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Full Screen AAS Wish
Message #172514
Another item for the Animator Studio Wish List — The "Full Screen" option in the scriptor and player modules does not expand the animation to full screen, as in AAWIN. It just blacks out the rest of the screen, leaving the animation the same size. This is of no practical…
#320X200 –> 640X480
Message #138935
Is there any way to convert a 320X200 animation to 640X480, so that the animation will play full screen when runing at the higher resolution? I am preparing an animation at the lower resolution for someone to incorporate into a AuthorWare Professional for Windows project, which they are running at…
AAPRO 1.3 shell problems
Message #54305
I just bought AutoDesk Animator Pro 1.3. Whenever I try and shell to DOS, I get the following message: 'Can't load DOS command processor. Out of memory. Asked for 0.' Can anyone help me? I am running from DOS on a 386/40 with co-pro and 8 megs of RAM. I…
#AAPRO 1.3 ANICONV errors
Message #54304
I just bought AutoDesk Animator 1.3. Whenever I try and run ANICONV from DOS, I get an 'Abnormal Program Termination' error. If I try and run it from a DOS promt under Windows, it starts up, my I can't move the cursor with the mouse. Anybody got any ideas as…
#AAPro under Windows
Message #54303
I just bought AutoDesk Animator Pro 1.3. I've noticed that it's just about impossible to run it under Windows 3.1. Is there a PIF lying around here someplace that will work? I tried the PIF settings recommended in the manual, but I still get a message that there is insufficient…
Thanks, Jack.
Thank you very much. This is very helpful to me. Ellison
That's why I'm considering getting it now, Dave. 🙂 I was planning to wait a while, but this looks like too good a deal to pass up.
#AA Pro without CD-ROM?
Message #50535
I am considering upgrading from AutoDesk Animator to AA Pro. However, I do not currently have a CD-ROM. I have been planning to get one in the next 6-12 months, hoping that they will get faster and cheaper. Can anyone tell me if AA Pro is reasonably functioanl without being…
PCA Problems
Message #35913
I'm having some trouble with PCA, and I'm not sure if it's due to my having an older version (2.0). The loop F/X item on the Frames menu is not included in the manual anywhere, and I'm not sure I'm using it correctly. I am having a problem appending a…
I'm using PCA+ 2.01. Remember, you were going to send me 2.3? I sent you e-mail yesterday on a related matter. So far, I haven't received notification that you've received it. E
#Combine Pallettes w/PCA?
Message #34917
Is there any way to combine the palettes of two different images or anims with PC Animate Plus? I have a background I created with Vistapro, which I want to combine with an animation I created with 3D Workshop. All my current efforts at color fitting have yielded either the…
Uploading Animations
Message #25616
Can anyone tell me or refer me to some info. on uploading? I'm considering uploading some of my animations, and (a) I don't know if their good enough, (b) I don't know whether I'll incur costs in uploading, (c) I don't know if I will be, in practice if not…
Sam, I started a thread over in LAWSIG, which has produced a couple of responses. I was told to call the copyright office at (202) 707-3000 for free information and forms. The message thread is in section 1 – Computer/Tech Law, topic: Animation Copyrights. Ellison
#Copyrights
Message #25080
Does anyone know where I can get some information on copyrighting AutoDesk Animations? I'm just starting to get half-decent at this thing and want to make sure I protect my better creations. Is it enough to place '(c) 1992' and my name on all animations? Is it necessary to file…
I show several Windows forums. Which one is it in? Will it work without Windows (which I don't have)?
#AA Screen Saver?
Message #24924
I am interested in using an Animation of mine as a screen saver. Does anyone know of any utilities that would do this? I thought it might be possible to set up a TSR which could monitor the screen for activity and execute the animation from disk if no activity…
Unfortunately, there is no way to de-install SuperStor. Yeah, I know. Made me a little nervous, too. But I had also heard that story about DOS including Stacker in its next version, and I knew that DR DOS included SuperStor, so I figured what the hell, I need the room.…
AA Error Messages
Message #24395
Can anybody help me with some AA error messages? I am getting: FILE CORRUPTED while rendering flics NOT A PIC FILE when I start up AA and sometimes while rendering a FLIC. I just spent the last 3 hours trying to put together a specific FLI and something I did…
Joe, Thanks for the advice. Yup, I checked all those things. The chip is auto-detected – no jumpers, switches, or CMOS to change. Even confirmed this with the dealer. I asked him about the seating of the chip. I had tried pressing down on it to see if it would…
#Bad Math Coprocessor?
Message #22572
I just recently installed a 387/40 IIT math coprocessor I got from Tiger Software onto my 386/40 machine, and am having trouble with it. I took it to the place where I purchased my computer and they think that I just have a bad chip. According to them, there's about…
OK. Thanks. I just wasn't sure I was using it right. Ellison
OK. Thanks. I understand that Craters didn't make the cut. But it doesn't seem to DO anything. It just runs like an animation. I gather (I think) from your messages that there is some way to make it DO something, like the other parts of Chaos – you know, tweak…
#Craters
Message #20256
Hey, I downloaded this craters thing, thinking it would make a neat addition to my Chaos program, but it doesn't appear to have a user interface. Do I need a C compiler to do anything but watch this?
Yes, just regular Animator. I saw a FLI animation in this forum which supposedly created with Vistapro and converted. I figured there was a conversion utility available for it. Scan the libraries in this forum for 'vistapro' to find it. Is there any way I can be notified or find…
#Vistapro/AA Conversion
Message #18520
Anybody know if there are any utilities available to convert Vistapro output to AA format? My AA converter doesn't recognize to version of the PCX file when I try to read it into the converter. The converter doesn't seem to handle VANIM files at all
Amiga to Animator Conver
Message #20242
Hi! I am interested in trying out the converter that came with my copy of AutoDesk Animator. I understand it will convert Amiga flics. Can anyone tell me what extension these have, or are all of the flics in the Animation section the same type? How about a recommendation of…
#Amiga/ST Conversion
Message #16885
I noticed in my AA manual that CONVERT.EXE can be used to convert AMIGA and ST animations. Does anybody know anything about this? Where can I find these and what extension do they have? I looke in the Amiga arts forum, but all I saw was a bunch of big…