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We all hear lots of negative comments concerning various software products on online forums. I thought it might be nice to present some positive results from Autodesk. I ordered my AAStudio Update last Friday via fax. I really didn't expect to receive my update for a few weeks at least.…
There are many ways. The slickest yet most difficult is to include it in a program using C++, Fastgraph routines, etc. An easier way is to script it in AAPLAY, included with Animator Pro. Depending on the degree of sophistication required, this is a pretty good program, but has its…
SHEESH! I can see I've got some catching up to do. I bought the original release of Animator Studio. I had many problems with it that I thought would have been solved with a more powerful system. Now I've upgraded and am ready to reload the program. What do I…
#HELP! Diamond Stealth 64
Message #193269
I just installed a Diamond Stealth 64 2meg video card. Is there a driver for Animator Pro? I've tried the new UniVBE and it works fine, but only in 320×200 resolution. I use Animatro Pro daily as my main 2D program and usually work in 640×480. I love the new…
#AAPRO – Aniconvert
Message #188328
I still use Aniconvert daily for converting file formats, dithering, etc. On the top line is an EXTRA column, in which there is a TILE option. My program comes up with TILE on whenever it loads. This is a function I rarely, if ever use, and it's turned into a…
Brian, Thanks for the advice! We'll give it a try and see if that fixes the problem. Tom Marlin Studios
#AAWIN Sound Problem
Message #187480
I have done a large game demo in AAWIN with lots of sounds and music. The demo has run fine on a number of machines, but now my programmer can't get the sound to work on his machine. He's running a Soundblaster 16, and all the Wav files work in…
>> Looks like the lights in animator pro went out. Program till can be used, but screen is not normal. Problem began after I loaded a scanned grayscale image.
Chris, If you're talking about getting the mouse to work in the Animator Studio player, this is a problem I encountered about a month ago. I reported it to Autodesk and they told me it's a known bug, to be fixed later. Tom Marlin Studios
Brian, Thanks for the reply. Guess maybe we'll think about maybe writing some sound drivers! Tom Marlin Studios
>> I have sent an e-mail to the player development team, I will post a reply when I get an answer what in the code is causing this.
>>have you checked out MOVIE.ZIP? It handles sound in a different fashion than the Autodesk Player.
#AAWIN Sound Looping
Message #175708
Nik (or anyone), A question from my sound guy when using timed WAVs in AAWIN. He has created a particular WAV that is seamless, and designed for looping during playback of a FLC. He encounters a 50ms delay between each loop. Is there some sort of adjustment for this? Or…
Mark, Thanks for replying to my positive comments about Animator Studio. Now, for some less than positive observations. Overall, the program puzzles me. It's target market seems to be the "average" Windows graphics user, considering its limitations with Win 3.1 only. But from there, the "average" stops. I've never seen…
Another interesting point to remember about AAWIN and palettes. The Transitions function — fades — will not work unless you're in 256-color mode, including having that appropriate video driver installed, and since it's actually a color cycle, that function must be activated. Tom Marlin Studios
DUH — Good ol' RTFM. I solved the problem by reading the manual and shutting Color Cycling off. Sorry about that! Tom Marlin Studios
#AAWIN palette problems
Message #173284
Brian, I've created a rather large script in AAWIN, with about 50 FLCs and 25 WAV files. It runs like a dream as long as I set my Windows video drivers to resolutions above 256 colors (e.g., 65K). But in 256-color mode, the palette distorts when I play back the…
Dean, Glad to hear AAWIN runs on Win95. Guess there's only one way to find out, and that's try my demo on a Win95 machine. I'm familiar with Vistapro's great little FLC player. Only problem is I've got about fifty FLCs linked together with AAWIN's script and have event sounds…
#AAWIN Player/Win 95?
Message #173186
Thanks for the Windows palette info. I'll check it out. Now, a new problem. I've created and fine-tuned a large game demo in AAWIN — 640×480 resolution. It runs terrific in my Win 3.1. But the publisher who is waiting for it now tells me he's running Win95 beta. Will…
Will, Thanks for the sage advice. I had already achieved the same effect in Animator Pro by creating an optimized palette for Windows, which included reserving the first ten and last ten palette slots. Also, changed my screen display to 256 colors, and the fade does indeed work. Only problem…
Nigel, Here's your answer: You need to create a new program item in one of your Windows program groups. Under working directory, type the path of aawin, plus the path of the animation and "-r". For example: C:\AAWIN\AAWIN.EXE C:\ANIMFILE\ANIMATION.AAS -R This should flip you into full screen mode right after…
#AAWIN Player
Message #172494
I'm creating a script in Animator Pro's AAWIN, v 1.0. I can't seem to get the transitions button to work, so I can add fades. Anyone have any ideas? I've tried virtually every combination of settings, and the transitions box remains unhighlighted, as if disabled. I've tried this in full…
Bugs
Message #171099
I've found what may be a bug in the Animator Studio Player. According to the documentation, while playing back a script you should be able to click on the left mouse button or hit the space bar to recover from a "pause" and move on to the next segment of…
Works FIne for Me!
Message #170208
I read about a hundred messages in this forum, mostly negative, and was greatly disappointed. I'd ordrered Animator Studio about ten days ago. I promptly cancelled my order, thinking I didn't want to go through what many on here had. Luckily, the program had already been shipped and I received…
Thanks for your reply re the AAPRO textures CD. If I do upgrade to 1.3, what significant features does the later version offer? Thanks, Tom
Anipro Textures CD
Message #127049
I am searching for the Textures and materials CD that comes with Animator Pro versions 1.01 and later. Anyone got one you're not using? I have version 1.0 of Animator Pro, which didn't include the CD and I need it desperately in my work. Email me at 74127,1720
#Where to upload?
Message #87100
Where is a good forum to upload a humorous .fli animation of Tonya and Nancy at the Olympics? Over 300 people have downloaded this in only a few days on America Online.