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Message #51193
Just to close out my contribution to this thread: No, I haven't heard of REAL 3D — if it's as good as 3DS then it probably is very good indeed. There's no question that programs like 3DS and TOPAS keep getting better and better — and the competition has to…
Please, please, please note this at Siggraph — I feel I'm missing the best party around but I can't see clear to take three days off just for a Tuesday night party (I wish it were on Friday — sigh). I'd love to hear from any of you "experts" to…
You're right, Mr. Pyros. I found the exact same animation took only about 25% longer. That's a small price to pay for the smoother flow (even if I still don't quite understand it). Now if I could only be assured that when I go to single frame VTR I'll get…
Yeah, I did that and see what you mean — although my poor old brain still doesn't quite understand it. And, yes again, the animation I did was "better" — I'm a little worried still that, even with a frame accurate VTR, I won't get the perfect results I'm looking…
I'll be ordering the books. As for Hi-8: it's funny, I'm a big fan of it for aquisition, but because of my target audience I have to think S-VHS/VHS, so I set up my suite that way. Really can't start over, I don't think, although I'm tempted to get the…
Thanks for your comments, Denise. Yes, I've read about the EVO-9650 — believe it or not, that was one of the first things (before I got my Video Machine) that got me thinking about doing 24bit animations. The awkwardness of it is that, although my original footage is on Hi-8,…
>You don't lose any information when you render to TGA files, you just get finer >tweening when you render with fields. Fields represents video tape better then Okay, I think I got it through my old grey head. I'll try tonight, because the example I did try (a fly through…
#HELP. VIDEO TAPE OUTPUT
Message #50650
>Panasonic is always a good bet. You might look at Hi-8 format as well, as it is a >little better than SVHS (holds up better over a few generations). I use Hi-8 for my original camera footage, but dub to S-VHS for editing. My target audience uses VHS/S-VHS so my…
Thanks, Chris, for the info. In trying to solve what might be several problems at once, I think I have an alternative that might be the way I want to go (The Sanyo GVRS-950) but I need to keep an open mind. I think non-linear will be where we ALL…
#Sanyo GVRS-950
Message #50623
In my ever increasing quest to find the perfect (for me) single frame animation VTR, I've come across the Sanyo GVRS-950 ($2395). Not only does it have the Single frame capacity, but it does SMPTE built-in, has RS-422 and RS-232, and apparently is compatible with a lot of "industry standards."…
Well, not to beat a dead horse, but you say when I "see the results" I'm assuming you're meaning when I render to videotape. Right now I can only render to TGA files — even in the future (with my plans for the Sanyo 950) I think I'll be rendering…
>Try calling them direct. The number is (206) 671-3325. I saw a demo (a friend of >mine has one) and it sure beats the heck out of the Toaster thing. It has all kinds >of in's and out's (including Betacam component), all kinds of great special effects, >digital frame buffers,…
3DS & ATI cards
Message #49023
Glad you're working better — sometimes even hearing from others at least makes you believe you're not working in the dark.
>because the machine keeps >deciding to either hang or turn off and completely reboot while I'm in the middle of >rendering a scene Forgive me for jumping in here, but I had a similar problem on my 50Mz, 32Meg machine that was not solved until I turned off the Shadow…
>The toaster has a luminance keyer and with a $250 add-on from MicroSearch a >SVHS chromakeyer can be easily added. Well, not to beat the dead horse, but I HAVE the Microsearch Chromakey — it sucks. It ain't anything like a professional quality key. And luminance key is not a…
>For what it's worth, don't count out the Video Toaster yet! IMHO it's only real >strike is that it accepts and outputs composite video only right now. Well, I wasn't counting the Video Toaster out by any means — only that I am kind of committed now to the PC…
First of all, let me thank you for your reply — it's exactly what I was looking for in the way of information. I have a couple of further questions/comments that I hope will still be appropriate to this forum (Bear with me, guys — this does relate because the…
#FAST Video Machine
Message #46970
Does anyone in this very knowledgable group know about the FAST Video Machine? I know this group uses high end video — has anyone actually seen or used this machine? I've read a lot of great reviews on it, and it looks like a great PC solution to the desktop…
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#EVO-9650
Message #45633
Thanks for the reply. Perhaps you (and others) will inform those of us who can't make Siggraph about ALL the wonderful events. Since my mom lives down there, it's almost in my backyard. But I can't get the time off work.
Well, I could certainly write the software (here, at least, is what I do for a living) as long as I could figure out how to run it from within 3DS. I mean, after 3DS renders a frame, then I'd have to run my routine to control the deck, then…
Thanks — I saw that same response (from you) to someone else AFTER I had uploaded my question, so I fully understand (and hope you forgive my intrusion — I'm MUCH more interested in you getting Release 3 out!!!). Speaking of which (no, I'm not going to ask the one…
Thanks for the reply — this is the kind of information I was looking for. I wasn't (am not) married to Hi 8 — while I use this format for my video work in terms of raw footage (which I then dub off onto SVHS for editing on a pair…
#EVO-9650
Message #44496
I've decided to step up to 24bit rendering (if I can afford it — this is STRICTLY a hobby) and I was eyeing the Sony EVO-9650 single frame recorder which has the serial port built-in (and, so the press goes, no need for a separate frame controller). Does 3DStudio support…
Only thing needed…
Message #35686
Gary, I truthfully wanted to wait some time before bothering you, but perhaps you can simply file this thought away — maybe for Release four — because otherwise I'II forget it. I was reading Computer Graphics World (January '93) and they were talking about Newtek's Lightwave and how the developer's…
Condolences
Message #35685
>I'm sure that many of you have had to deal with this yourselves, and I >appreciate your sympathy in advance. There's really nothing to say in a >situation like this –it's an experience that we've all got to go through at >some point in our lives. Gary, I would be…
Exploding Fractals
Message #35684
I'm using the Yost group routines but can't get a fractalized object to explode — it seems invincible. Either you can't do it or I'm being incredibly stupid about it — I've had no trouble blowing other things up (destructive little guy, aren't I?). Perhaps I'm under the mistaken impression…
#2D/3D
Message #29076
> I have a bias that more people would want to do this if they knew the leverage > 3-D gives over 2-D. Right now I think 3-D is a well kept secret. This is sure the key, Mitchell. I have bought, used, and discarded more 2D programs than I…
#Memory Management
Message #28176
> For optimal rendering speed on a 486, we recommend the use > of an extended memory manager. We have found that some > 486 computers will render at almost twice the speed when an > extended memory manager is being used. The need for a > memory manager for…
Yep, I got 2.01 AND AAPRO 1.3 (forgot to mention I upgraded that also -have to find a way SOMEHOW to thank you guys, although the only thing I use AAPro is for playing my 3DS stuff — may have to try the font stuff, though, and I wanted the…
Thanks, makes much sense (and, really, I didn't do anything more. I'm not that clever).
#Weird Object
Message #28021
>How did you create that pyramid geometry? Certainly NOT in 3D Studio? >Was it created in AME by any chance? I ask, because each of the faces of >the pyramid was DUPLICATED TWO TIMES and coplanar with each other. In >effect, there were two pyramids coincident with each other. HUH?…
#Snow
Message #28018
Thanks, I'll try all that. My dealer says that I should have 2.01 by Friday (assuming UPS delivers on the what is for me — holiday) so I AM looking forward to that, the increase speed, the use of the flare filter, and the UV mapping for fireworks and spurt.…
Thanks a thousand times, and I'll let you know if I get it (I've never RECIEVED a file by mail before, either).
I agree about database stuff — but it pays the bills. If I had found out about 3d graphics before I got into serious DB programming I'd have never looked back. If you do get the time to upload the file, let me know and what you'd call it and…
Nope, it's MS mouse, Sony CD, Zeos 486/50, NEC 4D — nothing really unusual.
3D2 Book
Message #26485
Boy oh boy would I EVER pay $XX.XX for a book on 3D Studio!!!! Look, the tutorial is great, the reference is complete but both miss the essence of an add on book (and this is NOT intended as a critque of either): to provide day to day IDEAS on…
Then I've bought it, along with Disk 1 and I guess disk 4 as well (I may need to blow SOMETHING up at some point in my life). Once again the great gods have struck. Now if you were only shipping so I could have this stuff by next weekend…
Thanks, thanks and thanks. You've at least saved what's left of my sanity (I know, and no wisecracks). If you get your program working I'd LOVE to try/test/help with any of it. Hey, I'm a fairly competent C programmer (I actually make my living in database stuff) — how difficult…
Thanks much for the reply. Yes, you are Gods, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise (even your wife — ESPECIALLY your wife. Asking your wife to tell you if you're wonderful is just… well, it's asking for trouble, for sure). You're in that category because, for those of us…
As I said, I run Windows (when I'm not using 3d2) all the time without mishaps. Heck, I even beta tested NT without a problem (OS/2 is another story altogether — can I add my voice to those who want an NT version of 3D2?). Still, as I said, I'm…
I'd be more willing to admit to a possible bad RAM if I weren't "stressing" my system with other such software, like NT and OS/2 (and no, I'm not running them currently, but have run them quite a bit). The RAM is all new, but if there is something wrong…
Well, I'm using a Zeos that has NEVER failed me under any other circumstances and I have run Windows, NT Beta, and even OS/2 under different and sundry conditions. Now, I don't doubt that, given a certain set of hardware specs (and it seems to me that most of you…
No one, of course, can know FOR SURE (although a programmer can be pretty confident) but they sure FEEL like bugs. For instance, I can consistently lock the system up if I choose a material as soon as I load a mesh in. Also, the system seems overly sensitive to…
#IPAS Fractilize
Message #26399
Can we reliably take it that FRACTL.GIF was produced (with the addition, of course, of all those lovely Disk #1 filter effects) with the silicon garden disk #5. If so, just how difficult is it to produce those mountains (or, to put it another way, how difficult would it be…
#Keyframer Visibility
Message #26398
Now a question: As a newcomer, forgive me the obvious, but I used the GIFDXF shareware and created an object that, once I turned on the geometry in the 3d Editor I could see just fine. However, try as I might, all I could see was the "base" in the…
#IPAS Routines
Message #26397
I have a slight gripe with the IPAS stuff you released. Oh, it's good, and no doubt I'll purchase them all (collect them all! — number 5 in the series!), but there is something that really bothers me about this (and don't take this wrong — I think you guys,…
#3d Studio Bugs
Message #26396
As someone who LOVES 3D studio (in 20 years it has come the closest to the main reason I got into computers) I have one major complaint (this message) and a slight difficulty (to follow). My complaint is, despite how wonderful this program is (and worth every penny of the…
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