#PAR
The PAR has a Genlock Video Input which it uses for sync.
The PAR divides it's disk into projects and each project has a number of
files. Projects are sort of like subdirectories, however, they are only
one level deep. Each file may be either an animation or a still frame.
To create an animation on the PAR you can either copy a group of IFF24 or
Framestore files from another disk (by highlighting them in a file
requester) or by rendering your frames from your program to a virtual
drive. Either way, the group of frames is then compiled into an
animation. So to answer your question, frames are not played back from a
list, they are compiled from a group of frame files into an animation.
There is no capability (that I can see) to hold a certain frame for a
longer duration than any other. You cannot loop a section of an animation
but you can loop a whole animation file – however – there is a slight
delay from the last frame to the first frame. You can display any frame
at random from the disk by simply clicking on the file in the file
requester – the frame is instantaneously displayed. You can adjust the
playback speed to, for example, 10 or 15 fps but beware – at any speed
other than full speed, the can be occasional glitches.
Note that the PAR software has an AREXX port so if you want to get fancy,
like programming a slideshow of some kind, you could use AREXX to do it.
I am having a great time with this thing – when I get my Toaster 4000 and
Lightwave (coming soon!) I'll really have some fun. I might even have
something to contribute to the next Amiga Gand video!
Rick – On Autopilot from (hot weather for once) Vancouver