#What's new?
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Hello all,
What's new? I've been away from the country and 3DS for about 2 1/2 months and
am curious about new and interesting developments in the 3DS community. How as
the PAR and MAX worked out? Any new IPAS3? What about the developers kit for
IPAS3?
I spent the time in England and visited quite a few animation houses. Some very
interesting stuff. Also met John Vince – very cool CG/guru type.
Let me know.
James
James,
<< How as the PAR and MAX worked out? Any new IPAS3? What about the developers
kit for IPAS3? >>
New IPAS' ? sure… check out section 9 and search for YOST flic
uploasds over the last 2 months.
New IPAS3 SDK? sure.. check out all of the files in the Software
Dev Kit library. Especially the 2 Q&A files….
jonas[adesk]
Jonas,
What's the policy on upgrades of the SDK. I bought mine about a month before
3DS r3 came around…
James
James,
<< upgrade policy for IPAS sdk >>
It was Oct 1st or later. Sorry you'll have to buy a new kit. ~$250.
jonas[adesk]
Hello, James. Nice to see you back.
Well, the PAR is a huge hit, and the quality is better than most expected
(including myself). Folks all over the country are using it for many levels of
video work. I've seen LOTS of Targa+/Diaquest "For Sale" notices around…
The IPAS3 toolkit is out, and GaryY has announced that his routines (two disks
of 5 or 6 modules apiece, I think) should be out by end of April/beginning of
May. There are a few very cool new IPAS utilities here on the forum for the
DLing. Stuff like keyboard data entry and universal lighting attribute editing.
Check 'em out.
-Alan
Thanks for the greeting, Alan…
I thought PAR would do the trick. I've been thinking about constantly as I
sipped my tea and eat my scones. It's funny, but our British friends know
nothing about it, at least in the places I visited.
How much are you asking, Greg?
James
That's probably because PAR is NTSC and we in England need PAL. Anyone knows
if PAL is out yet? Also, can you get component output from the PAR? The
Matrox MAX sounds like a better system but costs lots more, and can give
component output with the option on the Illuminator Pro.
Chris Wee in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Chris,
There is a PAL version of the PAR available for the European market. I believe
the distrubtor is in your home country. I can check for you if you like. BTW
the PAR does give component output and the quality is very good for all but the
most demanding applications, ie high-end broadcast.
-JE
I thought the PAL version of the PAR wasn't due out until later this year?
John Tissavary (LUNA cie)
John,
I called DPS about a month ago with regard to the PAR and was told it was
available in Europe and was given a telephone number of the distributor to
contact.
-JE