CompuServe Thread

Adolf: VistaMorph is a program which allows you to 'morph' between 2 landscapes during an animation. It creates and executes a script which controls VistaPro, using interim DEM's it creates as it morphs the landscape. Yes, it is available for the PC. The user interface is a bit cryptic, but the program can generate amazing animations. I don't know exactly what the system requirements are, but count on needing a minimum of 4 megs of RAM and enough disk space to save your animation plus about 3 megs of temp storage. 386 or higher processor. Clint <VRLI>

Adolf, I'm not sure if Clint made this clear… VistaMorph is a companion program for use with Vistapro and is of no use without Vistapro. VistaMorph generates "script" files that Vistapro uses to render animations. The "morph" part comes in when you use VistaMorph+Vistapro to transform one landscape into another in an animation. Vistapro is a landscape rendering program — see some of the GIF files in DL15 for sample images. It does not generate animations in real time but produces still frames that can be joined together into FLC animation files. I believe that Vistamorph will run on any machine with 640K of DOS RAM and 1 meg or so of LIM/EMS. This is somewhat immaterial though since Vistapro requires at a 386 or better with 4MB of RAM. Any machine that can run Vistapro can also run VistaMorph. If you're looking for something to morph one image into another — you don't want Vistapro or VistaMorph. If you want to make neat "fly by" animations and have lots of fun you'll be interested in Vistapro and VistaMorph. John.

Adolf, You can find several excellent morphing utilities in Library 13 of the GRAPHDEV Forum (DMORF, RMORPH, etc.). The Morphing section is rather new, but growing fast. Check out DAD2BO.ZIP in the same library: it's Truman Browns' father turning into Humphrey Bogart! Great!! 73, Tom.