#Studio RAM Requirements?
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I just ordered my Animator Studio upgrade earlier in the week. Last night I
was reading InfoWeek and their "Beta First Look" of Animator Studio claims that
it requires a minimum of 32MB of RAM (and is sluggish even with that). I
reread the press release and it says "8MB of RAM" which means that I should be
within reason with my 16MB.
Am I in for a nasty surprise here? Are they talking total virtual memory or
real RAM?
John,
The RAM requirements for Animator Studio vary for different resolutions of the
images or animations you may work with. With 16Mb of RAM, I would expect that
you could work very well in resolutions under 640×480. You could work at
resolutions higher, but I wouldn't recommend it for production work.
Other hardware(video card, system bus) is also a big factor, but when isn't it?
If you follow the manual and view the readme file, your system should run OK.
If not, there's always ASOFT!
Jh
yeah, ASOFT, except they've changed the moniker to AMMEDIA.
Chuck Jameson
Silver Tongue Software
Jeremy,
I am running with 32 mg RAM with small (under 1 meg) files and can degrade the
system fairly quickly to a crash and burn. By the way, Who is Flipper anyway???
Will there be a bug fix upgrade?
Will,
In my experience, the size of your Windows Permanent Swap file affects
the appearance of the "Flipper" error. For 32M Ram, you should have a PSF of
at least 96M (3x RAM). Now, do you still encounter the error?
Kevin Krell – Computer Support Associates
Kevin,
I read your post on the flipper error…
>>For 32M Ram, you should have a PSF of at least 96M (3x RAM)>>
Are you telling me that this program needs 96M swap file just to start? What
for? I haven't done anything yet. What if I have 64M of real memory? Do I still
need 3X swap file size. I think something is wrong if this is so. I was going
to get more memory for 3DS rendering but I'm not sure I can afford the disk
space required to add more real memory!
Cheers,
Tom Flannery
Tom,
Yes sir – 3x RAM (4x RAM for AutoCAD). I think the manual indicates
this "to improve performance", but AASTUD really seems to require substantial
resources for its intended use. Point is, if your FLIPPER errors go away, I
will be vindicated.
Kevin Krell – Computer Support Associates
Kevin,
As always, you are correct, and thus vindicated. I increased my swap from 16M
to 32M and flipper swam off….
Thanks for the info as always,
Tom
Kevin,
<< For 32M Ram, you should have a PSF of at least 96M (3x RAM) >>
Is this the same for Windows NT?
Mark
<<For 32M Ram, you should have a PSF of at least 96M (3x RAM). Now, do you
still encounter the error?>>
Kevin, I'll get back to you on this one. I have stripped my hard drive to the
bones 🙂 and cleaned it up real good. Reconfigured the Swap for 4x RAM. I'll
let you know what I find out.
Will
<<By the way, Who is Flipper anyway???>>
Flipper, you know, the dolphin. <BG>
Jh
<<By the way, Who is Flipper anyway???>>
Flipper, you know, the dolphin. <BG>
Jh ————— OK jeremy, :))) believe me I love the program. I just hope
2.0 comes out ASAP. Are we going to have to have 128 mg machines with half a g
of Swap to work with large files :)? I like it so much I will do whatever I
have to to coax it to do what I need. Will
Will,
I admire your enthusiasm! Hopefully we'll be able to clean up any problems your
may be having with the software. Thanks for your support and upload any cool
stuff you might create with Animator Studio.
Jh
Will,
Flipper is a dolphin, that is Autodesk's new mascot,
didn't you know eh!
Mark in Montreal.
>> Flipper is a dolphin, that is Autodesk's new mascot,
didn't you know eh! <<
No Way Mark! Robust Women are in. Haven't you seen the latest Animator Studio
Ad's. <GR&D>
Murph'
Hi James,
no, haven't seen any ads here, Montreal sucks, we are in the dark ages when it
comes to goodies like that, even most people don't even know what 3ds is, can
you believe it! ahh.
Mark in Mtl.
You should be able to see some of the new Animator Studio Ads in the latest
issue of Videography Magazine. That's where I saw the "Robust" Woman ad I was
refering to.
I'm sure they'll surface in Digital Video and New Media as well as similiar
Magazines.
Murph'
Hi James,
thanks for the um, tip, will be looking for those 'woman' …
bye the way, anyone out there have a PAR card ?
I was at the computer store today, and the guy told me that they will be
shortly getting a new card made by the same people that make the PAR card, but
this one will also be able to edit real video, special effects, lots of other
new stuff, hmm, it is called: PERCEPTION, has anyone heard of this ???
bye James, thanks for the tip,
Mark in Canada.
Mark:
/_______________________From your message________________________\\
I was at the computer store today, and the guy told me that they will be
shortly getting a new card made by the same people that make the PAR card, but
this one will also be able to edit real video, special effects, lots of other
new stuff, hmm, it is called: PERCEPTION, has anyone heard of this ???
__________________________________________________________________
Check out the file PERFAQ.ZIP in the libraries, it'll give you whole story on
the new DPS product.
Bob
I can't add much more to Paul Sanford's reply. The DPS PAR board is
used by many of our animation customers as a reasonable alternative to
high-priced recording decks. And with the expanded capabilities
promised by DPS's new Perception board, along with the updated
RAZOR editing software, the 'little guys' are going to have a lot more
bang for their meager bucks!
Call us for more information on the PAR system, how it's used, how it
works, and what it may do for you.
Dennis Good
Imperatives, Inc.
10509 Vista Sorrento Parkway #106
San Diego, CA. 92121
619-552-9378 (p)
619-552-9377 (fax)
email goodbros@ix.netcom.com
Dennis,
There are a _Lot_ of PAR/3D Studio Dealers on this Board.
I also happen to provide Sales/Service/Training and we hold a 3 Day 3D Artists
Seminar and Conference Once a Year where we offer Training By Published
Instructors.
Last Year Steven Elliott Ran the Classes. This Year it will be Michele
Bousquet.
If anyone needs further information regarding the Conferences and Seminars
please feel free to contact me at:
JAMES MURPHY CONSULTING
1431 Garland Street
Green Bay, Wisconsin 54301
(414) 435-7345
(414) 437-3898
24Hour Fax Line (414) 435-7395
Or you can send me E-Mail 71165,1321 on Compuserve.
LaTER!
Murph'
That's Correct! The New PVR is going to be Dyno-mite! <BG>
The current Board works in the ISA Bus and runs Dedicated IDE Hard Drives..only
a select few are available that work with the current version. However the PAR
with RazorPro and a Monterey Sound Card will put you in Competition with the
AVID Editing Suite. The New PVR version is going to be the real killer Setup.
What do Ya Need to Know I've got one sitting right here in our editing suite?
Murph'