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#Sequential Targa files

    06-Nov-93 11:51:08
Fm: GEORGE MENDOZA 73063,2667
To: Nik Grant [adesk] 70421,76
HI NIK THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSE. YES I DO HAVE 3D-STUDIO AND YES I DO KNOW ABOUT 3DS CAPABILITY TO REPEAT THE START FRAME OR END FRAME. WHAT I AM TRYING TO DO IS REPEAT INTERMEDIATE FRAMES. THE PROBLEM AROSE FROM TAKING A FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS DEMO IN PCX FORMAT AND CONVERTING IT OVER TO TARGA FORMAT. THE DEMO WAS CREATED WITH ALGOR SUPERCAP SOFTWARE FOR PRESENTATION ON A PC. THIS SOFTWARE ALLOWS TO DISPLAY ALL FRAMES AND ANIMATIONS IN CYCLES AND TIME, SO THAT YOU CAN DISPLAY ONE FRAME AS LONG AS YOU LIKE AND CYCLE ANY ANIMATION WITHIN THE DEMO AS LONG AS YOU LIKE. I HOPE YOU CAN SEE THE PROBLEM THIS CAPABILITY CREATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TRANSFER THIS DEMO TO A VTR. I WROTE A TURBO BASIC PROGRAM THAT SOLVED MY PROBLEM.