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RHPADI Drivers
Message #156705
Could you tell me where I can find RHPADI drivers? I'm looking for one for the Canon BJC-600 color inkjet. Is that something I must get from Canon? If so, what do I tell them exactly I am looking for? Thanks, Chris Truty
#Cycling IPAS
Message #141190
I am using the VAPOR and the FLAME routines to create some very nice burning animations. I am using the animations in an interactive environment, consequently they are cycling all the time. My question is this; is there a way in the settings for the AXP's that the last frame…
Thanks Paul, this is EXACTLY what I need… Chris
#Rendering times
Message #137766
Does anybody know of any reports/charts on rendering speeds ranging from 50DX2 to P5-90/100 or 100DX4? (No disk-paging of course). I'm looking for how much faster, given the same image, the different machines are. Thanks, Chris
Offsite Rendering
Message #136672
I am interested in sending animations offsite to assist in rendering. 1) Is this within licensing requirements? Can I have offsite machines do command-line rendering? 2) Is there a file that command-line rendering updates to track rendering results (errors, completion times, etc) Thanks, Chris
VGA16
Message #135179
Jack, I just purchased 3DS4 and this may sound petty but what happened to the font VGA16 (the original IBM font)? Are only 14 pt fonts accessible? The IPAS still use those fonts… Thanks, Chris
#Seamless Animation Play
Message #124562
You guys have come through before, let's hope so again. I asked this question several months ago with not much success. Is anyone familiar with either presentation software or a development kit that would allow for limited interaction and seamless transitioning between flc's? Is this something that I should really…
Does Autodesk have software that allows that type of control and interactivity?? If not, who does?? What you just suggested is what I want to do but I've had a difficult time finding "presentation" software or other software that provides seamless transfer between flics. How is the transfer between flics…
Using 3DS for VR
Message #100857
I'm not sure this is the section, but I'm looking to do one of two things. Is there a way to use 3DS flics interactively. I'd like to create a series of short flics that are controlled interactively by the user–similar to AAWIN's script function but more user-oriented. Or is…
AAWin Settings
Message #87696
I would like to use AAWin as an OLE from another software package. Does anyone know if there is a way to modify/save the original settings in AAWin and automatically begin playing the flic from a command line? Or is there another package that can accomplish these things??
Thanks, Martin. I'll keep on looking…. Chris
#Presentation Software
Message #86872
I recently read an article that classified Animator Pro as Presentation Software. I've never really thought about it as such but I can't I say I've spent much time looking into it. I thought it just did 2D animation. My questions…with Animator Pro can you create buttons that allow you…
Thanks John, I appreciate the thought. That's what I was expecting, and as much as I am dying for v3, it has to be postponed for the present time. Thanks for the input. 🙁 Chris
#New Video Card
Message #83323
Well, I have finally had it with ATI. I would like to purchase a new video card now. Any suggestions?? What cards support both v2 and v3 3DS and have good reputations. I've had nothing but driver and hdwe probs with ATI's Ultra Pro. I've seen many comments on Diamond's…
#Hardware Problems
Message #82769
I've been trying to postpone upgrading to v3 until I've had to and maybe I have to now. Recently, I had a problem with my machine and had to replace the motherboard and the videocard. Ever since then, if I render with RCPADI, the machine reboots at various points of…
Unfortunately, I still do so I guess I will wait…hopefully not long though 🙁 Thanks, Chris
Great, I'm looking forward to it as most of work uses these two items. Place me on the top of the list (or close to it ) of those that are notified when it's available.
Thanks for the reply, it certainly sounds worth a shot. Can you give me the info and on how to order it and will it run on v2? I'm looking for billowing smoke such as from a burning building.
What kind of material is used for the bubbles?? Is it a transparent material or user definable. Could this process also be used to create a column of black smoke rising up? Thanks, Chris
> I'm well aware of that and believe me it's at the top of my priority list but for now I still have r2 and I have to solve the problem. Any suggestions??? Chris
Jonas, I am still using r2. I don't have the programs that you suggested (not to mention that I have misplaced my installation manual). I am still doing it the "old-fashioned" way; changing the resolutions by erasing the 3dadi.cfg file and then restarting. Chris P.S. If this is something new…
#White Bar on Config
Message #78613
Jack, I have an Ultra Pro w/1MB of RAM. When I try to config RCPADI with 840x680x65,000 or 1024x768x65,000 and then test the video mode, I get a white bar which takes anywhere from 1/4 to 1/3 of the bottom portion of the screen. Rendering moves the top of the…
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#Quicktime/3DS Video X
Message #76014
Debabelizer can also convert single-frame GIF's, TGA's to Quicktime bypassing the other Mac applications. I believe Quicktime is only 8-bit though so they'd have to by 'Macintized' anyway. Good Luck
Roberto, You may also want to check the ATI forum (GO ATITECH). I have the same configuration as you do and have had numerous problems with ATI drivers. If you would like to discuss it more, you can also E-mail me. Chris
Brian, Thanks much. Have already received the product and works fantastic. Sounds like they're from your neck of the woods. Do you know if they have any plans for a PC product? Chris
Dennis, To borrow a line from Greg, IANAL either but in my experience I have found Chuck's recommendation on target. Anything that you do that could be construed as a representation of a product that you are familiar with (in a work relationship, maybe) could end up putting you in…
>> …problem with playing frames from memory to the monitor.
>> …scaling the incoming animation before merging?
Pavel, Have not heard this solution yet, but I just got through experimenting with it and am quite happy with the results as long as you have decided you don't need broadcast quality. Sony makes a camera that has adjustable refresh rates to sync with your screen. You can either…
>> I hoping to find something which focused more on the special effects and how to get the most out of the program.
#Scaling Merged Animats
Message #70389
Greetings, how 'bout some help please. I created a complex animation that has objects moving and scaling in relation to each other. I then tried to merge that animation into another scene but the merged objects are way out of scale with the new scene. If I scale and adjust…
ROMS Incompatible
Message #69997
I just received a replacement videocard (ATI Ultra Pro) due to a problem with my motherboard. When trying to configure the card 'MACH32/INSTALL', I get an error msg saying 'ROMS are incompatible with software; please update.' Any ideas on what and where? Thanks, Chris
Larry, Amazing how we sometimes neglect the obvious (at least I do). Of course I thought for sure that it was because I had been working with the paths before, but alas…. Thanks much, Chris
#Invalid Image Msgs
Message #66829
Why trying to load a couple of .fli's in the Video Post, I keep getting "Invalid Image" messages. Any ideas? They're just simple 15-frame flics that I'm trying to combine. I was attempting to load them through the queue entry. Thanks, Chris
Ammanat, I've spent a great deal of time creating (trying) fire to no avail. With the help of a few good fli's in this Library (fire.zip and fire2.zip) I have created transparency maps of the fire. Putting both of those together in a material, I have literally been able to…
Text/Transp Maps Company
Message #66318
Thanks Larry, I'll give them a call.
#Light Intensity
Message #66317
On the v3 demo tape, there's a shot of the sun going behind a logo and across the screen and also of squad cars with flashing lights. Are those intensities then created that way?
mapping coords & boolean
Message #65527
One other suggestion and I'm not sure this will work but think about it is rather than welding your vertices for the smooth joint, try assigning the faces on both objects to the same smoothing group. You can then do an Object/Attach and just correct the smoothing groups.
FIRE!!!!
Message #65310
Thanks Joe, I'll give that a shot! Chris
I'm having problems unzipping both FIRE2 and FIRE.ZIP. I'm getting a msg from pkunzip that says it does not know how to handle FIRE.FLI. Any ideas on whether or not it's the version of PKUNZIP (1.1) or is there a format specifier for FLI's?
I've come into the middle of this as usual. What can you tell me about this smart smoke? Thanks, Chris
Thanks much James. That's a good idea that I will use. The IFL's have worked nicely although I still wonder why the individual GIF's could be found but the wildcarded group could not. According to the docs and a suggestion by Greg Pyros, it should it have worked but alas……
Thanks Martin. I don't know if you saw Gary's or Greg's comments but I tried it their way to no avail. Your suggestion with the IFL did work. Thanks again, Chris
I tried Greg's suggestion by renaming all the files so that the first 4 characters were alpha followed by numbers masked through 0000 to no avail. It was the same problem. It could find the individual files but not the asterisked group (FLAM*.GIF). I was able to make it work…
#Can't find anim textmaps
Message #63762
Gentlemen, A simple problem, I hope… In creating an animated texture map (r2), the renderer (MatEd/Editor/or Keyframer) can't find the sequentially numbered .gif files. It can find the individual files but not the group. What am I doing wrong? (The file selection in the MatEd reads flame*.gif) Thanks, Chris
John, I like your second idea of using an opacity map. It saves on vertices and faces. Thanks much! -Chris
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Chain Link Fence Prob
Message #59447
Gary, Thanks much. I suppose it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. -Chris
#Vibrant ATI Drivers
Message #53570
Robert, Do you guys have a most recent driver for the ATI Ultra Pro? I have the DLXPRESS dated 9/14/92 and it has some quirks in it including a black mapping icon for the RCPADI driver. I have had several people from your outfit offer me a variety of files…
Jay, The table cloth can be a box mesh with the bottom faces and/or 2 sides removed. Your pattern can then be a 2-sided material. Using planar mapping, set your map plane at a 45 degree angle to all 3 axes. Chris
Angelo, Got a dedicated OzCIS fan here. I have tried v2 but have had more difficulty with it than expected. I am very happy with v1.2 and will undoubtedly stay with it for now. So…. Chris Truty
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