CompuServe Messages

The DPS runs your animation at incredibly high quality off of a seperate harddrive. You still need the computer to see it, but nothing stops you from hooking up a seperate card that captures what appears on the screen and sends it to your VCR. The Mpeg card is a great low price, and it's only purpose is to take your animation and send it to video. It doesn't play on your computer screen (unless you also render your animation to a flic). It works for me, but depending on your budget and who will see the project, you might want to go to the DPS. Some people use the MARS as sort of a dry run, a test to see how well the animation looks on screen, then renders the animation at a much higher quality to some other form of transferal device. The Mpeg board is still definately worth checking out. – Neil