This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Martin – I think we are getting closer at least to understanding each others position but there are a few areas that I can clear up that might further this communication. I am not psycho analyzing you in the least, and you are correct I do not know your work.…
Hi Allie, yes I can be reached at 619-296-7078 most times, and I would be glad to speak with your friend about the software. Thanks for mentioning it. -JE
Ana -Yes it has been so with art and technology. And yes we do see "eye to eye" on this. I feel sympatico with both you and Michael on all these issues. I also feel that at least here in the U.S. there has been more of an emphasis on…
No Michael I didn't but I find your comment very amusing and quite true. And yes if I read you correctly no matter how hard the artists bang up against contemporary society the influence on them is still there. I was thinking of the impressionists when I wrote about some…
David – I totally understand what you are saying and while it may seem contradictory I have to agree. That is the problem with blanket statements. I hope you understood what I was saying about how even if the work is kept to oneself it still has an influence on…
Rick – this missing frame thing has caught my curiousity, so I called an Editor who works in Broadcast exclusively. No definitive answer but he said even if the tape was time coded drop-frame your dub should have all the picture information, in other words you wouldn't loose a frame…
Rick – If I read you correctly you stripped your SVHS tape with SMPTE time code which is drop-frame unless you specified otherwise. The consumer camcorder I'm assuming has the flash on it, as you are able to see it, my thoughts were with regard to the AG7750 and in…
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Sony EVO-9800A
Message #47872
The EVO, Exabyte, and 3DS rel 3, now that's versatility! -JE 🙂 P.S. the heading says EVO-9800A but its actually the EVO-9650 for those who are trying to follow this.
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Animations
Message #47871
Martin – Seeing as you choose to fling around credentials, I recieved my B.A in Radio/Television from the University of Arizona, with a strong liberal arts background and MIS as my minor. And the golden rule was and is don't let the production element get in the way of the…
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Animations
Message #47870
Ana – Maybe it could be "The philosophical discourse on the aesthetics of computer animation in contemporary society" forum. All kidding aside it might be a good idea to have a general discussion area. Come on guys, give us your thoughts. P.S. I hope you're not going to limit your…
Michael – I appreciate the sentiment. I do think however, that great artists have often gone against their contemporary society, in their search of art. And there are examples like Henri Rousseau, who very late in life became an artist, and I find his work very moving, and while he…
James – Are there some features you'd like but don't currently have that would help you be more productive? If so please let me know and I'll see what I can do about incorporating them. The current version of VID8 is super efficient, and I want to keep it that…
Alex, just so you know, this is a 2D morphing package which means that is works with images as opposed to models. Dodge had a great commercial within the last 6 months or so, which morphed a car into its Caravan. The nice thing about 2D morphing is that you…
EV0-9650
Message #47347
I've been told that a while back there was a discussion about what was the best tape to use with EVO-9650, I would be interested in knowing what the conclusion was. By the way the offer in WHAT'S NEW is for real! If what you need is an inexpensive software…
EVO-9650
Message #47289
I've recently aquired an EVO-9650 and having written code for the LVR decided to spend some time and develope code for the EVO. This message is directed at those who have an interst in a single frame recorder and want an inexpensive interface. First, Sony is now offering a rebate…
Jeff – Can you tell me about this SoftEngine or direct me to information on it? -John
Hi Alex, I'm not sure what I've gotten myself into here, but here's the scoop… I've been talking with Ben about his WinImage Morph Program, and we've had several discussions, and I mentioned that I'd done a F18 to F117 moving morph. He was interested and so I said I'd…
Demo Tape
Message #46969
Recieved your demo tape the other day and wanted to thank-you, you've got some good work on there. I've finally got a system together so that I can start doing everything on my own. I've been freelancing and had to rely on other systems for transfer to tape or disk.…
Thanks Don, I'm glad your excited… its great when things work out. I was holding off till the project was locked in but I think I may go ahead as there are some other things in #2 I'd like to have and this is kinda like the iceing on the…
Well Martin, its taken me four years to finally put a system together that does what I want and I am very happy with it. To give you a little history not that it matters much, but I bought 3D Studio when I already had Digital Arts, because I saw…
#Moving Clouds
Message #46727
Don – Had another thought, based on your comment about buildings or something in the background, that you might want to check out. Try using fog as a depth cue and defined correctly should obscure the end. – John
Don – You got the idea.. I'll be interested to see what you think. It should be workable, just don't know how it'll look. Thanks – John
Martin, I think you've been in L.A. too long… or you've been hanging out with the special effects guys instead of the animators! We'll have to get you down to San Diego for some fresh air and sunshine. All kidding aside, it would be fun to try. You've got alot…
Don, my thought was to create a long rectangle very thin into the Z axis and use that as a bounding box then as you travel under the box you would have some depth, and using smoke as an opacity map render with a blue background, but it sounds like…
Erroneous Messages
Message #46468
John, I have taken out smartdrv.exe and so am responding again to make sure that you recieve a response. Things have gotten a little scrambled. Anyway in answer to your last question about the "soft-key", the "soft-key" is a software by-pass of the protection block. Some legitimate users use them…
John, I don't quite know what to tell you except that obviously you've recieved the wrong messages. I was replying to Laurie and somehow you got the message. It is possible that smartdrv.exe is interfering with my messages as my config.sys file was a compuserve message. OUCH! Please disregard. The…
#Rendering
Message #46439
I suspect the "Visitor" is using a "soft-key" and so chooses to remain nameless. Earlier soft-keys do not work with 2.01a Ha.. gotya!
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#Image Morph Pgm
Message #46438
Laurie, you might also be interested in WinImages:morph which supports 24 Bit images and Alpha without the need for a Windows display of 24 Bit. I use a Cirrus Logic 24 Bit in windows which is inexpensive. WinImages works with control points and renders quickly. It also is a little…
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#Moving Clouds
Message #46437
Hi John, actually I was thinking more along the lines of fractal clouds or something like the SMOKE (sxp) that would create random cloud patterns. I also use DGS which has a shader which can be applied with opacity that generate random clouds, the problem is that it is very…
3dsutils.zip
Message #38240
Hello Jeffrey, Last Thursday I uploaded a ZIP file 3dsutils.zip and again on Friday with a new user ID #. After which I sent you a couple of messages and I still have had no response. I am wondering what has happened. I would appreciate your at least acknowleding reciept…
3DS Targa Utilities
Message #37788
If you work with Targa Images to any great extent you might want to check out several file management style utilities I have created for Targa Images. These utilities, delete leading zeros and add leading zeros in a sequential fashion. Also you can rename sequential files, as well as delete,…
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