This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Dave, Do you know if there is any way to save AAS .tga's as 24bit — not 32 bit? AAS doesn't seem to allow any choice in the matter. And is there a way to save the .tga's in compressed format? AAS is so slooooooow and clunky with more than…
Margaret, Check a few simple things: * Ambient light level? Set it to zero and see what happens. * You've probably already done this but check the spotlight definition and make sure "Cast Shadows" is ON; "Attenuate" is OFF; and "Exclude" is OFF (gray, not red). * Try different settings…
Martin, I think Kelly answered this for you. Alec Jason
Kelly, Thanks for the assistance! Alec Jason
Kelly, I forgot to add: its Wednesday, 2 – 3:30 pm. Alec Jason
Kelly, I'm giving a class on Forensic Animation: "3D Studio in the Courtroom". Hope to meet you. Bring popcorn and a thermos of martini's. Alec Jason
Greg, I've forgotten: what classes are you teaching? Other than the "How You Too Can Be a Big Time L.A. Animation and Video and Hardware Guru/Bon Vivant" class. (I think I gotta sit in on a bit of that one.) Alec Jason
#Forensic B & G
Message #196053
< How goes the "guns and knives" animation business, oh king of blood and gore? > It's a dirty, nasty, thankless job but somebody's got to do it. To tell the truth, I like this stuff. And when you get down to it, I can't really understand why anyone would…
Jeff, See my message to Tim about the PAR/PVR. Alec Jason
Tim, I just gave Alejandro some of the basic differances between the PVR and the PAR. There is much more data available in the libraries which provide all the details on the two systems — in English. I thought he might have a hard time reading all that so I…
Alejandro, En breve asi es: El PVR es el modelo mas nuevo. No hay mucha diferencia entre los dos por uso con animation aunque con el PAR se puede rendar directamente desde sus computadores. Con el PVR, se nececita hace .tga's primeramente. Pero como los dos systemas cuesta lo mismo,…
Murat, TapeDisk has a Win95 version. Check with TapeDisk. Alec Jason
Robert, I use TapeDisk software to backup files to DAT tape. It works fine with the PAR ani files, too. I have the tape drive on one computer and the PAR on another and I can backup and restore directly — across the network — from the tape to the…
My sources reveal the following information on Dave Stinnet: CIS 70214,774 Blur Studio 1332 Main St. Venice, CA 90291 Alec Jason
Serge, I don't understand the criticism you posted but I can say that I vey much appreciate your Free Toys and I admire your excellent programming skills. Please keep working! Alec Jason
I made a 640×480 flc which I'm trying to use in Razor but when I render it to the PAR at 752×780 the frames render look a bit squeezed. I know the aspect ratio between the two resolutions are the problem but when I try to set a proper ratio…
John, Thanks for your information. I have found a way to do screen captures myself and it work quite well. Thanks! Alec Jason
Ian, Welcome, I guess, to the PAR Survivors Society. Although it may not be a comfort, you are not alone. There are many of us. We walk at night. We are everywhere but, in the eyes of DPS, we don't exist. Ian, the truth is that PAR disasters are a…
Carlton, Don Landis is the Real Smart Guy on this subject. Since you seem in a hurry, I thought I might offer some thoughts until Don steps in. (I asked Don about a similar problem at Siggraph.) Your situation is very likely to be a problem with signals getting into…
Oh, I forgot to mention to check the little tiny "A/V" button in the Razor player (right next to the play button). It should show both the "A" and the "V" to get both audio and video. Alec Jason
Gary, You should get audio and video when you make a preview. Are you indeed "making a preview" ? If you just double click on the filmstrip, only the video will play — or only the audio if you click on the audio clip. But if you generate a real…
Thanks for the info, Dave. I hope 1.1 gets to me quickly, I really need it. BTW, I got over my problem with the compobj.dll but in my travels I noticed that the AS 1.0 CD seems to have two _different_ versions of compobj.dll on it. (different file sizes and…
Regarding your problem recording audio: What type of audio card are you using? I'm using a Tropez and I had the same trouble until I realized that you have to set the Tropez mixer correctly (with only one input selected). If you are using the PAR VCR, you should be…
Dave, Will the AS 1.1 work on Win3.1? How about on NT? Thanks, Alec Jason
Hey Andy, don't ask me! I'm just a poor zek like you. I think you meant to direct your message to Dave Aquilar. Alec Jason
Joel, Thanks for the tip. I had already done that. The problem is half fixed now but there still is some mystery. Thanks, Alec Jason
Hi Digr, Please send me a list of what you've got for sale. Thanks, Alec Jason
Paul, Thanks very much for your information. I did get a response from a Macromedia guy who said that it is not possible to load a .dxr file from a CD. Thanks, Alec Jason
Where Is AS Upgrade?
Message #191354
Hi Dave, I'm not sure you're the guy in charge of this but I'm still waiting for my AS update. It has been a long time since I sent in my registration. Who shall I talk to about this? Thanks, Alec Jason
"Choice Not Found" ??
Message #191313
Here's a new one . . . After I put the 3DS server into slave mode during a network rendering job, I came back to find that it was locked up. It had a message box stating: "Error: Choice 210 not found" Each time I hit the "continue" button, the…
#What's a ".dxr" file?
Message #191168
I'm trying to "capture" a .dxr file from a CDROM. I'm assuming the dxr file is an animated avi-type file which demonstrates a program such as a spread- sheet or dialog box being used, with the cursor moving, buttons being pushed, etc. I would like to capture the dxr file…
Jeff, I bought a very nice shopping cart from Viewpoint. It is expensive, but they've got one. Alec Jason
Terry, You might be right about the earth's rotation but remember that the cylinder rotation in revolvers varies. Colt's rotate clockwise while Smith & Wesson's rotate counter-clockwise. I remember watching an R1 demo tape Gary showed a long time ago in which someone had made a beautiful mesh of a…
Robert, Thanks VERY much for the Globe project. Very nice! Alec Jason
Jeff, Right you are! Thanks, Alec Jason
Bob, > I believe they are all deliberately created. Most have "funny" little messages which pop up to add insult to injury. The Anti-Exe virus is interesting as it is a stealth virus which was designed to evade detection by virus detection programs. The good news is that it was…
Aleksey Aleksanderovitch! Prasteetya! In the spirit of international solidarity with your toiling algorithmists, I offer my apologies. I was only kidding: the Digimation virus is clearly of decandent Amerikansky origin. I think Bizneezman David is aware of the problem. Alec Jason
Addendum: The name of the McAfee file is: scn-225e.zip Also note that the recommended procedure is to make a clean (sterile), boot floppy (on another, non-infected computer) with the system files and the following McAfee files: scan.exe, scan.dat, clean.dat, names.dat Make sure the boot floppy is write protected, then boot…
Bob, I have also found the ANTIEXE virus on both of Digimation's Refraction Mapping disks. The virus had not infected any of my hard disks. You can detect and remove the virus by using the latest version of McAfee's Viruscan program. It is available as shareware on CIS: GO MCAFEE.…
Painter 3.1 Training?
Message #187989
Is there anyone interested in Fractal Painter training in the SF Bay Area? I'm tentatively contracting with Karen Sperling, the author of the new book on Painter, to come to my place (in the East Bay) on September 14 or 15 for three hours of personal training. I'm thinking about…
Don, I'm in pretty much the same situation as you. I've got six machines which have all worked fine on Lantastic 6.0 and I'm trying to find the most efficient way of making the transition. Based on two assumptions: 1. That Win95 machines can network to NT machines; and 2.…
Ralph, I've also got Artisoft cards. I did get NT to recognize them but that's about it. Were you able to get your NT machine to communicate to with other Win31 machines over the Lantastic network? Gus told me that it can't be done practically. Microsoft claims never to have…
Robert, I don't know much about NT but I've installed it and got it running. I also have an "unlisted" IDE CD-rom but I found that NT went ahead and found it anyway and it works fine. You might try installing NT and see what happens. Alec Jason
#3DS working backups
Message #187809
Hi Bob, Me too. PMJI, the last version of project I just finished is number 59. I use the "+" button almost every time I save as I work. I keep the last three versions and delete the others. Alec Jason
Serge, I have just been using your fantastic PV.KXP and I tried the KF demo. It looks very interesting but I noticed that the movement of the little balls after collision is not correct. The ball which has been struck moves in the indentical direction of the striker ball –…
PV.PXP: Wow!
Message #187725
Hey Serge! THANK YOU for your wonderful PV.PXP "free toy" !! It's really, really useful. A great thing to have! Alec Jason (Is it Christmas already . . . ? I guess I've lost track.)
I didn't think I was asking for a benchmark. What I was interested in was the manner in which Max will save the modifiers. Some graphic programs with "undo's" will save a copy of each of several versions of a file and therefore the file will quickly grow very large.…
Just curious, Jack, In bytes, how large is a long stack (say, 40 modifiers)? Alec Jason
Dave, I've also faxed in an AS reg card and have received nothing. Alec Jason
Gus, Thanks for the excellent HD seminar! Alec Jason
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