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#DPS Pers Animation Ctrlr

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#153208From: Pete GouldJun 20, 1994 12:39 PM
Anyone have any experience with the DPS Personal Animation Controller? I'm looking for comments while considering a purchase… Thanks in advance for any help. Pete
#153246From: Rick ThornquistJun 20, 1994 6:40 PM
Pete, I have a PAR, and there are a few others around here that have one. I think everyone has nothing but praise for it – it's really a fantastic piece of hardware. If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask. Rick – On Autopilot from Vancouver
#153260From: Pete GouldJun 20, 1994 8:59 PM
Rick, Thanks for your reply. Here's the couple of questions that came to mind: Originally I was single framing to Beta-SP using a Nucleus Personal SFC. What kind of quality differences are there between the PAR and something single-framed to tape? I use Imagine. Can you render directly to the PAR, or do you have to render to individual IFF24 or RGB8 files and then use a program supplied by DPS to create the animation (obviously the former is preferable to the latter)? Thanks again. Pete
#153283From: James R. OllickJun 20, 1994 10:52 PM
Pete, I have a PAR with a Micropolis 1.6 gig hard drive. I use it with Imagine. You just set up Imagine to record the pictures to DDR: (that is the designation or the PAR's hard drive), and the PAR compiles the animation. I output to 3/4 and HI-8 nad have had no complaints. I have also used it for slow and fast motion playback of recorded video. Jim R. Ollick Using AP from Bergenfield, NJ
#153341From: Pete GouldJun 21, 1994 7:05 AM
James, Sounds great. Thanks. Pete