This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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#PC Animation
Message #328
Does anyone know of a better Animation program for the PC than 3D Studio? Is it considered the best? Thank you, Jim
Philip I have a friend who works at Industrial Light & Magic he is their senior animator and he told me this: They use Alias for modelling, apparently they have the very best modelling capabilities around. For movement and animations they use SoftImage it doesn't get any better for SoftImage…
Animation
Message #326
Can anyone suggest an animation program in the $3000.00 range for the Mac or PowerPC that they feel is the best. Thank you. Jim
Dan A few other people in other Forums seem to feel the same way. Thank you for your reply. Jim
Steve All I am saying is that regardless of the platform, whatever it may be, if you are using a particular program you will generally have little to do with the operating system it is running under. I work and a Silicon Graphics box right now as well as Mac…
#Mac Computer Animation
Message #99
Hello All! The company I work for is looking to get a high end animation package for the Macintosh, assuming that money is no object, can anyone suggest the best animation program for the Mac. Thank you.
Gus It is true that one should never worry about the platform that a program runs on. Learn the application not the operating system, that will come in time. Jim
Gee, I wonder how much that will cost to upgrade? Jim
Yost Group Thank you. I will Jim
Dean Thank you for your reply. I will give it a go. Jim
Zac Thanks again for your reply. As it turns out I am still having a rendering problem with all meshes. They definitly start to turn black after just a few frames. Even if I add ambiant lighting, set the palette to high, adjust my mapping, drop the rendering screen resolution…
Yost Group Thank you for your response. I am slightly relieved because I really thought that it was something I was doing wrong. I will check my system, hope it's OK! Jim
Jonas Thanks again! I'II do as you suggest. Jim
Jonas Thank you very much for the suggestion, I have have downloaded and installed the new driver as you suggested. I think that the problem stems from using meshes having been created on older versions of 3DS, for some strange reason. If I create a new animation it works just…
Zac Thank you for the suggestions, but have have checked everything. I think that the problem stems from using meshes having been created on older versions of 3DS, for some strange reason. If I create a new animation it works just fine. However, when I render an older one it…
Rendering Proplems
Message #129541
I seem to have a problem when I go to render in the Keyframer. Whenever I start to render the frames it appears to be processing each frame, however if I toggle between the dialog box and the rendered frame it appears black. I have even let the Keyframer finish…
John Your comments are very informative. I appreciate your time in responding to my questions. Thank you. Jim Jezoiranski
#3DS Compatibility
Message #129014
John Thank you for your response regarding my question about a Pentium PCI machine and it's compatibility with 3DS. I am just curious as to why you chose the #9GXE64Pro Video card over something like a Diamond Stealth or an ATI card? Also do you feel that SCSI drives work…
Martin, Thanks very much! Jim
Martin I wish I could help you, but I can't. Having read your message though, could you please tell me where I can get a copy of the Blob for Windows you mentioned? Thank you. Jim
3DS Compatibility
Message #127672
Hello All! Can anyone please tell me if there are any problems running 3DS release 3 or 4 on a pentium machine and / or a PCI bus? Is there anything to watch out for? Any hardware recommendations in particular? Video card recommendations? Anyone using this combination now? All suggestions…
#Used 3DS Software
Message #124094
Can anyone please tell me the requirements to ensure that if I purchase a used copy of 3DS privately, I can get it registered and updates will be availible to me. Any pitfalls to purchasing used? assuming all material is original and not corrupted. Thank you.
#3DS & Chicago
Message #124092
Does anyone know if and how 3DS may or may not be able to run properly under the new Windows release 'Chicago' when it is released? Since DOS will be in a shell similar to the way UNIX is set-up.
Michele Thank you very much for the small tutorial you just sent me, with everybody's input it is quite clear what IPAS is!
Brian: Thank you for the information. I have down loaded the txt file. Jim
Jonas, Thank you for your input, it is appreciated. Jim
Steve If you pick-up a copy of 3D Artist, Issue #15, they have a listing of a large number of courses offered. There number is 505-982-3532. Or you can call Autodesk University at 415-905-2354 and ask for Marcia Gulino.
#3DStudio Versions
Message #123437
I am very new to 3DS and I am considering purchasing 3DS for the purpose of learning more about animation. I have an opportunity to purchase version 2 at a reasonable price. I would be interested in your comments on this version. Would I be very far behind the latested…
#IPAS
Message #123430
Can someone please explain what IPAS is and it's relationship to 3DS? Thank you.
#Microsoft buys SoftImage
Message #115107
I am just curious to know if anyone has any thoughts on the recent purchase of SOFTIMAGE by Microsoft. Microsoft has recently hired an animation Guru ( His name escapes me now ) to over see their animation development and the recent beta of WindowsNT ( Daytona ) includes GL…
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