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#Animator vs. AniPro

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#86930From: Andrew WeinsteinFeb 26, 1994 6:26 PM
OK. So bundled with my "multimedia" ccomputer was Autodesk Animator. In the past few months I've found it to be an excellent little animation program. Knowing that Animator Pro is around, I have 2 questions: 1- What does AP offer that's missing in AA? Convince me that AA is a mere toy compared to AP. 2- Is there an upgrade policy from AA to AP? Thanks in advance, Andrew
#87205From: Nik Grant [adesk]Feb 27, 1994 10:55 PM
Andrew – the file to look for is called APRO13.RLS. It describes AAPro in our press release. The main difference is the ability to run in resolutions higher than 320×200. You'll find the 320×200 particularly limiting around text. Upgrades? No, but from time to time, when AAPro is upgraded for example, all registered users of Animator receive info and a discounted upgrade price (was less than $200 last time). No release of AAPro is likely in the near future. Nik File Info for APRO13.RLS Section: Autodesk/General Contributer: 76702,531 Size: 4658 Submitted: 23-Oct-92 Type: Text Accesses: 355 Title: Animator Pro 1.3 Ships Keys: AUTODESK PRESS RELEASE ANIMATOR PRO ANI ANIPRO 1.3 WINDOWS From Autodesk, Inc.: Press release announcing that Animator Pro 1.3 has shipped. AniPro 1.3 contains several new features, including a CD-ROM with over 375 Mbytes of images, support for PostScript Type 1 fonts, 100 POCO routines and DPMI compliance so that AniPro runs as a DOS application under Windows. . .(Approximate download time at 2400 baud using CIS B: 0:12) . .(An ASCII file; read online, capture to a file or download with a protocol)
#87409From: Andrew WeinsteinFeb 28, 1994 5:55 PM
Nik: Thanks for the info. Andrew