This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Thanks Dave and Betty so far. I'll turn the info over to her and see what she says. I did grab a couple HP500 drivers last night Bri
#HP Printer on an Amiga
Message #209712
Hi all – I have a young friend who just typed her whole book into ProWrite on her Amiga, but she came to realize she only has the driver for the generic 9-pin dot matrix printer. Her mom just bought a HP 660c for her own IBM, and they're hoping…
I believe the extra 38-45 lines go to the time called 'vertical retrace', in other words, the time it physically takes the beam to go back to the upper left. This would happen once per field, twice per frame. You can see this portion of the 525 lines by adjusting…
Also be sure to go to GRAPHDEV and ask more about stereo imaging. Bri
Hey can someone grab this thread and UL it to the LIBS? I have sooo much stuff here that if I kept a copy I'd never find it when I need it…. and I'm sure others will have a similar Q in the future. Bri
Unlimited Hydroplane
Message #162405
Over the months I've been following 3DS, I've seen 'fit deformation' tutorials before, but now that I need one I can't recall them. What I *really* want is a model of an Unlimited Hydroplane, preferably of the (current) turbine era. Secondly, I wonder if anyone can direct me to a…
TrueType code in Fish?
Message #46276
Hello, I'm looking for any and all .TTF (Windows TrueType Font) C/C++ code I can find. One friend told me he saw something in the Fred Fish disks. Does anyone here know of that? Which disk? Or might you have the code, or where might I find it electronically? Bri
Hiya… couple notes.. Have you ever seen the video 'Cry' by Godley & Creme? Pretty sharp, and I wouldn't be surprised to find out that it was done with an early SGI-ER. Stargate eh? Didnt even read the post that close (I'm swamped here!)… I know one fellow that worked…
>That was the problem. Funny how after making AVI images and reading computer >and graphics magazines for years I have never heard of this shortcoming. Such is life with windows. MS never tells about the problems, and of course anyone will write a glowing review just to get published, based…
Yea, that post would make a good text file in their library.. >Without a doubt its one the most impressive programs I have coming across, Yep! As a windows programmer I agree. First of all, they've made a very nice and simple interface…. just taking functionality and providing the simplest…
AVI files only play at some sizes. Is this one 160×120 or 320×240? Bri
>why it's in the FILE menu, they felt it was appropriate to keep the >PROJECT oriented commands together. Im 50/50 either way, as I;m a programmer too and understand that, but (for the next guy) just name it Edit Sequence. But hm… isnt something like Motion/Transparency 'project' based too? Oh…
>The Art Center School of Design is supposed to be setting up ER >classes. Give them a buzz. Wow! Cool, for once Im a step ahead of the best… 🙂 Also, I'd like to mention Center for Creative Studies (CCS) here in Detriot. They're a rather reknown school, and have…
Hello Jason, Thanks, I caught that reply. Without going back and reviewing the UI design, I'd say I wish it (The sequence editor) was listed under the 'Windows' menu. Bri
Thanks Chris! How does one return to the sequence editor to switch the image in A or B roll? (Windoze platform) Bri
#Beginner Q's
Message #3893
Hi's… a couple beginner Q's: How does one return to the sequence editor to switch the image in A or B roll???? I'm trying to render in Targa resolution, 512 by 486. I get HIIP errors in any VfW format. Is this just another typical problem with MS's crap OS,…
> So, you gonna work on an algorithm using it? I've wondered if it could be >used to speed up filled polygons, but haven't really played with it. 'One of these days', perhaps.. Bri
Graphic Gems ISBN 0-12-286166-3. Mostly algorithm/code snippets collected by Andrew Glassner. There's now a GG2, 3 and 4… and all the source is here on CIS somewhere. Probably start in GRAPHSUP and look for GEMS1.ZIP. 🙂 Bri
Yup Gems says it all, in that the code is looking 1 & 2 pixels ahead for the binary decisions.. 🙂 I ran to it after your second post noted the reference. Bri
Windows plays AVI files. If you dont have Video For Windows, look to Microsoft. VFW11.??? is available here somewhere, probably in WINMM. For sure its here on CIS, and its free. Now the challenge: make it work right. Bri
>I'll let you know about the Wu algorithm. PMJI, that sounds interesting.. Incremental (or otherwise?) line algorithm? Bri
Two things come to mind.. the special naming in the DEF file, then you must copy it to the \WINDOWS directory as a .SCR file, and restart Windows for it to be recognized. That naming in the DEF requirs "SCRNSAVE:" and looks like: DESCRIPTION 'SCRNSAVE : Your name here'
>What I really want to do is rotoscope over the individual frames and make a new "painted" animation based on original AVI (video) footage. That might be baked into the 'RSN' FDP3.
>If you can solve a problem for me maybe we can talk about it. Hey now I thought you were one of the ones speaking so highly of the OS that I asked -you- for the support! 😉 >I need to know how to set a Windows screen saver name…
>I have as-built drawings of the projects, so inputting the dimensional info >into a program is no problem. Use those and take the photo from a known, measured position relative to the drawing coordinates. You could also measure to the position you are 'looking at'. Then you set-up the renderer…
>Right On Windows Brother! Let's make Gates a little richer. While yer at it, make ME richer. Worthwhile work for trade. Bri
>No sweat, be back to you next week. I look forward to it (really!) Bri
>I absolutely hate Amigas. The only program I have ever used on them is Lightwave. Well sheesh. I think they're super, tho I know they never had the acceptance and are slow by todays standard. Still, with one, I had a 32 bit pre-emptive multitasking OS nearly a decade ago.…
>>Ah, I can feel the heat already! Windows, Windows, Windows!Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!! Hey dude! Love it!! Win95, NT, WinG & OpenGL…Dr. >GUI rules! Perhaps you guys want to start supporting it? (MS certainly leaves something to be desired, just in that). I need docs on using…
>This means they don't want people just wandering >around on the fringes of some technology that may never produce bucks. Yea, those silly useless inventions like the transistor…. They never went anywhere Dagnabbit bean counters wouldnt know a bean field if they lived in one for a week. Bri
In usual practice, those measurments are made when the photograph is taken… then the renderer is setup and tuned to those dimensions. Bri
Hiya Lee! I think you took me wrong… I was defending you guys! What I meant to say about the 11 washouts / 1 success was that the one success made the effort worthwhile. Bri
>I read somewhere, a programmer on the development team went off on his own to add protected mode to Windows. It wasn't even an officially sanctioned project. I once had the chance to work with an older techie that had been at Bell Labs during the 60's, and when they…
>a LOT of people were slapping their foreheads and saying "WHY? WHY? WHY didn't you blow off the 286 and just support the 386? You guys are nuts!" Then again, when they chose the XT platform to build from, I had the same reaction. Since then, nothings been a surprise,…
>Hmm … this "real-time calculation" thing gets kinda hazy when you >examine it too close, doesn't it? Yea, I was thinking your 'real-time' calc definition was close, but not 'on the mark' for demos. To me, demo's are demo's of innovation. At one time, it was simply doing anything that…
> I agree. Those are "lamers". You get to exact your revenge by lambasting >them in your next demo. "Greetings to the LAME turkey who just ripped my code >and stuck his name on it. Hope you feel like a REAL programmer now." Heh! > But they're just kids. Nobody…
>The time's bound to come when video systems will be fast enough to play back >32 bit animations over other animations or stills, with appropriate >transparency. >Look to the future. I'll be writing a proposal for a kiosk that does this, soon, for a 95 production date. The plan is…
> Well, I haven't read this article, but I'll look it up if October is still at the store. How about a quick summary? You can get the whole article in Ziffnet, GO ZIFF. Article A16247000. Theres normally a surcharge for the forum, but it looks like this month has…
> I hate computer-kids who download great sources and replaces the 'written-by' or 'copyright by' – statement. You let kids limit the ultimate usefullness of your code? Why spend months on it then? I can understand the practice on local BBS's, but here on CIS the good apples outweigh the…
>It may not be the most popular (only because of IBM's poor advertising compared to Microsoft) If you think thats true, then you (and everyone else anyways) should read the Dr Dobbs article in the Undocumented Corner, "Microsoft's Grip on Software Tightened by Antitrust Deal" in the October 94 issue.…
Heh!
>oxymoron. In one of Todd Rundgren video tapes, theres a short segment 'Oxymoron'. First 'Military Intelligence', then 'Computer Graphics'.
Boggle animation
Message #183
LAUGH! Anyone else seen the new 'Boggle' (the game) commercial? The family is at the table playing, and ignoring the animated dog jumping up and down and clawing at the door. It looks a lot like clay-mation, but its probably a flexible doll-like model. (Arg what are those called again?)…
>Can the pc run Quicktime animations? If so What do I need ? Yup, you need Apple Quicktime for Windows. It comes on many IBM game CDs, as a lot of those use it. As a note, MS just sent me a CD about making CDs. ALL the anims are…
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SmartHeap
Message #240170
>Yes, I remember Optics. Arg . Optics was an IBM file conversion program as I recall. Opticks was my Amiga '89 ray-tracer (named after Newtons landmark paper). Hope you remembered mine too. 🙂 What has Syndesis been up to, of late? I've been doing Big3 kiosks/display systems, and on my…
#240069-
SmartHeap
Message #240100
>Is this Brian from Maxis? Nope, sorry… Remember Opticks in about 89? A bit slow but nice GUI ray-tracing interface (for then anyways)… That was mine. Tracing sure has come a long ways in 5 years, so now I just use em, I dont write em. 😉 >Yup, Syndesis is…
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SmartHeap
Message #240005
Hi John, your name looks mighty familiar! I suspect from the late 80's Amiga days? Were you on Bix back then? >it irks me that Microsoft's heap manager is so bad. I hear that, among other things. Ah you havta give MS a chance though, they've only had a decade…
Thanks miss! Bri
Thanks for the help, but I couldnt located UNZIP.LHA in 16 (Fish) or 10 / 11 (Utilities).. Any other ideas? Bri
>If LW can load a TGA, then it can do the conversion to IFF for you.. just make a scene with the image you want as the backdrop, and render it. Choose to save either a framestore or IFF24.. then load into paint to cut it out as a brush…
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