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An all Black palette
Message #157127
Greg, GO GRASP and ask the same question. You don't need to use Ani. You just write a simple GRASP program to create a very small .PIC with the desired palette. Dick Brandt
James, It's on CIS as ALCHEM.ZIP in GRAPHDEV, I think. The shareware version is fully functional up to 640×480. Full program, for higher resolutions and with printed documentation, is around $80-$85 from: Handmade Software, Inc. 48820 Kato Road, Suite 110 Fremont, CA 94538 Phone 1-800-358-3588 CIS # 71330,3136 By the…
James, Once you've reduced the number of colors used to 16 and ensured that each frame uses the same palette, just use the /16 switch with GDFF to produce a GRASP dff in 16 colors; i.e., to get rid of the 240 blank palette slots. I would also suggest that…
Dave, PMJI if you already know this, but have you considered GRASP? It lets you control FLCs really well (and lots more). You can even set up FLCs and FLIs to run backward if you like, and the learning curve isn't very steep if all you want to do is…
Check Mail, Pls.
Message #116667
Rick Rodgers, If you haven't checked your E-Mail in the last few days, please do so. Dick Brandt
PMJI, Rick, but have you considered GRASP, either by itself or in combination with ANI PRO? Dick Brandt
Olivier, Image Alchemy doesn't come with MMGRASP, but a lot of graspers use it. It's a shareware program from Handmade Software, Inc., and you can find it on CIS – In Graphdev, I think. The shareware version is limited to 640×480, but the full program is only about $80 US,…
Olivier, I've seen several of your messages on this subject, both here and in the GRASP forum. Sorry to see you still haven't found the answer. Let me give it a shot. Can you import your fli or flc into Animator Pro and then save it out again? If not,…
Chuck, You're talking to yourself. Kidding aside, have you tried batch processing your pics with Image Alchemy to give them a common palette? Dick Brandt
Mark, No misunderstanding. GRASP is a programming language (interpreted). You write your program as an ascii text file or, more likely, a bunch of'em, then pack all your program files, graphics, fonts, etc. into a library file. The library file that now holds all your neat work (including .fli and…
Mark, Most likely done with GRASP, from Paul Mace Software. I've been using GRASP for over three years, and bundling the runtime program with a flic, or several, is about as easy as anything can be. It would only take about six lines of code. Dick Brandt, Orlando, FL
Thanks. I ask one question, and get four quick replies from you guys at Autodesk. If that ain't customer support, what is? Dick Brandt, Orlando, FL
#Upgrade to Ani Pro?
Message #92754
Jonas/Adesk, I've been hanging around this forum for several months and have picked up references to a recent, or imminent, upgrade to Ani Pro. What's the story on it, and what's the most recent version of the program? I bought version 1.3 about a month ago, but have heard rumors…
I've taken the liberty of uploading a few of the messages I spoke of to you via your mail box, rather than clutter up this forum. It's been known for some time, to those who develop in Viewer, that the Autodesk driver and Viewer are currently incompatible. I personally don't…
Carl, Viwer 2.0 and MCIAAP don't seem to like each other very much from what I hear over in the WINMM forum. Your best bet is to convert your .fl? files to .avi with the VIDEDIT utility that comes with Video for Windows. Viewer handles the avi's nicely. There's been…
Nik, PMFBI, but GRASP (any version) from Paul Mace Software will let you create an EXE that will run .FLCs and much more. Dick Brandt, Orlando, FL