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Don't forget that she's a hell of a skiier! (g) This is one of the most important qualities of a good woman in today's world… (See, I do actually read messages in this forum!)
Both the Toshiba T4900CT and the newer NEC Versas have this chip. ALl have 2MB of memory as well. I run windows in 640x480x64K colors.
Speaking of which, are there any new PAR drivers available yet??? I have the 1.3 beta but it is still so slowwwwwwww. How come? Dos-based VGA code should be really fast! I am currently using my PAR for output for the Saturday Morning cartoon, "Where in the world is Carmen…
Jim, I have been around for a long time. Originally, I wrote PCPAINT and GRASP. Then, in 1991, I sold the remainder of my interest to John Bridges, the "real" programmer. GRAFX has been doing interactive marketing and advertising for over 10 years now. I have also been a steady…
Jim, I have a Power MAC 8100 and several Pentiums and the only real comparison is Photoshop. What I can say is that it SCREAMS on the Pwer MAC compared to the 75MHZ Pentium (in a notebook!) and 90 MHz Pentium workstations.
I can't say too much, but I can say that GRAFX will soon be another company producing a Saturday morning cartoon all in 3D, but using 3D Studio with Puppeteer. We are also working in 2D using 3D studion for the current cartoon, Where in the World is Carmen San…
Chuck, did you see my request for support of the C&T 6554? I might have missed the reply. It is a very common chip now across notebooks. It is nice to have true-color rendering on a notebook…if only we can get it supported. Thanks! – Doug Wolfgram/GRAFX, Written 26-Oct-1994 @…
I have a few trees, but a clear path for the dish. You're right — limited scope. – Doug Wolfgram/GRAFX, Written 26-Oct-1994 @ 09:58:59 Using: Windows NavCIS PRO 1.25
Drivers
Message #131119
Any chance of adding one more chipset to the Vibrant drivers? The C&T 6554 chip? I just got a new Pentium notebook that supports truecolor (16-bit) and has an 810MB hard drive. I want to run 3DS on the road and render in truecolor. The VESA stuff works fine. It…
Direct TV is for my house. It is the new 18" TV satellite dish. But it uses a high-quality depression. – Doug Wolfgram/GRAFX, Written 24-Oct-1994 @ 12:44:20 Using: Windows NavCIS PRO 1.25
Actually, I know all about the Linker and it is $5000 for the Power MAC, which I have. But thanks. Also, Adesk is now alpha testing their new Animator 24 bit program for Windows. I can't wait! – Doug Wolfgram/GRAFX, Written 23-Oct-1994 @ 07:56:04 Using: Windows NavCIS PRO 1.25
The real problem we have with it is the the edge artifacts with cartoons. But it usually isn't a problem. I think that the entire industry will change their attitudes soon. I just installed my Direct TV and the edge artifacts there are noticable sometimes, but it doesn't spoil the…
I'll order mine today! I am looking for a program as easy to use as Envisage, but for Windows. As I have said before, I have professional 3D guys who love 3D studio, but I also have some designers and artists who could never learn the interface. They want things…
No problem! We use a combination of Autodesk Animator (for 8-bit stuff), 3D Studio and on the MAC side, Direstor and Linker's Animation Stand. If you know of a good, object oriented, 24-bit 2D animation system for the PC, please let me know!! – Doug Wolfgram/GRAFX, Written 20-Oct-1994 @ 07:20:28…
No problem! We use a combination of Autodesk Animator (for 8-bit stuff), 3D Studio and on the MAC side, Direstor and Linker's Animation Stand. If you know of a good, object oriented, 24-bit 2D animation system for the PC, please let me know!! – Doug Wolfgram/GRAFX, Written 20-Oct-1994 @ 07:20:28…
#SoftF/X Release Day
Message #1295
Hi Scott! It took me a while to find my way over here to the forum I helped set up, but here I am! Thanks for participating. What is Soft/FX? – Doug Wolfgram/GRAFX, Written 19-Oct-1994 @ 08:30:59 Using: Windows NavCIS PRO 1.25
The PAR retails for about $1895 I think. I can't remember how much I paid for mine. It is a wonderful tool for lo-end video production. The drivers are updated regularly and supported here on CIS. As a side note, we have an unwritten policy at GRAFX NOT to use…
Kevin, One comment on the PAR board. The loss depends on particular settings and does not depend on how long the animation is. You message sounded like a 12 minute animation would be more lossy than a 6 minute animation. This is not true. The loss is a per-frame loss.…
There are several such engines around. We have developed several here at GRAFX. In fact, we have one that allows multiple FLC, AVI, BMP and EXE files to be chained together. Unfortunately, ours are custom and that is the business we are in, so I can't release them. The point…
Robert, I am doing a couple of projects for DIC Enterprises right now for the TV cartoon, "Where in the World is Carmen San Diego". We use the Power MAC for image work and soon will be hooking up the Linker Animation Stand. We currently use #d Studio for 3D…
#Vibrant
Message #122779
I just downloaded the "new" vibrant drivers only to find out that they are the "old" 1.0.3 drivers from last may! Now I have trashed my old copy and the 1.0.4 or 5 or 6 that was up here latest is gone. Help! Also, in case anyone from Vibrant is…
Oh Goodie! Will you E-mail their BBS #? – Doug Wolfgram/GRAFX, Written 31-Aug-1994 @ 07:55:34 Using: Windows NavCIS PRO 1.21
Did you do it as a vertical slice? So you generate a cut-away of the sole from the side? I used a GRIDS box instead of regular box. I'll try the box routine. My result was the left edge of the boz attached to the sole. Wierd! – Doug Wolfgram/GRAFX,…
PAR
Message #120876
Since you're the expert… Is there any upgrade for the PAR yet? I am looking for a better UI on the front end. Also, mine seems to "glitch" every once in a while during playback. Does anyone else have this problem? It is not a bad frame. It is just…
Actually, it didn't. Load the Lo-Top off the CD and try to boolean half of the sole away. A very strange thing happens. The inside face of the boolean box (I used the GRIDS IPAS) gets ATTACHED to the sole!! I gave up and did something different. But I would…
Thanks Alan. I'll try that. Perhaps my elemental objects are the problem, not the number of faces. – Doug Wolfgram/GRAFX, Written 25-Aug-1994 @ 10:59:50 Using: Windows NavCIS PRO 1.21
#Booleans!!!
Message #120013
I am desparately trying to cut the lo-top shoe that comes with 3DS in half, vertically, so that I have a cut-away view. I have composited all the objects together, so that the shoe is one object. I then made a grid, 50x50x10. I then tesselated the shoe twice and…
I guess the confusion comes from Emilio's "resource modified" version. The one I have which works says 1.1 and is 137K. Is this right? – Doug Wolfgram/GRAFX, Written 23-Aug-1994 @ 09:48:58 Using: Windows NavCIS PRO 1.21
AAPLAY.DLL
Message #119403
More issues re:AAPLAY.EXE. We are creating many different screen savers using AAPLAY.DLL. What is the current version number? I have seen 2.0 on some systems, but the one we got when we purchased it (the one without the startup logo) is 1.1. 1.1 seems to have some palette problems on…
Because of the angle of view bump maps won't work either. I am going back to ripple. It just doesn't seem smooth. The valleys and peaks seem kinda pointed. I want a smooth ripple like the one on the WCT CD. Will displace do this easily? Does anyone have a…
Thanks Gary. I'll check into it. As I told John E., I think the animated bump map will be easier to generate for now… – Doug Wolfgram/GRAFX, Written 17-Aug-1994 @ 11:03:31 Using: Windows NavCIS PRO 1.21
That's a good idea, and one that I have considered, but my problem is more severe than that. I think I will go back to the animated bump map routine. I think it will be easier… – Doug Wolfgram/GRAFX, Written 17-Aug-1994 @ 11:02:48 Using: Windows NavCIS PRO 1.21
#3ds help
Message #118613
Can someone tell me a quick way to make a pond ripple? The ripple IPAS seems to assume that in the first frame you want the entire scene rippled. I want a single wave rippling out from the center. It should look like you just dropped a stone in the…
Wow! You're actually back on CIS after that intense production you just completed! I am looking forward to many new things from the wealth of IPAS developers out there. That is, now that I have time to play with 3DS again…(g) – Doug Wolfgram/GRAFX, Written 05-Aug-1994 @ 06:25:51 Using: Windows…
I recently took some 2D animation to a bid done on the PAR (standard cartoon stuff) and it was rejected because of the way that the artifacts really trash line art (like small grids, etc.). We eneded up using direct 24 bit out put to laser. On the other hand,…
Great idea! When are you coming out with it? (G) I also want more control over size variance and moving star fields. – Doug Wolfgram/GRAFX, Written 26-Jul-1994 @ 06:12:31 Using: Windows NavCIS PRO 1.2
We try to average about $300 PFS on Beta SP. $100 barely keeps the doors open. – Doug Wolfgram/GRAFX, Written 15-Jun-1994 @ 15:22:43 Using: Windows NavCIS PRO 1.2
Hey! How about multiple copies with striped opacity maps!!!!!!! Great idea! – Doug Wolfgram/GRAFX, Written 15-Jun-1994 @ 15:21:48 Using: Windows NavCIS PRO 1.2
Yes, I need them to look like single letters when done. I thought of the boolean approach, etc., but that is too tedious for this little titling job. Thaks for the input. Right now, I am trying to convince the client that the letters look good whole! – Doug Wolfgram/GRAFX,…
#Mo Help on 3DS
Message #107541
Hi All! I need another suggestion. I need to take a string of text, slice it into little vertical pieces, then slide each vertical strip in horizontally from the right. I have done this with the string, one letter at a time and the effect is cool. But the client…
I talked to David A this morning. It turns out that I wasn't close enough to the object. Unlike, Fireworks, the Magic particles do not fill the box object. I got it all worked out. Thanks for the reply! – Doug Wolfgram/GRAFX, Written 13-Jun-1994 @ 16:08:34 Using: Windows NavCIS PRO…
#MAgic
Message #107365
Has anyone else used Magic IPAS from DIGIMATION? I can't get anything to render. I tried fiddling with the parameters and used the defaults as well, but always renders black. Anyone out there who can give me help whilst I wait for the manuals to arrive? – Doug Wolfgram/GRAFX, Written…
Thanks! – Doug Wolfgram/GRAFX, Written 10-Jun-1994 @ 09:49:01 Using: Windows NavCIS PRO 1.2
#Magic Wand
Message #106865
Will whoever told me they had a MAGIC IPAS reoutine please leave me a phone number again. I need it for a project! – Doug Wolfgram/GRAFX, Written 10-Jun-1994 @ 05:40:19 Using: Windows NavCIS PRO 1.2
Jonas, the Vibrant file says leave a message for sysop with problems. I have a Number Nine GXE PCI board and there are still problems with the Vibrant drivers. How can I get support for them? I haven't seen new ones uploaded for some time. The main problem is in…
I'll call! Thanks! – Doug Wolfgram/GRAFX, Written 30-May-1994 @ 08:56:38 Using: Windows NavCIS PRO 1.2
#Magic Wand
Message #104538
I thought I had it figured out till I figured it out. I need to generate a magic Wand that moves around the screen depositing particles that decay over time. I have tried using Fireworks and Spurt, but they are either static, or if I attach the source object to…
In my humble opinion (IMHO elsewhere), the NEC 5FG is by far the best. But for a lower budget, the IDEK almost always gets the best reviews. I also have a MAG and it is great, but the NEC is just more solid and precise, corner to corner. – Doug…
#102826-
Network Rendering
Message #103028
I concurr on the monitors. I bought two new Dell's and got their 17" monitors and gave them back for NEC 5FGs. – Doug Wolfgram/GRAFX, Written 20-May-1994 @ 07:31:03 Using: Windows NavCIS PRO 1.2
#102872-
Pentiums, vid adapters?
Message #103027
I have a couple (4) 60MHz pentiums and they scream compared to my 66MHz 486's. I really wisy 3DS were written for the MAC. From what I learned yesterday, the 64 bit addressing on my new Power PC gives it about 22 times faster throughput in calculations that a 90MHz…
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