This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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#Looking for BONES
Message #177232
Who do I contact to buy the IPAS called BONES? -Phil Shatz
Next UK mmedia grp mtg
Message #158150
The next meeting of the Autodesk User Group Multimedia SIG will be held on Friday March 12 at my offices near Victoria Station in Central London. Meet at the Elusive Camel Pub, 121 Wilton Road at noon for attitude adjustment or 1PM for the meeting start. Programme to be announced……
Joe Fantuzzi, on net?
Message #125778
I notice that there is no listing in the membership directory for Joe Fantuzzi. Could someone please pass along his Internet address? I would like to forward some materials for his attention prior to his upcoming visit to the UK. Thanks
Hi Andrew, I'd be most interested in helping out with a 3DS User Group. Let me know how I can help. Regards, Phil
Animator DLL
Message #94683
If you use the VBPLAY.VBX Visual Basic custom control to access AAPLAY.DLL the copyright banner never comes up. Check out BROWZ.ZIP under this PPN in the libraries for a version 1 EXE along with the full source code.
Its a cheap clone that has no VESA driver. I found a driver that works over in GO IBMHW called VPRVSE.ZIP thats shareware. The Diamond driver, VPRMODE, realises its somebody elses BIOS and tells me to piss off. Now my problem is that the ancient Multisync II on that machine…
#WietekP9000 vesa driver?
Message #84454
Could you please point me towards a VESA/ADI guru that can answer the following question? I can't run ANI and therefore am not a happy camper. — Forwarded Message — #: 84141 S6/HWare/ADI/OpSys [ASOFT] 16-Feb-94 12:29:42 Sb: WeitekP9000 VESA driver? Fm: Phil Shatz 76470,233 To: all UniVESA doesn't seem to…
WeitekP9000 VESA driver?
Message #84141
UniVESA doesn't seem to recognize my Power9000 card. Does anyone know where I can find a VESA TSR for cards based on the Weitek P9000 card?
Thanks for the FLITAPE idea… That'll work!
#Splicing FLI files
Message #77006
Is there a command line utility that will join FLI files together? I have a 30 FLI sequence that I would like to consolidate and ANI keeps loosing its Macro Syncronization when I try to do this with a macro that repeatly calls Join. Also, is there any way to…
You can purchase the Autodesk Multimedia Explorer for around 95 quid. That will give you the full docs for Animator. You will also get a pile of royalty free clipart, the Windows player, and CD full of amazing animations. Unfortunately, I don't know of any software distributors currently selling Explorer…
Thank you for your prompt responses to my urgent questions.
Well nothing comes up searching on a keyword of AAPLAYHI. I have been informed by Autodesk UK that ANIPLAY ver 1.3 replaces AAPLAYHI regarding issues of royalty free distribution in commercial products. Can you please confirm that this is the case?
AAPLAYHI current ver?
Message #72807
Nobody appears to have responded to my plea in the message "AAPLAYHI – virt 8086 mode" so I'll ask about in a different section with a different header. "Has AAPLAYHI.EXE been upgraded so that it can run in virtual 8086 mode? Version 1.1 dated Oct 4, 1991 won't run under…
AAPLAYHI-virt. 8086 mode
Message #72653
Has AAPLAYHI.EXE been upgraded so that it can run in virtual 8086 mode? Version 1.1 dated Oct 4, 1991 won't run under Windows or other protected mode condtions. Thanks!
#Truetype fonts -> Rel 3
Message #70559
What is the easiest way to get a Truetype font into the Shaper? From what I can see Rel3 doesn't load TTFs. Does anyone recommend a utility to convert TTF->PFB?
I want to echo Denise's comments about VB. I have used Authorware and Toolbook and really do prefer VB. You might want to check out my BROWZ.ZIP file in the libs. The source will be handy particularly if you want to size the dimension of a window playing the flic…
You will have better luck playing segments if you convert your flic files to AVI and save them with a full screen every couple of frames. Your compression will go to hell so they'll play a bit slower but you will be able to imbed sound if you need to.
Hey Markus the file name in the title bar is just the caption property. Its real easy to change. Of course you can just set the full screen property to true and (assuming your control panel drivers is setup correctly) your flic will play centered against a black screen.
#Custom AAplay.exe MIDI
Message #65312
Check out a file called BROWZ.ZIP posted in the libraries under my id number. I distribute VB 1.0 source in this file for using the custom control to play MIDI files via MCI. Why do you need to play the MIDI with the custom control when you can just make…
Alternative 3D apps
Message #63009
Mark, Could you please drop me an address and fax number for Desktop Video. Based here in the UK its difficult for me to keep up with the latest publications and this is one that I haven't heard of yet.
Seeking UK IPAS prgrmrs
Message #56691
I'm looking for someone with all the tools and experience to write a PXP routine that creates objects the size of which is determined by data in an external file. If you think you can handle this please give me a call on 071-233-9924.
Using GRASP 5.0 you should be able to consolidate your TGAs into a 16 bit differential animation. The format is similar to FLC but with the important exception that GRASP DFF files can be played backwards. GO GRASP for more.
Waite books 4 your FLICS
Message #55797
I would like to include your animations in a book with a bundled CDROM tentatively entitled "Modeling the Dream". Contributors whose work is actually included will be sent a copy of the book/CD when it is complete along with a voucher worth US$200 of any books from Waite Group Press.…
John, I'm most interested in your developments with regard to FLC decompression on the fly. Could you please describe your efforts so as to enlighten the rest of us? As I have a project underway that will stream FLC files from CDROM this is really a crucial issue. Thanks and…
Walkthroughs & Flybys II
Message #55079
I would like to include your animations in a book with a bundled CDROM tentatively entitled "Modeling the Dream". Contributors whose work is actually included will be sent a copy of the book/CD when it is complete along with a voucher worth US$200 of any books from Waite Group Press.…
Hi Angelo, The 3rd Dimension sounds great! Could you please put me down on your list to receive a copy: Phil Shatz PO Box 2470 Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 I'm actually based in London, but my mail is forwarded from the above address. I'd like to send you a copy of…
Again, do you know how much this Sony mastering software costs? It seems unlikely that it would work with the Philips/Kodak CDR machines as they have a competitive unit.
Thanks for the tip there Ernie. I'm located in the UK and can't call 800 numbers. Do you have another number or FAX for inVzn perhaps? THanks!!
Can CDRECORD drive the Philips/Kodak machine? How much does it cost? That's great that it doesn't require 2x disk space!! Do you or anyone else have any experience using Corel SCSI Pro to write to a CDROM cutter?
#Which CDR program best?
Message #52654
I'm getting a Philips/Kodak CD Recordable unit and am wondering which program has the best price/performance. I've used OMI's QuickTOPiX but found that it crashed on relatively large datasets. I consider Gear to be a bit too pricey. The last time I asked this question here on the forum EASYCD…
PhilipsCDD/QuickTopix
Message #48965
Some questions about cutting CDs. We are running QuickTopix under Windows 3.1 but am looking into buying Gear from Electroso. 1, Is there any way to cut a mixed mode CD (data track 0 and audio tracks 1-n) on this system? Will this software do it or do I need…
#38363-
Who made these files?
Message #38415
I've written a book called Walkthroughs and Flybys to be published by The Waite Group Press. The CDROM included with the book contains well over half a gigabyte of the best PC graphics and multimedia all cross-referenced by the creators. While the majority of the space on the CD is…
Thanks Kevin, Does anyone have a fax number the Autodesk Image Development Lab? Knowing that Jamie is a busy guy its probably best if I get this list to spit out right next to him…
#Who made these files?
Message #38234
I am in the final stages of preparing a CDROM for The Waite Group Press. The files listed below are the few that remain for which I have no authorisation to include. If you know who created any of these files, please help me contact the creator so that their…
AniPlayer V1.0
Message #38112
Nigel, What is the name of the file in the libraries? Here are some things I would very much like to see added to AAPLAY.DLL/VBPLAY.VBX support: o display of GIF files o play of VOC files including support for repeat block extensions Have you seen BROWZ.ZIP?
#ANI 1.3 Hardware Locks
Message #37521
As a dealer for Autodesk Multimedia Products in the UK I was suprised to find out that a client of ours was shipped upgrade to ANI 1.3 that was hardware locked. I don't want to debate whether this is a good or bad thing. I'm just curious as to whether…
Ok so I used the wrong term. I'm talking about overlaying rasters on top of each other so as to create a smooth font. This technique takes no account of the background color. For our presentation work 95% of the time the background is dark enough that this doesn't matter.…
Thanks! My point exactly..
#Antialiased fonts
Message #37039
Sorry about the formatting of my previous message. Hi Paul and greetings from London UK… Do you have any sets of .FNT files for producing anti-aliased fonts? By this I mean different FNT files for each level of aliasing. In each font the width of any particular character has to…
#Visual Basic Animator?
Message #36980
I've never gotten the Fullscreen property to work. I think you have to have a special Driver loaded in the Control Panel for that. Ask the Phil from Autodesk, he should know.
Visual Basic Animator?
Message #36959
Walkthroughs and Flybys is in production and on schedule. Its sure been fun interviewing everyone and collecting their details. I'm waiting on a new 1.5 Gig SCSI hard disk before I start assembling the CD.
I just put a 3104 into my PC and the difference over the Creative MMUK is really astounding. This sucker is fast!!!!!!!!
Selden, There are two important files in the libraries that demonstrate control of the AAPLAY.DLL from Visual Basic. If you download my BROWZ.ZIP you will get full VB source for a file browsing program. Also check out NOTIFY.ZIP (or some similar spelling) for a VB application that demonstrates the use…
Liam what company are you with here in the UK?
So do you do something like Nautilus then? I take you have a magazine that you publish on CD.
If you have the correct MCIAPP.DRV file loaded as part of your windows setup then you can play the FLC file with an MCI call. Look for a file called MCIAPP.ZIP in the libraries. It should be really easy to do what you want to do from inside Powerpoint.
#Polhemous
Message #30104
Hi everybody and Seasons Greetings! Where can I get information on the Polhemous (sp?) 3D digitization device and software that was used to create VENUS.FLI? Thanks
#WARP_ICE.FLC
Message #29724
I was wondering if this mesmerizing FLC file which I found on the Animator Pro 1.3 CD was created with the Stars II IPAS routine described in your brochure? Thanks
#ROBOTRK.FLI
Message #29723
Hi Gary… I'm looking for information for my book about a "classic" piece of animation called RoboTruck. Would you or anyone else lurking happen to know who created it? Its such a funny sequence that I figure there must be a good story behind it… Thanks
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