This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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I have used Real 3D V2 for a few months now and have become fairly proficient at it. It takes some getting use to but once I got the hang of it, I don't want to go back to any other 3D software. It does have scanline rendering if the…
I have had good luck with my GVP Series II (and PPS '040) during normal disk read/writes but I have had crashing problems when rendering frames to the disk (Quantum). I work around this by rendering to RAM. I have been told by PPS ,however, that the Series II is…
Gary, PDraw will only load PDraw fonts or Compugraphic fonts. I believe only two PDraw fonts were included in the package and no Compugraphic fonts. John
Paul, DCTV anims at 30 fps , 90% deltas must be a beautiful thing. DCTV is fine but I can't be completely happy unless its true hi-res (oops, I'm starting a debate) :^) . I like to have loads of fine detail in my anims, unfortunately. I think (hope) we…
Erik, apparently Scala anims can only be had by buying the program; and you can only play it back with their dongle installed. Booooo. I agree you should stick with native Amiga modes since we have a lot of third party anim systems out there and they should be handled…
Erik, I'm glad someone with experience is trying to sort out the animation playback puzzle. Don't forget to consider the animation format used for playack. Anim7 is excellent. I hear the SCALA Anim32 format is great on AGA anims and anims in general. What about DCTV anims? Opal anims? (I…
Erik, I agree that non-interlaced animations will play faster, but isn't interlacing required when laying an animation to video tape. I understood that if non-interlaced is used that the resultant video will not be stable when used for dubbing later on. Could a program like Lacer be used on HAM…
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#3D Tree's???
Message #33953
Thanks, now all I've got to do is get these other jobs done. (I just lost most of last nights rendering because one machine crashed when calculating a shadow map [great things, but hell on memory. Seems to cause mysterious crashes in the middle of rendering!]. The other machine had…
No Peter, no Real V2 output to any other format. The only hope is if the program gets popular enough and someone sees some profit in doing a conversion program. Good luck with your trees matey. John
John, the tutorial examples are in the examples drawer. The animation tutorials are named with a number corresponding to the manual tutorial number. As far as using the mouse, myself I like the keyboard shortcuts. John
John, Real 3D does not offer any export yet. Renderman RIB output was advertised but I haven't seen any reference to it. The object files are binary and have a text header to identify it. If you have any other questions please ask. BTW, I find this program excellent. The…
James, I have developed the exact same problem on my A2000, Progressive 040/28 with 16 megs, GVP Series II scsi controller. I get the problem only when rendering in Real 3D. I did not have trouble with this hardware set up for over a year until now. Tell me, what…
Richard, JRComm requires it's own font (called JRC) in your SYS:Fonts drawer. Should be included on the distriution disk. John
I have tried object conversion into Real 3D from Sculpt format (conversion progam included with Real) but of course we know you can't convert from a Real object to anything, yet (maybe John Foust will write one someday 🙂 ). John, have you found the additional keyboard short-cuts. They are…
Charles, I thought I would comment on Real 3D 2.0 since you asked users to respond. I have tried most of the advanced features and they all have worked for me. The manual is quite extensive with numerous tutorials and a complete reference section. The index needs more detail, however.…
David, I have Real 3D 2.0 and think it is an awesome program, but it may not be the best choice for a user new to 3D work. Real 3D 'Classic' as the old version (1.4.2) is now called is a good choice and a lot cheaper than 2.0. I…
Hi Ben I am also experiencing the slow down with the sequencer while loading images. When I load an image normally I get the status box message "Decompressing Image: (640 X 400)" and it takes about 2 seconds. Loading the same image in the sequencer I get the Decompressing message…
Thanks Bob. GO PHONES had a 9600 node for me. Nice modem, BTW. I can't read the messages as they scroll by anymore :> John
Thanks Steve. I did not know there were different nodes for 9600 baud. Everything is fine now :> John
#SupraFaxModem problems
Message #96628
Can anyone help me with a problem I am having with the SupraFaxModem V.32bis. When I log on to CIS at 9600, I can see the CONNECT 9600 prompt, but my modem displays 2400. My download rates are only 232 chars/sec (same as on my 2400 baud modem). On other…
Richard, I agree. This board is the hottest thing on the Amiga right now It will only get better once the modules are released. I saw them talking to the Scala people. I hope you can use Scala's anim format on Opalvision.
Wow, 175 Opals sold at WOA. See that Ben, 175 new customers waiting for some cool 3rd Party application. Maybe that thing your looking at could be available in Version 10? John
Ben, regarding that "something else entirely for OpalVision" that you are looking at, I will definately stay very closely tuned. That is a neat board. Did you know there were seemingly hundreds sold at the WOA. I think you would like this Centaur outfit (if you don't know them already);…
Peter, regarding your problem with Viewtek and the ANIM-7 format, as I recall the default for Viewtek is to play animations assuming it is a looping type where the first two frames are added at the end (DPaint style). You have to change tool type to fix that problem at…
The only thing holding me back from getting a CD-ROM drive is the availability of useful software and your proposed CD is a major step in the right direction. I have three buddies who own CD-ROM drives and I'm sure they would get the 3D CD in a second. John
Shawn, have you tried turning off Copyback Mode on the 040 board? Does the system immediately go down or do you get a Software Failure message number first? John
Patrick and Steve, This Creative Computers outfit is rather confused. The fine print price list and the large colorful price list for the PPS accelerators are drastically different. For example the straight PPS '040 at 28 MHz : $1129 vs $649. I can't believe that $649 price. I paid $1700…
Norm, what a bummer on your 1960. Were you using it when it died or did it just not power up one day? How long has the monitor been working properly? Sounds like infant mortality to me. I wouldn't tinker with it or you may be accused of causing the…
Thanks Robert. That penalty is minimal, and it's nice to know a small increase can be obtained with de-interlacer off. John
Darren, I think I want it ( how's that for being definite). I am in such a tizzy as to whether to get Opalvision (which precludes the Flicker Fixer) or an A4000 (and use the FF on my A2000) or even a A1200. Or none of them and just get…
Thanks Robert, the results should give us a clue as to how much the display is slowed down by the software de-interlacer. John
I am interested in the Flicker Fixer. Is it working ok? How long have you had it? John
Commodore never announces something before it is released. There are rumors that they will release an A4000/030. John
Thanks for the posting the AIBB results on the A1200/MBX 1200. Since you had the software de-interlacer on (VGA mode) wouldn't this slow down the results of some of the tests like WritePixel? I understand the de-interlacing uses bandwidth. I realize though that you maybe unable to run the test…
Denny< I looked for that file with the AIBB module for the A1200 but couldn't find it. Do you remember the name or library? Thanks. John
Yes, the key to animation potential of the A1200 is what CPU type is needed to fully exploit the AGA hardware for speed. For example, on an A2000 an anim will play at the same speed with an '030 vs an '040. Somebody's gotta be working on an '030 accelerator…
Charles, what were the results in the writepixel test with the A1200 (no 32-bit fast ram) and the A4000. Thanks. John
Pat, thanks for your thoughts on Hardware for Anim Speed. I wonder how well the A1200 will perform in Anim speed. That little guy with a faster CPU just may be the most cost effective route to hi color hi res hi speed animation. Any chance of comparing an anim…
Thanks Bil for your views on OpalVision. I am real glad to hear that the anims look great despite the low res. This makes my decision on what to buy next all the more difficult (but choices are wonderful!). It also seems OpalVision is going to be (and already is)…
Daniel, I'm looking forward to seeing your FractalPro HAM8 anim. May I ask what was the anim player, anim resolution and any idea of frame rate? Does FractalPro have AGA output? Thanks. John
Pat, >> three times faster
Chris, that's some interesting info on amim speed- and RAM speed. We apparently will all have to work together to figure out how to get the fastest anim speeds. Looking forward to more of your time trials. John
Bil, I would love to here your impressions of Opalvision. I am especially interested in the animation capabilities. How smooth are the animations? Is it true that the highest res anim is 768 X 286? Are they planning on incorporating higher res anims in the future? Thanks for your reply.…
Thank you for that info on the Scala demo Anthony. I certaintly would not try to make you look foolish . If you weren't impressed, you weren't impressed. I was just amazed at that frame rate. I would say that Scala has the early lead in the AGA anim race.…
Chris, I have been using Real 3D for several months and have been very happy with the modeler it uses. Absolutely the easiest and fastest I have used and that is very important to me. I have yet to see another modeler that can have the different objects displayed in…
Anthony, how were you not impressed with a HAM-8 anim played at 50+ fps? Was it the HAM-8 quality or the anim itself? What machine did you see this Scala demo on? 50+ fps sounds rather neat. Thanks. John
Christopher, please continue to post these results of ANIM speeds on the A4000 (and maybe David can compare the same ANIMs on his A1200). I think this is what most people are looking for – how much faster will these new machines do animations. We probably could use a benchmark…
Jeff, I am eagerly awaiting the update to Real3D myself. It is supposed to be out this month but who knows. I have also heard of a "street price" of $590, which I hope is wrong. It was a quote from someone at the SIGGRAPH show in September, but it…
Ron, does all software come with manuals, etc. I am interested in Can Do 2.0 (that is the latest isn't it), Maxiplan with templates, and Instant Music . That's $75 + 6 or $81 total. If everything is included, I'll Email my address. Thanks. John
Bill, I can't say I know of anyone with an A3000 using this tape drive. The GVP controller is also supposed to be finicky. I do know that four other friends with an A500 or an A2000 and varied controllers have gotten it to work. One other person could not…
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