CompuServe Thread

Well, I just got my upgrade notice for Scenery Animator. The version has jumped from 2.0 right to 4.0! Here's what it says: Scenery Animator 4.0 now available! (Picture of spaceships flying over the moon) (Picture of hot air ballooning) (Picture of stealth flying through Yosemite Valley) Import, position, and render 3-D objects Scenery Animator 4.0 accepts 3-D files in VideoScape format. Once loaded, you can position them by simply clicking over the map. 3-D objects may be rotated, re-sized, and given a speed and direction. Several ready-to-use objects are included. AGA support Render pictures in the new graphics modes with more color and higher resolutions than before! Supports 256 color mode, HAM8, standard HAM (on all Amigas) and super high resolution. AGA Amigas can view HAM8 pictures on the screen. Non-AGA Amigas can render HAM8 directly to a file. Manual tree placement Now you can place trees exactly where you want. Manually placed trees may be combined with randomly placed trees in the same scene. Map zooming You can zoom in on a selected portion of the map screen up to a 512X magnification factor. Just drag a box over the area of interest! This allows precise object placement and camera path positioning. 2X faster preview View previews on the main screen in less than half the time, with no difference in quality compared to version 2.0. This comparison is valid only for scenes without 3-D objects and manually placed trees. Night options Now you can simulate a night sky with stars using real 3-D star data, not random dots! Also includes data for constellations only. Improved path smoothness and banking Your camera animation path is now smoother. Banking angle changes are less sudden. Lens and direction locking There are new buttons on the map screen for locking your camera lens or direction when using the right mouse button. Improved camera movement controls Six new push buttons make camera movement much easier, and allow greater control. Landscape disks (normally $10 each) are now only $5 each when purchased with the Scenery Animator4.0 upgrade! Important: Scenery Animator 4.0 requires AmigaDOS 2.0 or higher and at least 3 megs of memory. An accelerator and hard drive are recommended but not required. —————— For more information call or write to: Natural Graphics P.O. Box 1963 Rocklin, CA 95677 PH:(916)624-1436 —————— -= Vance =-