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#PGM Out Routing?

    13-Aug-92 23:20:27
Fm: Jim S. Roof 75460,2014
To: Wayne Cole 76370,621
Wayne, I spoke to NewTek recently and they gave me a number for a firm that is soon to release a y/c converter for the Toaster. The guy at NewTek said that the product is being developed using Faroudja circuits and should be out in about 4-6 weeks. Here's the number – 913-235-3481. I probably should have waited for it but went ahead and ordered the device that I spoke to you about in an earlier message. I am curious. Have you heard much about the Lightwave upgrade? I have picked up bits and pieces and if what I hear is legit it will be a major deal. Here's a few things that I have heard: 1. User definable variable anti-aliasing in ALL resolutions. 2. Optimized for '040 use 3. Option for non ray-traced shadows 4. Cubic environmental mapping (a la Caligari) 5. Faster in general with some new rendering buffer dealie Here's a few that I am secretly hoping for: 1. Background and foreground image scripting 2. More polygons 3. Support for JPEG output 4. Allowing for texture maps to be parented to objects, not just the world coordinates Oh, I forgot another one I heard. Something about generalized motion blur. I'm curious as to what you've heard. Back to my modeling career. Jim Roof