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#Rotoscoping–DQ/AA

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#10774From: Tom MadoniaMar 17, 1992 10:52 PM

I am thinking about buying the Action Animator upgrade for my diaquest DQ422 so I can do rotoscoping with one deck an AG-7750 I am wondering if I need or would want the DQ/AA adaptor. I will be getting 3ds r2 which will do rotoscoping in VideoPost, using groups of sequencial targa files(I think). With the DQ/AA adaptor I can run a batch file from VideoPost which will grab a frame, composite it with a sequencial targa file, and then put it back to tape. Without it I would have to grab outside of 3ds, save the frames to sequencial targa, then go to 3ds to composite and edit. If anyone– Kevin Krell…nudge…nudge…wink..wink–can offer some advice or more info on this, I'd appreciate it. Are there other things I should take into consideration (speed, ease)? Other products?

#10777From: Yost GroupMar 17, 1992 11:42 PM

No problem in using a batch file from Video Post to hit Action Animator on every frame and grab a new video frame for an animated video texture map. You could do this with any VTR controller that had frame-grabbing accessible from DOS. You don't have to pre-grab all the files and have them on disk, although if you want to do that, you can. – G

#10796From: CSA/CAMar 18, 1992 3:17 PM

Tom, You will need the DQ-AA board for use with the Panasonic AG7750 in serial mode. Of course I'd be glad to sell it to you if you're out our way. In any case, 3D Studio users who now need Action Animator for use with 3DS rel. 2 can get it at for the same as the bundled price ($695, instead of $995). Kevin Krell – Computer Support Associates

#10799From: sherwood egbertMar 18, 1992 3:52 PM

action animator has problems with dos 5.0. one inperticular that drives me crazy is that it will not run tgasave from the anitape program. so i have to create a batch file to do the rotoscoping calling the action animator commands from dos. i have let them know and there working on it i quess. sherwood

#10809From: CSA/CAMar 18, 1992 8:04 PM

Sherwood, I imagine Diaquest will straighten it out. Also, 3D Studio release 2 can control Action Animator from the Video Post module, with 3DS loading the image, so should bypass this problem. Kevin Krell – Computer Support Associates

#10907From: sherwood egbertMar 19, 1992 11:30 PM

AH …. now theres good news … i almost gave up on action animator having to edit those batch files was really getting to me. sherwood

#10844From: james hydeMar 19, 1992 12:56 AM

Kevin, Is the DQ-AA price ($695) good from all dealers? Do I have to get it at the same time as 3DS r2? James

#10881From: CSA/CAMar 19, 1992 3:04 PM

James, Talk to your rep (or read your mail from Diaquest). Kevin Krell – Computer Support Associates

#11206From: Tom MadoniaMar 25, 1992 6:20 PM

WOW, I leave for a couple of days and look at the size of this thread. Thanks for all the input. I was debating whether or not to get the Action Animator at all, because I am getting Lumena(psych!) and it does rotoscoping. I suppose however that being able to grab from tape within 3D Studio is a great help. Oh well that just brings me back to the same formula. —-($=H20)—- I guess I'll have to buy one of everything. TOM