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>>>>>>Hi, I'm the product manager for Animator Studio and it's my first week up on CompuServe. I'm running through all the old messages and trying to respond to everybody. (good luck to me!) >>>>>I've been told the Animator Studio will run on NT 3.51, if you change the properties of…
I've tried 4 seperate (Pentium) machines running NT 3.5, and 2 machines running the latest 95 beta, and NONE of them seem to want to run it. It actually COMPLETELY locks up NT. Strange….. surely there'll be a quick fix for this, though… I'm praying.
I had that problem when the .TGA files were rendered WITH the alpha channel. WHen I changed that back to 24-bit NO alpha, all was fine.
I did get it to work, after I dug up the 1st disk that I got with LS. My mistake. I didn't really catch that in the install stuff, and assumed that the most recent LS disk I had (the update) was the one to use. It didn't say update…
#Windows "PLUG-IN's" IPAS
Message #130385
How's this for an IPAS idea: An .IXP that simply applys Windows-type "PLUG-IN's" – those *.8BF files for Photoshop, Altimira Composer and the like – to images in Video Post. Being able to use those would open up a WIDE range of pre-existing effects, with (hopefully) not alot of virgin…
Liquid Speed install err
Message #130384
I have problems trying to install the new Liquid Speed for R4. At one point in the install, it asks for your MASTER DISK. I put in my original Liquid Speed disk, (which BTW has the EXACT SAME LABEL as the new one (!) ) but it gives me an…
Thanks to all for your replies on this matter! Oral Friend CADLAB, Inc.
IPAS Programming Lnguage
Message #110040
I have a friend looking to get into IPAS programming. He is ready to order the dev. kit, but needs to get a proper C++ compiler. He is currently using the newest Borland C++, but I understand he needs to using Watcom or something else. My question is: Which package…
>>>> So 3ds with the current vibrant drivers will work in vesa compatible mode but only in 256 colors? You may wish to e-mail Chuck Walbourn[Vibrant] 71673,2500 and list your card as a wishlist item. >>>> jonas[adesk] Will do. Thanks!
>>>> I believe the ProGraphics 1024 and 1280 use a proprietary chipset. These cards perform wonderfully, but are poorly supported by 3rd party drivers. That's one of the reasons I didn't get one a couple of months back. >>>>> John Tissavary (LUNA cie) Yeah, it's a great card for Windows,…
>>>> Do you know which chipset the card is based on? Have you tried using vibcfg by selecting this chipset from the list of chipsets found at the bottom of the graphic card list? \>>>> jonas[adesk] Yes, it's based on the Cirrus chipset, but the onboard cirrus VESA driver only…
#Pro Graphics 1024 – Drv?
Message #108907
Anyone know of a driver to allow the use of the Media Vision Pro Graphics 1024 card in R3? It has a built in VESA driver, but it onlyl supports 256 colors. This card will do 24bit @ 1024… Also, I've tried the TurboDemo driver and the RCPADI driver for…
—>>> format the drive first. Do you mean a normal DOS format?
#PAR no-run
Message #94105
I've just installed a PAR unit this evening, and am having a bit of a problem. I'm using a 1gig Micropolis 2210A, and a 486-66VLB system. The autoexec files run ok, as does PARTEST.EXE. Everything seems to check out fine, but when I then try to run PAR.EXE, it locks…
Sounds rather interesting, email me with with more info, if you will.
—>>>> I have that message downloaded and I was going to re-post it, but you dont have your name or id on it, just m. Taylor productions. Kinda hard to contact that way… Yikes! I better re-upload that file then. Thanks for letting me know. Oral Friend M. Taylor Productions
—->>>>Alex: —->>>>If my memory serves me it was Oral Friend at 70334,2004. —->>>>Bob That's ME! The price sheet is in the file section, filename RNDSRV.TXT I believe. Leave me Email with any questions. Thanks Oral Friend M. Taylor Productions
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#Rendering Farm
Message #89771
—->>>bout a couple of weeks ago, someone posted a message saying that their rendering farm was completed and gave the prices for laying on to tape with rendering time. —->>>>Can that person please post that message again? I'd like to use those services. Hi, this is Oral. Here's the guts…
—–>>>>> Thanks guys …but we found the problem last night…a work experience chappie had put a 'cracked' version on our server, we didn't realise until I checked the 3ds.exe filesize. I re-installed and all was okay (except for 8 hours of rendering down the gurgler). Rest assured his school report…
RENDERING SERVICE BEGINS
Message #84575
*** RENDERING and TAPING SERVICE ANNOUNCED *** This is to (re)announce that I've started this rendering/taping service. I have ten (10) 486/66MZH workstations with 26Megs RAM average (32MB on 5 machines, 20MB on the other 5), running in a Netware 3.11/Netware Lite environment, total storage of 3.5 Gig online storage.…
—>>> I am making my first alsbum as I write this. This looks useful…but can I save it to a file format I can read while in 3ds? Hope so. It'll create small thumbnails that you can use to launch a full view of the image. You COULD use screen…
Gary, you and yours will be in me and my families prayers this season. Such a tragedy, and it's always terrible to be left wondering "…..why?…." God bless
—>>> Oral Friend, Thanks for the response to our "stutter-stepping" problm. We are about to take another soft corrective measure updted AtVista driver external to org. R2. Hopefully, and I do say HOPEFULLY, this is the fix. Will stay posted as things develope. Thanks, and enjoy the holidays. T.A.A. @…
—>>>> Oral, I cannot find this file anywhere here on CIS. I have searched the Windows shareware forum and a global search via the graphics file finder forum. I am interested in this software. Can you please provide more info? —>>>> Mike It's in the Microsoft Shareware Forum (cis:frm-197) called…
I have Qemm7 and Dos 6.2. 3DS3 runs fine, but Ani Pro 1.3 won't boot. I get an abnormal program termination when it tries to boot. If I reboot with a vanilla config, it will run ok, so it must be on the QEMM side…
—->>> Am in dire! need of info. When animating in fields from 3ds2.0 thru BCD5000 ani. cntrlr an unnacceptable artifact occurs as "frame-to-frame 'stuttering'" (my term). Best way to describe it is "two steps foward, one step back, two foward….". Are you rendering from the DOS prompt or with batch…
WCT CD-ROM image catalog
Message #72205
I've been using IMAGE COMMANDER from JSC. (IC.EXE in the Windows SHAREWARE forum) It's a shareware images catalog program for Ween-Doze (so that leaves YOU out, Greg ), but it's perfect for building thumbnail catalogs of the WCT-CD. I just chose the MAPS directory of the CD drive, and about…
Rendering/Tape Service
Message #71449
*** RENDERING and TAPING SERVICE ANNOUNCED *** *** (updated file) *** This is to announce that I've started this rendering/taping service as of today. I have ten (10) 486/66MZH workstations with 20Megs RAM each, running in a Netware 3.11/Netware Lite environment, total storage of 3.5 Gig online storage. I own…
Oral: >> Congrats on your new services! >> >> I can also provide the LOG files from the 3DS net rendering directory to >> >> (mostly) base billing on. >> I assume you mean the DAT files? Much easier to read and calculate! >> Greg Pyros [Pyros Partnership, Inc] 14-Dec-93…
>>>>>Oh yeah! There's one episode where one of the guys sets fire to the others bed – isn't that what the Beavis and Butthead controversy is about (setting fire to things)?
Link-UnLink-Link
Message #61715
—>>>> Ah, "the Young Ones"! That was a totally bloody brilliant series! I could really relate to that since it first aired in the UK in 1982 when I was a student at Manchester Polytechnic. It's about a bunch of students sharing a house and the anarchy that goes on…
Link-UnLink-Link
Message #61714
—>>> Also, before you label me as a bleeding heart-liberal, since I know you are a Rush Limbaugh fan, > I want to say that I'm an English Conservative party supporter The difference is _no_ major political party in England is in favour of private handgun ownership.
—–>>> I have heard the same but it is usually to using low-grade tape. I am not a HI8 user but have heard from those who use HI8 that once they changed to HI-quality tape all their drop-out were eliminated. I agree. I've used Hi-8 (EVO-9650) for quite a bit…
#IPAS/3DS3
Message #61712
——>>>>>> of September and Sony as well as a few independents were claiming to be out of stock so they could hold out for an extra 10% on Oct 1. Rat-ta-tat-ta-tat. I tried to close the deal several times only to find out at the last miniute none was in…
—–>>>>>However, I STILL haven't got to use it yet because I'm dealing with an airhead, or con artist or idiot or something, The jerk didnt send the right cables and he sent me the SVO9600 without the RS-422 and Time Code Generator. After he said it was all in stock,…
—–>>> I have heard the same but it is usually to using low-grade tape. I am not a HI8 user but have heard from those who use HI8 that once they changed to HI-quality tape all their drop-out were eliminated. I agree. I've used Hi-8 (EVO-9650) for quite a bit…
#Link-UnLink-Link
Message #60785
—->>>>> I must say that I respect your convictions. The handgun epidemic is probably as good of a reason as any to consider moving. My wife and I have actually considered such a move out of the U.S., but mainly because of the general bubble like social atmosphere. One can…
—> Lastly, I attempted to design my workstation arround these two CPU systems using one monitor, one keyboard, two mice. I got a keyboard/monitor switch box from T-COM. It is not satisfactory. It switches the monitor with ghosting on the display. I've got some ideas to correct this which I'll…
#dos 6
Message #54103
—>> Merlin, —>> just backup your entire system every day and you'll be fine. Great advice. I've seen several "Invalid disk in drive C:" errors lately. We had a problem with 1 system that got the SLOW virus, which normally doesn't do major harm. However, upon the next reboot, the…
—>>> He probably has reflection set to 100%… and a 100%-reflective object can't be transparent, because it's reflecting all light back to the eyepoint. Just tell him to drop his reflection percentage to 80-90%. —>>> – G Well, that didn't work, and then we discovered he had the 2-SIDED button…
—–>>>>>> He probably has reflection set to 100%… and a 100%-reflective object can't be transparent, because it's reflecting all light back to the eyepoint. Just tell him to drop his reflection percentage to 80-90%. —–>>>>>> – G Ok,thanks for the info!
#Transparency Falloff
Message #53367
Does anyone know of a problem with using TRANSPARENCY FALLOFF and a reflection map? We have a client that is having a few stange things happen. He has a material in the mat. editor that only has a refl. map (earthmap.tga) and has transparency falloff at 100% inside. It renders…
——>>>>>>> Bring proof of registration… ——>>>I'll present my dongle at the door. —–>>>>Ian. I think you could be arrested for that in some states. Well, then again, we're talking about California…
—–>>>>>A while back I downloaded an image called ATLANT.GIF. It is a rendering of an idea that started back in college as an architectural thesis. It is located in Library 9. I would be interested in hearing any comments on the image and the idea. The design, though fictional, is…
Pouring beer from bottle
Message #49387
–> You never heard of beer.sxp? It comes bundled with froth.axp! –> Where you been, dude? –> – G Yeah, and you can use BLUR.IXP to get the perspective of the beer drinker…
—>> Ah ha… that's probably your problem. Everything is relative from the Start (absolute) frame, not each other. —>>Hope that does it for ya, —>> – G Sure did, Thanks ya!
—->>> You might be seeing rain "puddles" forming at the bottom of the box. What is your Drop Diameter/Splash ratio? —–>>>>Finally, I'm not sure why your time envelope was 1,15,55,45. Your last number being BEFORE the Hold number is very suspicious. Change the 45 to 65 and see what happens.…
>>>> We sell both direct and through authorized Autodesk 3DS dealers, if you fall in this catagory, e-mail me your particulars and we'll get you the dealer information. Hi, we are an Acad & Adesk Multimedia dealer in Southeast Missouri and St. Louis MO. Could you give me a brief…
#Rain artifacts
Message #47243
I'm getting some strange artifacts- triangles really- with the RAIN IPAS routine. I've created a normal box from the top viewport, as big as the landscape I'm working on. Then, I assigned the RAIN.AXP to it. I changed it to 4000 particles (since the box was covering a large area),…
Sounds like a winner. I've played with a similar method, but kept the 3D object in the scene. What I did was create the orb of lightning, and then hid it behind the camera. The, for about 10-15 frames every 40-50 frames, I move it instantly into the scene and…
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