This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Jim, I have the NEC 3xe's DIP switch set to SCSI-II and it is working. The cable that NEC supplied had a DB-25 on one end and a 50 pin centronics on the other. Actually the 50 pin end may not actually be Centronics as it is very small, not…
I have used MorphPlus many times to morph from one still image to another and except for the begining where you have to set the paths etc. for the new project, I find it very easy to use. I output 24-bit frames to my PAR card, the results are excellent.…
#WarpEngine SCSI Problems
Message #178847
My NEC 3XE has a 50 pin centronics connector on it, the supplied cable has a 50 pin centronics SCSI II connector on one end and a 25 pin DB-25 on the other. I was lucky to find a local PC dealer that had an adapter that has a 50…
#PAR/Micropolis problems
Message #178846
Your PAR card must be different from mine, on my card (at least as far as I remember) there is no socket, just the pins sticking up so the cable can plug in either way. What software are you using for the morph, I use MorphPlus. Jim R. Ollick on…
If business is good in '95 I'll check LW out. I just purchased a Warp 4040, a NEC 3X CD-ROM and an additional 8 megs of RAM so the business checkbook is a little low right now. Jim R. Ollick on a Warped 4000/040/40 Using AP from Bergenfield, NJ
You can pick up an old Sony VO-2869A 3/4" U-Matic for $350 to $500. They are real work horses. The 5850's can be had used for $2,000 to $3,000. The 9850SPs can usually be found for $4,000 to $5,000 used. Just pick up any video specific rag and check the…
I received the WARP yesterday and installed it. Unfortunately the 12 megs of RAM I had was mixed: 4 megs at 80ns, 4 at 70 and 4 at 60. I put the 70 and 80ns simms on the WARP and set it for one wait state. I'll have to get…
Do you mean DCTV from Digital Creations? If you do, it is not bad for a $200 or so display and image grabbing device. Everyone's idea of what is good is different, therefore I suggest you see one in action before you buy it. Jim R. Ollick Using AP from…
ARGH! I have 3 slots filled and I would Imagine that the Opal Video Processor will block the one I have left. I had Micro R&D upgrade my power supply to a 300 Watt supply, at that time they also replaces the fan. I think the new fan has a…
The Silver Telly is their highest award, I guess they can not afford gold. :') The Telly awards are "A national competition honoring Non-Broadcast Television Commercials and Programs, and Non-Broadcast Video and Film Productions." 1994 was their 15th year, there were 7,913 entries this year. The entrants list reads like…
Download Speed
Message #177782
I have a 4000/040 and a US Robotics Dual Standard 28.8 modem. My local CIS exchange supports 14.4, I can get 1600 cps plus on downloads but uploading I only get 700 to 900 cps. I had this trouble while BBSing a long time ago and I believe the fix…
I keep my 4000 on my desktop and have 3 hard drives and a PAR, TBC-IV, and an Opalvision card in it. After blowing my power supply I realized just how hot it all got when I oped the case within a minute of the power supply failure. I now…
There is a friend of mine looking for a camera, I'll let him know. Thanks, Jim R. Ollick Using AP from Bergenfield, NJ
John, I have an Opalvision Main Board and am waiting for my card instructing my to send in my board for the mounting of the VP card an chip. I received a letter from Centaur a while back stating that my order was one that would receive the board from…
Lets get this going!
Message #55
It looks as if I have the honor of being the first to post a message here. I welcome discussions relating to use of the OpalVision card (OpalPaint etc.), the Video Processor card (if it ever really ships), animation using Brilliance!, Imagine, and the PAR card. Jim R. Ollick Using…
Can you EMAIL me the specs on the Panasonic WV3100. Is it CCD, if so the size and number of chips. Is a lens included, if so what are it's specs. Jim R. Ollick Using AP from Bergenfield, NJ
If you are in the NY Metro area, I have someone who may be interested. Jim R. Ollick Using AP from Bergenfield, NJ
I have one on order and have not received my notification to send my main board back for the VP install yet. i was hoping that I would get it by the end of the year, oh well…… Jim R. Ollick Using AP from Bergenfield, NJ
#A3000 Power Supply
Message #176746
There is a power supply repair facility in Lodi, New Jersey. If you are interested, I'll get their phone number for you. You might also try Micro R&D, they make power supplies for the Amiga. Jim R. Ollick Using AP from Bergenfield, NJ
DPaintV
Message #176745
That's a question only they could answer. From what I have read, PLAY's members are former people from NewTek and a merger of Digital Creations and Progressive Image Technology. Jim R. Ollick Using AP from Bergenfield, NJ
Only 2 games for your CD32? You should check out the EURO magazines, even AmigaWorld. There are at least 50, I have 5 games myself so far and several CD's from EURO mags. Also good are a couple of UK mags that come with CD's full of demos of the…
There is a place here in NJ that repairs PC power supplies for PC retail stores. Do you wwant to give them a try? Jim R. Ollick Using AP from Bergenfield, NJ
#Why SMD
Message #174206
From what I have come to understand, the reason for surface mount technology is due to capacidence that is created by the soldered devices (resisters, IC sockets etc.) leads, (the length of the pigtails) that is needed by using flow solder techniques, can not be tolerated at high bus speeds.…
>>you think that somebody sitting on an A4000 with a bad buster (soldered >>in) is going to toss their machine and buy a new Amiga? I don't think >>so. I have a 4000/040 with the so called "bad Buster", all I can say is so what. I have a PAR,…
What is the price of your CD-ROM? Jim R. Ollick Using AP from Bergenfield, NJ
I have never heard of film being only 12 actual frames filmed twice. A rate of change between pictures of only 12 per second will appear jerky no matter how many times the same picture is duplicated. Jim R. Ollick Using AP from Bergenfield, NJ
DPaint can save animations to floppy disks, just select df0: as your save destination. The only problem you might encounter is if the animation file size is larger than the available space on your disk, even then you could save half the frames on one disk and the other half…
True Brilliance will save a single frame in 24 bit only in the "save picture" requester. I would like to have that option when saving an animation. I would like it to have a SAVE SEQ. 24-bit button in the SAVE ANIMATION requester. Jim R. Ollick Using AP from Bergenfield,…
>>Well you do know that the HAM-6 or HAM-8 color res not full 24bit? I >>have argued that point though. I do not understand what you are trying to say. If you mean can I see a difference between HAM-8 and 24 bit, I'dd have to admit that most pictures…
The PAR can output at 30 fps or 15 fps or less. If I set it to PAL, it will do 24 fps, however we need to output to NTSC so I can not set it to 24 fps. Since it will output at 30 fps you will need to…
Please do not convert to anim 7. I need it in anim 5 format so ADPro can convert the files to 24 bit to the PAR card. I can record to VHS, SVHS, and 3/4" U-Matic. Just send the format tape you want me to record to with the disks.…
Hi, I have Brilliance 2.0 (which is THE BEST animation software) and have a suggestion for the next release. I have a PAR card and have to use ADPro to convert my HAM-8 animations to 24-bit files and save the frames to the PAR card for accurate 30-fps playback. Under…
Ah, that is the difference! He is not importing anims from the PAR, just batching stills. He tried a PAR anim and PROControl just quits. It would be nice it ASDG upgraded the modules to batch a PAR anim. I guess we'll just have to wait. Jim R. Ollick Using…
You are correct, the VCR will record at 30 frames (60 fields) per second. Therefore if you play your animation at 10 fps you will see 3 frames on playback that are the same, 2 for 15 fps. The animation may still look jerky though, you will just have to…
John, it will work with pictures in 24 bit IFF and PAR format, I tried it and it does indeed work. I don't have PROControl (which after seeing I am going to buy) but a friend does and it read the files from DDR: and converted them to 256 color…
I will get a CD-ROM as soon as I get an acellerator for my 4000/040 with a SCSI controler on it. I only have one expansion slot open and have a rev. -9 Buster Chip. I wonder if the VP sandwiched to the main board will take up 2 slots?…
I am a Regional Engineer and cover all of New Jersey, in New York I only cover Westchester and Dutchess county. I do not get involved in the marketing end of it, I don't even know the rates for our packages. Either someone accidently turned the scrambler off or there…
I received the same letter today. I am glad that I was one of the lucky ones to be guaranteed to receive one from the first batch manufactured. Let's see how long it takes for them to actually tell us to send the main board in. I'll post if I…
It's just that I have all this equipment and business is kinda slow right now. There are also great rewards in helping others. Jim R. Ollick Using AP from Bergenfield, NJ
One CIS member that saw it said that the DVE's are better than the Toasters, (it doesn't pixilize on the 4000). I'm still waiting for them to send me my return notice for them to install the VP board and Roaster chip. They are not allowing users to install them,…
Glad to hear it. I don't get involved with our NYC systems. However we just finished a 750 MHz., 500 home per node upgrade in Yonkers and added a new head end in Port Chester that will deliver 82 channels. Jim R. Ollick Using AP from Bergenfield, NJ
Your welcome. Are you on Cablevision Systems Corp. cable? Jim R. Ollick Using AP from Bergenfield, NJ
If you send me the files in anim-7 format or individual frames on disk and a tape (VHS, S-VHS or 3/4" U-Matic) and return postage, I'll transfer them for you. I have a PAR card and the necessary hardware and software to do the job. Jim R. Ollick Using AP…
The 150 channels that they (DS) talk about and the 400 to 500 channels that the cable companies talk about will be mostly be pay-per-view movies that start anywhere from every 5 to 15 minutes, this way they can compete with the video rental stores more effectively, since subscribers won't…
I just received an offer from Terra Nova in the mail. The Diner set in LW format is on sale for $38. till November 15th. They did not include a phone number in the offer, just an order form and a SAE. Jim R. Ollick Using AP from Bergenfield, NJ
I had the same problem with a 540 Meg. IDE hard drive on my 4000. The system looks for hard drives first, before the startup-sequence is executed. The larger hard drives take a little longer to spin up to speed than the smaller ones. After installing WorkBench 3.1, the problem…
The PAR's outputs are as follows: S-Video out Video out Y out R-Y out B-Y out Genlock in Jim R. Ollick Using AP from Bergenfield, NJ
I agree. Jim R. Ollick Using AP from Bergenfield, NJ
Thanks for your ARexx script offer. Another member suggested Sentry (that comes with ADPro) I tried it and found it to work without a hitch. However, I'd still like to try your approach. I would like to render my picture files to RAM:, I would save them to DDR:rendered-anims. Thank…
Thanks for looking into it and adding Field Rendering, it added a great feature to a great piece of software. Jim R. Ollick Using AP from Bergenfield, NJ
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