This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Martin, >> imagine one would use PC anywhere… Now there's a good thought. Oh man, but that means one more thing wanting precious RAM and sucking machine cycles (looking for the phone to ring). If my machine wasn't the fastest and most reliable on the LAN, that very good solution…
Mark: >> Can't do it. No way to have a slave rendering machine clean it self. Hum, too bad. Guess I'll just have to figure something else out. I've toyed with the idea of writing a batch file, ran from video post, that would call my pager (through the modem)…
#Can a slave clean itself
Message #180593
Got a question for anyone in the know. It would make my life alot easier if there were a way to have a slave rendering machine clean it self (somthing I could pass to 3ds on the command line, for example). You see, I have co-workers who don't require their…
Peter: Put me down for one of your NURBS info packets. Thanks, Scott.
Ed: >> The other thing is you might talk to Jim Dempsey at Tapedisk ( 414 231 3333 cis 73777,145 ) Their software does a good job of turning a tape into a drive.
#Favorite Back-up
Message #179279
Hi all: It's come time to get a bigger more betterer mass back-up system for moving 3DS rendered images from place to place (my place to service bureau). Here's the system I'm looking at picking up. It's an HP 8 gig 4mm DAT drive (HP1533A external) bundled with the RENDER-TO-DAT…
I dont have anything to do with the Render Plant other then being a 3DS junkie like yourself. However, I had the same question about an InterNet site that you have. Jim (Lammers [Trinity] 73261,66) answered: >> Well, not yet, but every time a new person sends me a message…
#Render Plant BBS?
Message #172051
Jim: What are the chances that the RENDER PLANT has a FTP site on the InterNet yet? I hope, I hope, I hope, Scott.
From:
Scott Foust [Zebra Graph
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Autodesk 3D Studio
April 13, 1995 11:45 AM
Bob: >> … made a copy of the first one and moved it over to where the last ones were. There ya go, make copies of the one that works. Good Idea (Just lucky I had duplicates). My solution used a bit more brute force. I link a camera to…
#SCRIPT EXTENTIONS
Message #163757
Martin: I've been hearing alot about the the script extensions (kind of like BASIC for all IPAS functions?). It sounds like you have something to do with this product. Anyway I can get on a mailing list or D/L a file out-lineing abilities and price. I dont have Schreiber's newst…
Brian: I've already sent the file to RRP [Adesk] 75300,2123 (Bob). But hey, here comes a copy for you. The more heads that get together on this…. Thanks, Scott.
From:
Scott Foust [Zebra Graph
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Autodesk 3D Studio
April 4, 1995 11:29 AM
RRP: >> Jonas is on vacation this week, but I'll take a look at the file. Great!! Do you know the story so far (did you see the message I post about my problem?) Scott.
From:
Scott Foust [Zebra Graph
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Autodesk 3D Studio
April 3, 1995 11:30 AM
Jonas: Did you recieve the file I U/Led for your inspection? I sent it up on the 26th but I dont see it here in the 3DS Lib. Just wanted to make sure it got to you. Scott.
From:
Scott Foust [Zebra Graph
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Autodesk 3D Studio
March 27, 1995 10:28 AM
Jonas: > It's there. Scott.
From:
Scott Foust [Zebra Graph
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Autodesk 3D Studio
March 27, 1995 10:26 AM
Ted: As you probably saw, Jonas is going to take a look at my 3DS file. Hopefully he'll be able to solve both our problems. Scott.
#Auto Flat Reflection
Message #161015
From:
Scott Foust [Zebra Graph
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Autodesk 3D Studio
March 26, 1995 6:58 PM
Anyone: I'm having trouble getting Automatic Flat Reflection mapping to work the way I think it should. Let me start by saying that I'm no novice when it comes to 3DS but I just can't figure what it is that I'm doing wrong. Here goes. I've got five (5) letters…
Darrin: Good to be here. Scott.
#Hello Phoenix, AZ!!
Message #148061
From:
Scott Foust [Zebra Graph
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Take 5/Want Ads
January 20, 1995 11:13 AM
Well, I've done it. Decided to step up into an area with a larger market. I've moved my base of operations to Phoenix AZ. (home to FOX Animation). I'm looking forward to meeting those of you already doing 3D Studio related work in the Phoenix area (is there a 3DS…
JPG as TGA utility
Message #142347
From:
Scott Foust [Zebra Graph
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Hware/OpSys/video
December 17, 1994 12:03 PM
I'm looking for a TSR type program that would allow DIAQUEST's Quick-Pass (for the PC) to read JPG files (at the moment it can only read *.TGA files). If I was going to write one myself, it would be a device driver for a virtual drive that could be pointed…
Just E-mailed you the 3DS file that was causing the problems. Great news about the APX. Cant wait. Check's in the mail.
BIND-AID
Message #134242
Joseph: REALLY like your bones IPAS routines. Especially like the idea of being able to IK the movements in R4 then apply it to the mesh (can you do that in the DIGIMATION version?). I am having a problem with Bind-Aid. Using the View Point COW mesh on the R3…
From:
Scott Foust [Zebra Graph
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Autodesk 3D Studio
October 12, 1994 3:02 AM
Yep, forgot about that one. Thanks.
From:
Scott Foust [Zebra Graph
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Autodesk 3D Studio
October 12, 1994 3:02 AM
Yea, thought of that too but knew there had to be a better way. Check out Gary's responce.
From:
Scott Foust [Zebra Graph
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Autodesk 3D Studio
October 12, 1994 3:02 AM
Oh ouch, a four word reply just saved me saved me fourteen hours of work. How would you like me to make out the check .
From:
Scott Foust [Zebra Graph
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Autodesk 3D Studio
October 12, 1994 3:02 AM
Jonas: >> Have you had a chance to do tutorial 22 yet? Oh yes, I've been using VP quit extensively for several years now. One of the greatest tools in 3DS. Now that you reminded me about IFL files, it just got better .
#Animated Map
Message #128264
From:
Scott Foust [Zebra Graph
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Autodesk 3D Studio
October 10, 1994 11:55 PM
I'm finally going to ask if there is away around this problem. I've got an animation where about 10 seconds in, 2 seconds of captured video is playing on the side of a mesh. But, the captured video loops before the camera passes because I have not figured out a…
Alan: Yep, that did it. Works fine now. Thanks Scott.
#RAINBOW IPAS
Message #126587
Anyone get the RAINBOW.SPX IPAS to work. Each time I try to use it, it returns an error message saying it can't find RAINBOW_I.SPX. If your counting, that name is longer than eight letters. Any ideas? Should I just try to D/L it again? Scott.
From:
Scott Foust [Zebra Graph
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Take 5/Want Ads
September 30, 1994 2:42 AM
Terry: >> …we're a fairly new BBS, and we support Autodesk products, … Thanks for the invite. I'll have make it a point to "stop by" soon. Scott.
From:
Scott Foust [Zebra Graph
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Take 5/Want Ads
September 30, 1994 2:42 AM
Jim: >>It's called TRP.zip and right now, it's around 90K. Oh great!. Knew there had to be one. Did I read that right? Your yearly subcription rate is only $35! I can't make the check out fast enough! By any chance, can I get to your board though the InterNet?…
From:
Scott Foust [Zebra Graph
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Take 5/Want Ads
September 26, 1994 3:50 AM
Jim- Loged onto board the other night and OH YEA. Look like you have a great board there. Didn't find the football helmet I was looking for but you got LOTS of other stuff that looks great! Browsing long-distance get kind of expensive though. Is there an ASCII file listing/discribing…
SANYO Replies
Message #124430
From:
Scott Foust [Zebra Graph
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Hware/OpSys/video
September 18, 1994 10:22 PM
Thanks to everyone who replied to my SANYO reliability question. The friend of mine, for whom this info was for, just hear about the PAR and seems to be leaning that direction. Thanks anyway, Scott.
3D BBS
Message #124429
From:
Scott Foust [Zebra Graph
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Take 5/Want Ads
September 18, 1994 10:22 PM
A while back I saw a message from someone who was running a BBS that centered around 3D graphics. The SysOps reply, to someone else, was that he had quite a few mesh files for 3DS. I'm know someone who is in need of a football helmet and/or football. For…
From:
Scott Foust [Zebra Graph
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Hware/OpSys/video
September 9, 1994 5:24 AM
Thumbs-up vote recorded. Thanks, Scott.
From:
Scott Foust [Zebra Graph
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Hware/OpSys/video
September 9, 1994 5:24 AM
>> the new 955 fixes several problems they had for editing work. New model huh? That's good info to know about. Same machine with new ROM code. Is that what your saying? Scott.
From:
Scott Foust [Zebra Graph
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Hware/OpSys/video
September 9, 1994 5:24 AM
Nope not even close. Like I said, I think these are some kind of correction colors. I think my best bet (and most simple) is to get a PMS color swatch and hold it next to the monitor till they match. (Brute force method). Thanks anyhow for the help. Scott.
From:
Scott Foust [Zebra Graph
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Hware/OpSys/video
September 9, 1994 5:24 AM
Thanks for your reply. I'ld be interested to hear how the replacement works for you.
From:
Scott Foust [Zebra Graph
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Hware/OpSys/video
September 7, 1994 1:34 PM
>> If those are CMYK values, how are you translating them to RGB values? In Corel's color dialog you can select how you wish to enter your color (RGB,CMYK, etc.). >> They are percentage values (0-100). This is out of one of the files: ; Format: ; 1) P PANTONE_ID…
#SANYO VTR
Message #122565
From:
Scott Foust [Zebra Graph
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Hware/OpSys/video
September 7, 1994 11:36 AM
I know someone who is contemplating buying the SANYO GVR-S950 (the frame accurate , $3000 machine). It came out about the time I got my Panasonic 7750 but I was not about to invest in an unproven deck. Dose any one have any reports, good or about. How has the…
From:
Scott Foust [Zebra Graph
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Hware/OpSys/video
September 7, 1994 11:36 AM
Thanks for the reply. About two days after asking about the PAR here, I recieved a flyer from Digimation about it. Ever get the feeling your being watched . (Thanks for the flyer Digimation). Scott.
From:
Scott Foust [Zebra Graph
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Hware/OpSys/video
September 3, 1994 2:48 AM
>> What were the range of numbers in the .PAN files? Well, (deep subject, I know) the PMS 239 color (a green I think) is defined in 4 of the .PAN files as the following CMYK values: CMYK150.PAN – 19,94,0,0 NECCMYK.PAN – 8,86,0,0 (these two seem to be for printers)…
#121493-
#VTV-2000
Message #121854
From:
Scott Foust [Zebra Graph
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Hware/OpSys/video
September 3, 1994 12:49 AM
PMJI, but could you, or anyone, fill me in on this PAR device I keep hear about on this forum. Is it a video card or a none-linear editing system or what? I let my magazine subscriptions laps for just a little while and miss everything. Thanks, Scott.
From:
Scott Foust [Zebra Graph
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Hware/OpSys/video
September 2, 1994 3:22 AM
Thanks. Yet another reason on my growing list to get PhotoShop.
From:
Scott Foust [Zebra Graph
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Hware/OpSys/video
September 2, 1994 1:58 AM
>> I believe Corel Draw includes a file that gives a correspondence between PMS colors and RGB values. Thanks for the tip. I checked it out (Corel 3) and found some text files (*.pan) that seem to be used to correct the colors for different output devices like a Sony…
PMS Colors
Message #121369
From:
Scott Foust [Zebra Graph
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Autodesk 3D Studio
August 31, 1994 12:56 PM
I'm having a little trouble converting a PMS color values to somthing I can use in 3DS. Dose anyone have a table or chart that converts PMS (267, 239) to RGB, HLS or percentages of CMY. Scott (color me happy) Foust
John: >> Perhaps IFS is doing its own marketing now. Anymore info on these guys (phone number maybe) ? At this point it's more of a curiousity then anything, but I'ld like to see what they have. Scott.
Jeff: >> Most people that license this technology also get the hardware that goes with it. Yea, when I saw that there were boards available, I knew I should start asking question about the compresssion speed. Scott.
Charlie: >> None of our current product offerings are intended for this purpose… Humm, too bad. Thanks for the reply anyway. Scott.
#> NEW Multimedia Stuff <
Message #98392
Tom Baggett Animotion Development Along the same lines as Alec's question, do any of your audio programs allow synching of audio files to video recorders. I'm not much of a sound card expert, so I dont know how do-able this would be. I would like to see an application that…
Fractal Compression
Message #98391
I receded a flyer from Iterated Systems Inc. describing the benefits from using fractal compression (up to 100 images on a single floppy, or so they claim). I've heard that although decompressing a fractal file is quick, compressing a file can be slow. Does anyone have any experience with fractal…
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