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#Time & Optics help

    20-Dec-92 21:55:40
Sb: #Time & Optics help
Fm: Bill Valaski 73447,2041
To: All
Hi folks, I need a little help trying to generate an effect using both the Time and Optics tools. I'm trying to create a "spinning logo" that spins about the center of the X axis of a group of cels I've captured in the Cel buffer. What I want to do is spin the cel and move it back along the Z axis so that it shrinks. Unfortunately, following the manual isn't helping me out much, I can't seem to get the spin motion along the X axis to work properly. I've captured a 50-frame range of the logo I'm using into the Cel Buffer with the Get option and Time settings. So far, I think that it is actually there (is there a way to view the contents of the cel buffer?). No, I go to Optics, make sure it's using Cels instead of frames, set to rotate the X axis by 180, then click the View button. I see the flic flicker through all 50 frames, but no rotation is occurring. Am I missing a step? Thanks for any assistance! Bill