This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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##62212-#BAD MANUAL !
Message #62331
John– Are the new tapes all LW or will there be some ToasterPaint, CG etc. as well ? –\/ |
48882 beginner
Message #48924
Steve—>>>Audio dub is not possible
48777 beginner
Message #48798
Steve–I am an expert because I am about three weeks ahead of you in experience! I bought a Toaster about six months ago and hooked it up to a Sony EVO-9700 Hi8 editor. This machine does not require a TBC when used with the Toaster. It interfaces beautifully with the…
Sony 9700-Toaster
Message #48066
Frank–Thanks for the input. I will be doing some experiments keeping your ideas in mind in the next couple of weeks. I will keep you posted and very likely will be asking for more help. –\/ |
Sony 9700-Toaster
Message #47977
Frank–Thank you for the input. The losses I refer to using Hi8 occur in generations all made with the 9700 which I assume uses internal Y-C dubbing. What I have been doing is editing on the 9700 (using Toaster for effects) and then transfering to VHS for distribution using a…
Sony 9700-Toaster
Message #47879
Mike– Thanks for the tip re: Fuji Hi8MP. I have been using 3M tape. I am not troubled by dropouts and have found the tape to be very good and rugged. I even have done some animation with the EVO-9700 and the tape has withstood that fine. As you probably…
Sony 9700-Toaster
Message #47828
Mike–I have been using the EVO-9700 with the Toaster for several months. I am amused that you are trying to avoid S-VHS at the very time I am moving toward S-VHS ! The only problem I have had with the 9700 is the Hi8 medium itself. I find that there…
John-I am very embarrassed, red-faced and chagrined. The NewTek software upgrade DOES in fact correct my horizontal line problem AND my dark screen CG problem. Your subtle suggestion that maybe I hadn't installed the upgrade was CORRECT ! I thought I had it installed because there was a new subdirectory…
Joe-Thanks for the information on the DPS equipment. Unfortunately, ver 2.4 doesn't correct my horizontal line problem. I can live with it, though. –\/|
AmigaWorld-My horizontal line problem occurs only on writing to Hard Disk from the Switcher. I have no problem with framestore reading. My workaround is to write to RAM or Floppy rather than to HD, then copy the file to HD. From what everyone here is telling me, the problem MAY…
John-My two problems are 1) Horizontal lines with framestores directly to HD from switcher and 2) Dark screen with CG. The new NewTek software upgrade has no effect on either. I am using TBC IIs and V-Scope by DPS. I recently received the "latest" DPS software ver 2.4. It also…
Good News/Bad News
Message #42624
GOOD NEWS: I talked to NewTek June 29, 1992 regarding my problems with horizontal lines on framestores and dark screen on CG. They told me that software update to correct both of these problems would be sent to me in a week or so. I received the floppy on August…
FRAMESTORE/PAGES
Message #42620
John- Thanks for the info on FRAMESTORE/PAGES. I couldn't figure out why some appeared there and others not. Now I understand. The files themselves looked like bit-maps to me. –\/ |
Another Mystery
Message #42461
Frank-Thanks for solving the CG over Framestore problem for me. I stuggled with the instructions in the manual without success for a long time. You were able to translate it all into English so I could follow it. It still seems unnecessarily complex–but what the heck, it works ! It…
Toaster file mysteries
Message #42460
Erik-Thank you for your help. Sure enough, the brushes are stored in TOASTER/3D/IMAGES. I never thought to look in 3D. I thought 3D was reserved for 3D stuff ! As for the FRAMESTORE/PAGES files–I am still unclear as to exactly what they are. Many CG pages are not represented there…
#Another mystery
Message #42425
On the second page of my TOASTER manual in the INTRODUCTION under "What's New For System 2.0 ?" it says: —CG Render Text Directly to Framestores Render CG-quality text directly over 24-bit images, and save the results as a Framestore. —I can't for the life of me figure out how…
Toaster File Mysteries
Message #42383
I need some help in understanding the TOASTER file system. 1. CG: I have figured out the CG storage system (sort of). In the PROJECT file the XXX.BK.ZZZZZZ files list all fonts for the project and the text of each page. The number of the page and the page type…
Donut
Message #40659
Peter: Thanks for the help. I wasn't able to find the toroid but solved my problem with help from this forum. Got several different approaches. — \/ |< –.
Donut
Message #40658
John: Thank you for your answer. You are right about the learning curve. I am at the steepest uphill part and keep sliding backwards all the time. –\/ |< –a
Donut
Message #40657
John: Thank you for the response to my Donut problem. I already found out about the double-sided polygons the hard way. Fortunately I had done all of the Tutorials and was able to find the solution which you mentioned. I am pleasantly surprised at the responses I got here to…
Donut
Message #40629
Jim: Thanks for the tip. I actually ended up lathing a square rather than a circle giving me more what I had in mind. Works like a charm. –\/ |< —
Donut
Message #40628
John: Thank you for your help. I found that I was able to BEND the untapered mug handle through 360 degrees to make a donut ! I didn't need the mirror part—although that might have been easier. Thanks again– –\/ |< —
#Novice making donut
Message #40605
Anyone: I am a novice with the TOASTER and have been playing with Modeler. I have been trying to make a donut. I started with the idea of making two concentric disks and then removing the center disk ("hole") to make the donut. I thought then I could extrude the…