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Thanks for the reply. I'll look at the file. Chris Barnes
#cfig386 3DS settings??
Message #141502
I'm setting up 3DS4 and want to use AniPro as one of the User Programs. What are the recommended values for -extlow, -exthigh, and -maxvcpi? I've got 32MB RAM. Thanks, Chris Barnes
Thanks, Ralph. It's valuable to know that. I think I may give DPS a call for a demo tape. Chris Barnes
Thanks for the tip. I'll take at look at them…seems like I've seen a lot of messages describing problems with PAR… Chris
#Need to spend $$!!
Message #136208
I have a client who needs to spend some $ on capital equipment in a hurry. He wants to get a board that provides video in/out on a PC with some sort of hardware compression. We work with 3DS and Ani Pro on occassional projects, and he does corporate training…
PMJI, but do you who makes DDS-2 DAT drives and how they compare? I am about to purchase a new system and am still researching which backup is for me. Thanks, Chris Barnes
Thanks for the reply Alan. I just got a quote from Micron yesterday and am waiting for one from Dell…there are some great deals out there. I keep trrying to remind myself, though, that whatever I buy won't be the best deal or product a few months from now..so it…
HW suggestions/Stealth?
Message #132722
I know this gets asked every week or so, but I couldn't find anything here recently about…hardware. I about to sink some money into a Pentium to do MM development using Director. I also plan to continue doing graphic design and occasional 3DS/AniPro work. I want to find a video…
Voting Machine Image
Message #103919
I need to find a photo, graphic image, or mesh of a voting machine. I spent yesterday trying to find some source image to create a mesh from but couldn't find anything in the library, in the graphics forum, or at the local Elections Department. I need to create an…
Thanks, Dave, the info does help — especially the safe area figure of 80%. I k knew it was shockingly small, but I always forget by how much. Chris
I reached the same conclusion (about the insanity part) and I'm sending off my bug report today. Thanks for the suggestions.
NTSC readable font size
Message #98313
I am wondering if anyone has a rule of thumb about the smallest **reliably** readable font size that can be used when going to video from 640×480. I am also wondering how much to pad my screen design to stay within the safe area. Unfortunately, I am having to do…
Thanks for the reply George. Now, I haven't put much thought into it or tried it yet, but what about creating the palette in AniPro and then (through what process??) creating an identical custom palette for Corel? Perhaps this is more trouble than it's worth, but I think I'll check…
#AniP/3ds font HELP!
Message #98156
I need to do some 8-bit animation (graphs and text) for an interactive video and, of course, I need to do it NOW. My question/problem is this: I wanted to use the standard corporate font (univers) and thought I could in AniPro 1.3. The font however, looks awful (really jaggy)…
Thanks for the reply. There are enough people on this side doing graphics I'm sure 3DS will catch on sooner or later (even though the bulk of the work is over the hill). Chris
Pardon my noting your address and jumping in here, but I'm wondering if you know of others working with 3DS in the Santa Cruz area and if there's any sort of informal user's group etc. I figured there must be others around somewhere… Chris Barnes
3D newsletter
Message #37525
I don't mind shameless requests for patronage, and I'd love a copy of the collectors edition newsletter. My info is: Chris Barnes 2161 Empire Grade Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Thanks! Chris Barnes
I'll have to run this by the company that's providing my hardware at the moment, but it seems to me the local bus upgrade is probably the way to go. If not I might be interested in 1 card. I'll let you know (if we're interested) in the next few…
How's the performance of the genoa 7900's with 3DS? and Windows? Chris Barnes
Thanks! Chris
Would it be posible for me to get a copy of those maps? So far a good scanner has been out of financial reach, but I could use a good chrome. Thanks. Chris Barnes
Ouch! I was afraid of that. Thanks for the swift reply. At least I have some fun experimenting to look forward to . Chris
#Can't render TGA file
Message #36410
I am trying to render a series of Targa files to be sent to a film recorder for slides. I have the resolutoin set to 4096×2731 with an aspect ratio of 1.23 as recommended in the film recorder documentation. I am rendering to Null. When I try to render I…
Thanks anyway.
Seems like a great idea. Although there's nothing like experimentation to really figure out a technique or trick, it would be _very_ helpful to see how certain specific effects can be created. Chris Barnes
I don't know if this was mentioned earlier, but here's a suggestion for future manual updates: On p. 9-34 the .ifl discussion only specifically addresses .gif and .tga files, yet I believe that .cel files can be included in .ifl's also. Chris Barnes
That pesky little note… Thanks for the info. Chris Barnes
When I was typing that message I was thinking to myself that there must be an efficient way, i.e. some type of utility or command I hadn't run across. Thanks for the help! Chris Barnes
Thanks for the reply Martin. I started to use IFL files for this application but thought I could get away with being lazy…the ifl list will be about 500 frames and I didn't feel like typing all those gif file names in . Still, I wonder about that note in…
#Ani txt map problem
Message #32434
I am trying to test the use of an animated text map, counting on the behavior described in the note on p.9-34. i.e. I want to render a portion of my total animation (somewhere in the middle) and have the animated text map, a .flc file, start at frame 1…
Amen to the code! Chris Barnes
Thanks, for the tip Ken. I'll give him a call. Chris Barnes
#Creating Highlites
Message #29908
Does anyone have suggestions on how to highlight component pieces of a model? I am modeling part of a drug testing instrument for a training video to illustrate the relationship between certain parts of this model and others. The client has suggested that sequential components be highlighted in bright colors.…
Should be no problem to workaroun until 2.01A. Thanks for the swift reply.
Here's another YES.
#Mat Editor Bug?
Message #29175
I am having an odd problem in the materials editor of 3ds2. I am using a series of materials consisting of 100% texture map, Decal, Sub, Phong. The maps are cel files (in my map path) consisting of a single black word on a white background. The upper left pixel…
SCANSCSI sees the drive and recognizes it but I still get the CDR101 not ready reading message. I'm now waiting for a call back from Corel tech support (it wasn't clear to them either what the problem might be. Thanks for your reply! Chris Barnes
I finally figured out most of what you suggested. I've tried several cables, several terminators, tried _not_ terminating, the ASPI driver is loading prior to the CDROM driver and excluded the appropriate memory address. The Adaptec card sees the NEC but doesn't recognize it as an NEC CDR-74 during the…
Intersting thread, as I was about to recommend a SpeedStar to the company I contract with. What are you using (or considering) as an alternative if this one is to be your last? I am fairly unfamiliar with high end display boards and frmae buffers and am trying to gather…
Thanks for the info (and quick reply). There seems to be a concensus about the Adaptec cards so that'll probably be our next purchase, and since we already own Corel SCSI, we should be set on the NEC. As for the MicroNet, I guess we'll just have to wait for…
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#NEC CDR74/adaptec 1542
Message #28074
So if I understand you correctly, COREL is no longer producing a SCSI interface card but is concentrating on driver support? What card\ would you recommend then to be used with an NEC 74 and a MicroNet 44 Mb removeable cartridge drive? The card thqat came with the MicroNet drive…
Yes, they are SCSI and yes, we are using their controller. But I think we ,ay be getting an Adaptec SCSI board today because it has a bunch of generic drivers (we are also installing a CD ROm which didn't come w/ drivers). BTW, how much was a rewritable optical?…
Thanks, Jack, I'll give Numpic a try. Haven't used those poco programs enough… Chris Barnes
We just got a 44 Mb SyQuest a few weeks ago. We went with the 44 Mb capacity because we thought most service bureaus had that size and we couldn't really imagine needing 88 Mb for our files. Well…shortly after receiving the drive I ended up with a 55 Mb…
Yes, and just after I posted that message I found some suitable clip art, used Corel to export it to DXF, and used it to create my 3d image. (when will I ever learn to think _first_…) The only problem now is that I can't get rid of the backgound…
#Europe mesh
Message #22385
Does anyone know where I can get a mesh of Europe, Italy, and Japan ?? Thanks, Chris BArnes
#3D images to slides
Message #22349
I'm doing a slide presentation and would like to use some images from an animation. Has anyone ever tried to get images from 3DS/AniPro to PowerPoint? We've had success printing images by taking GIF files and converting them to TIFF in Photoshop on a Mac, then printing them from Quark.…
Yup, I saw that message just after I posted the one I sent you. I recently discovered a utility called zipit (on the dos forum, I think) that creates self-extracting files across multiple diskettes. I used it extensively to shuttle files back and forth between my design system and the…
Sorry to jump in here with an ignorant question, but what is the advantage of ray tracing vs. what 3DS does? Curious, Chris Barnes
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