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#ANIPRO/TPLUS

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#12283From: Jim TrammerApr 11, 1992 10:40 PM
Hello Kevin, Well I am still fighting with ANIPRO and TPLUS. I had not had a chance to thank you yet for your help last week. As far as being more specific I'm not sure I am able. I did clean up memory conflics with QEMM but to no avail. Before I run AAPRO I use tconfig not tmode and I config as Targa+ SVIDEO Genlock on or off makes no differance, no VGA pass, 16 bit 512×476, then I save that to a file Screen.bat then exit to ANI prompt type the word screen to activate that resolution then enter ANIPRO as usual. Then I get to Extras menu and select screen size and from there I have tried all three differant drv's for Targa which only two would work any way on my NTSC monitor. That's when ANIPRO shows up on the NTSC monitor but the mouse is erasing ani menu's as it moves and each time a menu is not choosen any longer it seems to be staying in the framebuffer is the only way I can describe it totaly unusable. The fact that you told me the drv's work good for you helped because at least I know now that I have a problem and the drv's are compatible. I know this is not your problem but I was wondering if you think I am better off trying to get help from Truevision or Autodesk. Thanks Again Jim
#12335From: CSA/CAApr 12, 1992 6:59 PM
Jim, Sorry you're still having problems. I still consider the behavior to be due to a memory conflict you have not yet addressed. Kevin Krell – Computer Support Associates
#12347From: Jim TrammerApr 12, 1992 8:41 PM
Kevin, I think I have located something that might be the cause but do not know what to do about it. At drivers choice menu in Ani screen size Targa drv's are the only one's that have zero bytes availible on info screen. Well if you didn't figure out before that I am a greenhorn at this it is probably obvious now thanks for your patience. Jim
#12745From: June NishimotoApr 16, 1992 11:35 AM
I would second the possibility of a memory protection conflict. I am using Animator Pro with a TARGA+ card for S-video. Late last month I went through a dialogues on this forum relating to memory protection conflicts. One thing I did not mention, since it was not the most frequent symtom, was a situation exactly as you describe with the mouse. My problem eventually boiled down to replacing my disc drive. Incidentally, I also use TCONFIG, not TMODE to start up. It depends on what kind of device you are working with, whether you use genlock or not. Talking to my VCR, I leave genlock off. On the other hand, going through my Panasonic AVE5, I turn it on. (It works for me using no VGA pass-thru, NTSC 512*486, no memory manager.) My dealer was supposed to be my first line of support, but he knew nothing. He would have given me the Truevision dealer support number had I not solved this problem otherwise. Perhaps yours will give it to you. Regards, June
#12776From: CSA/CAApr 16, 1992 7:17 PM
June, Thanks for your concern. CSA is one of the first Truevision dealers (when they were AT&T Electronic Photography and Imaging Center [EPIC]), and I hope, one of the most technically competent. My experience with Targa goes back to 1985 (when the ICB was king, and the original Targa 16 first came out), and I am a frequent beta tester for imaging-related products. Kevin Krell – Computer Support Associates