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giz tax/UniSys patent
Message #145794
This is a section of the "Data Compression FAQ" available on the Internet which deals with patents for algorithms such as the one for LZW held by UniSys that is just now being exploited for the so-called "Gif Tax". If there's enough interest I can upload the entire FAQ somewhere…
I can't get Ani Pro 1.3 to boot up when I'm using EMM386. Try knocking that out of your config.sys and see if it'll work.
I have used the identical hardware you are using (Sanyo GVR + Stealth 24X + Ani Pro) with the exception that I was also using a Targa 32+ board. How in the world did you manage to connect the Stealth 24X to the video tape recorder (I assume you wanted…
#101370-
ANI development
Message #101877
Hey Mark, if you're already using a navigator program for CI$ then ignore this message, otherwise get ahold of one (GO TAPCIS or GO OZCIS, they're shareware). I'm fiddling about with Tapcis, and one of the things it lets you do is specify searches of forum libraries – you set…
JVC BR-822 or BR-622. I had a glimpse of the 822 and that's where I first saw this compact SVHS cassette.
>> I asked if SVHS machines played VHS tapes …. someone told me that they >> weren't interchangeable. PMJI, I think I know what you heard. An SVHS deck that accepts a VHS-size tape cassette can play back stuff recorded in either SVHS or VHS mode. But some high-grade machines…
>> adding midi or .wav files to scripts in aniplay I'm afraid sound files are out of my area. No sound card. I did have a quick look at the manual for Aniplay and there was no mention of midi or wav at all, so while this is by no…
I believe the choppiness of the flic playback has to do with whether it has been loaded into RAM (LOAD FLIC option) or is playing back off the hard drive (OPEN FLIC option). I haven't spent much time with scripts for Aniplay but I'm sure that it defaults to playing…
DOS 6.0 is from Microsoft DOS 6.1 is PC-DOS from IBM DOS 6.2 is the upgrade to Microsoft's 6.0 DOS 7.0 is DR-DOS from Novell The similar/different version numbers on the various DOS's are a bit of marketing one-up-manship.
#3DStudio vs. StrataVsn
Message #91460
Apparently Strata Inc. has just released version 6.5 of Strata 3D / Strata Studio Pro for the PC platform and is offering an "early-bird" price around 1/3 of 3DStudio's. Does anyone know how Strata measures up ? – as good as ? – better than ? – okay, probably worth…
Yeah, We're looking into getting a Targa+ and we may be able to rent the Sayno before we decide we need to buy it. I'm quite keen on the PAR after everything that's come out of this forum but it's much more likely that anything we buy will be from…
This is perfectly true, but I have been told in no uncertain terms that we will not be buying any equipment that we aren't 100% sure of. As I understand it the MAX is not shipping just yet (no way to get a look at it) and the PAR has…
[B [B [B/EXIT Even when the Flics are played back from ram they run between 8-10 fps. Speeding them up means reducing detail or resolution, either of which tends to make them (even) more cartoonish / less realistic. Not good. Ideally what i'd like to be able to do is…
That's just what I was afraid of. I've already used the method you suggest to put some things on videotape but it appears that a single-frame [Darrangement is called for. I was hoping to avoid having to declare this card superfluous and could I please have some money for another…
Thanks Thomas, I seem to be stuck with the Magni card, which may be a fine piece of hardware but doesn't do what I need. I was really hoping that there might be some way to get use out of it rather than buying video board. If I wind up…
That's pretty much what Ithought, but I have to investigate all avenues before I report back that we have to spend $4000 (Canadian dollars) on a new rendering package. In the absence of any "upgrade" policy from dissimilar Autodesk products, I seem to recall once seeing an offer where Autodesk…
#Flitape drivers
Message #83165
How / where can I find drivers that work with FLITAPE (part of Animator Pro 1.3) ? Are there any floating around or are they only supplied along with certain items of video hardware ? What I am trying to do is use the combination of a Magni Video Producer…
#upgrade to 3DS
Message #83164
Is there an upgrade path to 3D Studio from either Animator Pro or AutoCad 12 ? Or does one have to go out and pay full price for 3DS ?
#flitape
Message #83161
How / where can I find drivers that work with FLITAPE (part of Animator Pro 1.3) ? Are there any floating around or are they only supplied along with certain items of video hardware ? What I am trying to do is use the combination of a Magni Video Producer…
FLITAPE
Message #76041
I've got Animator Pro and the Magni Video Producer Pro (VGA-to-NTSC) card and want to use FLITAPE to output to a single-frame VTR (the one I can get from the rental place is a JVC 822). What sort of drivers do I need for FLITAPE & where can I get…
#flitape
Message #75803
What do you know about FliTape ? I am going to try to use Animator Pro \ FliTape and the Magni Video Producer Pro (VGA – to – NTSC converter) to output to a single frame VTR. The device I can get ahold of is a JVC 822. I think…
output to video
Message #75570
I'm something of a novice at rendering and animation and I'm in need of information on how to output computer graphics to videotape. So I would appreciate anything and everything that anyone out there has to say about it. What I've done so far has been with a rendering package…