This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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PMFJI…Both MARS and MARS II work with 3DS. MARS II, in fact, only works with 3DS (IPAS). MARS II looks very promising from the literature Daewoo sent me. I don't know if MARS II will work on its own in the near future. Daewoo has worked closely with Autodesk overseas.…
Tim, I've seen articles, too, but no release dates. Do you know? And do you know if the DVC will do single frame, store fields, etc.? I couldn't find much in the brief articles I've seen. Thanks! Kevin
Bob, I have an Epson Stylus and haven't experienced banding since I first set it up.. You may want to go through the setup routine again. You may have picked a wrong setting. I did the first time around and tried one line off and it was perfect. I think…
Hi, Ron…MARS 2 is supposed to be available about now. It has FCC approval and Daewoo is working out some software bugs. It supposedly will list for $1495 and will work with your computer's existing hard-drive. It doesn't require an outboard hard-drive. Depending on how much changes in each frame,…
Pretty neat results! I would be interested in seeing your results with Razor. Looks like the PVR is a definite advance over the PAR. Kevin
Hi, Martin…I just found out today that the MARS 2 is still undergoing FCC testing for interference. Should be out soon, though. I've been trying to find out if they'll be at Siggraph, but haven't caught a human yet!It's been phone tag time. Kevin
Looks good, Tom…Please keep us posted. Thanks! Kevin
Thanks, Tom. I knew editing would be a problem. I've always planned to keep the Targa files separate so I could always go to the Exabyte/Abekas to D1 or 2 route if my work sells. It's kinda like holding on to the negative in film work. I have been looking…
Hi, Martin…Minimal fuss and high quality is what it's all about. The PAR or PVR are still in the running if I don't like what I find out about MARS 2. I've located one MARS dealer so far. I will go for the 30/60/money back…I'm sure I can get my…
Paul…Thanks and please, let me know if you see it! Kevin
Hi, Martin…The output would be to VHS for now and the better the input, the better VHS looks…I know resolution is limited with VHS, but, the better the source, the lower noise, etc., the better a VHS picture looks and that would be my primary means of distributing my animated…
Hi, Martin…Yes they are different..but allegedly they have the same quality output (the MARS 2 is MPEG-2 which is supposed to be Broadcast Quality). The MARS 2, however, doesn't require an extra hard-drive and is cheaper than what people are advertising used PARS for. (see my reply to Paul Sanford)…
Hi, Paul…You're correct regarding the original MARS, however this is the *new* MARS 2 I'm referring to which uses MPEG-2, an advanced standard that is supposed to be capable of Broadcast Quality according to everything I've read and is what is going to be used by cable and satelite broadcasters…
Martin, Thanks for the reply. I'm trying to make a decision to get the PVR or Daewoo's MARS MPEG-2 card. The information will help. Thanks! Kevin
I'd be interested to read if you have heat problems and a situation where your computer plays dead with the PVR installed, as reported on the net in comp.graphics.animation. The guy said it was similar to having the battery go and he had one heck of a time getting it…
Rico, you must be entering something incorrectly or trying to open a file that is not read in the particular module you're working in. I just checked this out again before writing this. You*can* open files from directories outside of A:M. I just tried this in Sculpture… I have fonts…
Adam… Thanks for the update. Please keep us posted on Windows 95, both the good and anything bad you may encounter. Good to hear it was a breeze to install! Kevin
Adam, Please fill us in on Windows 95 as you become more familiar with it. I don't want to buy into something that's going to cause me headaches. I've heard that since you don't have File Manager anymore you have to go to a separate routine to copy floppies, etc.,…
Hi, Dejan.. I'm not here to cause you problems, just give you another viewpoint. Having bought Animation Master as my first 3-D program, I have nothing to refer to in other programs. I worked in DOS programs years ago and just recently started using computers again when I bought one…
In the spirit of helping, let me interject… Page 304 of the manual lists the files that can be imported…I don't know why PCX wouldn't work for you. Is your distortion you're talking about color? If it is, you could've inadvertently changed the color depth in your image when converting…
Steve… Oooh, I want that CD yesterday! Glad to hear it and I look forward to ordering it! Kevin
Richard… You may already know this, but there are some primitves (spheres, cubes, etc.) in the Hash Library here on CI$. They are good starting points to build things you may need. There are also models included with Animation Master that you can experiment with. You probably already know that,…
It's that old "vested interest" stuff, Jim! Be careful!
I agree on the brag thread, Jim. The boys were getting trashed on the Net, until a few of us in the know got the word out.
It does seem like it is a video game…especially every second half!
Michael, I agree that it's a waste to just throw in computer animation for the heck of it. And on your last comment about people who think computer animation looks too "computery". Lack of shadows is one item to point out, but that's also a factor of bad lighting. The…
Michael, That's a good name, too. I left the suggestion over on AOL for "Life-like Character Animation". We're thinking along the same lines! Kevin
Hope you don't mind my jumping in…I had trouble at first getting my dongle on to my NEC, but with a little perseverance, I finally did. It, too, was one little screw, but I finally got it to seat properly and everything has been fine. The connectors are made by…
Eric… Have you set your prefs.hsh file to say "memory=20000"? It should be set 4 meg under your system memory of 24Meg. The program reads the number in prefs.hsh as KB. Be sure you saved it before you closed the file. Also, if you're using Windows 3.11, your cache shouldn't…
Your "hood ornament" animation sounds cool. Could you maybe upload it for the rest of us to admire? I tried the trusty clam.cho provided with the program for more tests on my NEC Ready 433es (souped up to a 486DX2-66 with 20 meg and Windows 3.11 with 32-bit access enabled…
Good luck! Keep me posted. BTW, new times on the clam.cho with the Windows 3.11 upgrade…using the LOW setting (FLI) and fixed palette with no options chosen… :29 to :37 per frame! With VGA selected (640×480) photo selected, anti-aliasing selected, optimized color selected, 2 hours, 33 minutes, 54 seconds to…
Christopher… I don't know if you went all the way in, but I'll run this by you…Click on Control Panel, click on Enhanced 386, click on Virtual Memory, click on Change and the box should appear at the bottom with the new suggested swap file sizes. I don't think it…
Tell me about it! I think I've sunk a fortune in mine, and it's not all paid for yet! If I knew then what I know now….. One cautionary note…you may find that you'll have to set your virtual memory higher than needed for certain parts of A:M to work…
Christopher… It really sounds like you are being slowed by the virtual memory being on. I used to use it before I bought more RAM. Of course you need it now for the program to function well, but as soon as you can afford 4-8meg more of RAM, get it…
Christopher…40 minutes for a quick render? I got those kinds of times when I had 4 meg of RAM and was using Virtual Memory. I have an NEC Ready 433es with a 486DX2 66 chip sitting in the overdrive socket and 20 Meg of RAM. I increased the setting in…
Michael, Good for you! You must be pretty good at story boards with the comics back- ground. The previous comments weren't aimed at you. I was just stating what the discussion was at the meeting and how A:M helps fulfill some of those artistic goals. I'm all for rendering power.…
Well, nice to hear there's something else out there that's capable. I'd only heard of the Raptor for the first time two months ago. Do you know if the systems you are talking about are faster than SGI? That was what the Raptor was being compared to when I first…
You and me both. One guy Jim Jonah and I were talking to at last night's local Animation SIG here in the Detroit area wanted to know if we were reps for Hash!!! Kevin
I'm glad to hear boolean will solve most of your woes. We also had some ideas tossed about at the meeting last night about how we shouldn't be so focused on hardware and the latest thing…we should be more concerned with story telling and how to use computer animation more…
Dale Myers didn't have the info at the meeting…he'll fax it to me Friday, I hope. When I get the info, I'll pass it along. Hash is porting A:M for the Raptor. BTW, the A:M demo video was a HUGE hit at the meeting. Lotsa "No way!!!" and gasps of…
I just watched the tape and it's great! It's much improved from the Playmation video I got with A:M! The animations are awesome! I also picked up a ton of stuff from Greg's section. I'm glad I got Fauve Matisse, it will work wonders in decal! Computer airbrushing here we…
Michael, if I may interrupt…if you're getting a $50,000 business loan, it would be wise for you to investigate The Raptor and it's companion PC workstation. I don't know at this point all the particulars, but the workstation I believe is $10,000 and The Raptor, I think is $7 -…
I don't know, but I hope it's in that $150, too!
Steve said he's sending the tapes! What size frame are you rendering that takes over 9 minutes? It must be larger than 640×480 with all the razz-muh-tazz added (photo, etc).
I have no life now in radio…whaddya mean?!!! Kevin
Another reply…I scooted over to AOL and perused the mid-summer messages. They mentioned that they were working on the interface, which Martin has since told us about in his Minutes and was a big wish list item…also, the others..Steve and Ken Baer had mentioned they were working on "smart skin",…
Thanks for the recom. on Adobe…I have Fauve Matisse, a neat art program that has a bunch of versatility and a deal price on Kai's Power Tools for registered users. I hope they haven't been spending all their time on an interface at Hash…but it seems to me that Steve…
Sanford, No argument from me on what A:M needs. I like it specifically for the character animation abilities. I just wish more people owned it so Hash could do more and there would be more incentive for additional add-on programs like the font program I bought from Branded Research. Money…
I wouldn't switch, but I wouldn't ignore what other programs have to offer. The guys I've run into here that are doing this for a living and usually in some video production or industrial application, use many programs for different things. No one program gets an overall endorsement from them.…
Yes, I saw ReBoot…it was a re-run of an earlier episode…they're probably padding to make more time for a couple more episodes to be done. I had a message from Chris Wellman at ReBoot Productions in alt.3d on the Internet a few weeks back and he said they were working…
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