CompuServe Messages

Hi Greg- PMJI – I know I'm coming late to this thread, but being a relative newcomer to 3DS I'm finding your questions similar to many I've recently had. Robert got you some good info. What caught my eye was the Targa board discussion. Are you planning to go to the U-matic frame by frame? The reason I ask is that I have a Targa+64 that I play flics through and what I've discovered is that 640×480 flics (especially animations that have a lot of pixels changing from frame to frame – like an architectural walkthrough) tear and just dont play very fast, even when loaded in a RAM player like AniPro. 24 bit targas into something like the PAR board are really the way to go to acheive the clarity, color,and animation control that 3DS is capable of. Unless, of course (very big grin), you are making flics specifically for some computer play back animation applications. Like I say, I don't really know your applications, but if you are new to 3DS I'd recommend your making some flics first and seeing if the flic format is really good enough for you. If you plan on single frame animation with the U-matic I'm wondering why you've chosen it instead of something like the PAR. Carlton (having a blast with 3DS)