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thanks so much! youre a lifesaver. (I needed to hear it in different words.. documents and i dont get along so well..)
#skin and morphing
Message #162843
using a colleague's account with permission. was told this forum gives yost group support. i have a skinned object which i wish to morph. i have applied texture and arbitrary mapping coordinates as per my documentation, but i am unable to animate a skinned morph object.. it drops from the…
Batch image processing
Message #161283
> Thanks for the advance warning.. I was going to set it up. I'll try to let you know how it works out. Thanks, Dov
Batch image processing
Message #160955
Ooo, good solution. Thanks. It seems like artists will never be entirely replaced by smart tools.. they'll just adapt the form of the art to the multitude of ways a given problem gets solved. (Not my concern, of course, having little artistic merit ) I thank you, my armadillo thanks…
I like the idea of a opacity map on a long polygon.. I imagine this reduces render times as well. Hmm. Thanks.
Titling and 3DS
Message #160952
Thanks one and all for the replies re: titling and 3DS. I want to use 3DS for titling for a simple reason: when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. It seems to be working, however.. Dov.
#Titling and 3DS
Message #160496
I am trying to understand 3D Studio text creation with an eye to doing titles for video. I legally own my copy of 3DS, and I've tried hard to find the solution on my own — so if this is a RTFM-type of question, my apologies in advance. I find…
Release date for rel. 3?
Message #160494
Okay, I'll write back the day after the summer solstice 1995 and remind y'all to release that product. Thank you for the information. Dov
Jeff, The animator at my old office hacked out the problem with Autodesk (I heard) and ATI.. if you'd like to contact him, his email address is markv@accesspt.north.net or dov@accesspt.north.net (if markv bounces). Good luck.
Titling and 3DS
Message #159851
Is there a standard solution/approach to doing big titling jobs on 3DS? Dov
#Batch image processing
Message #159530
Actually, your solution to my armadillo clipping dilemna seems a robust one! I'll let you know how it works out. Hearing that it's feasible is help in itself. Thanx again. Dov
Otay, thanks for the tip! As it happens, Daves doesn't clip, which is what I need it to do. Thanks, tho. Dov.
#Release date for rel. 3?
Message #159108
Thanks very much for the reply. Where can I get details on the upgrade route? (I'm an owner of AniPro) Dov
Actually, (re: trimming a series of Targas) that was exactly the solution we needed. Thanks again very much for your (multiple!) helpful replies! Dov per Andrew Reid
Actually, the images I am hoping to cut out of the series of targas is an organic shape, not a rectangular one.. actually, Imagine was my first suggestion, but I hit a brick wall when the shape turned out to be the profile of an armadillo that needs to be…
Thanks very much for the quick reply. I'll pass your answer along. Dov.
Thanks very much for the reply! I have passed it on to the "asker". Much appreciated. Dov
#Batch image processing
Message #158650
Another question from a third party: "I need to clip identical segments of a series of 24-bit images on the PC in exact registration to each other, and save these clips out as new files. Is there a shareware program that can do this or can the new version of…
#Syquest, Mac & PC
Message #158649
Hi, I've been asked to relay the following question verbatim: "I need to find out if it is possible to write to a PC Syquest drive that is formatted to a Mac. Is it possible to use a program like "Mac-In-Dos" to write to a PC Syquest drive that can…
#Release date for rel. 3?
Message #158646
>> I'm borrowing Dov's account to ask the following question: Is there a release date available for Animator Pro version 3? Thanks.
Vistapro/terrain help??
Message #158043
Thanks very much for the reply. It is as I feared: Vistapro won't kick out a high quality terrain map. Unfortunately, I need to morph the terrain and change the camera FOV on the fly.. neither thing seems possible in VP3.. Thanks v. m. for the help. Dov.
#Vistapro/terrain help??
Message #157559
I'm trying my heart out to get a terrain MAP out of Vistapro that I can drop onto an exported DXF landscape, so as to get something like a decent-looking landscape with my objects on it. Do I HAVE to just use the DXF terrain to catch shadows and my…
What about print advertising? I'm trying now to start something up, and I'm curious about CGW, 3DA and similar ad spaces. Dov
What kind of render times are you getting with that Dell box? (in chevys/s :)) Dov
aHAH. I KNEW there was something I was missing. (Note the caveat on line 1 ;>) Naw, I'm Jewish. We were the ones setting fires in our homes around the eighth of December ;> Dov
Actually, melting, bubbling paint sounds like a really cool material — if you fix it, make sure you can duplicate it for future use!
#xXP Selection
Message #143696
Am I missing something, or would this be a good idea: When the PXP Loader requester is active, keyboard input can be used to alphabetically scroll the list down to the first IPAS routine having the keyed letter as its first letter. That is, (I should be so lucky) if…
#Metaballs
Message #142676
I understand (having read Jonas' oft-emailed explanation) that r4 has no spline modeler. However, having watched someone fooling around with (of all things) Playmation, I want to know what modeling plug-in 3DS solutions there are.. for organic shapes in particular. I have seen some glossies on Metaballs modeler — can…
> Alrighty (I was concerned about overdisclosure, but it doesn't seem to be a problem, I guess.) I'm to do a 3 minute segment for CBC Newsworld (Canadian CNN) depicting, in anatomical detail, a surgical gender change operation. Detailed de- and re-construction of genitalia, internal work, transformation of yon male…
Thanks for the reply. What's this directory called, and what's a likely channel for finding a copy of it?
#Graphics market
Message #142191
I am in Toronto, trying to start up in freelance graphics work. I've invested in the PC and software side of my equipment, but the video tools are just totally out of reach for my Visa card . So, I have approached some people for backing, so I can get…
Did anyone do an animation for the Lorena Bobbitt case? A perfect use of Boolean subtract if ever there was one.. Dov
Medical/Anatomical Anims
Message #141858
I am trying to set a rate for a piece of medical animation. Is there anyone who can set me straight? Dov
Always liked Chevies.. Thanks, Dov.
#Medical/anatomical anim.
Message #141839
Are there any medical animators (or, indeed, anyone) out there who can help me set rates on a job? If so, I'd much appreciate your soonest reply. Thanks Dov.
#Benchmark routines
Message #141838
I've heard for Autocad that there are standard files whose redraw time is a benchmark of the system's performance. Is there such a benchmark available for 3DSR3 or 4? Dov
Indeed the PAR has made life better for all.. In fact, will someone please either put me out of my misery or sell me one cheap? (v) (v) o o =.= Ascii mouse. Happy hol's. Dov
Boy.. exciting thread! -g Dov
Script Extension/samples
Message #141159
And, of course, I've been keeping up with ALL the Proceedings for at LEAST that long :> Thanks. Dov
Hi.. I'd also appreciate a copy of the explanation re: no-see-um spline modeler. If the line's not too long -g Dov
Helen, I started 3D work last summer for a video game company wanting to do a project proposal. I jumped right into 3D studio with a couple of good reference works next to me (which, it happens, were written by many good folks in this forum!). Now I've got more…