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#Razor Pro

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#159724From: david W. mennenohMar 19, 1995 9:33 AM
Has anyone actually gotten Razor Pro to work consistently? I'm totally fed up with In:Sync's BS. They have the crappiest BBS in the world, not to mention the tech support. After two months of owning RP, I haven't really gotten anything actually done with it. The newest version 1.0c doesn't work at all really. And after 5 days I still haven't been given access to their BBS to get the missing DLL's. Real Nice. I really wonder if anyone at In:sync actually uses the product. I doubt it. How could a prduct ship with that many missing files anyway? Well, I hope I sound totally annoyed because I am. If I find out Premiere works just fine with the PAR with the MCI drivers thenI am going to sprint to my dealer to return Razor Pro, and unload this worthless addition to my hard drive. DM
#159832From: Don LandisMar 20, 1995 10:12 AM
Hi David: I have Premier 4.0, still in the box. The reason is I've been waiting for info on the MCI drivers from DPS. Do you have any details on these drivers? I would have purchased the Razor Pro product a month ago but have heard so many reports like yours that I decided to wait for the product to mature a bit. Seems everyother week they have a new version or a new complaint. Jamie is doing a fantastic PR job in my opinion but the users are still frustrated. The real reason I did buy the Premier 4.0 when I di was price. Too good to pass up at the time. Pcoket change – demo version that is full featured. I have some time now that I'm between projects and would like to get it loaded but need the MCI drivers. Any info you have would be appreciated. Then I can check it out for you. <g>
#159924From: Tim Krego, [pro.image]Mar 20, 1995 10:28 PM
>>>The reason is I've been waiting for info on the MCI drivers from DPS.<<< According to the DPS BBS they were supposed to be in the 1.50 release, which they were not. I was able to d/l the MCI drivers from the in:sync BBS on the first call, I don't own Razor Pro though. The driver works great, finally I am able to view PAR animations without exiting Windows (next up 3DSR5!). I was able to record a .wav file on my AWE32 and sync it to the anim file. It plays back in perfect sync. I don't know why the MCI driver isn't availabel anywhere else, I could u/l it to the ASoft forum if allowed.
#159978From: Jonas Ruikis [ADESK]Mar 21, 1995 9:06 AM
Hi Tim, << … I could u/l it to the ASoft forum if allowed… >> Sure.. upload it into hware/opsys/video..
#159907From: Jack WalshMar 20, 1995 7:38 PM
David, I don't know what you've been shipped or how you've installed RP, but my version(an upgrade) works great! Links all the sound w/MCI drivers, transitions and FX work great. Reads and writes .ani files and I can mix and match different animation file types(.tga, .ani, .avi) all to make one final animation. I've tried Premiere 4.0 and I don't think the effects flexibility is as good as RP. Good Luck, Jack Walsh
#160131From: Andrew McClaryMar 21, 1995 11:00 PM
What version of RP do you have? Have you done any real work with it? I have been fighting with In:Sync since the ver 1.0a. I am about to send the product back. The MCI driver works great for syncing and playing ani files with sound, but thats DPS's code not In:Syncs!!! What kind of hardware are you using? RP sometimes reversed field order, sometimes GP Faults, and the transitions don't always work. Yea, it all seems to work on short files. Its the longer files, over 30 seconds, when the problems surface. There is no way I would bet a deadline on RP. Andrew McClary Graphic Alchemy Interactive, Inc.
#160878From: Jack WalshMar 25, 1995 2:27 PM
Adrew, I'm using a 486/66 w/ 32MB RAM and a large HD. I just finished a 2:30 video presentation for a local client of mine. I had no problems w/ RP at all. The transitions and FX seem to be totally flexible, though the orientation effect could use better anti-aliasing on it's edges. Jamie assures me this will be done. BTW, I bet a Comdex presentation deadline using RP 1.0 and it came through w/ flying colors. Good Luck, Jack
#160957From: Andrew McClaryMar 26, 1995 10:55 AM
Jack, Your version of Razor Pro. Is it version 1.0a,b, or c. There for a while I was downloading new versions from them every week. I finnally got tired of making the long distance phone call every other night and decided to wait for the new version and new manuals that Jamie promised would be in my dealers hand soon. Andrew
#161666From: Jack WalshMar 30, 1995 12:59 AM
Andrew, I'm using 1.0c. Seems to work great! Jack