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Yeah, the full blown one (Queue Manager) is under construction and depending on other projects should take no more than a month to get together. Did I mention that if you reg your Queue View, the $20.00 goes towards the purchase of Queue Manager? (no set price yet) Anyway, I…
Sure, I'm still new to some of this, so I'll check into that. Do you think I can apply via the Lib of Congress Web page? You folks have a Web page yet? I /may/ post one, we'll see. Thanks for the advice. J-me [DPh]
>>Hi Jamie! Is the co. name permanent, or still trying 'em on? Well, Mr. Krell…this one is good for now. I've filed a DBA. Is it you're trying to save on pencil lead in your Rolodex or don't ya like it? 😉 J-me Digital Phenomena
Thanks, it's the kind of application I wanted to write for some time now, only this is just the 'viewer'. I'm working on Queue Manager that will allow you to not only edit the queue, it'll make Julienne fries too! J-me DPh
#Queue View
Message #148302
Queue View – Shareware Version 1.0s 3D Studio Network rendering queue viewer for Windows Queue View allows you to easily monitor the status of your network render queue processes without having to shell out of Windows into 3D Studio. It also allows you to view the net queue without locking…
>> awesome (osm) adj.1. inspiring or characterized by awe. 2. Slang. very impressive. Get a new dictionary, dude. Like it's there with dust. scha! J-me
Your not missing anything, the Y-boy be wrong. You actually can do the morph but it will not work correctly, it will POP between the two materials. J-me
#Render Garden/Farm/Jungl
Message #123578
>> (but I think it's for cocoa puffs) Try Spam-Lite. It apparently worked when the tatoo was fresh but doesn't now (at least the last time I spoke with him about this.) I think he has to scrub real hard with a Brillo pad to get it to work again.…
>>none of them acoustic jobbies Oh, it wasn't acoutic, it was internal! I had to pick up a phone on the same line, to whistle it 'alive'. Sorry to hear your kids are older than my Kaypro, they must never let you get near your cpus at home.
>> I thought you were a QEMM user No, I'm not a big fan of _any_ memory manager – dang computers should be smart enough to manage their own memory. I mentioned Memmaker cuz if you have DOS 6 (and most of us do these days) you already have it.…
>> I've got them all on boxes of floppies in the basement. If you're ever planning on using that data again, I hope you have it well sealed. Disks do not hold up at all for long storage periods. The materials break down with almost any level of exposure. I…
>>I looked it up in the dictionary after I asked the question. [moire n., pl. -res a fabric, as of silk, with a watery or wavelike appearance.] You either had A LOT of time on your hands (to ask for a spelling from the forum) or you were too dang…
>> Now, have you ever eaten a Hamdinger? No, you? Can you still get them? Don't think Hamdingers ever made it out to either coasts. J-me
SOL is an term for (S)hoot, (O)ut of (L)uck – well not exactly 'shoot' but this is a family forum. And seeing as how Joel (then Mike) got stuck in orbit watching bad movies, it would seem they're SOL. BTW- That movie you're talking about was 'Marooned' although they renamed…
>>I am sure Jamie got that one Moi? Did you watch last night? It was a re-run (The Brain that wouldn't die) but it seemed like they re-did the jokes. It was hilarious. BTW, do you think SOL is an accidental acronym? (I don't think so.) We got movie sign……
>>NRNRNRNRN ???? Does this mean… No Reply Needed, Really! Never Return Notes Regarding Notices. Or did the keyboard stick? J-me
>> Is it possible to morph one object, say a text object, into an other object, say a space station, without having to fiddle around with vertices etc. for years? Nope. It CAN be done (it doesn't take years), but it isn't a simple process. In fact, it may be…
>> Are there any accelerator cards for rendering like the YOST cards on the Macintosh? "Yost cards?" Must be another Yost, eh? Currently other than a faster CPU and/or faster hard drive (or a second or third computer) there's nothing that comes to mind. More memory is about the only…
#123093-
#help – uploads
Message #123163
>> Actually the first comm program I used on CIS was ProCOMM 2.41 Sheesh, you kids! The first Comm program I used was Mite with my Kaypro 4-84's killer 300bps modem! I had to whistle (you know how to whistle, don't you?) into the reciever of the phone to get…
Alec, you can get parts (like tower cases) at Dominos in San Rafael or you can order one from PC Power & Cooling 800-722-6555. Also, they happen to sell a killer power supply that is so quiet, all you'll hear is your drives spinning. I just got one for my…
>> I'll have a nightmare of an install on a game like T7G and most people find it to be no problem. We found it to be a real pain. I was surprised how much trouble it was. Using DOS 6.0, we had to run MEMMAKER to free up the…
>> If you decide to fly through huge volumes of the stuff, it starts to become unpractical. Unless of course you take a tip from old movies and tv, overlay and repeat the effect! Render the sequence of flying through the vapor to a set of targas (with alpha of…
I'm afraid I agree with Bob, why does it make more $ense to buy the one box vs 5 (or 6 as prices drop) separate CPUs for the same money? Actually seems a tad risky to have it all in one. Momma always tole me that life is like a…
>> Am I the only one who is majorly disappointed in the Release 4 announcement? Yup (so far)- but if you want, you can call it 3.5 and buy something else. Oh the power of pure capitalism, vote with your wallet! J-me
I have not see that exact message but I've had Server lock-up problems related to my 3c507 network cards. So, I'm inclined to ask you to check your network cards and if they are old/cheap or funky, replace them with the best card you can (actually a 3c509 is pretty…
Make it IPAS and a Windows based stand alone. (I mean why not go full hog!) I think you can get the MCS file format from the Yost Group and build a 'remote' Net Queue editor/viewer. Wonderful set of tools you're talking about, I'll gladly help test it for ya!…
Welcome to the ever growing club, you may now adorn your moniker with the Xdesk. 😉 You need to try it on for a while, not so bad. Good luck with your new CD magazine. Perhaps we'll meet again at Sigg 95. J-me (soon to be X-Xdesk)
Have you looked at these images with something other than the PAR? I doubt the PAR could be mucking with the image but if you can verify the rendered image is at fault by looking at it in PhotoShop or Composer, that might help to determine where the fault lies.…
Steve, DOS by default will not 'see' more than 64mb of memory. You can get past that with Qemm 7.04. I ran into this problem and solved using Qemm (I had a CPU with 192mb of memory!) but I'm sorry, I can't find my notes on how to do this…
>>What do you think, sirs? Me thinks you watch MST3k a bit too much 😉 J-me
If you still have your CAD application, (Like AutoCAD or AcadLT), I 3DS you can easily create DXF (Save .DXF) files of your 3D Models and DXFIN them to the CAD package then plot them from there – and with either of the ACADs you add hidden line removal to…
Sure, in the IPAS data library you'll find ALPHA.ixp (in ALPHA.zip). Use this in the keyframer from Video Post and make it your last entry in the VP queue. Render from Video Post and of course turn ALPHA ON and SPLIT off. This will create the same files (only 24…
>>Anybody else get these kinda numbers? Not even the standard benchmarks like DOSmark, WinStone or WinBench return that kind of result. (12x) Almost ALL benchmarks show the 60mhz Pentiums to be only twice as fast as DX2-66s and 3DS echos those findings. So it looks like you have one of…
>>There is no comparing the quality of the PAR vs. my VTV-2000 (haven't seen the newer ones), PAR is in a different league. SFMJI- Not being familiar with the VTV, are you saying the PAR is better quality than the VTV? J-me
>> Studio seems to be the ONLY program that does not realize I have a serial port. PMJI- I assume you meant parallel port, eh? Have you tried booting clean by hitting F5 key durring the boot cycle? (DOS 6.0 feature) Then start 3DS and see if the problem persists.…
Hey, Jon. I got ER for Windows, started playing with it. Very cool, in fact I'm >this< close to buying my P5/90+PAR system so I can start doing some video tricks with ER. RE: Altimira and animation, Alvy wanted to support animation at the getgo but they had decided to…
Does it make sounds? Like Ta-Da and BINK? Do you have a CD-ROM? Does your mommy know you're playin' with her Computer? J-me (NrN)
>> I think I'll probably generate the .flc in Virtus, but I would like to know how others that don't have a walkthrough program simulate the feeling in AA Pro. To the best of my knowledge no one generates walkthroughs with Ani – alone. It's only a 2D Package. I…
P5-90 optimize
Message #121916
Times can vary depending on the scene, too. Like I said, my test was a one time example. (mileage may vary) Are you paging? If so, the speed of your hard drive can slow you down considerably. I've seen the same scene take 30-40% longer on a CPU that swaps…
Welcome to the 90s! One time benchmark – From 33 to 90 This scene used 44mb of memory to render at full video rez. The average was based on all frames rendered by that CPU type. All 486s are Gateways, the P5s are Microns. CPU Average Render Time 486/33 50:12…
CHAINS ? how?
Message #121844
>>I'm also working on a keyframe solution with actual modeled links, but that's much more difficult ! I did this one a few years ago (using AutoCAD and AutoFlix no less) but the method should work for 3DS. I modeled the full chain in 4 positions. Each position advanced the…
#3D programs on Mac
Message #121843
Hey Jack, Jeanne just finished playing it. If you want it, it's yours. It is no problem to install, if your machine is MPC compliant. J-me
Next thing you'll have is a util to dump the Abekas files off to the Exabyte from Ndump (now available in DOS and IXP!) 😉 Am I right? J-me
>>1. Why would you need to create a dummy .flc and then overwrite it with a real one? Actually, I guess you don't have to, I thought you couldn't specify a file to use that wasn't there yet, but I was wrong. Alec, you can skip that step. 😉 >>2.…
#121369-
PMS Colors
Message #121452
The only way I've known to do this, use PhotoShop. It has a PMS/RGB/CYMK CLUT tool . (I'm sure there are other ways, but if you have PShop, it's that easy.) J-me
Found it, the Paradise driver/chip set worked. Hey you could alias that in your menu so fools like me don't have to guess. It works fine and is MUCH better than using the Vesa driver. J-me
When one of our machines had this problem, I REMed SMARTDRV.exe out of the system and the problem went away. (I eventually replaced the drive.) Though this may make this problem go away, this doesn't really solve your problem. You most likely have a drive that about to croak. Get…
No kidding, some serious power there – but you do need a little more memory, 32mb? Most of the new mother boards can go 250mb. Did you build the box? J-me
>>Time. I'd really need to render alot of keyframes or the entire anim to come up with a decent palette. I'd rather let 3DS do the work for me. If it's time, Custom palette is actually the fastest way of all to produce FLCs. If you want, you can automate…
>> the Western Digital, (Paradise), chipset Bingo, that was it. Thanks much, J-me
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