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Well, Mark, there are 2 kinds (maybe more) of tape drives sold today. One kind has a SCSI interface and plugs into a SCSI card. The other kind piggy-backs onto your floppy drive interface. The advantage of SCSI tape drives is that SCSI supports larger drives (up to 5+ GIGs),…
>> COURSE we are! With a few months to go, you should probably hold off >> for a while though. It'll probably all come together by, say, July 23rd! >> Well, errr, I had hoped to avoid just that! dan
>> eing a diatribe man myself I definitely appreciate your enthusiasm. >> Want an endorsement! Thanks, I will look into it ASAP. You will never regret it. dan
#ASOFT/SIGGRAPH thang?!
Message #89617
Hello, all! I have been out of the ASOFT picture for some time now …all work, no play… but I am back, lurking in the shadows, and preaching the 3D (and 4DOS) gospel. I am writing this to see if any/everyone is interested in a SIGGRAPH '94 ASOFT forum get-together.…
Not hardly. I just bought a Conner 250mb DC2120 tape drive for $170. Only reason you might pay that much for a 250meg drive is if it is a SCSI unit. If it hooks into your floppy controller it is a very bad deal. dan
BMJI, 4DOS is fantastic! I won't go into one of my usual diatribes here, but you MUST check it out. Never go back to COMMAND.COM again! That is how it works, btw, by replacing the command line interpreter, so it is as close to 110% compatible as is possible. Do…
>> Chris's catalogue winging its way towards the mail box now! thanks Dan
VIDEOGANZA '93
Message #63903
The deadline for entries to this year's Orlando ACM/SIGGRAPH VideoGanza Computer Animation Festival has been extended to Thursday, November 4th. Those interested in sending entries via overnight mail/Federal Express, please use the following address: Cadtek Services, Inc. Attn: VideoGanza 500 Winderley Place, Suite 215 Maitland, FL 32751 Also, we are…
VIDEOGANZA 93 DEADLINE!
Message #63902
>> Ok Dan Thank you very much for your reply. You are quite welcome. I only hope that you might be able to get something onto tape for us. Then again, there is always next year…
>> I'll send you Chris's catalogue, if you let me know your address. thanks… 837 Turnbull Avenue Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
>> Then my remaining interest in keeping the Playmation software has >> dribbled away.. Ditto. It's off to the Classified section. Dan
>> There's an interesting rumour going around that Microsoft has dropped >> all interest to Playmation Wouldn't suprise me a bit. I did the same thing after buying it! Or is that the other way around… they were interested in telling me all the wonderful things about it until I…
>> A quick one, what format do the animations have to be in? Do they >> HAVE to be in video tape or can they be in other formats such as a .FLI >> on a backup tape Yes, they do need to be in some video format… VHS, Beta,…
>> I can't comment on anybody else's plans. Chris Allis at Autodesk >> keeps track of all the current 3DS add-ons with a 3rd party developer >> catalog (it was handed out at Siggraph). Thanks for the info. Don't worry about a 6 month delay, it sounds as though everyone…
Thanks. I'll check out your catalog. Dan
#VIDEOGANZA 93 DEADLINE!
Message #63112
Just a reminder that the deadline for entries for the Orlando ACM/SIGGRAPH 1993 VideoGanza Computer Animation Festival is Sunday, October 31st! If anyone has questions or needs me to re-post the Call for Entries, please let me know. Dan O'Leary Director, Orlando ACM/SIGGRAPH 1993 VideoGanza
Alternative 3D apps
Message #63111
>> I think I've heard/read that Playmation will reappear as Promation. >> You've probably also heard that Microsoft bought this product. WHAT! Microsoft bought PlayMation? Kind of a niche market for them, eh? Very interesting, indeed. You are right about Promation. I bought Playmation about 6 months ago… so buggy…
#Smart smoke?
Message #63110
>> Any physically-based modelling or dynamics can be implemented very >> elegantly within IPAS3. The UI for those routines can be extremely >> interactive and complex… as much as the core program itself is. Brett >> Malnick (Positron) has already announced a 3DS IPAS3 version of the >> dynamics packages…
all
Message #63109
Hello, again. Last we talked you were on your way to Autodesk U., and I had asked about those 3dsesss (think Golum in the Hobbit) you are trying to pawn off. R3 or 2? New or used? Upgrades or not? What are you looking to get for them/it? What's the…
>> Were you able to use the rotoscoped fire with any success on your >> project? Not as of yet. I do this anim thing as a part-time after-hours freelance gig. For the last week and a half I have been doing 55-60 hours at job #1, leaving very little…
FIRE.ZIP
Message #62721
>> waiting for my R3 box to get here. >> Came in today. WOW! Where do I start? Excellent! Have fun with it. I am going to let it air out and my wallet inflate before ordering the upgrade. Biting my lips. >> But I did go to the source…
>> Nope! The piece I promised you is formally called "Call Waiting", >> which is the song sung by the singing mouse! One and the same animation! >> You'll have it by the end of the month, the last possible day before your >> deadline! Excellent! I see you work…
DPS Personal Animator
Message #61433
>> I *saw* a prototype actually operate at Siggraph… reminds me of a song that goes like this – Smoke on the water… Dan
#ADESK Image Award Winner
Message #61277
>> The Pyros Partnership, Inc., of Newport Beach, CA, is extremely proud >> to anounce that we received word today that we won the "General" catagory >> of the first annual Autodesk Images Awards! Congratulations! I don't suppose you would consider including the 'Singing Mouse' on your VideoGanza reel?! You…
Sanyo
Message #60780
>> Isn't this topic regarding the Sanyo something or other ? ToPiC?! Dan
Sanyo
Message #60779
>> E-Mail me you Address/Phone I'll send you a Brochure. 837 Turnbull Avenue Altamonte Springs, FL 32701 >> The Studio-Xpress in an EISA-bus motion JPEG compression/decompression >> card that provides record and playback at full CCIR-601 resolution, 30 >> frames (60 fields) per second in 24-bit true-color. Suggested $2195! Sounds…
FIRE.ZIP
Message #60687
Hello, Roger. I downloaded your FIRE.ZIP and would like to know more about it. You mentioned that you would be willing to UL the project file, complete with opacity maps…. I would be very interested in seeing those. Please E-Mail the package to me, or, if you think it would…
Todd, I missed the initial posting of your AMR information. Could you please re-post it to me as a CIS Mail message, or upload it as a file?
3D Studio FONTS
Message #60073
>> We'll have a new brochure coming out within the next 14 days, so if >> you're interested leave an address or a fax number and I'll get some more >> info out. Please include me in that mailout… Dan O'Leary 837 Turnbull Avenue Altamonte Springs, FL 32701 thanks Dan
Glad we could be of assistance. If I can help in any way, let me know. Looking forward to seeing your submissions… Dan
3D-Studio Magazine?
Message #60071
Got my new one just the other day. Great stuff… except the mail man took most of the front page with him.
#Smart smoke?
Message #60070
>> I'll bet it costs a hell of a lot too . Wavefront is $25,000-50,000. Not too bad. (Riotous laughter) I really think that physical-based modelling is gonna be a real important thing here soon. Things like inverse kinematics, particles, collision detection, physical forces… are all VERY important in creating…
#DPS Personal Animator
Message #60069
>> The amiga version looked _very_ promising, but testing is needed to >> evaluate the true level of quality one may expect from it. I saw an Amiga Personal Animation Recorder in action a week or 2 ago. Very impressive. Sure would like to have one for my 486.
#Sanyo
Message #60068
>> The Matrox Animation Xpress Professional Digital Animation Recorder >> will also be added as soon as it ships. Huh? Was 'dat? Dan
#Which deck is better
Message #60067
>> go back to 1987 and buy Microsoft stock. Why not just shell out the $50,000 Gates did for DOS and do it on your own! He might be working for you now! >> I bought it to play games and goof around. Must be nice. Dan
Which deck is better
Message #60066
>> I wanted to start animating back in May. Waiting five months to buy >> any one of these components, with the possible exception of the data tape >> drive, would have set my program back five months. And if you started today, you would say the same thing in…
#57135-
OS/2 adjustments, HELP!
Message #57347
>> I think they are handy and nice to have as an option, but I want to be >> able to do powerful command line stuff, and in this, Unix is the king. Exactly. The Unix C-Shell is fantastic. I like the Dos, I MEAN 4DOS, command line interface, too.…
#57133-
OS/2?
Message #57346
>> I'm just going to ignor magazine opinions and do a test drive myself. An excellent choice. The only thing I use magazines for is to see what is on the market. While some magazines, like Byte, do an excellent job of informing the users, most present biased info and…
#57106-
ILM
Message #57342
>>They are both the same? That's what I thought. Dan
3ds r3 article info
Message #56549
Gary – A few weeks ago you folks posted a series of messages highlighting the new features in R3 of 3DS. Like a good fan, I printed it out and wowed my friends with it…. until one of them took it for himself. (DOG) I have been asked to put…
Thanks!
Message #56548
Howdy, Rick. Just wanted to thank you for the newsletter… your group looks as though it is off to a great start. Again, if I can help in any way please let me know. I will be sending you some VideoGanza entry forms tomorrow, call if you have questions. BTW,…
The new PC Mag (V12N15), features the line of MGA cards in its 'First Looks' section. It lists the entire line from $599 to $1999. While there is no listing for a 3 Meg VL-Bus card with Z-Buffering as I thought there was, there is the Impression Pro 4ZV, an…
My point is that the problems that you were addressing (IRQ and address conflicts, etc) are as much the fault of the ancient ISA bus as they are of DOS. Of course, we have only the infinite wisdom of Microsoft to blame for the DOS memory problems, but that's another…
>> >>Does the artificial reef seem to actually increase the fish >> population? As a Florida Offshore Fisherman, and member of the Florida Conservation Association, I would like to (in a totally non-asoft message) say that YES artificial reefs work and are an environmentally sound solution. Dan
>> That's how we did the Pentel 'Dancing Pens' commercial that partially >> made it onto the '92 Autodesk Siggraph reel, where the pens danced around >> on the plotter, drawing as they went. Wow! I remember that commercial. Y'all did that. Very cool stuff. Dan
>> None of these problems exist in UNIX! You _do_ mean "None of these problems exist in UNIX on a Sun or SGI box," don't you, Greg. Those problems are as much a problem with the PC's architecture as they are with that kludge we all know and love, DOS.…
No problem. I'll see ya there. Dan
>> I only miss a forum in CI$ Check out the Painter's User Group in COMART. Good stuff in there… FDC folks, too, including the lady who authored the manuals and some software people. Also, FDC has there own support forum. Dan
>> sn't it funny how Microsoft made such a hoopla about NT and then it >> didn't ship and then more hoopla and it still didn't ship. Now it's >> shipping and it seems like no one care or even know's it's shipping. Wanna see something REALLY funny?! Talk to…
If you have any questions, Rick, either Lynn or myself will be glad to answer them. VideoGanza is gonna be big this time… national level even. We are going to focus on local (Floridian) animators, but are expecting demo reels from Angel Studios (Peter Gabriel videos), the Post Group (everything),…
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