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Cameron, Sounds very cool – I just ordered a second one. Thanks, John
Cameron, Thanks for that info – what does CYBERIMAGE do? It sounds like you really know your NT. We're getting started on it, and I'm really excouraged to go to PowerPC and MIPS and ALPHA as well as multi-pentium boards in house, as long as the support as far as…
John, Sounds interesting – it is for PowerPC and multiprocessor machines? John
#3D glint boards
Message #181733
Terry, Other than 3-D studio r5, what pacakages do you think will be NT and multiprocessor supported? Morph, Photoshop, Picture publisher,Fractal Painter…what else? John
Terry, Sounds good – let me know!! John
#3D glint boards
Message #180961
Thanks for your note – what are you using the dual pentiums for right now – is there any multi-threaded software that you recommend, and do you find the duals very fast? I haven't yet equipped our dual 90 with a second chip, waiting only for software – a lot…
Very interesting – we do alot of waiting around for 3DS to render – and even on Pentium 90's you wait. I think the only way they're going to catch up to SGI is to massively support multiprocessing, port to the power PC, mips and alpha, and make sure there…
#3D glint boards
Message #180677
What do you know about the OMNICOMP board that's always advertised in BYTE and Windows Sources – it lists OPENGL and INTEL 3DR and autodesk 3-D studio as the stuff that it accelerates. Thanks, John
3D glint boards
Message #180319
Tom, Got it, well we'll wait – a lot of our graphic software is going to be NT from now on, and I hope that autodesk does the right thing. thanks, John
#3D glint boards
Message #180318
Dan, WHAT? You mean there might not be support for multiprocessing? I can't believe they'd overlook that. Geez… John
3D glint boards
Message #180317
Jonas, Thanks, I downloaded it. John
Tom, Thanks, I hear you – When do you think R5 will be released? John
Dan Thanks for the info – I'm looking to accelerate our rendering, and we primarily use 3-D studio. Do you know when R5 is planning to beta or release? I'm also not a microsoft advocate, but I do want to use our dual pentium motherboard soon. Thanks, John
#3D glint boards
Message #179747
Tom, Thanks a lot for this information – I really think Autodesk should have some kind of hardware acceleration – I was unsure that OPENGL was something Autodesk 3-D studio used – I thought it was HOOPS. Has R5 gone to OPENGL? Does it support multi processing so you can…
#3D glint boards
Message #179314
Hi, I was wondering if there were any recommended boards that work with 3-D studio or Animator Studio for hardware acceleration of rendering using a glint chip or other chipset. Does anyone use these things? Do they work? Thanks, John
John, Thanks for your reply – I've heard that the Glint chip if pretty cool. OpenGL should be a standard for certain staff, but I'm not sure if it'll be the only standard – it's kind of overkill for 3_D games and soforth, where the true resolution isn't such a…
Brian, I understand. I read in the newest New Media and the Windows Sources about Autodesk's awaiting support for the HOOPS API, and all the board manufacturers clamoring to get a foothold with a software company with a decent rendering engine. Matrox, Videologic, Creative Labs, ATI, Diamond – these guys…
Brian, I was thinking that you really have a great opportunity to get a major marketing lead on the SGI folks – atleast to the extent that you could provide the public with a very usable, afforable rendering solution that was very price competitive with SGI machines, and close to…
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D Chipsets
Message #160006
Hi, I was wondering what 3-D chips will support rendering in 3D Studio, such as the Glint, or the Matrox, and also which ones work well with .DWG files from AutoCAD. Thanks, John
#3005-
#Indeo Capture in NT
Message #3193
Marcel, Do you know if a 32-bit video editing software will accelerate playback+ editing a lot, or do you think the performance increase will be based in a 32-bit File format, implementation of Video For Windows? Thanks, John
#MPEG Problem
Message #3137
Hi, I was wondering about MPEG playback cards and their drivers. I have a need to be able to pull up an MPEG file onto a blue background. The frame of the video I'm seeking to is also blue. I'm doing this with a MCI string commands using OPEN LOAD…
where is real magic
Message #3044
Hi, Does anyone know where the real Magic and sigma designs forum is? Thanks. John
Premiere work needed
Message #2714
Hi, I'm looking for someone who's familiar with Premiere and Photoshop in the NYC area, who's willing to come into Manahattan for the day to help with an interactive project. Please email me here or call me at 212-929-7126 Thanks, John Gorman Virtual Creations, Inc.
need a Win Premiere Pro
Message #2712
Hi, I'm looking for someone to construct a set of .AVI files, mostly transitions from a textured raster background to the same background, but now with antialiased text. IF you have the skill and the time, please let me know. If you are in the NYC area, all the better.…
Brian, Thanks for that number on AAPLAY.DLL – Do you know if this .DLL is used by every authoring tool (Toolbook, Director for Windows, IconAuthor, Ultimedia Builder/2 etc..) because I'm putting together a presentation involving a lot of .FLC animations, and I'd like to use the platform which you think…
Best Authoring Playback
Message #147018
Hi, I have had problems with playing large .FLC and .FLI files in Toolbook, due to GDI resources filling up etc. Does anyone have a recommendation (other than DOS I guess) for an authoring package/environment that's very stable about playing these types of files? Thanks John
VBPLAY.VBX & AAPLAY.DLL
Message #146568
Brian, is there a white sheet or whatever of the AAPLAY.DLL, so I could call it from Toolbook? Thanks, John
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NETWORK RENDERING
Message #146567
Bruce, I saw your question – I'm always asking vendors whether they're going to port to NT – it seems to be a mark of forward looking companies. I had a question for you, since you seem to be looking high end – if you wanted really fast, no jitter…
Autodesk Work needed
Message #146398
Hi, I'm looking for autodesk talent for a number of upcoming projects, mostly custom rendering for corporate clients. If you are interested, please send a resume and/or e-mail to: John W. Gorman Virtual Creations, Inc. 26 West 17th street Fourth Floor New York, NY 10011
Hardware Acceleration
Message #146397
Hi, I remember hearing about a graphics adapter that sped up .FLI FLC playback immensely, Bitblt, or something. Is there one that anyone recommends? Also, will the newest 3-D/Glint boards accelerate only live rendering, or also prestored, .FLC and .FLI files? Thanks, John
Autodesk Driver?
Message #134640
Hi, Does anyone know where to get a .FLC animation driver for windows? John
MM Co. looking for offic
Message #112871
Hi, I'm the technical director of a fast growing multimedia design and production company based in NYC. We are currently looking to move to a larger space, and hope to share space with another company with complementary talents and resources. Specifically, we are looking for a video house, an animation…
256 color palette soluti
Message #112870
Hi, I'm using the aaplay.exe for some slideshows – and I have some questions: 1. Where can I get decent documentation on the aaplay.dll? 2. How does the AAPLAY.EXE switch between different .BMP's while their palettes conflict? This is kind of cool, and would be a great use to us…
#AAPLAY from toolbook
Message #100201
Hi, I was looking at AAPLAY.exe and found that it had so many great effects and transitions, such as loading a .FLC into memory – smooth motion, rather than the hard disk. Anyway, I was wondering whether AAPLAY had a .DLL or something I could use from toolbook so that…