This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Saludos
Message #12748
Hola, ya me conecte por fin y esta de lujo, solo que aun no se como accesar informacion especifica. Tenemos que hecharnos una platicada para que me digas bien como navegar por aqui correctamente no? Gracias, saludos mejorate y consigue un software que soporte Z-Modem eh? Bye. Saludos de tu…
#LightWave Pkg Content
Message #12747
Hello, I just purchased and received my LW4.0 PC version from private sale. However, the package was not sealed and the box has been opened already. I have no reason to believe my private source would remove anything, nor did the content looked incomplete. But I just would like check…
>> 1 – big screen, ie 20/21". I have a good 17" that works on a Mac, too, so I could use it. >> 3 – RAM. Loads of RAM. Obscenely H U G E amounts of RAM in fact I know a guy who has 1gb of RAM and…
>Premiere has a ton of options for it's output.. Terry- Yeah, the handbook is a great suggestion. I'll check it on monday when I've got my machine back to the office. As far as I can tell I know almost all options. The lack is in my knowledge of flic…
Rotation format in .COB
Message #12736
Hello, I am an application developed working on "VR" apps and have been using TS as my object modeler. I am now trying to improve my development cycle by writing a tool to convert objects in .COB binary format to .RWX for my RenderWare real-time 3D API to use. I…
Glad we got that straight. Thanks all. Steve
Software Plus 1-(800)-377-9943. True Space 2.0 The add is in the June 20 edition of Windows Magazine. Again, I called them and they said they had it ready to ship.
Mike, PMFJI, Check out the Los Angeles Video Toaster Users Group. We meet once a month in North Hollywood at the North Weddington Center about two blocks from Universal/MCA. The meeting is from 12 noon to 5:30 the second Saturday of every month. We regularly feature LightWave as part of…
Thanks, Joe. Actually, I was up very late helping another gentleman get his Flyer working. Then got up early to finish the disk for the group. With a triple expresso to prop the ole eye lids open. No problem. I don't think that any question is a dumb question. I…
Ian, Video for DOS is in our Computer Animation Forum (GO COMANIM) as VFD.ZIP. Matt
Well, if you can point me to someone who can tell me definitively whether the file format has changed, and if so, whether we can get the documentation for it, I'd appreciate it.
Video for DOS (the shareware one, don't know where to find it… I'm sooooo useful) would be an excellent choice here… creating an uncompressed AVI, and then working it later with Premiere. -Ian
>Gosh! You mean you can play an 1.4 meg/s AVI with the "skip video frames if behind" option on without any jerks? >Aarrgh! Help me pull this envious feeling outa my heart and (pleeeeaaaase) tell me how I can get close to this. I've got >a fastscsi tool that allows…
>20 meg of textures? How do you keep it so small? 8 bit textures. I have compared 8 and 24 bit, and can't tell the difference at 15 fps. I also don't allow any renderings to hit the swap file(not enough time in my life), if they do, I remove…
Alan, thanks a lot for your suggestions. Things become more and more precisely. It turns out I will get a second PC (pentium120?) with a better modeller I have at the moment. And I will get the DTP my customers are using (corel and quarkexpress) first; then an Indy. The…
Who was it?
Didn't you see the cigarette (sp?) smoking in the turret demo, and the Pine air freshener? More than I've seen in most others..
viewSpace isn't on the CD, but it *is* in the forum. I was going to suggest that, but I wasn't sure if you could throw your textures to them.. I was looking for a smaller, more compact answer.. I think in your case, it'll be great, since they can play…
Ken, sorry to dissapoint, but I was telling Konstantin that his mailbox was full.. Liked the matchbox.. Keep 'em coming! You should first PKZIP all .cob's and/or .scn's.. Then, just upload them like you did your .jpg's.. C 'ya..
Premiere has a ton of options for it's output.. It also has quite a good manual. I'm not in front of our workStation with Premiere loaded, and I can't remember all of the options, so I'll have to get back to you on this. The important thing to look for…
#Tga files with Premiere
Message #12711
>From disk, I can pull about 1.4 meg per second without dropping frames ( P90, 64MB, Stealth VRAM PCI, 2 1Gig WD EIDE drives). Gosh! You mean you can play an 1.4 meg/s AVI with the "skip video frames if behind" option on without any jerks? Aarrgh! Help me pull…
Sure, I use Sketch on an 80 Mhz PowerMac myself. However, in addition to the basic spec 80Mhz PPC you might want the following… 1 – big screen, ie 20/21". 2 – 4Mb VRAM to allow 24 bit colour on that screen 3 – RAM. Loads of RAM. Obscenely H…
Thanks for the info John, I'm off to chase that up. And congratulations on being open-handed enough to help out in a 'competing' forum. Derek.
#Metals
Message #12708
Is there anyone out there who can tell me how to use the 'metals' textures in Imagine? How do I change the numbers in the boxes so that I get the different types of metals and finishes? Thanks Bruce Van Horn
It is? How do I do that? How can I tell when it is full? (worried about loss of fan mail) (grin) This mail system is a bit confusing…I wish that all the forum maill would come to the main box address. You mean I missed 3 e-mails from you?…
Do not feel bad Konstantin! I must confess that I am unemployed and have plenty of time to indulge in lengthy discourse. Plus the fact that I lack any of the restraints that are prerequisite to success in this "real" world. (grin) It is always nice to have friends like…
I'm flattered. THank you. When it comes to the proffession of art, I find it is an exercise in refreshing the things learned long ago bby helping (or trying to) help others who are struggling. Sometimes I find myself in a slump (ie burn-out, unproductive) and I find it helps…
20 meg of textures? How do you keep it so small? My latest project has 174 meg of files so far and I am only half way through modelling, and have not even started animating yet, although I admit that their probally are several generations of texture files in there.…
ViewSpace?! I had not thought of that, I have a look and see if it is on the CD and install it if it works that would solve the problem. Thanks Shane
Thanks Ian, I know very little about programming, I can find my way around a Postscript file enough to be able to edit it, but that is it. I have heard about Director. It sounds like one of those programs that I am going to end up with for one…
Thanks for the advice. I have thought about volunteering a lot, and I agree the experience gained will probably outweight the effort put in. The only obstacle for me is time. With a full time job and spending all my spare time learning about animation packages, there is not much…
Ian… Pro/E is not cheap, but I don't know if it's $3K/month. Whew! I think we pay $3K a year for Alias maintenance/full support which includes all software upgrades for 2 years in our case. \\\. ========================= >-===– >-==*- /
>> Do you have any idea what the pricing will be for the Windows version? Brett, See my reply to Bob in message number 12686 -GreG
John– >>If you've got a CD-ROM, then take a look into your local technical bookstore — many tools these days have non-saving demo versions available on CDs included with books… useful resource.
Thanks for the info. Do you have any idea what the pricing will be for the Windows version? Brett
John, Thanks for the info. Now that you mentioned it, I've seen mention of those in the 3DS forum. -GreG
Bob, I don't believe Impulse has settled on any pricing for the Windows version, it's really premature to do so. I have heard a few thoughts on the subject, but nothing concrete. What I have heard though so far, should make upgrading from IM4.0 affordable. -GreG
Version 2 is not out yet. I expect that we will be able to start shipping on May 31.
GreG do you have any idea what the windoze version might run those of us in the update program? I'm sure I'm going to buy it reguardless (don't tell Impulse that:)))) but was wondering if you had heard of any target range for the pricing? Bob……..
>I'm interested which data rates you (and the others, of course) can run without skipping frames and what configuration >is needed therefore. I myself use a P90 with 32 MB, Matrox Imp+, 2 GB SCSI and 4096 smartdrv. Since I develop CD ROM games, my limit is 270k per second…
Thanks again for info and I'll try what you suggested. -Ted
Hi David, thanks very much for your detailed reply! A company offered me some modelling jobs. They would give me Sketch, but I would need to buy a Mac since I only have a PC. Would Sketch make sense on a 80 or even 66 mHz PPC? -David
>>specific to what is being called "Imagine FX". I can give some clarification here, GreG. Imagine FX isn't related to Imagine; I guess it's sort of a product line type name for a series of 3ds plugins from Schieber Instruments ( Imagine FX, Imagine Key Factory (physics), Imagine Metareyes (metaballs,…
>> Do you get New Media magazine? Steve, I don't get New Media, so I haven't seen the article. >> I thought you did….now, on page 80 of May 95 issue there's a blurb about Imagine's FX. It is in the second column at the end of the Explode Volume…
I doubt that Lightwave is an appropriate modeller for building things that will be manufactured. There are geometry issues that affect manufacturability that require a CAD modeler. Alias Studio has the required tools (and unfortunately, an extremely high price tag) the lower priced package (Alias Designer) may have the necessary…
Steven, From what I understand, it will be available for NT, 95, Win3.x w/Win32s. This will also allow you to run it in OS/2 through it's Win32s capabilities. -GreG
Michael, Apex's number is 415-322-7532 -GreG
caligari on amiga 500
Message #12671
cheers for the info. i would upgrade to the windows version, but my budget is tight thanks anyway shaun
#Version 2.0
Message #12670
I saw an add today for a software supplier that showed TS 2.0. I called to see if they actually had the product and they said they did and could ship it today. Is version 2.0 really out? If so, when will the upgrade be mailed to registered users who…
>Sorry, but your problem is the pallet, right? .fli's are 8-bit and .avi's are 24-bit.. Is that what you were saying? If I read this wrong, please let me know.. No it doesn't seem to be the palet. I've had an fli with 8 frames. Importing it into Premiere 1…
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