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Thought I might jump in. I already mentioned this in another thread. I just started using this IPAS. The cool thing that I found was that I could create MOV files AT THE SAME TIME as sending my output to the PAR drive. The reason is that the IPAS is…
MOV/PAR
Message #195917
Just thought I would throw this one at everyone. I am probably a day late and dollar short…. I have found that I am able to create .MOV files and PAR stuff AT THE SAME TIME. I installed Animetix movie maker IPAS. You run it from the Video Post. When…
B…Cool…SW
M…Thanx…SW
A few comments: A recent benchmark study in Computer Shopper put the Micron 133 at the top of the heap. And most of the trades are printing anti-P6 studies. Seems that the P6 is having trouble keeping up with the midrange Pentiums. Even in native code some of the apps…
#Preview ???s
Message #193630
Please excuse me for asking a question that probably is answered in the book or something…but since upgrading to V4 I was disappointed to find that the preview feature in KF was changed to display EVERY frame as it was 'rendered', instead of the ol' status slider bar. It seems…
I used to live in Helena, now in Bozeman 90 miles away. I use 3DS w/ PAR and have clients in Helena. Visit once a week. I am not a training center by any means, but might be able to help. I know when I started out, there was (and…
Yup…. I have done several log homes. They are NOT fun. at least the way I did them. I built each log indivually with wood mapping (cyl). I even included the swed cove. I used shaper to build the log x-section and then lofted it. Applied material, and duped. The…
#A Premiere
Message #165208
Does anyone know of a good book on Adobe Premiere? Thanks…SW
CHROMA MAYBE???
Message #152665
OK All…Here is probably a real easy one. I want to produce dome whoops…SOME frames onto my PAR…then to SVHS that would allow the TV studio to combine with real video (chroma maybe?). The idea would be for say a car dealer to have his logo dancing or something and…
John…. My Prolinea has a bus video card. I do use a VESA driver to make it work. I will check into your info. Thanks for the comeback. SW
Mark…. My install a year ago gave me similar fits. My PAR is external hanging on a Prolinea 486/50. I got your errors. You have got to make absolute sure that all of your device addresses are correct, and not overwritting each other. If you have a Targa board, make…
Bill… You are right, R4 preview is different. I found the creation of the preview to be much slower. It also displays each frame as it is created, opposed to the slider bar. (At least that is how mine seems to work.) I have regrets on my $300 decision to…
Don't forget a good business card. Spend some bucks on a four color card. I exported a 3DS frame to Photoshop and sent the diskette to a good printer. They are more likely to remember a hot business card. s White
Right on on that one. It seems to become their goal to outsmart us on what is chargable, etc.. If I have to shoot a fixed price, it is usually higher. If the job seems to go well I then discount my bid a bit and watch them smile.
IMHO I would never use looped tapes. I cannot imagine the quality hanging in there. I think you must be getting ready for a show or something. Bite the bullet and recopy your stuff over and over again on the same tape, and press rewind. The cool thing about the…
Yeh, you are right. But the right job will bring $100 / hr if you work it right…SW
Huh??? I never thought of that formula. I used to multiply the temperature of noon times the hour that the sun comes up and divide it by the number of times I fell asleep during the project. The math got to hard, so I went back to $50 hr…Take it…
The deal is here is that this client is 800 miles away. I only see him every two months or so. They have a lot of computer experience and even use 3DS. I am the one who ties it together into an animated tape show. They want to create the…
You are right, active minds are hard to track….Remember the point of the exercise is to simply gain an insight on how much time is actually spent on different projects. More than once I have done something for someone else and grabbed some of it for the ucrrent project. I…
I found the numbers, if you did not…1-800-522-2025 & 1-800-947-9901 The 5 min VHS tapes are $1.85. There are not short SVHS tapes. ..SW
One thing that is hard to do, but is worth the effort. Get a very acurate record of the amount of time spent on EACH project. Then you can always go back and review your time. You would be shocked to see how much time was spent messing around with…
Good stuff Don. And right on. I charge $50 an hour, but sometimes I do full quote that I know I will do allright on. Yeh we end up doing alot of stuff for free sometimes. But I'm the boss, and my house is paid for. Hey Don…do you know…
Check out the Nov issue of New Media. I think I saw an editorial on bulk tapes. They even mentioned getting short ones (5,10,15 min,etc) SW
I don't think we consider being stuck in MS. I've been working with IBM products since 1978, and MS knows what they are doing. IBM has always tried to cut everybody out with their own special OS. It sure doesn't break my heart to see OS2 dive. The fact is…
Got my book last week. Good stuff. However one critical remark. Your copy editors need to be fed. I cannot believe the typos and misspellings. As an example check out the conclusion paragraph on page 65..It was printed twice. I am not really a detail person, but when you spend…
I talked to Jamie about this thing. It sounds extremely cool. Works with you PAR drive while in WINDOWS. This thing could really dress up the PAR output. SW
IPAS Newsletter!!!!!!!
Message #130802
Good Idea…Keep my CIS # handy..I would subscribe..SW
Is this an onsite job? ….SW
JKJ….You are right about the late night blur sessions. Sometimes my brain just plain shuts down. Hey…if all that stuff piles too deep (BETA drives, etc) let me know. I got space in my place…. ..SW
Good ideas. I have a lunchbox PC, but it is only a 286 Compaq. Unfortunately as the PC got faster, they got smaller. Alas no room for the PAR card. I like your portable thoughts though. The PAR quality has really spoiled me. I have had mine since Feb. A…
Yup….Sorry I meant JNJ (me fingers and brain are sometimes in different channels). The issue was on getting some of my PAR stuff to either 3/4 or BETA. In the middle of Montana I cannot rent drive time offsite. There are some who will lend me time in their studio,…
Greg…. Right now I have a 30 second ANI PAR file (about 78 Mb) which I can backup off my PAR drive onto a TRAKKER 250 tape (DC-2120). I need it converted to 3/4. I like JKJ's idea of renting a drive, but nary a sign of one in Montana…
#PAR Conversion
Message #125178
Looking for a source to take my RENDERED .ANI files from the DPS PAR drive (from tape backup) and provide me a final output animation on either 3/4" or BETA tape. I have clients who use one or the other. What are your prices and turnaround times? Thanks….Steve White
#R4 IPAS ???s
Message #118244
I read the info on R4 in the download and have tried to check around for my answer, but nobody seems to have mentioned it. The question of the day is: Will all of my R3 IPAS packages (Yost, Blackbox, etc.) run in the new R4 version? Thanx….SW
Yup….that's exactly what I was looking for….SW
Thanx….I knew about that, but could not find the info….SW
#WHERE OH WHERE…
Message #113147
OK….I GIVE UP. SOMEPLACE IN ONE OF MY CDS OR 3DS DIRECTORIES I SAW A MAP OR IMAGE OF A 3DS SCREEN. I WANT TO PUT IT IN A MONITOR IN MY ANI. DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHERE IT IS? THANX….SW
Right on. It did not take me too long to figure out that flic stuff was a thing of the past. Not to mention the amount of disk space I have saved. And it is nice to see real colors for a change. Save me some digging time Martin…how are…
Quick question guys. I have been using PAR since Feb and am totally spoiled. The big question….have you totally stopped doing test render flics? I don't even bother anymore. Also I sure would like to know of someone who I could send a Trakker 250Mb tape to that could dump…
Right on DT! The Yost guys are doing a great job. But what frustrates me is to see these el-cheapo 3D packages who advertise their stuff by showing the cool beveling features. It is frustrating to have to jump though hoops to tweek our text to get it to look…
John…. Is that a demo video? How can I order one? Thanx…. SW…
FLOCK….
Message #106423
Yo Doc….. How's SEA? How's MOM? Gotta a question. I am trying to use FLOCK to drag about 50-75 musical notes across the screen. The idea is for them to start at a certain location and then sorta follow a path around behind a leader note. I saw something like…
Joe…. I use a Panasonic AG-1970 SVHS. It does a good job. Martin is right. Beta does a good job. More bucks tho. Find a service bureau to process or rent a Beta SP for a day. SW….
One little idea which you have probably already thought of….but I make quick preview tapes for my clients with the PAR by using a PAR ANI of my compnay logo. The tape begins with a 5-0 countdown, then logo flies in…then their frames….then I simply return to the last frame…
l Good ideas all. Thanks for the input. I was kinda thinking that morphing was probably the way to go. …SW exit
#FADE IN ..FADE OUT
Message #104012
OK I give up on this one. Another simple question from the Big Sky country. How do I fade an object in and out of a scene like you do in V Post? Hiding it is too fast. I am looking for a gentle fading DURING animation movement. I have…
Geez…….I had no idear that all that stuff was in my little ol' 3DS camera. Good job Gary, another good reason I am only a user and not a writer!
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