This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Peter, > It's not a problem with the software, rather that Animator Studio is pushing the limits of your hardware b/c it works in 24-bit. One thing I recommend is to put the ATI in 16-bit mode instead of 24-bit(if it is that way). You should notice some increase in…
Rick You should have gotten a manual that contains, among other things, 10 tutorials. If you have that manual, great. If not, you need to get one from the dealer you bought it from. They should be able to get one for you. Jh BTW-All other documentation is on-line.
Video output is a interesting issue since it usually contains fairly high resolution files for Windows(not for DOS). However, resolution is not so much the issue as the number of files you are loading at that resolution. Each file takes more of your physical RAM and then into virtual memory.…
Scott, Resolution of those .TGA files plays a big part in how fast Animator Studio loads them as well as the number of files. Animator will load all of the files so that you can work with them as an animation. If Animator Studio takes too long to load the…
Refer to the tutorial on titling. Its explains many titling issues as well as giving you insight into how you can do your own. Jh
Currently, Adobe places some sort of validation code in their filters which prevents software, other than Adobe, from running Adobe made plug-ins. Jh
John, The RAM requirements for Animator Studio vary for different resolutions of the images or animations you may work with. With 16Mb of RAM, I would expect that you could work very well in resolutions under 640×480. You could work at resolutions higher, but I wouldn't recommend it for production…
Sorry Paul, Win95 is still in Beta and Autodesk does not currently support it. The only work around is to run Animator Studio in Windows 3.1. Jh
Now if we all could just afford to buy a 16:9 aspect ratio T.V.! You get used to the black bars on a 4:3, but man, wouldn't it be nice. Jh
Animator Studio, of course. But if conversion is all you need to do, I'm sure there are several shareware programs to do this for you. Have you checked this forum? Jh
> Actually, this is not true. The ability to run an application under Windows NT is more than just double clicking on the icon. How Windows NT handles the system, everything from display to multimedia drivers, differs signficantly over Windows 3.1. It involves much more than a re-compile to a…
Nothing has been annouced. Jh
Harry, Harry, Animator Studio wasn't designed to run in NT-even in its 16-bit shell mode. Sorry. Jh
Hey, no problem. Sorry it didn't work for you. Hopefully, the Autodesk Animation Support Libraries will fix your problem. Jh
You bet! Just take a drive over to your Autodesk Multimedia dealer and they'll set you up with a copy. Jh
Stephen, What it sounds like to me is that Windows is changing your pallete. Windows reserves about 20 colors for its own pallete. If your pallete differers from the Windows pallete, guess what? You get wonderful pallete shifts. My suspicion would be to squeeze down the pallete from 256 colors…
> The main differences are three things: Windows support 24 bit paint over time Cd Quality Sound support & editing As far as the two being two different apps, he's right when you consider the above features. However, they are simlar in many ways. You should arrange to see a…
Right now Autodesk's plans to release Animator Studio are slated for April. No specific date has been annonced. Jh
EMM386 can cause Animator Pro to take much longer to load than normal. Try disabling it and see what happens. Jh
> Are you running EMM386? Jh
Doug, The ATI has VESA built onto the card(that's why you couldn't find a TSR). Try running the ATI setup program and make sure the VESA driver for Animator Pro exists where it is installed(it's a file). ATI's software does install a program(I forget the name) that will tell you…
From:
Jeremy Hubbell [Adesk]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Autodesk Animator
February 28, 1995 6:08 PM
Oliver, Yes, you can run files saved with the Indeo codec w/o any proprietary hardware. Jh
From:
Jeremy Hubbell [Adesk]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Hware/OpSys/video
February 28, 1995 6:03 PM
Harry, 3DS doesn't run on NT. Jh
From:
Jeremy Hubbell [Adesk]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Autodesk Animator
February 23, 1995 2:15 PM
Animator Studio allows you to control playback rate in Frames/Second. This information can be saved with the file for playback in the Windows player at the specified frame rate. Hope this helps. Jh
From:
Jeremy Hubbell [Adesk]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Hware/OpSys/video
January 25, 1995 11:56 PM
From:
Jeremy Hubbell [Adesk]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Autodesk 3D Studio
January 25, 1995 11:50 PM
I've been using QEMM with 3DS since R2. Have had little or no conflicts with memory. Bill's right though about using smartdrive. In systems with limited RAM, it makes sense not to use it when running 3DS. Just take it out of your autoexec.bat and call it from the command…
Here's the scoop on Autodesk Animator. You probably won't be able to find Animator in stores anymore. About two years ago we began bundling Animator with sound and animation clips on a CD-ROM and called it Multimedia Explorer. The catch is that it has been discontinued, but you might be…
From:
Jeremy Hubbell [Adesk]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Hware/OpSys/video
December 5, 1994 11:04 AM
When you switch back to 3DS, try to switch between modules (ie. press F2, F1) This should reset the screen. Jh
From:
Jeremy Hubbell [Adesk]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Hware/OpSys/video
November 30, 1994 6:15 PM
From:
Jeremy Hubbell [Adesk]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Hware/OpSys/video
November 30, 1994 3:02 PM
Steven, Try using one of the Cirrus 542X drivers. They might work with the 5423. Jh
Just type GO MSBASIC. The VBRUN300.DLL should be there. Jh
From:
Jeremy Hubbell [Adesk]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Autodesk 3D Studio
November 26, 1994 12:01 PM
Look at the '94 SIGGRAPH demo reel in the Character Animation section. There is a good example of simulating fire by just using spotlights by Glenn Melehorst in Australia. It's the scene with the Monk staring at the flaming chalice. Check it out. All he did was just move spotlights…
From:
Jeremy Hubbell [Adesk]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Autodesk 3D Studio
November 24, 1994 3:43 AM
and others. Phil, you need a spell checker. Jh
From:
Jeremy Hubbell [Adesk]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Hware/OpSys/video
November 22, 1994 9:28 AM
From:
Jeremy Hubbell [Adesk]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Hware/OpSys/video
November 21, 1994 10:23 AM
I'm just saying to re-run that matrox batch file that modifies the Phar Lap settings. It should make the necessary corrections. But, if you're saying that after you loaded QEMM, the problems starting-I'm kinda baffled. Jh
John, Sorry, but I think that you want to post this message on the Intuit forum. Autodesk is a computer graphics software manufacturer. We have no connection with Intuit. Jeremy Hubbell Autodesk, Inc.
From:
Jeremy Hubbell [Adesk]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Autodesk 3D Studio
November 20, 1994 8:09 PM
Willy, We did include an IPAS-the Browser that is also included with Texture Universe. Jh
From:
Jeremy Hubbell [Adesk]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Hware/OpSys/video
November 19, 1994 11:24 PM
Lucky for you I had this same problem this past week-and fixed it. You have to run the config.bat(or something like that) that ships with the Matrox to modify the PharLap settings after you install 3DS. This allows that Illuminator Pro to work correctly in 386 Protected Mode. The file…
From:
Jeremy Hubbell [Adesk]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Hware/OpSys/video
November 19, 1994 11:15 PM
From:
Jeremy Hubbell [Adesk]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Autodesk Animator
November 18, 1994 12:43 PM
We've decided to enhance the performance of the product. You'll see an official press release soon. Jh
From:
Jeremy Hubbell [Adesk]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Hware/OpSys/video
November 17, 1994 11:31 PM
Is the card VESA compliant? If so, do you have to run a special program to activate the VESA functionality of the card? If this is the case, you need to run that small program before 3DS or AAPRO, then select the VESA driver option from the Vibrant configuration in…
From:
Jeremy Hubbell [Adesk]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Autodesk 3D Studio
November 17, 1994 7:43 PM
Alright Greg! Jh
Allison, March is the official release date. Jh
From:
Jeremy Hubbell [Adesk]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Hware/OpSys/video
November 17, 1994 12:43 AM
Are either of you guys using a memory manager? Sometimes those things don't like big chunks of memory(go figure!) Jh
From:
Jeremy Hubbell [Adesk]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Hware/OpSys/video
November 16, 1994 9:40 AM
Release 4 works with VESA mode in the Toshiba 6400. I had to use one for a trade show before R4 shipped, and it worked fine. Just make sure that after you select the VESA driver for FLIC playback, you choose the "Add 256 Color Drivers" option. That way, you…
From:
Jeremy Hubbell [Adesk]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Hware/OpSys/video
November 13, 1994 11:53 PM
The ISA and VLB versions of the ATI seem to work fine. I've had no experience with the PCI version, but that's good to know. Greg Pyros and I worked this out earlier this week. It does seem that the only card in the Mach 64 line that's having major…
From:
Jeremy Hubbell [Adesk]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Autodesk Animator
November 13, 1994 9:03 PM
It's not really an "official" training class. It's more or less an introduction to the product. We won't offer dealer training until the pre-release version ships. Jh
From:
Jeremy Hubbell [Adesk]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Autodesk 3D Studio
November 13, 1994 12:41 PM
Martin's right, 3D Studio and Animator Pro are more complementary. Animator Pro excels in 2D paint and animation whereas 3D Studio is ideal for doing what you want: < make simple machines and cause the parts to roll, twist, grind,rotate etc (ie move) in 3d. > If you have an…
From:
Jeremy Hubbell [Adesk]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Autodesk Animator
November 13, 1994 12:29 PM
Call the Autodesk Dealer referral hotline. Autodesk will refer you to one of our local dealers to set you up with a demo. I don't have the number around…Jonas…Nik…Brian? Jh
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