for some reason i was successful at last with another try in uploading…..but question remains for what goes in HOST FILENAME? George
#u/l fails
Message #224
I cannot upload here for the message is always upload failed and i have to retype and retry all over…..have no ideal what is wrong. BTW what should go in the HOST NAME of an upload form? I always put the name of file but no ext. for there is'nt…
David, I tried using DFV on my new machine to view 24-bit flics and it refuses to work. Says it cannot recognize true color hardware. I have Diamond Stealth 64 with 2M of VRAM and it is VESA 1.2 compatible. Andrey
>oxymoron. In one of Todd Rundgren video tapes, theres a short segment 'Oxymoron'. First 'Military Intelligence', then 'Computer Graphics'.
Aruna, IPAS are third party modules for 3DS that add special effects and special modelling capabilities such as particle effects, fire, explosions, etc. They would be comparable to Imagine's Special Effects. Imagine 3.o is vastly superior to Imagine 2.0. The interface for the most part is the same, with several…
#missing TOON11.ZIP
Message #219
I was looking for a filename TOON11.ZIP which was once in GRAPHSUPP forum Graphic Demos. However, that forum does not exist anymore. They told me that it was probably moved over to here someplace. I couldn't find it in the libraries, nor could I find it if Graphic FileFinder. I…
Right here, in the Demo Sources lib. TUT1-9.ZIP lib 17 95K 04-Aug-94 Demo tutorials 1-9 by Denthor of ASPHYXIA TUT10.ZIP lib 17 11K 04-Aug-94 Part 10 of Denthor's demo tutorial series TUT11.ZIP lib 17 15K 04-Aug-94 Part 11 of Denthor's basic demo tutorial TUT12.ZIP lib 17 13K 04-Aug-94 Part 12…
Hi Mike, First I learn C++, then PowerBuilder, then Oracle, then GUPTA. Whew…. Bruce
David, At GO GRAPHSUP (Lib 3, Graphics Viewers) are several choices for GIF decoders that support animated GIFs. For DOS, try CSHOW or VPIC; for Windows try VIDVUE. -lawrence
#3D Modeling
Message #214
GreG, Thanks for replying to my message! I'm looking into 3DS Release 4, but I'm still looking. I've got Imagine 2.0 from Impulse, and still trying to understand its format. Is Imagine 3.0 any better? A question, what are IPAS routines? I still fairly inexperienced at these terms. Right now…
#3D Modeling
Message #212
Chad, Thanks for replying to my message. To answer your question, I'm planning to use 3D for the beginning of a school video which opens with a few animations. I plan to make the opening to this video using some ideas from the movies, most recently Stargate, and T2. I…
#GRASPRT
Message #210
WHEN I TRY TO RUN GRASPRT.EXE (FROM DOS) I GET THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE AFTER IT FINDS THE MOUSE. ABORT:-usage:Grasprt Libfile [textnames…] computer- toshiba T1960ct 4m ram dos 6.21 thanks for your help DJ
David, If you already have 1.1.1, then 1.1.2 just fixes a bug that caused it to play 800×600 16-bit flics in 15-bit mode. The only other change is that I documented some undocumented features. (I had no reason to document 1-bit flics until I also uploaded a version of DTA…
David, What you're describing is an addition rather than a change. If all that is needed is a repository for 3D models (I assume you mean DXF files and the like) I'm certain we can accomodate you.
Well, to answer your question, have you ever seen any demos before? There are a few in this library (Verses, 2nd Reality, Heartquake….). Well, we're writing a demo just like these groups, or teams. A bunch of neet effects…..It's for the most famous and popular "Go Graphics" group. If you…
Yesssss!!
#modelling section
Message #199
Hi Matt, I like the new forum. Just an idea: I think a section for modelling would be good. Animation also means modelling. Also one LIB where we can put in some 3D models. I know this would mean to change it again, but it's just an idea. -David
#bitmap to DXF
Message #198
just saw a new program in Graphsupport that reads bit map images and outputs DXF. Haven't d/led it yet, but many interesting. it's in Lib 15 (don't remember the name, but it's the newes file in there) -David
Good question. Don't know any program that does it. But the other problem is to find a viewer that supports animated GIFs. -David
Hi Adam, You can find many PAR users in Autodesk's Multimadia Forum, but I'm sure many will come here soon, too. -David
BTW, what did you change in the new DFV? Haven't looked at it so far, so if there is a whats.new file just tell me to RTFM -David
Richard, That's a very good question. Contact Chris Young at his address – 76702,1655 – via CompuServe mail.
Matt, Thanks for your help 🙂 Louis
#Denthor's tutorials
Message #190
I've come across parts 14 and 16 of Denthor's excellent VGA tutorials (uploaded by Chris Young). Can you tell me how I can get hold of tutorials 1 thru 13 and 15? Thanks! ~~Richard.
#Demo Team
Message #189
What is the Demo Team all about? Dan Shultz
oxymoron.
Multimedia intrest
Message #187
What type of tools (software, hardware, etc…) are used to create a game like Myst? Do you have any suggestions on where to start learning about multimedia graphics and presentations? Any information you can give me will be greatly appreciated!
Louis, Thanks for asking! Check with Bob Berry at 76555,167; I think his "CompuMake Tools" will do the trick for you.
Dan, This forum is brand new, and nobody's posted messages there yet. Drop a few in there and you'll see the message areas ungreyed as replies get posted!
Hi Mike, pmji… the animation engine in Macromedia Director is based upon "sprites". A sprite is a single graphic from the media database (called the "Cast Window", up to 32K castmembers per movie), which is on the screen at a certain point in time. We can layer up to 48…
Boggle animation
Message #183
LAUGH! Anyone else seen the new 'Boggle' (the game) commercial? The family is at the table playing, and ignoring the animated dog jumping up and down and clawing at the door. It looks a lot like clay-mation, but its probably a flexible doll-like model. (Arg what are those called again?)…
>> It's kinda quiet here since we moved I just thought that after all of the debate comparing Demos to pre-generated .FLIs, .AVIs, etc. that it was kinda ironic that here we are surrounded by them.
Gilles, DTA is fine for building flic animation files, but it won't play them. I've got a player program called DFV which can handle FLIs and some other formats. The latest version is currently available over in GRAPHDEV. (This forum has an earlier version which I haven't gotten around to…
>> GUPTA > I find it fascinating…
#animation software
Message #178
Can you help me in finding an animation program to run FLI and such files?One program I have seen suggested is DTA (dave's Targa Animator). Thanks,Gilles
#PAR
Message #177
Hey 'All', I would appreciate any good info on the current crop of PARs out there. Both DPS and other brands. I'm trying to make an informed consumer decision before I plunk down $2000.00 +… Thanks for any help, AD
#Animated .GIF files..?
Message #176
All: How do I create animated .GIF images. I know it can be done, I've seen a couple around, I just wanted to know if there is a shareware program around that can creat 'em. I have corel 5, I don't know if that can do it. Thanks… Louis
Jim, Me too. My problem is that I love programming, and Windows cuts me off from getting "down to the metal" as someone said. I wanna stuff bits in registers whwnever I want to, and not let the operating system do it for me, with code I could undoubtedly do…
Dan A few other people in other Forums seem to feel the same way. Thank you for your reply. Jim
go eforum for a ton of QuickTime Movies and a one file solution to installing QuickTime for Windows and viewing QuickTime movies
#FLC or FLI -> MPEG
Message #168
Hi there… Does anybody knows where can I find a utility that transforms an FLC or FLI or AVI video file into a MPEG file ??? Antonio Ribeiro 25/10/94
Hi Jeff, When I post the message, I logged back on and started hunting for som UNSIT programs and found 4 versions, the early version I had didn't split the file into its resource fork and data fork. I've now got UNSIT v3 by Brian Vechi and UNSTUFF v1.1 by…
I know about GUPTA but right now I have time for little extra..I am sure that I will need to know more soon. Thanks for the info.. Bruce
Dan, They are greyed because no one has posted any messages there yet or that are of a higher number than your High Message Number (forum software keeps that so you don't re-see all those messages you read already). Under the Mail pull-down (off line) or the Messages pull-down (on-line…
I agree that those who love windows will continue to love it and the that hate it will continue to hate it. However, it is so much fun bashing things you hate. Its kind of cathardic (sp?). Sign me up for the Windows Haters and Bashers Club of America.
#Greyed Messages
Message #161
I am a MPEG video professional and of course am interested in anything related. Why are the message sections related to this greyed out for me?
How is the honor bestowed (become a active member of the demo team). Not for me, but I know someone . Norton
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