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#58713 CD-ROM Message #59005
From: J. Eric Chard The Amiga Forum · Talk to the Trade March 15, 1987 11:46 AM
Try the two Microsoft books on CD-ROM. They are recommended. Don't forget the (gag) MAC SE and MAC II.
#58949- Hard Drive/Amiga 2000 Message #59004
From: J. Eric Chard The Amiga Forum · Talk to the Trade March 15, 1987 11:44 AM
Well, E.J., it would be a heck of a commute. I live in Seattle.
#58652 VideoScape? Message #58694
From: J. Eric Chard The Amiga Forum · Videophile March 12, 1987 9:12 PM
I'll believe it when I see it. You guys haven't even upgraded ANIMATOR yet. Also you didn't return the postcards I enclose when I send letters to companies (to make sure they got them). EA not only sent back the card, they sent three pages of C source code to…
#58419 Xebec drives Message #58691
From: J. Eric Chard The Amiga Forum · Hot News & Rumors March 12, 1987 9:06 PM
Thanx Rocky, but Video is my middle name! (And am I mad at my mother…..)
#58346 #CD-ROM Message #58690
From: J. Eric Chard The Amiga Forum · Talk to the Trade March 12, 1987 9:04 PM
I believe $800 was the usually price bandied about…..
From: J. Eric Chard The Amiga Forum · Videophile January 2, 1987 8:52 PM
Your statement is still misleading—You do not NEED a single-framer for >normal
Ray Tracing Juggler Message #46541
From: J. Eric Chard The Amiga Forum · Videophile January 1, 1987 2:13 AM
Since Digiview gives a 2-D image, and ray-tracing demands a 3D universe, I don't think it would be very appropriate. Jeric
From: J. Eric Chard DDJ Forum · Videophile January 1, 1987 2:04 AM
Marlene, your comment about DVIDEO needing a single-framing VTR is misleading—you only NEED a single-framer if you are going to use Super-Slow mode….and since there is no way to automate the process, it would be very tedious to sit there and push the frame advance. It is quite possible to…
From: J. Eric Chard The Amiga Forum · Videophile January 1, 1987 2:04 AM
Marlene, your comment about DVIDEO needing a single-framing VTR is misleading—you only NEED a single-framer if you are going to use Super-Slow mode….and since there is no way to automate the process, it would be very tedious to sit there and push the frame advance. It is quite possible to…
From: J. Eric Chard The Amiga Forum · Videophile January 1, 1987 1:56 AM
Geez, wish I had problems like that…
D.O.A. RAMBOard Message #46534
From: J. Eric Chard The Amiga Forum · Hardware January 1, 1987 1:50 AM
Well, I got my board…..and it was DOA. Tried various software tests, no-go. I am shipping it back to TS. I talked to a GOOD local dealer here, he says his C-Ltd HD won't work with the RAMBO. For about $.02 I'd say, just give me my f***ing money back.…
#44513- #Aegis animator Message #44605
From: J. Eric Chard Forum unknown · Videophile December 19, 1986 3:06 AM
Marlene, you're nuts. As someone who actually has to produce animations with this stuff, I MUCH prefer Animator in terms of ease of use, speed of generation, NO DISK ACCESS, and much better color resolution. True, you've got razzle dazzle effects on DV, but they don't get used that much,…
#44513- #Aegis animator Message #44605
From: J. Eric Chard Forum unknown · Videophile December 19, 1986 3:06 AM
Marlene, you're nuts. As someone who actually has to produce animations with this stuff, I MUCH prefer Animator in terms of ease of use, speed of generation, NO DISK ACCESS, and much better color resolution. True, you've got razzle dazzle effects on DV, but they don't get used that much,…
#43058 Digi-Paint/DView2 Message #43473
From: J. Eric Chard The Amiga Forum · Videophile December 12, 1986 1:46 AM
Make sure it has 2:1 interlace or it is useless .
#43230 Drawing programs Message #43472
From: J. Eric Chard The Amiga Forum · Videophile December 12, 1986 1:44 AM
To do WHAT?? Catch a clue, boy, you have to be more specific. DRAW is a CAD program, not a "drawing" program.
#43229 Drawing programs Message #43471
From: J. Eric Chard The Amiga Forum · Videophile December 12, 1986 1:39 AM
You pay dirt cheap, you get dirt software….c'mon , $70 ain't that much.
#42985 TechniSoft Message #43466
From: J. Eric Chard The Amiga Forum · Forum Business December 12, 1986 1:27 AM
Bless you, my son! >>>Jeric
#43118 #Guess Who? Message #43460
From: J. Eric Chard The Amiga Forum · Hardware December 12, 1986 1:12 AM
Got hold of D. Briggs today…they "promise" to send by Monday… Artwork and piracy story….These people deserve a book to be written about them–by the Harvard Business School.
#42739 Edit Decision List Message #42981
From: J. Eric Chard Forum unknown · Videophile December 9, 1986 9:07 AM
Mike, that would be great. I hereby promise, in writing, not to use your software in any commercial product without your prior consent. In addition, I promise not to create any public domain or "shareware" software using your code without your prior consent. … (If you need any more legal…
#42739 Edit Decision List Message #42981
From: J. Eric Chard Forum unknown · Videophile December 9, 1986 9:07 AM
Mike, that would be great. I hereby promise, in writing, not to use your software in any commercial product without your prior consent. In addition, I promise not to create any public domain or "shareware" software using your code without your prior consent. … (If you need any more legal…
#42392 #RGB encoding Message #42621
From: J. Eric Chard Forum unknown · Videophile December 7, 1986 2:54 PM
Then why do they cost so much commercially? Actually, I'm pricing the other way other way—NTSC encoders (from RGB) cost about $2000 ($2k).
#42392 #RGB encoding Message #42621
From: J. Eric Chard Forum unknown · Videophile December 7, 1986 2:54 PM
Then why do they cost so much commercially? Actually, I'm pricing the other way other way—NTSC encoders (from RGB) cost about $2000 ($2k).
#RGB encoding Message #42385
From: J. Eric Chard Forum unknown · Videophile December 6, 1986 12:58 PM
I doubted because of the present cost of RGB encoders….I would certainly be pleasantly surprised if that were so.
#RGB encoding Message #42385
From: J. Eric Chard Forum unknown · Videophile December 6, 1986 12:58 PM
I doubted because of the present cost of RGB encoders….I would certainly be pleasantly surprised if that were so.
Storyboard software Message #42029
From: J. Eric Chard The Amiga Forum · Videophile December 4, 1986 3:08 AM
Could anyone or everyone tell me their candidate for the best storyboard producing software? Kludges will be accepted. Thank you!
#41752 Toronto Happenings Message #42028
From: J. Eric Chard The Amiga Forum · Hot News & Rumors December 4, 1986 2:57 AM
"Big surprises later this year…"? They better hurry, this one is almost over 🙂
#RGB encoding Message #42027
From: J. Eric Chard The Amiga Forum · Videophile December 4, 1986 2:54 AM
I'm becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the composite output of my wonderful Amiga….has anyone experimented with using an RGB encoder to make it into NTSC? I realize encoders cost about $2K, but "zignal uber alles". Asidely, AW states that the genlocker will output the overlayed signal on both the composite AND…
From: J. Eric Chard The Amiga Forum · Videophile December 4, 1986 2:51 AM
Is it my imagination, or are there no shadows in the Caligari pics in AmigaWhirled?….Tsk, tsk, maybe they will be there when they release it.
From: J. Eric Chard The Amiga Forum · Videophile December 4, 1986 2:40 AM
Ah,well, that is much more reasonable….of course, it was SUPPOSED to be out 8 months ago…..;-)
#41539- #Edit Decision List Message #42020
From: J. Eric Chard The Amiga Forum · Videophile December 4, 1986 2:36 AM
No, a standard 30 frame would be fine.
#36486 INFO ON DIGIVIEWER Message #36487
From: J. Eric Chard Forum unknown · Help/Announcements October 17, 1986 1:02 AM
In the last message, that was "timer", not "time"….I'm marketing a small switchbox that makes it easy to switch from the camera to the digitizer (No more reaching around…) I'd like to know what something like that would be worth to Digi-View owners, so I can figure out if it…
#36486 INFO ON DIGIVIEWER Message #36487
From: J. Eric Chard Forum unknown · Help/Announcements October 17, 1986 1:02 AM
In the last message, that was "timer", not "time"….I'm marketing a small switchbox that makes it easy to switch from the camera to the digitizer (No more reaching around…) I'd like to know what something like that would be worth to Digi-View owners, so I can figure out if it…
#36266- #INFO ON DIGIVIEWER Message #36486
From: J. Eric Chard Forum unknown · Help/Announcements October 17, 1986 12:59 AM
Well, unless the material is glossy and wrinkled a little, or is a shiny three dimensional object. I'd say a good idea is to put a time that you have to crank up each time on your lights, thereby negating the chance of leaving them on for a long period…
#36266- #INFO ON DIGIVIEWER Message #36486
From: J. Eric Chard Forum unknown · Help/Announcements October 17, 1986 12:59 AM
Well, unless the material is glossy and wrinkled a little, or is a shiny three dimensional object. I'd say a good idea is to put a time that you have to crank up each time on your lights, thereby negating the chance of leaving them on for a long period…
From: J. Eric Chard Forum unknown · Hardware September 27, 1986 3:22 AM
What about the pass through mouse port? Jeric
From: J. Eric Chard Forum unknown · Hardware September 27, 1986 3:22 AM
What about the pass through mouse port? Jeric
#33638 #Three-Dee graphics Message #33651
From: J. Eric Chard Forum unknown · Programming September 19, 1986 9:24 PM
Since I'm presently freelancing (read "unemployed") I had time to go to the Universtiy of Washington (Seattle) Engneering library….in one of the technical jounals of computer graphics there was an algorithm to reduce ray-tracing operations from 0(N**2) operations to O(N), a significant speed-up. Thought you'd be interested.
#33638 #Three-Dee graphics Message #33651
From: J. Eric Chard Forum unknown · Programming September 19, 1986 9:24 PM
Since I'm presently freelancing (read "unemployed") I had time to go to the Universtiy of Washington (Seattle) Engneering library….in one of the technical jounals of computer graphics there was an algorithm to reduce ray-tracing operations from 0(N**2) operations to O(N), a significant speed-up. Thought you'd be interested.
#33014- FCC Message #33102
From: J. Eric Chard Forum unknown · Hardware September 14, 1986 10:44 AM
FCC philosophy- The airwave (frequency spectrum) belong to the people as a limited resource, for the purpose of cummunication. RFI interfers with that process, and so is a pollution of a public resource, one the FCC is chartered to regulate. Therefore, they have the right to regulate possible sources of…
#33014- FCC Message #33102
From: J. Eric Chard Forum unknown · Hardware September 14, 1986 10:44 AM
FCC philosophy- The airwave (frequency spectrum) belong to the people as a limited resource, for the purpose of cummunication. RFI interfers with that process, and so is a pollution of a public resource, one the FCC is chartered to regulate. Therefore, they have the right to regulate possible sources of…
From: J. Eric Chard Forum unknown · Hardware July 31, 1986 1:01 AM
The Sidecar seems to plug not only into the expansion port, but also into the joystick/mouse ports. Now, since the Sidecar is a line terminator, and the present memory cards that I've seen don't plug into the mouse port, does anybody anticipate difficulty putting your Comspec board between your Amiga…
From: J. Eric Chard Forum unknown · Hardware July 31, 1986 1:01 AM
The Sidecar seems to plug not only into the expansion port, but also into the joystick/mouse ports. Now, since the Sidecar is a line terminator, and the present memory cards that I've seen don't plug into the mouse port, does anybody anticipate difficulty putting your Comspec board between your Amiga…
From: J. Eric Chard Forum unknown · Help/Announcements July 28, 1986 2:50 AM
First point, COMPUTE hasn't been all that great for two years anyway. So who cares …oh, sorry, subscribers do have legitmate complaints. Second, while COMPUTE magazine may be run by jerks that swallow whole the lines the Tramials feed the press, COMPUTE BOOKS seem to be doing an admirable job…
From: J. Eric Chard Forum unknown · Help/Announcements July 28, 1986 2:50 AM
First point, COMPUTE hasn't been all that great for two years anyway. So who cares …oh, sorry, subscribers do have legitmate complaints. Second, while COMPUTE magazine may be run by jerks that swallow whole the lines the Tramials feed the press, COMPUTE BOOKS seem to be doing an admirable job…
#27378- deluxe video Message #27673
From: J. Eric Chard Forum unknown · Videophile July 24, 1986 1:22 AM
Cubicomp is a $30,000 peripheral to an AT-compatible that does three- dimensional graphics at extremely high resolution and many, many colors (possible thousands simultaneously). It is used in high end video/film production houses. It does NOT operate in real time.
#27378- deluxe video Message #27673
From: J. Eric Chard Forum unknown · Videophile July 24, 1986 1:22 AM
Cubicomp is a $30,000 peripheral to an AT-compatible that does three- dimensional graphics at extremely high resolution and many, many colors (possible thousands simultaneously). It is used in high end video/film production houses. It does NOT operate in real time.
#27161 deluxe video Message #27162
From: J. Eric Chard Forum unknown · Videophile July 19, 1986 1:37 AM
Well, that's wonderful. (See, not so difficult). On the other hand, I don't think that I'll be buying a vpr-6 in the near future — is that an Ampex? Where are you located? Here's the dream—using a film recorder and three exposures, the Amiga can display all 4,096 colors on…
#27161 deluxe video Message #27162
From: J. Eric Chard Forum unknown · Videophile July 19, 1986 1:37 AM
Well, that's wonderful. (See, not so difficult). On the other hand, I don't think that I'll be buying a vpr-6 in the near future — is that an Ampex? Where are you located? Here's the dream—using a film recorder and three exposures, the Amiga can display all 4,096 colors on…
#26763 Take a shot at EA Message #26836
From: J. Eric Chard Forum unknown · Help/Announcements July 15, 1986 10:59 PM
Well, how about a 3-d solid shape graphics program that uses the WHOLE screen (the max hardware screen), and triggers either a film recorder (animation camera) or a single frame VCR so you can set it up to do something overnight. Ray tracing is so elegant an algorithm, n'est pas?…
#26763 Take a shot at EA Message #26836
From: J. Eric Chard Forum unknown · Help/Announcements July 15, 1986 10:59 PM
Well, how about a 3-d solid shape graphics program that uses the WHOLE screen (the max hardware screen), and triggers either a film recorder (animation camera) or a single frame VCR so you can set it up to do something overnight. Ray tracing is so elegant an algorithm, n'est pas?…

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