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Need Beta Testers
Message #122518
Soon to be released general purpose Lightwave plugin needs real world testing. Free beta versions and steep discount on final product. WinNT/Win95 Lightwave users only please. No hobbiests, professional LW users only please. Interested parties please respond via private e-mail. -Mike Reed 8-{D} Unlimited Potential, Inc. Overland Park, KS.
Thanks for the detail. Very helpfull. I have the same question as Michael McBride: > If one doesn't have a WF monitor is there a formula to determine when a color is too hot? I will include a NTSC limit in a soon to be released lightwave plugin if anyone…
#NTSC Limits
Message #122369
I read in a recent artical that any RGB value greater than 208 was to hot for broadcast. It stated that 208 = 100% NTSC. Can anyone confirm this and does anyone know the lower limit? NTSC must be >30 but < 208… or something like that. -Mike Reed 8-{D}…
Thanks, your right! -Mike Reed 8-{D} Unlimited Potential, Inc. Overland Park, KS.
#CIS Access to FTP Site
Message #110927
Has anyone been able to access the Newtek ftp site via CIS Spry Mosaic? Got to the home page fine but hyperlink to ftp site would not let me in. Been around CIS for many years, but am a first day user of mosaic and the CIS internet gateway. Using…
#LW Virtual Memory
Message #97790
Lightwave PRO Volume 2 Issue 9 September 1994 page 18 Reader Speak mentions it, and I know I read in a LWPro that it should be available on-line soon. John Gross, if you read this thread, please fill us in on what you know about Allen Hastings progress on the…
4.0 Upgrade Questions
Message #95561
I am very much looking forward to getting my 4.0 upgrade, but I have a few questions. 1) If I upgrade my Lightwave 3.5 to 4.0 on the Amiga, will I also be able to get the NT version for the upgrade price, or is there just one upgrade allowed.…
#Mouse Pad is Slick!!!
Message #74033
I have received my 3.1 upgrade!!!! Yea!!! Well, not much has changed (most upgrades have already been discused around here) but the mouse pad SUCKS!!! The mouse pad looks cool (T4000 logo) but it is one of those hard slick types. The Amiga mouse just does not work well on…
Asked my dealer about this and he freaked. He felt that P.M. leaving N.T. would spell dark days ahead for the toaster. He called NewTek and was assured that the rumors are FALSE! They have received hundreds of calls on this one and they have no idea (That's what I…
Get a Job!!!
Message #73522
I have 16 years of successful new product development experience on the PC platform. My focus has been on real time systems and 3D computer graphics. I own multiple PCs, a Toaster 4000 and all the goodies that go with them. I am a major computer junkie. I am looking…
>Do you use a Sanyo GVR-950 or a BCD single frame controller with your Amiga? > Do you Toast? > If you do, I'd like to talk to you regarding a new software development. I have 3 Sanyo GVR-S950s. I do toast. I am a programmer. I specialize in new…
#Network Toaster with PCs
Message #72553
I would like to connect my T4000 to my PC network. Anyway to connect the Amiga to my existing network? I have two PCs networked together using an Ethernet network. I run Windows for Workgroups 3.11 on one PC and NT Advanced Server on the other. Because the new screamer…
> Besides, custom animated transitions can > be made by the user, too. I have T-Rexx and DPaint AGA and have created several new switcher transitions. I have been unable to create any color effects (KikiBell Type). I have also never attached a sound to a transition (Breaking Glass Type).…
#Frame Accurate VCR's
Message #72165
I have three Sanyo GVR-S950 frame accurate VTRs. I like the units, but I do have some problems. The ROMs shipped in my units require upgrades for software compatibility with my A/B editing system (TAO Editizer). There are no other A/B roll editing systems currently supporting the 950 (That I…
Have no idea if this will work or not, but can you load a 16 color .BMP file from windows into ADPro and then lock the palette. Then any pictures you convert will use the standard EGA 16 color palette. I have not tried it, just sounds like it might…
BBS Numbers
Message #70823
Anyone around here got a list of Toaster BBS numbers? Any comments as to which ones are "THE BEST"? -Mike 8-{D} Unlimited Potential Kansas City, KS
In what city did you attend Lee's seminar? Just attended the one in KC, MO. It was alot like the tapes, but it was nice to be able to ask questions. I would recomend the seminar to almost anyone interested. -Mike 8-{D}
Sounds like a pretty sweet suite. I notice a possible problem. The screamer requires Ethernet (from what I hear) and you don't have that adaptor listed for the toaster. You will also find that the 4000 does not have enough slots for the YC+ card (could use YC++ external), SCSI…
Please tell the 4000 owners all you know about making our systems faster. What companies, products and prices. This is the first time I heard that I had any options. It hurts to know that I bought, what I was told was, the best system to toast with only to…
(Except w/ the Toaster where you get more than what you pay for of course!) My point exactly… to compete with the toaster on a PC requires that you use low quality stuff. I am a long time PC believer, but when it came to doing video, I went with…
I have seen a 4000 mouse pad at my dealers shop. It IS the 4000 logo. He has had one for months, so I wonder when the rest of us will see ours. -Mike
I think the Amiga Gang Video is a great idea. I am very new to this but I can see myself contributing in a later go around. Will the video be available to non-contributors? How often do you do one? Would it be cool to have each author include a…
Very interesting. I would gladly buy "…these new video boards… For a $1000…" if you could tell me which ones. The best I have seen to date (On a PC) is 240x180x24bitx30fps and I would not swear that it never missed a frame. I would love to play VideoToaster created…
#TRexx Load/Save FS
Message #68367
I am just getting started with ADPro and Trexx, so I can only hope that I can get my question out in a way that someone can answer it. Here goes… I created a set of FS using Lightwave but notice that one of my colors is to hot. I…
I hope they are only holding the mouse pads so that they can ship them with an updated (Correct) manual. I also hope to see this bundle before they release the VT5000.
I was using a scroll page for credits and my last line was "Merry Christmas". The garbage vanished when I switched to 80pt rather than 72pt. Now when I switch back to 72pt, it works fine. Must have been a glitch in my machine. I wish I could have gotten…
Toaster Studio
Message #67227
Before I make my next purchase, I would like to bounce the idea off the gurus here. I currently have: 1-VT4000, 18Mb RAM 2GB SCSI HD w/4091 controller (leaves one open slot) 1-Panasonic AG-1970 SVHS deck 1-Sanyo GVR-S950 SVHS editing deck 2-TBC-IV w/remote control 1-Toaster Toolbox 1-TREXX Pro 2.1.1 1-486/50…
#Using BANGLE font in CG
Message #67211
I am doing the closing credits for a short christmas tape and all is going well… except, the last line in my closing credits is "Merry Christmas!!!" using Bangle 72pt font. This font seems to create garbage below each letter. Am I doing something wrong? The font fits my purpose…
>> Note also that after you put the Toaster in a 4000 you only have 2 slots >> left. You may want to look at some type of slot box solution like the >> Toaster Oven or Toaster Toolbox. My local dealer (Desktop Video) is the one selling the "Toaster…
>> Get Inside Windows NT and read it if you really want to understand NT. >> It is really shows what an amazing piece of work NT is. Dito!!! >> I'd be a lot more willing to fork over $10k for one if I knew I could run my >>…
Stuck in LightWave
Message #66443
Using T-REXX to create a script to render a few short scenes. Then when the renders are done, I wanted to have the computer do some other things. The problem is, Lightwave does not have an Arexx command for the "Switcher" button which would let me out of Lightwave. (That…
Microsofts OS stratagy is multi-layered. There will be an OS for every level of machine and user. The idea is to standardize on the GUI and API portions of the OS so that software can be written to operate well on each level of system. Microsoft even has a version…
>> I thought that the PAR played back at 30 frames a second. I am not an expert here or anything, but it is my understanding that the PAR plays back compressed video (Delta factor information updates, not full frame animation) at 30fps. I do not think anyone has gotten…
#Creating Wipes in T-REXX
Message #66108
Got T-REXX to do batch rendering and other neat stuff. Noticed that it can be used to create new wipes for the switcher. The only paint program I have now is ToasterPaint and it will not work to create the files needed to create the ANIM files needed by T-REXX…
>> Can you tell me what would be the advantage or disadvantage of using a hard drive unit over a VCR? The reason I went with the 950 over the Personal Animation Recorder (PAR) was my understanding that the PAR used JPEG compression and that I might lose some quality…
I have been working with NT since July '92. As a beta tester, I have gotten to know NT pretty well. It is truly the finest operating system I have ever had the good fortune to work with. (16 years IBM/DEC Mainframe, IBM Mini's and many types of PCs (TRS-80,…
>> Is there any way you could record the three or so plumes you can make as a >> series of background images, and do the anim in layers? That is one way to do it for sure, and I have concidered it. I have also looked at a virtual…
#Sanyo GVR-S950
Message #66049
Got a Sanyo GVR-S950 today (Computer controlled single frame recorder, see VTU p88). Looks cool so far. Used color bars to stripe the tape and then laid a 360 frame animation to tape only to notice that the color bars bleed thru into my animation. I guess from now on,…
#Screamer is NT machine?
Message #65993
Could my dealer be right? Is the screamer a Microsoft Windows NT based machine? NT would be a great OS for a truely premptive, multithreaded, multiCPU system. Anyone else heard this rumor? If it is true, might a version that would run on Intel processors (386/486/Pentium) using NT be far…
#Underwater Effects
Message #65990
Whew… I finally got my jet plume to look good. I tried everything. I finally did the following… Took the Snow Column object that comes with Lightwave and copied it beside itself to make a tall rectangular column of single point polys (spps). I used a cylinder just slightly smaller…
#Batch Rendering
Message #65857
I do most of my final rendering overnight and on the weekend. Very few of my animation will need the 60+ hours available over the weekend, so I would like to be able to render more than one scene when time allows. Is there a way to set up a…
Thanks for the honest info. I have also found that by simply importing .3DS files direct, I can get at any object my 3DS friend can. My problem was that we were converting to .DXF before import into the toaster. TIO seems to do an OK job converting the 3DS…
My friend was just giving me a hard time. I have had a toaster for about a month now, so my abilities are still quite limited (Exclusivly 3D). We have each worked with computer graphics for over 10 years and contrary to what I may have over-stated, he is a…
#3DS/DXF to LightWave 3.0
Message #63803
My friend is sure that 3DS is better than the toaster ever will be. He just got it and it comes with a multitude of sample scenes, objects and textures. He was able to create some pretty neat stuff really fast. I was able to show him the excellent quality…
FYI: Toaster Toolbox is simply a box with power supply and several extra ISA slots (For power only, no address or data bus support) Can be used for TBCs and such. Toaster Toolbox can be purchased from: Desktop Video Systems 14111 West 95th Street Lenexa, KS 66215 (913) 782-8888 Ask…
#Good Deal on VT 4000?
Message #58875
Looking to get a Video Toaster 4000 in a week or so. Went to my local dealer and this is what he recommended. Toaster 4000 -| Amiga 4000/040 | 18 megs RAM total | 4091 controller (SCSI II) |- $6488.00 Assemble & Test | RGB Analog monitor -| Toaster Toolbox…