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>>Siggraph …putting it on the east coast for a change. Could you post some details about where and when? Maybe I can drive there!
Summa is now participating in CIS. Contact Steve McGuinness 73144,2412 if you need more info. He may not be in this forum yet, but you should be able to reach him via email.
#Talking Heads
Message #65408
The TH tune you are looking for is "Life During Wartime". It is live on the "box-set" Sand in the Vaseline, as for the studio version… I'm not sure what album. Stay in touch. – Dave
#Talking Heads
Message #65393
The TH tune you are looking for is "Life During Wartime". It is live on the "box-set" Sand in the Vaseline, as for the studio version… I'm not sure what album. Stay in touch. – Dave
>>So, I'm sorry David, but you're crazy! Maybe not, thank heavens! In a voice conversation with John Ellis, we came to the conclusion that composite NTSC monitors may be the source of my problem. He reproduced my results on his NTSC monitor, but WAS able to make the grey boxes…
…oohhh. Stop. No…. Don't! All your talk about high-end workstations is getting me flustered. Most of us can only fantasize about the size of our systems. Time for a cold shower
Yes. Move to the keyframe you want. Select "adjust" and set the RGB values. Under key info it will appear as a "Color" key.
>>I think more people have to duplicate it… I had 3 guys on speaker phone from Truevision duplicate it. (That's when GY placed his phone call.)
>>Now that things are clear… Not!
>>You'll have to wait until December to find out about your sanity. NOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooo!!!! They're coming to take me away! Ha ha!
>>Gary usually spends a LOT of time on Cserve I find myself spending over 8 hours a week! There's so much going on! I'm curious how much time the rest of the world devotes to CIS-Asoft. Time for that speed reading class…
>>What do you think? Would you pay $10 to see a 15-minute tape of >>Australian animation? Anyone else want to respond? Yes. It is always refreshing to see what other animators are doing. Regardless of the quality, there are usually inspiring segments that get you thinking "How'd they do that?"…
>>I wish I could come over to your house and look at this setup. I have a feeling that something still isn't right, because your grey boxes aren't matching up. Too bad you don't live in SF… Maybe DonL and I should pack up our stuff and meet you in…
>>I am looking for any ILM contact to discuss their entry level positions. There is a recorded message listing job openings. Sorry, I can't find the number tho'
>>Now, why am I not getting the best looking picture at gamma 2.2… Don, you and I are sharing the same dilusion. I'm curious if this perhaps goes much deeper… Chip revisions/versions etc… Let's see what shakes out in the next few days. I've placed another call to Truvision and…
>> Since I use an old Targa24, I can't test this here, but the consensus >>is that it seems to work. – G Aaaaaarrrrrghh… My two Targa+ 64's must be the only two in the known universe that don't follow the rules! Following are my only lines pertaining to Targa…
>>We've been talking about it here in the forum for a few days now >> (have you seen the message threads about it?) – G Welp… thanks to Tapcis, I read and replied to some threads, then saved some of the 500 messages for later… and tried to make money…
..Does anyone actually write ADI drivers for 3DS to work with tablets? R3's built in SUMMA support is MUCH more solid than R2's was. Also, I have heard talk that Summagraphics is developing a new 3DS ADI driver for their tablets to eliminate a few glitches.
John, Regarding the Targa+, I've had no success in disabling its built-in correction. I was on the phone about a week ago with Truevision tech support for nearly an hour and a half. They said that the board uses "look-up tables" which are "optimized" for NTSC output. Sounds like built-in…
>>The worst thing in the world to do is gamma correct an image TWICE. Have you gotten any feedback from Truevision on disabling built-in correction on Targa+ cards? – Dave
MB: …the group is in Australia, which is one hell of a commute. But it would be worth it, *trust* me. It's beautiful here this time of year. Michele! It was great chatting with you at AutoDesk U. Glad you found some yogurt with active what-ever-the-heck-they're-called cultures! Do you think…
>>…wish you'd stop looking at us as miracle-workers… >> Please, give me a break. I need it. May I complement you on your tact and tolerance. I was ready to fire-up the "flame"-thrower, but others here have already stood-up in your favor. I must say that I'm kinda disappointed you're…
Setting r3 gamma
Message #64177
DS: …the gray panels test simply won't work… the grays can't even come close… I'll try rendering some of the sample scenes on the cd… Don't waste too much time on it yet. Truevision told me that they "optimize" their boards for NTSC output. To my limited understanding of video,…
rr: Good luck to you, sincerely sorry about confusion,yours,r Thanks and thanks again for the email.
Re: Disabling Targa Gamma correction Thanks for looking into it. I had three of their guys on the phone trying to figure this one out. We did find that their TCONFIG program has a gamma slider. It is set to a value of 1.0 as a default, and can be…
..just trying to fanagle a date. Let me know how you do! BTW, did you try to call me Wed. afternoon? The message I got was bungled.
YG: "Elusive" is definitely the word to describe gamma. But once you get it adjusted, you don't have to bother with it again (unless you change monitors), and the results are fantastic. I'd like to change the subject line to read "Trouble in Paradise!" I just spent a marathon 1.5…
MF: …., "Hey, Mister! Can you spare some change? I need a new harddrive. No? OK, how about enough for an IPAS routine then?" DM: I heard someone at Autodesk U say "I used to be a user, but I became a dealer to support my habits…"
MF: …You can delete your own messages, you know… Yeah, I got in and did that to as many as I could. I killed about 15 duplicates, but wasn't sure about the others. Nice way to triple your CIS bill, eh? Is there a CIS command to list/edit/delete a group…
rr: Hi David was that little YOU at 5:55 pm on the last day of the show telling me how you sell your meshes at viewpoint engineering? DM: Not exactly. I did pop back to get a catalog around 5:30 or so, but I don't sell meshes to anyone (yet).…
OOPS!
Message #62395
Sorry ALL! Tapcis hiccupped and sent duplicate messages. I apologize for the mixup. — David Marks
#Major OOPS!!!
Message #62394
Sorry ALL! Tapcis hiccupped and sent duplicate messages out. I apologize for the mixup. – Dave
#Autodesk U in a nutshell
Message #62391
I had the privilege of attending Autodesk University last week in San Francisco. Let me try to summarize all the excitement for those who couldn't make it. CISers Steven Elliott, Ted Boardman, Randy Randall and Craig Sharp all taught classes. It was great meeting you all and chatting for a…
MS: …show stage light beams from above. The only way I know to do this is build a cone and map smoke to it. Although it reaches the desired effect, it has its own set of problems..cone blocks other lights that would normally light the objects within it. You've got…
I also have a Targa 64+. When I adjusting Gamma, I got results similar to yours. I discovered that contrast and brightness controls make a difference, the Tconfig program for the Targa allows gamma correction, and some VTR's have built in Gamma. So… Try to run from the framebuffer directly…
.. would like to see the collision/inverse kinematics, etc. be part of the program, rather than a 3rd party add-on… It would be nice to see all IPAS routines be included as part of 3DS. I bet putting in everyone's favorite would drive the price up too much though. I'd…
JT: I've been experiencing peer-to-peer fist fights on my little network (3 nodes) that has caused everything from page faults to total lockups. I've moved all maps to all machines and now things are better… John, give me a call voice when you get a chance. Work (203)495-8612. I've got…
JT: I did the same after coming home from SIGGRAPH. Steve's an interesting fellow, huh? I heard it's the stuff that we haven't seen that's REALLY interesting.
I jumped into the thread a bit late, but maybe I can help. If you are using R2, it seems that 3DS tablet support is shaky at best. Use mouse emulation. Load summa's tablet driver in your autoexec.bat. If you used their default directories, the command will look something like…
Sounds like you are writing a new job description for yourself. When you finally solve all your memory problems, you will be that expert you are looking for! Just forget about animation and become a software installation consultant!!!
I also have a Targa 64+. When I adjusting Gamma, I got results similar to yours. I discovered that contrast and brightness controls make a difference, the Tconfig program for the Targa allows gamma correction, and some VTR's have built in Gamma. So… Try to run from the framebuffer directly…
.. would like to see the collision/inverse kinematics, etc. be part of the program, rather than a 3rd party add-on… It would be nice to see all IPAS routines be included as part of 3DS. I bet putting in everyone's favorite would drive the price up too much though. I'd…
JT: I've been experiencing peer-to-peer fist fights on my little network (3 nodes) that has caused everything from page faults to total lockups. I've moved all maps to all machines and now things are better… John, give me a call voice when you get a chance. Work (203)495-8612. I've got…
JT: I did the same after coming home from SIGGRAPH. Steve's an interesting fellow, huh? I heard it's the stuff that we haven't seen that's REALLY interesting.
I jumped into the thread a bit late, but maybe I can help. If you are using R2, it seems that 3DS tablet support is shaky at best. Use mouse emulation. Load summa's tablet driver in your autoexec.bat. If you used their default directories, the command will look something like…
Jack, BTW… Nice shirt. Do you and Gary have the same tailor?
MM: I gather that you attended Gary's session on IPAS. How was it? Anything you can share about it? I really wanted to go but couldn't afford the trip. DM: Yes I did. Gary Yost and Bob Bennett ran the presentation and gave a good overview of how IPAS gives…
Thanks!
Message #62327
JT: There's a chance I'll be in NYC for thanksgiving, since that's a place that my family has traditionally gotten together. I'll let you know if it does happen, and maybe we can get together. DM: Please do. I'm only about 2 hours from the city, so we could make…
Sounds like you are writing a new job description for yourself. When you finally solve all your memory problems, you will be that expert you are looking for! Just forget about animation and become a software installation consultant!!!
Hello
Message #62179
It was a pleasure meeting you at the Image Awards last week. I look forward to chatting with you, now that I'm settling back into a daily routine and have some time for CIS.
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