This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Hi John, I recently installed a Genoa 8500VL-xx and has worked well with the Vibrant 8500 drivers. The Mat editor takes advantage of the high color properly and everything seems to work well. It's been in slave mode for the last two weeks, so I couldn't say too much about…
>> I think GaryY has your answer. Experiments in those areas… Thank you. Now if only I had another animator, 36 hour days, 9 day weeks, and an unlimited budget… . I don't ask for much.
The problem I had run into wasn't so much the "softness" of the opacity effect, but rather an apparent averaging/softening "wrapped around" from the left edge to the right. (Say for example that this represents frame 10 of an object with an animated opacity map that moves from left to…
>> Sorry David, but we are in Australia I guess that does complicate things a bit. In that case I'd look into the frame accurate S-VHS decks from Sony and Sanyo. For just a little more than a used Hi-8, you could get something brand new. Only twist is that…
>> Docs? You read the docs? Ssshhhhh… don't tell. I never used to, but I started to hate it when I'd say "How do you…?" and someone says "See section 1.1 on page 2 of the docs".
I too have found this very effective, but in an 'S', I've had the end appear before the opacity map revealed that portion. I suspect R3 texture blur may have "smoothed" between the beginning and the end, causing a few light pixels at the end of the map. Have you…
>> Welcome to OzCIS land! Seems FAR more versatile than Tapcis… I figure that if I'm going to spend so many hours/week reading the forum, I should really use the best available tools. Is there a way to retrieve mail in the same pass as getting the forum stuff? (In…
>> Ozcis? I think I like it. It can be registered for less $$ than Tapcis and it seems to be more feature-laden. Why the ??
>> We are after one (preferably SVHS or Hi-8)… We presently own two EVO-9650's and intend to sell one used. Contact me at (203)495-8612 for more info.
>> I'll be sending our new NAB demo reel in my place though. This note serves 2 purposes. One, to request a copy of the NAB demo reel. My best work isn't what you want on the tape, and I won't be attending NAB, but I'd still like to see…
Regarding RAM and its pricing: I sort of dabble in hardware/software reselling. (Dabble = 5 – 10 systems per year by word of mouth alone). It certainly fluctuates like the stock market and other commodities, and volume purchasing makes a HUGE difference. Within the past week, my wholesaler was selling…
Glad everything is going well for you. My family and I are doing well, although busier than ever. I'm afraid I don't travel west that often… my next big trip is to visit my brother at Parris Island, SC. He graduates Marine boot camp in March.
I asked because I graduated with a France Levesque, and her older brother was named Alain, I think. They both graduated from an electronics based technical program. Regarding your saleman's instincts … I may need some info on Matrox hardware in the future, but my spending is on hold for…
Thanks Alan. I don't recall the originator of this thread, but I was guessing that those may be the "edges" he described. If I see the problem arise again, I'll remember your tip.
#79357-
EVO-9650
Message #79368
Thanks Gus. I'll keep you posted.
#79327-
#EVO-9650
Message #79367
Jim, thank you for the pointer. When I first tried to clear this up with Diaquest tech support they were looking at the same thing, but they couldn't find anything with Lantastic in conflict. So needless to say, nothing was ever resolved. Again, thank you. I intend to crank on…
TODD!!! How are you? Where have you been hiding? I hope all is well and that you have been working indoors lately. I hear it's cold up there! Drop me a line if you get a chance.
>>Once again, Compuserve's nasty habit of evaporating messages before I get a chance to read them strikes. David J. Marks (no relation) quotes someone else, saying only… Regarding my quote, I intended it as a reminder to the addressee what I was commenting on (as I did here). Generally subject…
VTR Lockup
Message #79176
Gus, Thanks for your time yesterday. I'm still in the middle of a pressing net render, so I haven't tried your suggestions. Save your notes and I'll check back with you in a couple of days with my progress.
#mapping problems
Message #79175
>>edges between the wall's faces appear. Do you mean diagonal edges within the flat surface of the wall? If so, this may be the result of a boolean operation. Perhaps Ted Boardman can jump in here. We ran into a similar problem subtracting window openings from a wall. I'm not…
#78525-
3DSR3 and Matrox Studio
Message #79174
>>Alain P. Levesque (Matrox Technical Support) Pardon my asking, but were you ever a Meriden, Connecticut resident?
>>It might be a combination of sorts. I'm pretty sure it is, but I'm at a loss. Check your e-mail later today for the system reports you asked for. Thanks.
>>I wish that 3D Studio names the output file when I turn on the "Disk" button in the Render View dialog box. Jeffrey. Sometimes when software is developed, the commands and user interface aren't always what the user expects. This makes some complex programs like AutoCAD or 3DS tricky to…
Thanks John. I really suspect some unique conflict here. We hooked up an associates computer to the net, and recorded to tape from his system and framebuffer without incident. Both of my available systems had the problem and they have quite different hardware arrangements.
#EVO-9650
Message #78618
I'm hoping you're up for a challenge and have a few minutes to spare… We have been running EVO-9650's using DQ-232 and/or VTR-9650.EXP successfully for nearly 2 years now. However we have run into a problem now that Lantastic is running. The problem seems to be memory or hardware address…
#Hollywood
Message #78617
I happened to notice a John Ellis creditted in a technical position for Raiders of the Lost Arc. Is that you perhaps? Or someone using your name?
Next Step!
Message #78616
>>Greg Gubala ?!???
Thanks James. I enjoyed studying "Video 101". I hope I pass the final .
>>…I didn't get the file dialog box. In the render dialog is a place to type in a file name. You must also select whether to save to the server or local hard drive.
>>Doing the same old bullets and bodies thang. It never meant too much to me until yesterday, when an angry ex-boyfriend walked into the local Burger King and shot his ex-girlfriend. My niece works at the place, so it all seems a little more real now.
In addition to Brian's comments: there is an improved memory manager, better control over Config.sys and Autoexec.bat during boot-up, overwrite protection for the copy command, more DIR command options, a scandisk utility for hard disk problems, and commas in directory file sizes (12,345,678) to improve readability.
Ralph, Thank you for your time and effort. The index files have been a tremendous help here.
Hey Ted, Where are you hiding out these days? Wait 'til you hear all my messages on your answering machine !
>>Class????? >>This is fun! This discussion has been very interesting and informative. Please continue if you have the time.
#Next Step!
Message #77299
I saw your segment on Discovery's "Next Step" last night. Congratulations on some well deserved publicity!
>>I don't have OZCIS, WINCIS, TAPCIS, etc. I have Procomm Plus. Jeffrey, I use Tapcis which can be downloaded if you GO TAPCIS. It is DOS based, and can download messages automatically from any forums or message areas you specify. You can have it download ALL messages or just messages…
>>As far as I know, but it may take a while to all shake out! Glad to here you're all OK. As awful as it was out there, it sounds like injuries and fatalities were kept to a minimum. Hopefully it also reduced the odds of "the big one" happening…
>>unless the world or the Beta suite blows up . I've heard of stranger things happening .
>>higher sig. to noise, Y/C delay and k-factor specs. How to the Targa, ATVista and Illuminator Pro compare in this regard?
>>"writing an article with a bunch of video technobabble so I think I know what I'm talking about" I would love to read your finished article and also see your demo reel. The preliminary work I saw looked great, and I can't wait to see how it turned out!
>>stay away from Summa, but that's my opinion. Since Steve McGuinness hasn't jumped in to defend the Summa, I guess I should. I have had good and bad experiences with many different tablets: Calcomp 2500, 9100 were excellent with Acad, but stunk with mouse and Windows drivers (they had great…
>>I don't see a way to create another slot for the Syquist… I assume that you mean there are no physical locations in your PC Chassis to place the Syquest drive, but you DO have room for the adapter card. You have a couple of options. First, you can probably…
I recall seeing somewhere that Xaos was responsible for some of the particle systems – in particular, the mapped floating person globules.
>>enable two sided materials as well. Right-o. I forgot to mention that.
For 16 colors, you could try SQUEEZE on the PALETTE menu. You would have 15 colors + 240 blacks in your palette.
#75294-
Autodesk/XAOS Agreement
Message #75741
>>For anyone who hasn't seen XAOS' effects… I believe their stuff is very prominent in "Lawnmower Man" and the video "Beyond the Mind's Eye".
#75258-
I need a mesh!
Message #75740
>>mesh of a globe with the continents outlined so that I can assign them a single material and make the actual sphere a glass material. Alex, depending on what you have available for paint programs, you may be able to do this thru a combination of texture and opacity mapping…
>>Is it worth the several hundreds of dollars for a tablet… I believe it is. I haven't found anything else with the positive response of a tablet. There is no ball to pick up dirt and you are not stuck on a tiny mouse pad. If working with AutoCAD at…
Thanks for the info. IMIX sounded familiar and I was just looking for a reminder what it was. At the moment it's about $60K too much for me.
>>Wasn't there a thread that the Targa64 had a buffer problem with R3? The only solution was to remove some memory to make it a 32 or render through DOS? I must have been working that week and missed the thread. Thanks. I'll look into it.
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