CompuServe Thread

PROBLEM: Flic – flickers when played. What does the flic consist of ? ======================== It is a font created in 3d studio consisting of some 5 letters as one object. The CAMERA then moves partly around the font and then zooms out over 70 frames. Red Metal was the material assigned to the object. The flic is just 2 MB in size. There are three omni lights and two spotlights with shadowing enabled. What are the RENDER settings ? =========================== The background is a blue-black vertical grad. gif file created in ANI PRO. All default settings were used at 640 * 480 256 colors What hardware is in use ? ===================== 66 MHZ 486, ATI 16 Ultra Pro 16 bit color card with 2MB What actually happens ? ==================== Thin lines appear to flicker across the RED LETTERS and the letters at either end, particularly, move in a jagged manner. What checks and modifications were made to correct the problem ? ============================================== 1. A Medium followed by High palette were used while rendering. 2. The spot lights were eliminated. 3. DITHERING in the RENDER CONFIGURE sections were disabled. 4. The VIBRANT driver was set to 65,000 colors and the "DEFAULT" button then clicked under RENDER – OPTIONS 5. The flic was run on another slower computer with a PARADISE video card and different overall hardware. 6. The video color check was enabled 7. The flic was run in ANIMATOR PRO VER 1.3 8. The flic was then slowly played at 2 frames a second from 30 frames a second and the flicker was still noticeable. 9. The flic was run using the Windows Ani Player 10. In the CMOS register, FAST VIDEO RAM was set to ON and then OFF. None of the above changes made the slightest difference and I have run out of ideas. ——————————————————————————- ———————————— I would sincerely appreciate your assistance. Thank you.