This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Bill, in addition, you can download a picture of mine called FLICKER.PIC (I can't remember the exact 6-character name I uploaded it under) It shows how some color combinations flicker more than others, and has a half-circle drawn both normally and with anti-aliasing. If you don't find another example of…
Barbara, I have an A3000 and WB 2.0 (not 2.04) and Post 1.6 works fine for me. To be honest, I never bothered installing Conman on my system; Post works fine without it. Only thing is, the Post error window opens on the Workbench screen, so I have to do…
Steven I'm glad to hear how much you love your new DCTV. These mega-color, real-time boards (DCTV, HAM-E) are the greatest thing since sliced bread. Blaq! – via Whap!
Fred, I have a DJ500 and Word Perfect, and though I've redefined the Deskjet "Times Roman" driver for my own uses, I find the result half-baked. Seems like WP does not have a realistic notion about character widths; here's an example. Example: if I wanted to have output like this…
Margaret, their argument that "neither HAM-E nor DCTV look all that good" falls apart when one reads that Imagine 2.0 supports DCTV directly. Sure, I can preview Imagine renderings by creating 24-bit files and switching to the IP screen, have been doing it for months in fact. I'm just irritated…
Jim, unfortunately, even on an A3000 with megabucks of memory, you can't play deep-color animations faster than 7-10 frames/second. The problem is, millions-of-colors cards use hi-res pictures to convey information, and that 4-bitplane display leaves few bus cycles for the 680×0 to access Chip RAM. This is why a company…
Larry, the fact that AmigaDOS is _different_ from MS-DOS does not automatically make it _inferior_. I, for one, like the device names; the looooonng, descriptive filenames; the file comments; the ASSIGN command that makes installing most any software on your hard disk a one-line addition to the startup-sequence. It also…
John, upon further reading, namely Amigaven, I realized that an interlaced picture would show all even lines for one field, followed by all the odd lines. Ergo, 30 Hz flicker. I _knew_ liquid crystal couldn't react at 15 KHz. Blaq! – via Whap!
John, thanks for the information on splicing animations. I have a Sony 676 which I hope to use to do just that. I'll post my first experience here later this month, when I actually get the VCR and my Supergen gets repaired. Blaq! – via Whap!
John, Aaaarrggh!! More irresistible gadgets! I was hoping someone would come up with a current address for Haitek, but not so soon! Curse you. I'm really looking forward to creating **REAL** 3-D animations. Have you tried it? And do I gather from mention of the "interlace format" that the glasses…
John, thanks for the inside info on that interesting piece of equipment. The message went into my .KPT file, ready to be found when I feel like buying an offbeat gadget. (The Infrared room-to-room gizmo is one thing I've been thinking about — just think, I could use Video Director…
Re: no direct support for HAM-E: shame on you. Unless I'm missing some vital point, I believe Black Belt has made HAM-E support as easy as possible, using their library. That Impulse would support DCTV but not HAM-E is one step removed from an insult. Blaq! – via Whap!
#Image Pro Tutorial
Message #32315
Paul, if you find the current IP too complicated, I have a solution. And this is serious, no sarcasm intended: regress to version 3.6 or some such! I used that earlier IP for about 6 months before upgrading to 6.1 the other month, and couldn't believe the difference in complexity!…
Notice: Welcome James!
Message #32314
Rad, it is sad that you are leaving us. Even though I'm not a Toaster owner, I appreciated your grace and wit, and that soars across product lines. Blaq! – via Whap!
Imagine Chrome?
Message #14218
Steve, thank you for the latest Imagine uploads. Us Imagineers are hungry little devils. Blaq! – via Whap!
Pixel 3D Opinions?
Message #14217
John, I'd like to only buy one, either Pixel 3D 2.0 or the upcoming InterChange upgrade; and if I end up buying both, I will have had to buy one first. So I would appreciate a more detailed reply concerning the differences between your product and theirs. Blaq! – via…
#DeskjetC Review
Message #14216
Jim, I haven't looked at it seriously, since (a) I don't have the Deskjet 500C yet, and (b) there doesn't seem to be any Amiga driver for it. (I have great hopes that the DJHelper people will work on that) Since I fathom the 500C accepts 24-bit data and does…
Rick, it's good to have you back. Even though we managed without you, you _are_ the "official" reason we hang around here, non? I guess some of the animations you're working on are meant for the second tutorial videotape? Please forward my congratulations to the crew regarding Imagine 2.0's feature…
Steve, as long as you're looking into getting us some more Imagine objects off Usenet… seems like Steve Worley has re-created, in Imagine, a semi-famous Pixar scene and it's supposed to be the greatest thing since sliced objects. Would you mind terribly inquiring about that as well? Blaq! – via…
John, thanks for the warnings about Pixel 3D 2.0. I was about to turn my back on InterChange, but now I think I'll sit tight and let the dust settle. When you say P3D only converts the topmost layer of an Imagine hierarchy, do you mean that it will convert…
Margaret, a possible workaround would be to do a CYMK separation rather than a CYM, and print the image in two passes, switching to the black cartridge for the second pass. As someone pointed out, the Deskjet has excellent registration on multiple passes. More work, sure; but you do get…
Karl, and of course, if you buy a new printer you get a 3-year warranty, compared to 90 days with the trade-in. Guess which way I'm going. Blaq! – via Whap!
Ben, (regarding Ed Lipp…err, whatshisname showing up at World of Commodore Toronto, and you being physically restrained) Does that mean YOU'd be at woc TOO? MY Ben, who brought me this WONDERFUL display device and software? * I * may be the one to be ohysically restrained. B^> Blaq! -…
Ben, your new Poly-ranges sound like something I meant to ask you about. Is there a way to create an angular fill? Here's a quick description: think of the face of a clock. If I set 12 o'clock to 100% red, 4 to 100% green and 8 to 100% blue,…
Ben, IMHO, with your HAM-E library available, there is no excuse for Impulse to have direct support for DCTV and not for HAM-E. 2 cents worth. Blaq! – via Whap!
I agree with Loyd. I was particularly impressed with the clarity of Steve Worley's tutorials, posted on his Usenet Imagine mailing list. Blaq! – via Whap!
One thing I forgot to add… I would also like a keyboard equivalent of clicking on Okay, Shift-Return for example. This would eliminate mousing around in many requesters and greatly streamline repetitive data entry, like when you have to move an object in time in the Action editor. Ah yes,…
Chris, have you tried the Font program in the Prefs drawer on the system partition? Bla! – via Whap!
you have my utmost support on your attempts at thwarting piracy, now that ImageMaster is out. With the older programs, the hardware needed for output served as a large dongle; now, no more. Let's hope you sell bazillions of those puppies. You deserve every cent you get.
I certainly didn't post as many replies as our friend John, but I thank you anyway. Here's one suggestion for Imagine 2.0: can you improve the keyboard interface when a reguester is up on screen? One thing you could do is make the cursor automatically appear in the first field;…
Ahh John, but I'm in Canada! Land of the $599 Deskjet 500's! I should be able to get $250-300 for my one year-old DJ500. It'll make buying a new 500C much more attractive than upgrading. Blaq! – via Whap!
Steven, along the same lines… a friend told me today how he managed to send commands to a laserdisc player via the serial port in ARexx: just talk to the serial device. Can anyone verify this? Blaq! – via Whap!
#DeskJet 500 Color
Message #39456
John, $695 is way off list price, which is $1095. At these prices, it will probably be cheaper for me to buy a new 500C and sell my old 500. Blaq! – via Whap!
#Convert to IFF24
Message #29476
I have a friend — a LUCKY friend — who has access to professional VCRs and laserdisc recorders. He has created some ARexx macros to digitize one video frame with the Toaster, save it, maybe process it, then record it out to laserdisc. The only problem is, the chain is…
John, SIX NINETY FIVE??? My Gawd! This makes the color Deskjet much more atractive! What dealer is offering that price? Blaq! – via Whap!
Bill, I have to say that the HAM-E software has crashed on me a total of one time. And that's running on an Amiga 3000, with last fall's version of AmigaDOS 2.0 — if it should crash, it would crash on that. Blaq! – via Whap!
#Upgrades
Message #28772
Ben, I'm getting badly behind the times here. Upgrades are definitely on the way, so here are some questions: -My HAM-E Plus is the model with the internal adjustments and has a normal (round) cable. If I remember, there is a free upgrade to an external adjustment? And for SuperGen…
Wayne, did we get overly involved in our message and forget about CompuServe's limit on line length? Seriously, I'd love to hear about your problem; please re-send with carriage returns inserted where needed. Blaq! – via Whap!
Michael, I'd like the copy stand. I'm away for the weekend, so I'll check Monday to see if nobody else has made you an offer for the whole package. (Fat chance — $175 is a great price) Blaq! – via Whap!
Dan, the HPPERIPH Forum library contains the press release for the DJ 500C, along with a few threads sprouting here and there. Basically: $1059 suggested retail, $450 upgrade from DJ 500, $550 upgrade from DJ or DJ+. Holds either a black cartridge or a 3-color cart. User control over dithering…
George, I have the same file length. Harumph! Let me see if I can create a tiny project to lzh and upload… By the way, I believe our beloved Sysops have not yet replied as to their attitude regarding users who upload problem .imp's — will these uploads be cleared…
Let me jump on this thread. Seems like I can't get the Rotate F/X to work for me. Imagine always comes up with an error requester. Can someone tell me what the file length and date is for Rotate?
DPaint 300 dpi printing
Message #12518
I have a Deskjet with my Preferences set to Density=4, which translates to 300 dpi. I can verify this by using Post to create sample text. However, it seems like I can't get DPaint to print at 300 dpi, only 150 dpi! How on earth do you do it? Blaq!…
Which reminds me… I'm looking for some more Infocom titles in Amiga format, especially A Mind Forever Voyaging. Anybody have a closetful of old classics?
Perry, I'm intrigued by your statement about education in color technology… this seems to imply that TAD Pro takes into account some of the finesse involved in generating color separations or the like? I'd like to know more about what makes TAD Pro superior at handling "color technology", a wide-ranging…
Donovan, Does Perfect Sound refer to the software, or is the actual sampler also a Perfect Sound model? If it is, I'll take them. In addition, I'd like the Kara Fonts packages; I already own Headlines _2_, the one with things like Glass and Engraved. If your "Headlines" package is…
Roger, I agree with John in the sense that I feel Imagine translates all brushes to 24-bit. This means that your 1200 X 1700 image, with its 2,040,000 pixels, would take up three times that amount (24 bits/pixel = 3 bytes/pixel). If that's the case, and all pixels are translated…
Brad, I'm a Lightwave fan only in the sense that it seems to do a whole lot of nifty things which are almost impossible to do in Imagine, or that come out looking totally fake and plastic. I don't own the program, as I have no use for a Video…
Karl, basically, from what I understand the reason why small objects trace slower is that Imagine creates an Octree to separate its 3-D world in small pieces, and the Octree is probably (my guess here) split in half each time. This means that if all objects fall within the centermost…
Wayne, regarding your problems with having an object stay put for 20 frames before starting its journey along a path, I think you approached it from the wrong point of view. A simple solution to me would be to look up the position of the path's initial control point through…
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