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Avalon CD halted
Message #6270
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Prices removed for CompuServe posting…) SYNDESIS DISCONTINUES AVALON CDROM AT VIEWPOINT'S REQUEST Announces sale price of $XX on remaining discs Jefferson, WI – July 5, 1995 – Syndesis Corporation announced today that it will discontinue its popular Syndesis Avalon CDROM product, an exact archive of the Internet's…
>>has nothing to do with Things do tend to change quickly, eh. John Stetzer JWS
ShaBLAMM! Computer's number is 1-800-742-2526.
Eric: The AVI file format you can get by purchasing Microsoft Video for Windows developer kit which has a bunch of other things that you may not need. I guess Microsoft needs the money! MPEG specs are put out by ISO (international standards organization) and it is fairly complicated. If…
Nope! In the Fremont area… California… However… you'll find some ads in Digital Video Magazine You can send an associate of mine an E-Mail Kelly Smith 72274.3577 he will be able to get you info needed! Honest!
I've bought a few Gateways over the years, as well as recommending them for relatives. As soon as I understood that the system I bought today has nothing to do with the "same" system I'd order next week, I didn't have many problems. 🙂
>>peolpe say "3DS can do that" but forget to mention that it's an external modul. People get the impression 3DS can do all these things.
Thanks for the info. Don't suppose you have any address/phone #'s for Optibase by any chance??? Much appreciated!
And no, none of what I've done is shipping w/the systems, yet. John Stetzer JWs
Editing Hardware
Message #984
Mr. Mitchell: Howdy, new here. I am hoping you can clarify some information for me. I am running a Quadra 800, internal 230mb hd, 20 mb ram. I have video vision studio. I am trying to edit VHS tapes that I upload to my computer through video vision, edit, then…
Would you mind taking a look in your \windows\system directory and tell me the date fo the file "64k_800.drv"? Mine is 19.03.93. Do you have a newer one? -David
>> If you don't like paying for plug-in's, then you should take back your >> raving about LW's future capability of plug-in's. You must confuse me with someone else. I haven't said anything about LW in any of my recent messages. I don't even have it. And I won't participate…
>>Does that mean you work for Gateway? (insert Looney Tune type voice here) Eeerrrrrrrrrhhhhhmmmmm….could be ;^). John Stetzer JWS (please don't throw things at me)
Does that mean you work for Gateway?
Yup! Optibase… about $14,500 toady will get you some great cards that will make really good MPEG stuff or ther are houses that Optibase is connected with that will dump MPEG 1… not MPEG 2 (Broadcast stuff) onto a CD-ROM Pretty neat stuff… You gotta look at delivery rates when…
Need Info on C-CUBE Chip
Message #962
The new PlayCD (CL480VCD C-CUBE is out! Anyone used it? Avaialble in a backplane card? PCI, VESA? Looks interesting… MPEG for everybody… Is it in a Notebook yet? Help!
David, >>>what is the date of the drivers in WUGNET? To tell you the truth, I don't know. The file summary in the library will tell you when it was UL'd though. Version is 1.43 if that helps. Philip
Thanks, I'll try that. Troy
>> Any Ideas why sometime the camera come back to center point in the stage editor even after you save it… Alain, Are you also modifying the new camera position before you save in the stage? Any time you move, scale, or rotate an object you must update that objects…
Imagine
Message #945
Philip, I put a new card a S3 vlvga 32 bit with 2mb and he works great. I f you find the book by Philip Shaddock "3D MODELING LAB'edited by the "WAITE GROUP" you can get IMAGINE 2.0 FOR $45 and the book is a great tool with a lot…
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Anton L. Pickard-Ferguso
Computer Animation Forum
· General Discussion
November 15, 1994 7:58 PM
Thanks. I'll give them a call. regards, Anton
Imagine
Message #942
David, thank,s but I put a new card a S3 vlvga 2MB and it works great. Do you have IMagine also? Alain.
#IMAGINE
Message #941
Greg, I am working on one, now that I got evrything working well I can begin learning how to use IMAGINE. Any Ideas why sometime the camera come back to center point in the stage editor even after you save ti go to the action editor when doing a animation.…
"I'd like to hear from anyone using PRISMS software on the SGI. How does it compare to alias? What are it's strengths/weaknesses? What use is it best suited for? Best platform for best performance? I have a call into Side Effects for info, but would like to hear from users.…
Hi Dwayne Can you please tell me where I can get in touch with 'Shablamm' Thanks again, Jim
Alain, Glad to hear you fixed your problem. Did you put in a new card, or just change the drivers on the Cirrus card? No, I don't have Imagine. I had an early version (1.0) a long time ago on the Amiga… now I'm on the PC. TTYL, Philip
>So it's not in 3DS, but an extra package. People tend to say "3DS can do that", but it's not 3DS, it an IPAS (=extra $$$). < Well, yes it's 3DS. You can't do that without 3DS.. nor can you take the IPAS and plug it into another program. Sure…
I have not done any flag type work myself, and I don't use LW, so I could have led you astray. Mabe the quality of the 3DS flag moving doesn't compare to LW's.. I haven't seen anything from LW except the stuff on tv. I knew it was possible to…
Nathan, oddly shaped objects should create odd looks when used with texture mapping. Maybe you try to render the object from one view and use that image as a basis for painting the texture. It's a good way to create texture for "oddly shaped" objects. -David
Phil, what is the date of the drivers in WUGNET? Just don't want to d/l it only to find out that I already have them. -David
>> I made the mistake of trying to use it to write a book. After so many MS programs you should have known that! -David
>> think there is an IPAS that lets you do that >> Fortunately, there's an easier way in 3DS. So it's not in 3DS, but an extra package. People tend to say "3DS can do that", but it's not 3DS, it an IPAS (=extra $$$). >> Do you know of…
Well, if the choice was between WordPerfect 6.ow and Word 6, I'd have to pick Word. Of course, that may be like choosing between hanging or electrocution! If the truth be known, most of the users here would be better off with the Write accessory that comes with Windows…
Andy, rendering time depends on the CPU, not on the graphics card. What renderer do you use? -David
Alain, I had the same card. It's VESA 1.1 or 1.01 or something. Just use univesa from Amiga Vendor Forum (I have uploaded it there) to "upgrade" you card to VESA 1.2. -David
wrong messages
Message #897
Sorry! I saw, that ozcis posted two wrong messages into this forum.. Please delete them or forward them as email…. I'll try to find the error… Regards, Nils Pipenbrinck
>>It's not hard to do a rippling flag.. in fact, there's one as an example in the 3DS example meshes. As I recall, that one isn't great, but is old. I think there is an IPAS that lets you do that with about the same ease that you described in…
Jane, I just saw your message from last Wednesday, and though I hesitate to recommend a particular computer, I do have some advice that should be helpful to you. When searching for a computer, the best approach is to start with the most important software you will want to use,…
Alain, Great! I'm glad you were able to solve the problem. Looking forward to seeing some of your work here, and in the GUGRPA forum. -GreG
#3-
D MODELING
Message #888
To whom it may concern, I've been working in photoshop creating a texture wrap for an oddly shaped object in strata studiopro. I'm having trouble with distortion once the texture is placed on the object. What suggestions can be offered for combating this problem? What are some good techniques for…
#Imagine
Message #886
Philip, That was the problem , I change card I got a S3 and now he works great! Do you have Imagine also? Alan,
#Imagine
Message #885
Greg, I fix the problem, I got a new video card, a S3 VL VGA, I believe that the cirrus driver was at fault. I render a animation tonight and it works great!!! thanks for your help, alan,
Hi Alain, PMFJI, but I _might_ be able to help you… I've got a "generic" VESA card based on the Cirrus chipset and had all sorts of problems with the drivers that came with it. I found updated drivers (v 1.43 I believe) for cards with the Cirrus GD5426/5428 chip…
>>weird that Microsoft would include OpenGL and then not give you a way to use it. It's not like Microsoft to leave a potential market untapped
Well, thanks for the info. It seems weird that Microsoft would include OpenGL and then not give you a way to use it. It's not like Microsoft to leave a potential market untapped !
>>One thing for sure is that the release of Lightwave on the PC will better the entire market, and possibly turn it on it's ear Agreed. >>the $600 Lightwave will be competing directly with the $3000 3DS Ahem. You mean the $995 vs $2995; those are the_list_prices (not street) I've…
I dislike it intensely, as I do most 4GLs. The problem is that it's very easy for me to think up a problem that outside the domain they're designed to solve. When that happens (and it usually happens when I'm trying to learn the stupid things) they just break down…
>The last major ASOFT discussion I was involved in was w/Sanford Kennedy on skinning un-skinable models. AAh, I haven't gotten into SKIN yet. I have it, just too busy at this time. I probably ignored it. I tend to pop around, not really reading everything, and dropping the topics once…
#Converting Beta and 1"
Message #841
I'm new to this area. I'm looking for information about companies or products that can convert existing Beta and 1" archive film/video to AVI, MPEG or like types of formats. Anyone have some information for me????
#Imagine
Message #837
greg, The video bios version of my CIRRUS card is BIOS version 1.20, and the VESA sUPPORT IS installed , the VESA version is 1.02. Imagine render OK in 320×200 or in quarter screen, but in 640×480 I still have the same problem, just like i'm looking at a hight…
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