This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Greg: I've tried reducing the saturation levels with no significant help. Those dots that go running around my objects, is that called chroma crawl? Will NTSC legal colors help this problem or am I looking in the wrong place? You lost me when you started talking about "black levels". How…
#NTSC Legal Colors
Message #36297
I'm curious, is there a formula or rule for mixing NTSC colors using RGB or HLS? If not, then is there some way without expensive test equipment to get close. Maybe I'm all wet when it comes to understanding NTSC colors, someone please straighten me out, I'm feeling alittle warpped…
ProRes/3D
Message #36296
Has anyone found Vibrant Graphics driver ProRes/3D from a Mailorder house and what was the price? So far I have not had any luck. Regards……….Rick (Technical Animations)
Greg: I was so mad that our CBS station carried a local sporting event and not Noah's Ark. They also did not carry the first 30 minutes of the Daytona 500, I think I'm going to quit watching that station!! Thanks for taking so much of your time to help…
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Accident reconstruction
Message #31247
Dave: There are probably alot of us around that can be of help to your friend. I just had a case go to trial and settled in our favor for 15.75 million dollars. If I can be of help, I can be reached at (405)324-0510. Regards………..Rick (Technical Animations)
#Hook & Path Locat. Prob.
Message #25600
Yost Group: I'm having trouble with locating a hook and path for a shape to be created in the lofter. I'm using the keyboard to locate the hook at the corner of a building, but it seems to be on the wrong corner when looking at it in the Lofter…
Thanks, I have called them and the catalog is on the way. Regards……………Rick
#Diesel Locomotive
Message #21438
Does anyone have a modern day diesel locomotive 3DS mesh? It does not have to have alot of detail (although more is OK), just enough to be recognizable as a train. I could also use any cars to go behind the engine. My dealer looked on the CD-Rom and could…
Martin: Your mind may be old, but its sure not feeble…..is it? . I've tried the mapping of images on a 2D face and works nicely, but I wanted to have another trick in my pocket. Regards…….Rick
Doug: Thanks for your reply. I am trying to figure out what is involved in creating a mesh that represents the real terrain at an accident site. Regards………Rick
Doug: I'm glad to see there is some experience with these programs. When you created the landscape from the data files, were you creating a terrain from a actual site. If so, did you get your data from a survey of the site? Could you have grass in some areas…
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#Trees
Message #21224
Martin: Could give alittle more detail on your problem with Nursery, I'm thinking of buying it for a forensic animation. Has anyone else have some experience with Nursery and 3D Surf ?? Regards………Rick
Donald: Yes, you are doing it right, looked great. I would suggest "Media of Exchange" in Dalllas, they are very sharp and small enough to work with you if need be. You can contact Ken Loss-Cutler at 76106,3416 here on Compuserve, although he is gone to SIGGRAPH this week. If…
James: Since you did not say in your messages I did not know what clock speed your friend's computor was. The B-Step chip produces errors and is an earlier version than the D-Step chip, that would be an upgrade. When I was checking, about a year ago, $150 for a…
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#Legal Animation
Message #18176
I hope about 8,000 of those lawyers work in Oklahoma, maybe they would be willing to try computer animation. From a lawyer's or expert's viewpoint, do you think there would be an interest in animating 3ds models on top of an image of the real accident scene. I have thought…
To All Who Helped: I finally saw what was happening after all the comments. The belts were morphing in all directions around their local axis. This explains why the belts were not morphing out around the driver as far as they needed to. I used Yost-J suggestion to use Move/Element…
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Morphing Seatbelts
Message #17273
Martin: That was good news to find out you have only one brain. Please don't put your forehead on the CRT when you execute a "shift/move", we just might get a clone of that wicked brain of yours !!!! – one is enough. The belts are morphing, but they are…
Aaron: The belts are morphing, but they are not moving far enough. Thats why I set the continuity to zero in hopes that they would move farther. For example, when I render the scene at frame 23 with only "belt05" displayed it looks just fine. When I render it as…
Martin: Keeping the belts and human together is not a problem, I just linked them to the car. My problem is making the belts stretch and move around such that the person slips out of them. I think you hit the nail on the head when you said "One problem…
#Morphing Seatbelts
Message #17211
To All: I am trying to show how a person came out of their seatbelts during a crash. My solution was to make a different seatbelt every 2 or 3 frames in the lofter, then use morphing to make the seatbelts follow the person during the crash. I set the…
Doug, Are you interested in criminal or civil lawsuits? I have several articles on reconstruction of auto accidents. I think they are SAE papers except for the last one, it was in the "ABA Journal" Dec 89. All total there is about 40 pages. * "Slide and Video Animation in…
Jack Thanks for the info. Now I can proceed with the tutorials without being worried about getting half way through and hitting a brick wall. Thanks………Rick
Gary my dealer says only beta sites can bet 3DSr2 directly from Autodesk. Who would know more about the end user getting it directly from Autodesk? They also are saying atleast 15 days from the time they send it to Autodesk. Thanks……..Rick
Martin I might have to upgrade my graphics card. Do you know if there will be a problem doing the 4-14 tutorials at 640 x 400 x256, instead of the stated 640 x 480 x 256. Thanks……Rick
Sounds like I could use it with those kinds of objects. When the next job comes in I might be able to justify it with the half down that I require. Just one more question, does it have any trains on the CD-ROM? Many many thanks for your previous response…
#AniPro Tutorials
Message #11872
My video graphics board will display 640 x 400 NOT 640 x 480, will this create any problems completing tutorials 4 thru 14? Thanks………Rick
#AniPro 640×480
Message #11791
My problem is doing the tutorials in AniPro at 640 x 480. I have a AT&T 329D monitor and their VDC600 (256k of memory) graphics board. The monitor is capable of 800 x 600 at a vertical sync of 56, 60 or 70Hz. Maybe I need a new graphics board…
#3DSr2 is SHIPPING!
Message #11790
Gary Thanks for the info. I have to decided whether it's going to be food or or a new toy at this point in the business. I don't have a continous flow of work yet and don't use the maps very much, since I'm doing accident simulations. So far, being…
Thanks Craig for your idea on morphing. I still see a problem with making the objects to fit the slid close enough that it appears under the tires and not off to the side. I don't have any numbers for the skid marks, therefore I would have to create them…
Martin: You are not trying to tell me that there is not, "ONE PERFECT SOLUTION." How will I ever be able to handle it . Seriously, thats what I like about 3D Studio, you have to be a creative problem solver to enjoy this work. Most likely my skid marks…
VIDEOTEX in Dallas has a program they call Chromatools that will do batch conversions of TGA, PCX, GIF, TIF, VST, AND EPS files. It will also grab video and display the images on a Targa board, crop, resize, spot meter and filters. Talk to Paul Montgomery (800)888-4336. Cost is $249.…
#Animated Skid Marks
Message #11189
Once again it is time to tap the resources of the experts on this forum. You know, "a has been under pressure." Just kidding you guys and gals. How can I animate the skid marks of a car as it is sliding. The skid marks need to follow each tire…
The animation will be used in the courtroom, such as car accidents, structual failures in buildings and so on. This will require an animation controller and a frame accurate VTR. The only VTR's in my price range that I know about are the JVC BRS-811U or the Panasonic AG-7750, what…
I'm spending alot of time looking into that possiblity now. Why do you ask? Do you have some interest in this subject? If I do go ahead with this business, it would be in approximately 3 months. See my message to John Sergneri in the Hrdware/Drvrs section. Rick
#Courtroom Animations
Message #3932
David: There is an article in the American Bar Association Journal (Dec 89) that discusses the Delta 191 crash at the Dallas airport. It has several names of companies that did animation for this case. When all was said and done, there were 49 expert witnesses and 18,000 pages of…
Targa vs ATvista
Message #3931
I am trying to decide on a frame buffer, maybe the Targa+ or the ATvista board for rendering single frame animations to S-VHS tape. The animations will be used in a courtroom setting and shown on at least a 27" monitor. It seems like I saw a Compuserve message that…
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