This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Dave… Yeah, we rented the Hyper Converter for $400 and had it for two weeks. I felt the PVR would be a better direction for us so we sent it back. We're ordering the PVR/AD2500 as soon as we find a builder who guarantees no problems with fitting the sandwiched…
Hey Rick… Sent Mark a note and he has responded with quality answers. I'm hoping we can do business, but it depends on our purchasing dept. They've always been a little skeptical when I suggest a smaller, local guy over a national (like Gateway, Micron, etc.) because they're worried he…
John… Yeah, the first thing that entered my mind was how you'd keep the cards (especially those big, full-length ones) locked in the slots. I think that I'm going to steer away from that method. While I have chatted many times with Mark DeMazza in the past, Rick's comments were…
Rick… Out of curiosity, are you in New England? Just wondered how you came to buy from Mark since he's in CT. BTW, so am I . \\\. ========================= >-===– >-==*- /
Tim… They must be lurking or tied into one of the CG mags for addresses as I also got the same PCI expansion brochure yesterday. \\\. ========================= >-===– >-==*- /
John… Back in my EPROM-burning days with video games, we many times used socketed chips and I guess in principle… it would be the same… it just looks very kludgey to me. \\\. ========================= >-===– >-==*- /
Rick… Mark is a hard guy to tie down. He's right down there in Clinton, but I don't have his real address for his shop. Maybe I will drop him some email again and see if I can drive down there and set up an appointment to discuss my problems…
Alan… He owns it? WOW! Now I'm more impressed. A company owner who actually knows his product!!! \\\. ========================= >-===– >-==*- /
John… The TYAN Titan II looks like it will accept two (2) full-length PCI cards and two (2) half-length PCI cards (plus 4 ISA cards). TYAN's techie noted that they would be releasing a new board in October sometime which is "improved" but didn't comment on changes. Wish there was…
Rick… Three full length PCI slots available sounds good to me . Can you give me the name/number of your builder and/or the model number of the exact Supermicro mobo? Also, is the heat sink you mentioned commercially available and where? TIA! \\\. ========================= >-===– >-==*- /
Tim… Thanks for the info. BTW, rather than building our own PC to handle the PVR and daughterboard, we were hoping to find a reseller that would build a complete setup for us, load the software and make sure it's all running. At the Video Expo in NYC yesterday, we…
Ed… Check the magazines for the name PC/Video for their scan converter advertisements. They have a model which will display any resolution you can put up on the screen, sells for about $2700. You can rent it for 14 days for about $400 (which we did). They were extremely helpful…
John… We're in the process of building/buying a P133 which will be our PVR editing machine (rendering will be done on an SGI), and unfortunately we haven't found many mobos that offer the necessary CPU clearance. Two contemporary mobos that look like they will work just fine are the OEM:ZAPPA…
Terry… That's about the best description of the PVR I've ever seen. DPS should hire you as a PR man! One question Warlock Guy , is… does the "daughtercard" actually insert into a PCI slot and cable connect to the PVR or does it connect directly into ports/jacks/whatever on the…
Ian… I think we'll be going the PCI PVR route and will also have the AD-2500 daughterboard. Now we are searching for a board/system that will carry both without hitting them… and still allow enough extra slots for network, scanner, modem and video cards. Hopefully it'll also have built in…
Tyler… > Nah, I chase them with hooks/line! Haven't strapped on a tank since the 60's and I regret not keeping it up every once in a while 🙁 \\\. ========================= >-===– >-==*- /
Jamie… Can you give us a little details about Speed Razor and it's relationship to Razor Pro… as well as it's ability to operate under W95 with a PVR? I haven't bought the deal yet, but will in a week or so. \\\. ========================= >-===– >-==*- /
Alex… Sometimes my big fish gets distorted in the move from TAPCIS to Windoze programs . And yes, it's a biggee chasin' a little guy (typical food chain) except in the case of man bites dog ! \\\. ========================= >-===– >-==*- /
Don… Your request will be hard to fill if I read it right. Animation is a product of the material (i.e. the design, modeling & rendering). Spinning a cube in front of a solid color screen is somewhat trivial, add zooming and camera fly bys, then maybe add animation within…
Ian… We're about to take the PVR plunge, and were going to buy a new Micron P120 box to use as the editing station. It, in turn… will be networked to our SGI and we'll send our animation files over the network to the PC so we don't tie up…
Paul… -===– >-==*- / I hope you're right about the bugs and so on. I think someone mentioned the problem running the PAR software under WIN95 being attributed to a 16 bit versus a 32 bit conflict. I don't know enough about it to comment. Talk to ya, Paul
Paul… Thanks for the info on the slots. BTW, does the TBC IV card also need a PCI slot in the PVR setup or do you use a ISA or maybe VLB? Since I haven't bought/installed yet, everything will be based on W95 on a fresh machine so maybe I…
Martin…
Tim… Thanks for the feedback on the drives. Do you have a source for these drives? I'm curious as to which SCSI drives are "approved" by DPS as being OK for the PVR. Also, I was wondering… can you use the PVR's SCSI interface to chain other SCSI devices like…
Paul… Thanks for the feedback. My end users would certainly appreciate 30 FPS video instead of me using a camera to shoot the animationdirect from the tube… always complaining about flicker . But then, we're basically looking at mechanisms and we don't loose too much… it's just annoying. Well, we're…
#Fancy meeting you here
Message #189629
Terry… Fancy meeting you here. I hope you didn't send me a quote on that PAR/PC system because if you did, it must've been lost . Anyway, we're about to buy a Micron P120 and I really wish you could've given me a hard-copy quote to put on the table.…
Paul… Saw your post regarding a PAR/W95. Have you been able to get it running? Reason I ask is that I'm trying to decide on whether to buy a PAR or PVR, and had hoped to run it on W95. BTW, does DPS have windows software of any kind. I…
Tim… I guess there's enough interest in the Glint chipset to UL it in the library. Thanks for the comeback! I'll look forward to seeing your data. Mike
PAR/PVR – NT or W95?
Message #189412
Hi Guys… We're on the verge of buying a new Micron P120 which we hope to network to our SGI I2X. We'd like to install/use either a PAR or PVRin the P120 to edit very short (50-500 frames) animations created on the SGI along with either Razor Pro or Premiere.…
#SGI UG On Compuserve
Message #182885
Hi Everyone… While I'm not an AD user, it's been suggested that I drop in here and leave a one-time message to let everyone know that we have established a SGI User Group Section in the GUGRPA Forum which is open to all interested in high-performance animation and modeling. If…
Norbert… You'd have to eliminate Alias Studio, which may be the fastest modler and maybe the easiest to use… because of price. I suggest you wait until SIGGRAPH and try all the software on Macs, SGIs and PCs. \\\. ========================= >-===– >-==*- /
Ian… Pro/E is not cheap, but I don't know if it's $3K/month. Whew! I think we pay $3K a year for Alias maintenance/full support which includes all software upgrades for 2 years in our case. \\\. ========================= >-===– >-==*- /
Ian… I forgot about that one. Have to check that out. Problem as Terry points out, is the software often costs more than the machine! \\\. ========================= >-===– >-==*- /
Terry… I guess you have a point with regard to development for PC games, but if you have the budget and 85 people like we do in the UK, along with a bigtime customer like Nintendo wanting your software yesterday, you have to use the absolute best tools available. It'd…
Alan… Interesting case point is that my former company had used a Personal Iris (SGI) up until very recently. They had a demo put on by a DEC distributor and have opted to trade in the older SGI and bought several Dec Alphas plus Pro Engineer (CAD). One of the…
Alan… I'm one of those lucky guys to have access to a SGI. We have an Indigo 2 with Extreme Graphics, a 150 MHz CPU and we're running Alias Studio v.6.0. In my experience, I'm pretty sure we can continue to work on other stuff while the SGI is rendering…
Hey Terry… Good talkin' to ya the other day. Look forward to seeing your proposal. BTW, what's the scoop on CI$ CD's? Am I supposed to be getting these in the mail with the magazine? Is my mailman ripping me off? \\\. ========================= >-===– >-==*- /
Heidi… Thanks for the tip! I don't have Photoshop (yet) but plan on buying a FB scanner very soon and almost every ad I've seen bundles PS LE with it and that means an easy upgrade. I just bought Deke McClellan's PS Bible 3.0 which should give me a good…
Mark… I love Escher's work, but seriously… I just wanted a simple reference to how one uses any particular program to create a tiled (or otherwise constructed) wallpaper. I'd also like to know if there's a way to change colors on those wallpapers provided by MS, CPS and others? \\\.…
#11028-
* WALLPAPER ARTISTS! *
Message #11105
Mike… I've never created a wallpaper (yet) but have some goofy ideas I'd like to try. Is there any publication, shareware, FAQ, or whatever that will give a novice wallpaper builder some insight on how to build/test his/her designs? \\\. ========================= >-===– >-==*- /
Animator & 3D Studio
Message #113895
Next week, I hope to accomplish two things. I'm visiting the local AD dealer for a demo on AD Animator, ACAD and 3D Studio. Then on Wed, I'm going to my first Siggraph which should be a gas. I'm an independent product devloper who would like to "flesh out" new…
DAK/SONY CDROM Help
Message #30792
Help! I have a DAK/Sony (external) CDROM. It worked fine in my 386SX, but about 6 months ago I decided to move it over to the 286 in the next room. I've tried and tried, but I cannot get the darn thing to recognize that there is a disk in…
Ben: Thanks for the quick reply. I guess you'll have it at COMDEX. I'll look for it in the magazines… but if you are going to distribute it thru mail order, let me know. Would you be supporting this product on the CIS Graphics Forum? If you can, please send…
PC Morphing
Message #46775
Is there any truth to the rumor/speculation that your company is porting over it's MorphPlus package to the IBM/PC format? If so, how do I get specs, system requirements (486/x & Video Card), pricing and availability? Thanks in advance! —> Mike Langieri/MA
PC Morphing
Message #46774
I have heard through the CIS grapevine that there will be (or is?) a software package that will allow morphing using 486/x hardware. Can you offer any help on this? —> Mike Langieri/MA
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