H/ware required for 3ds?
10-Aug-95 19:12:01
Sb: #184035-H/ware required for 3ds?
Fm: Dennis Good 72260,1014
To: Josh Greifer 100024,2061
Configuration depends on type of work you're trying to accomplish. Minimum
configuration for most of our clients 120 Mhz Pentium, 32 Mb RAM, 1+ Gb HD,
display card w/2 Mb RAM, capable of 800x600x24 bit resolution. 17" monitor will
ease the eye strain from the hours and hours that you can't tear yourself away
from the system.
Top end – start looking at dual Pentium or dual Alpha systems, plus all the RAM
and hard drive space you can afford. When Studio Max (3dS r5) comes out in
October (running under Win NT), this will be a screaming configuration.
Regarding quality scanner input, there are many product choices available,
between flatbed scanners (generally retailing for $1000 & up), and slide
scanners (pricier, but many publishing houses deal with slides as opposed to
print media).
Hardcopy – depends on the quality of output that you require. For comps, the
Fargo Primera Pro is an affordable solution. If you require camera ready
output, a film recorder would probably be desirable.