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CDK 2.0 Dead??
Message #178840
all, I have heard rumors to the effect that ADesk was killing CDK. Is this true. I already have quite a collection of software which Adesk killed shortly after i purchased it. Should this be added to the collection? Jerry O'Connor Summit Graphics, Inc.
#Flic C Library
Message #173679
Jonas, I have received the Flic Develpers kit, and it appears to be what i need. Do you know if there are any additional sample files with source code available. What i am trying to do is simply to read a series of *.pcx files and create a flic. I…
#Bezier Spline Math
Message #171807
all: i am trying to do some simple animation in my vr program and need some information on creating Bezier Splines. What i want to do is to create a few simple key frames and then create a smooth spline through them. Is there a C kit out there that…
Jonas: Thanks for the info. I have downloaded the file and begun reading it. It references a "FlicLib Development kit". What is this and where can i get a copy? Thanks again Jerry O'Connor Summit Graphics, Inc.
#Flic File Format
Message #170996
all, I am looking for information on the structure of the flic file format. Particularly, i would like to construct a flic file from a series of PCX files. Are there any "C" libraries which would facilitate this?? Thanks for any help Jerry O'Connor Summit Graphics, Inc.
#256 Material Limit!
Message #160263
All, Help! I've got a big project using more than 255 materials, and i'm getting an error message telling me i cannot use more than 255. I can't find a setting in the 3ds.set file for this. Does anyone know of a way to get around this? Jerry O'Connor Summit…
Kevin, I have an EVO9650 (although i no longer use it – got a PAR). It seems to me that your problem is not related to the Deck, but more likely, how you are rendering the animation to tape. The video deck has no control over what the image is…
Mike, Robert and Tim: Thanks for your responses. As for the version of Par driver, i was using 1.3. I had already downloaded 1.5 but didn't want to switch in the middle of the project i was working on:) I have been screwed by the Par so many times in…
Jonas, RE: 3dsFile Tool Kit & Ipas Developers kit. Thanks for your reply. This seems to be exactly what i am looking for. What is the cost for each of these packages and how do I get them? Jerry O'Connor
#PAR SCREW UP
Message #157816
I just deleted an empty project from my par's slave drive and now it tells me that my drive is corrupted and would i kindly please format it and wipe out all of my animations! Is there a way to fix this with out formating the drive or am i…
#3ds File Format – Struct
Message #157780
all: I am looking for detailed information on the structure of the 3ds file format. i am would like to be able to read all of the geometry, texture mapping, and keyframe data. Is this info available with the ipas developers kit?? Thanks in advance Jerry O'Connor Summit Graphics, Inc.
#CDK – Better Renderers
Message #155842
I have gotten the CDK 2 loaded and running on a p5100 and am a little disapointed with the quality of the rendering. I understand that this is related to the rendering solutions shipped with the CDK. I know that they're are hardware accelerators that will provide better color depth,…
Glenn, PMJI
Vehicle Library
Message #153330
all, I am looking for a library of vehicles (cars, trucks, buses etc – no planes). i need a medium level of detail and a sizable variety. Please let me know if you know of any such libraries Jerry O'Connor Summit Graphics, Inc.
Matrox Imp + For CDK
Message #152723
Kevin, I am planning on ordering a new video card today for CDK. I have already ordered a 100Mhz Pentium PCI and would like to find the best card to match this. I have heard that the Matrox Impression + would be a suitable card, but i wanted to clarify…
Matrox MGA + buy??
Message #152716
all, i am considering purchasing a Matrox MGA Impression + (4meg PCI) primarily for CDK and 3d Studio. I am curious if anyone is using this card and can give me feed back regarding compatibility and drivers. My main concern is vibrant support for 3ds, CDK for NT and Vesa…
MIke, I already have a PAR, TBCIV and Razor Pro. the Razor Pro shipped with a PAR MCI Driver. Is this the same MCI Driver that you are speaking of, or is there another driver due out soon? The MCI driver i have seems to support playing of Ani files…
#PAR-MCI Drivers
Message #151172
all, does anyone know what the current version of the PAR's MCI driver is? The driver i have does not support recording (is it supposed? – would be very helpful) and will not read files on my par slave drive. also, is it possible to address the par drives while…
#TBCIV – Component??
Message #150251
All, Is there a version of the TBCIV card that supports component in?? I had heard that this was available, but now i'm hearing that it is only composite and S-video. Jerry O'Connor Summit Graphics, Inc.
Kevin, Once again thank you for your quick response! To my knowledge, the order was placed in December (however, i'm not sure wether or not the dealer placed their order quickly enough) I will call them tommorrow and see what the deal is. Just incase it matters, the order would…
CDK Price – What Gives!!
Message #150087
Kevin, Sorry to bother you again. We are having some problems/confusion regarding the price of the CDK2. We saw the CDK2 at the Meckler VR show in NYC in december and were quoted a price of $995.00 by Autodesk. We immediately ordered a copy of CDK2 from our dealer and…
kevin, thanks for your response regarding NT and vc++2.0! regarding your post
Kevin, > does this mean that programs created with cdk2 will only run under NT or will they run under windoze 3.1 with win32S ?? also, i heard rumor that there will also be a dos version of cdk2. Is this true? (you seem to be the only one with…
Targa+64/EVO9650 Sale
Message #149304
For sale Targa+64 Graphics card, EVO9650 Hi8 recorder and Diaquest control software all in good working order. Make Offer Please respond via EMail or call 412-854-5076 Jerry O'Connor Summit Graphics, Inc.
#TCBIV & RAZOR
Message #149303
what ever happened to the good old days when sales people could smell money and would beat a path to your door ? 🙂 i'm interested in buying Razor pro and a TCBIV card but nobody wants to sell them to me. i posted a message yesterday looking for dealers…
Kevin, thanks for the reply! i was beginning to think there was no one out there. are you suggesting that i should be using NT for development instead of win3.1?? if so will i be able to take advantage of NT features such as dual processors etc… i thought that…
Jamie, what is the cost of Razor Pro, including the chip for the PAR? jerry
Jamie, > Pittsburgh, PA
MS Visual C++ For CDK
Message #149040
Brian, i posted a message yesterday in the cyberspace kit section yesterday but got no response. yours was the first adesk name i came across so i guess you win. I already have cdk r2 on order and in anticipation of its arrival i bought a copy of the microsoft…
#TBCIV & Razor Pro
Message #149025
all, i am interested in purchasing a TBCIV and razor pro software. does anyone have a list of dealers phone #s for these products? Jerry O'Connor Summit Graphics, Inc.
#TBCIV-AVI
Message #148802
All, does anyone know if the TBCIV card can create avi files. I currently have the dps par and am looking for a card to digitize video. I am planning on getting the TBCIV card anyhow but i will also need to create avi files occassionaly. thanks in advance. Jerry…
Angela, we have cdk r2 on order, and in anticipation of its arrival i have purchased the microsoft visual c++ development system on cd rom. this is apparently for windoze nt programming, but also includes the windows programming (vc++ 1.5); however, the manuals for version 1.5 are not included and…
RE: reformatting par drive and locating files on slower portion of drive etc… i have made the following observations in the process of trying to diagnose/fix the problem 1 Reformat drive and copy just one ani file to it. the problem persists and occurs at the same frame 2 All…
#Warning to PAR users!!!
Message #136839
i have been using a PAR for about six months, and have just discovered a very disturbing problem. when i completed an animation, i copied the ani file to my system hard drive and then backed it up to dat tape. i just tried to restore one of these files…
#Best Morph Package??
Message #125013
all, i am looking for an image morphing package for PC. what is the current opinion as to the best package. i would like to be able to morph between two sequences of multiple frames each (i.e. the Exxon tiger deal). thanx Jerry O'Connor Summit Graphics, Inc.
#Dinosaur Mesh????
Message #124176
All: Does anyone know of a good dinosaur mesh, either royalty free or for sale? preferrably a T-Rex – bones only. no skin. thanks Jerry O'Connor Summit Graphics, Inc.
Ed, i am having a similar problem with my PAR/Mic 2217AV. i get corrupted frames if i try to join two ani's without first optimizing the drive. this problem started after the drive became approx. half full. it seems absurd to me that the file could be so corrupted just…
PAR questions
Message #120888
John, Sorry to but in but i've been reading your questions about the par. i have a par and am in Pittsburgh (Bethel Park actually). i think it is truly the greatest invention of our time. 🙂 i also do alot of vr work and would like to talk to…
AutoSurf/3D Studio
Message #117289
all, We are trying to use AutoSurf version2 to create models for 3D Studio. Surfaces which have been trimmed or offset, cannot be joined with "JOINSF". When these surfaces are meshed, the faces don't line up properly and the vertices will not weld when importing into 3D Studio. This creates…
#Sigraph exibit tickets
Message #111426
how does one go about getting tickets for Sigraph exibits only? preferably free? Jerry O'Connor Summit Graphics, Inc.
Animation Fees for Legal
Message #109275
all, i have just been asked that age old question again (g). "what is a ballpark figure for a second of animation?" i have done animations as simple as a golf ball and as complex as an entire working steel mill. needless to say a second of either one of…
Sigraph Animation Compet
Message #106687
I am trying to find info on the Sigraph Animation comptetion. Am I too late? If not, what is deadline and how do I get info? Thanx, Jerry O'Connor
Brian, RE: the toshiba 4800ct laptop drivers. No it doesn't say what the vga chipset is, however i did get through to toshiba tech support (it took more than a week of solid calling!) the chipset is western digital 90c24a. we managed to get the system working through the vesa…
Toshiba t4800ct – 3DS
Message #102819
has anyone had any success with setting up a toshiba t4800ct laptop to run 3d studio. we cannot get vesa 640 x 480 x 256. any help would be appreciated Jerry O'Connor Summit Graphics, Inc.
#DPS PAR ASAP
Message #102371
I am trying to get a hold of a par as soon as posible! Does anyone have a list of dealers I could call or know of anyone who would have them in stock? I am also interested in an exterior box for the drive and card. i have heard…
#3DS3 CRASHING
Message #102370
just to follow up. i had been having an ongoing problem with 3d studio crashing while rendering. I received an abnormal program termination message and a memory protection fault. i spoke of this a few times and with the help of many on this forum, i tried just about every…
kevin, perhaps because this has been an on going problem which i have discussed here before, i neglected to provide all of the details of the problem i have had and how i have delt with it. when i say that 3d studio "crashes" i mean that during a rendering…
#3D3 CRASHING
Message #96984
All, I have been having an ongoing problem with 3ds3 crashing while rendering. the problem is intermittent with no apparent pattern. some times it will not render a single frame without crashing, other times it may render 50-100 frames before crashing. I have tried the following test to no avail:…
#94339-
3DS3 Crashing
Message #94600
Gary, Display card is compudyne truecolor vga – vesa compatible. Frame buffer is targa+ 64. I should also note that the vga card has been changed since installing 3ds3. The problem existed with both cards. The first card was a photon ultima.
#3DS3 Crashing
Message #94318
I have had a recurring problem with 3ds3 crashing on one of my systems. I am receiving an "Abnormal Program Termination Memory Fault CS:EIP AAAFH …" message. I have reduced my config.sys and autoexec.bat to the following but the problem persists CONFIG.SYS Shell=C:\command.com /e:1000/p AUTOEXEC.BAT Prompt = $P$G Set Temp=C:\temp…
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