This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Alan: >> >> violin mesh >> I think I've still got something hanging around from 1990. Call me… The big guy comes through again! Thanks, Alan! Greg Pyros
Alan: >> we try to stay pretty much like actual people around here… Speak for yourself! :^) Greg Pyros
Bob: >> Even though you can't spell XMAS without MAX… Good one! Greg Pyros
Steven: >> If it gives me the opportunity to meet the illustrious mogul >> of Pyros Pictures, how could I refuse? Isn't a mogul one of those painful bumps on a ski slope? :^) Greg Pyros
Mech Warrior Animation?
Message #197249
Marc: >> Digital Domain…They are working only on high-end (Silicon Graphics) >> computer systems utilizing software such as Alias V6.0 (3D animation, >> modeling), RenderMan (rendering) and Wavefront Image composer >> (composites). Actually, they currently use Prisms for much of their 3D work. Greg Pyros gpyros@pyros.com
#violin mesh needed
Message #197114
Hey, all! I'm looking for a reasonably high quality violin mesh for a test we're doing. I've checked most of the obvious places with no luck. Anyone know where I can snag one? Thanks to anyone who stops for a second and ponders this one! Greg Pyros gpyros@pyros.com
Sanford: >> I will be there with my Organix demo. Let's do lunch…. You're on! Greg
Alex: >> They do everything (create partnerships, give lectures at >> universities, even plan some buildings), but no Math. What can I say? They don't do Windows, either! :^) Greg Pyros
Murph: >> …when you say "Have I tried keeping the identical installation but >> just removing all the memory above 64megs… What I was trying to see was if QEMM was the problem, or the memory. Use the same QEMM configuration for both tests. First, have just 64 megs of…
Dennis: >> Thanks for all the tips in Greg Pyro's class. We do fires well, too! No more "Pyrosmaniac" jokes, please! :^) Greg Pyros
Steven: >> My only problem is it's a good hour's drive… Yea, but we're worth it! Greg Pyros
Mike: >> I wish I could say I have that much experience in the C.G. >> world. I just going on to 4 years. You youngster, you! It wasn't quite C.G. at the beginning, but it sure helped later on! Greg Pyros
Dave: >> if you'd keep us (or at least _me_, sod Greg!) Well, see if you get invited to our next Siggraph BBQ, you , you , you midwesterner, you! :^) Greg Pyros
Michele: Hi there! Spending money on hardware, I see! Is this Bucket Studios? >> I'm trying to use my PAR to record sound and video at the same >> time from a VTR source, in Windows 3.1. Good for you! I assume that you mean toe PAR records the video…
Jonas: >> do you have the location on the net of the announcement? I thought it was on the 3dstudio@autodesk.com mailing list, or perhaps Tess from 3D Artist? Too much reading… :^) Greg Pyros
Sanford: >> Are you going to be at the So Cal. 3ds users extravaganza in Nov? I try to get there as often as I can, perhaps November will be a luck month! Will you be joining us? Extra incentive! Greg Pyros PS – you know they changed the location?
Mike: >> Oh I see a part-time computer junkie. Yea, I wasn't full time until around 1982 or so! Greg Pyros
Murph: >> QEMM w/ 96 megs… I can Reload the old DOS 64MB Setup and it >> Plays Back Animations off the MAX Drive Just Fine… Have you tried keeping the identical installation but just removing all the memory above 64 megs? No software changes, etc. allowed! Don't cheat, now!…
Albert: >> P.S. Ads don't have wrong info, do they ??? Never! :^) I think David Rhoten cleared this up, in fact, I think it was his original post where I saw the specs. I'd be curious to hear from anyone who bought an HP as to how well it…
Gary: >> One thing I can't figure out is a way to make my camera >> view PORTRAIT instead of landscape. In addition to AlanI's response, you could try to adjust the output pixel resolution to the dimensions of your final image, then turn "Safe Frame" on. You should get…
John: >> I've got so many people asking me about networking PCs to Macs >> to SGIs, I should either write a book or write a FAQ. Just the FAQs, ma'am. Greg Pyros
Sanford: Hi there, big guy! Long time no talk to, how are you doing? >> If you want quad patches, you need to get an output like a >> Wavefront .OBJ file. FYI, I just saw an announcement on the 'net that Anametix Technologies had developed a 3DS to quad…
Mike: >> I was one of those guy's that would of picked on you. Um, I think you mis-read the message – that was from Eric Peterson. I was one of the guys on the football team, no-one picked on us! I was just a part-time nerd back then, and…
Martin: >> I don't know if the diskus has real-time capture ability… Yes, it does, it can be controlled as part of an edit suite or from the keyboard as a recorder or as a player. Same as the Accom WSD/XL, that was the other unit we investigated when we…
Albert: About the HP: >> o 4X Read Rate >> o 4X Write Rate Can you verify this? Someone posted a notice last week that it was 4X read but only 2X write… Greg Pyros
Martin: >> Lightscape sounds interesting. I'll have to ask Adesk for a demo >> reel or samples. Are there any Lightscape images on Ci$ that you know of? No, but you can see their ads in some of the SGI mags. Autodesk doesn't own, it, it is by a company…
Martin: >> >> You also get free humor from Greg Pyros, and who could put a >> >> price on that? > I'll try …. ninepence . I see your ninepence, and raise you… well, what's a ninepence? :^) Greg Pyros
Dan: >> You also get free humor from Greg Pyros, and who could put >> a price on that? Well, at one time there was an offer to pay me to stop, does that count? :^) Greg Pyros
Kim: >> BTW How far are you and Alan from Irvine? Alan is in Escondido, about an hour drive, I'm in Newport Beach, literally across the street! Greg Pyros gpyros@pyros.com
Hmmm, talking to myself again… >> JF said "Have you ever tried the 'SOSS' NFS server for WinNT?" Is this the one on the "NewT for Windows NT" CD ROM from Walnut Creek? Looks like a whole bunch of good NT utilities, I was wondering if anyone picked it up…
amit: >> i could not log on to the avalon.viewpoint.com ftp site using anonymous. I just logged on today to their WWW page and downloaded their 5 free 3DS images using NetScape. Have you tried that? Greg Pyros
Steve: >> I currently render my "for video" stuff using fields. What is the >> opinion as to whether using Vblur.ixp improves the "look" to most clients? Using VBLUR defeats the entire purpose of rendering to fields, and can cause unwanted jitter in an animation. What I do is use…
Garry: In addition to MartinE's comments on sending all your frames to a common network drive, I think I may see something else. >> in the keyframer, i go to 'video post' and select 'add' which gives >> me 'KF scene'. i select 'edit' and get 'queue entry' dialog box.…
John: >> In college, my tutoring skills in computer science seemed quite >> attractive to the lead pom-pon girl at UW-Madison. And now you're married and living happily ever after? :^) Great computer story! Greg Pyros
John: Fancy seeing you here! >> Did they show the ability to save .3DS files, too? Talked about it, but didn't actually see it operating there. Should be a great feature, and I can't wait to have the ability to quickly add radiosity to 3D Studio animations easily! That's the…
John: >> Have you ever tried the 'SOSS' NFS server for WinNT? No, I haven't even heard of it! You must have too much time on your hands, searching around for all these great new software packages. >> I've used it to expose the PC's drives to the SGI… Sounds…
Alec: >> I've forgotten: what classes are you teaching? >> Other than the "How You Too Can Be a Big Time L.A. Animation and >> Video and Hardware Guru/Bon Vivant" class. Aside from those , I'm teaching: "Advanced Video Tools" Tuesday at 2:00-3:30 "Video Tape Output" Tuesday 4:00-5:30, and "Network…
Steven: >> Comments, from any and all? Well, since you asked for it! I'd vote for rendering, say, 10 or 20 frames to NULL for the test, and getting the total time from 3DS. 3DS renders subsequent frames faster than the first, especially since the maps only have to come…
>> I don`t know a PC program that can produce the same realistic shadows >> like RayMan does. You obviously haven't seen LightScape. Incredible radiosity based program, real light inputs (from manufacturer's specs), and almost as fast as a scanline renderer! I saw it at the Autodesk road show last…
Alan: >> Gawd…where's the Slimfast? Right over there, look behind the pizza boxes. :^) Greg Pyros
Derek: >> I agree that this is a fantastic device and it has worked flawlessly >> with our SGI hardware. I hope it works as well with 3DS4. I'm sure it will for you, it has for us. >> We now need to connect our PC to our SGI/MAC network…
Alec: >> I can't really understand why anyone would want to go to the trouble >> and bother of creating an animation without a dead body in it. It does seem like a terrible waste, doesn't it! >> I'll be showing a bunch of this stuff in my Autodesk University…
Dave: >> How about Speeddisk or MS defrag? How about checkdsk /f? Checkdsk, defrag, and scandisk are all fine for drives with long file names under NT. Norton's speedisk (SD) and directory sort (DS) will trash the long file names, but aside from that work fine. Greg Pyros
Larry: >> News at 11. Hey, it's almost 11 here, what channel? :^) Greg Pyros
Bob: >> The Irony of it is, All I know comes from you guys and now I'm >> feeding an Adesk rep. in on what's up! Just proves what most of us have said all along – this is THE best place to learn and get 3DS support! But please…
Kim: >> All the heavy hitters like Greg Pyros, Alan Iglesias, & Martin Foster >> are here and frequently answer questions (Hi guys forgive the plug). Plug forgiven, but watch out for the "heavy" stuff. Alan hates it when you call him that. Greg Pyros
Alec: >> The only "advantage" of the PAR, as far as I can tell (I don't >> have a PVR) is that you can render directly to it from 3DS with >> the Pyros PAROUT utility. And a major advantage it is, if I do say so myself! How goes…
Derek: >> I need to get my Accom WSD XL digital disk recorder to talk to my >> PC with 3DS4. Easy to do! >> Accom says there is a driver specifically written for 3DS but that >> Autodesk has it. Someone is pulling your leg! Accom has the driver,…
Bob: Wow, what a message! I'll try to answer most of your questions: >> Then I tried the PVR. >> 1 hitch, it does not want to take more than 156 TGA frames at a time. >> Is that normal? I doubt it! Anyone have one of these beasts working…
JNJ: >> >> 2X is 95%, the 1X is 100% >> % reliable? Yes! Greg Pyros
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