#67236-Videoscapre 3-D
26-May-87 23:48:37
Sb: #68840-#67236-Videoscapre 3-D
Fm: John Foust 72237,135
To: Aegis Development 76067,2500
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I'm now looking at Byte-by-Byte's Sculpt 3D program from Eric Graham,
previewing it for the upcoming Amazing Computing Video issue. (Wish I
could have had VideoScape!) Using a program like this, I can see the
immense importance of a standard format for objects. Talking with Alan
Hastings, I learned that VideoScape uses ASCII files for interchange of
created objects, similar to Aegis Animator. Poking around in Sculpt 3D, I
see it uses something that looks like IFF, but with new hunks. Grr! I
think an interchange program will be of the greatest import to the future
legions of three-dimensional program users. I don't want to nag, Bill, so
instead I'll pick up the ball myself. If I pester Eric Graham to release
and document his object format, will Hastings release his format, so
SOMEONE can consider an interchange program? (Ah, I saw the message you
posted this this effect later in the message base… Still, could you post
an early version of the spec?)