#Imagine 2.0 4 Sale
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Jon, you shouldn't give up so easily! Whether it's Imagine or Lightwave or
whatever, 3D is a hell of a lot of fun once you get the hang of it! Before
giving up totally, why don't you consider getting some additional reference
material for Imagine, like Steve Worley's excellent Understanding Imagine
2.0 book or my "Imagine: the Possibilities" VHS tape? And feel free to ask
questions here and in Amigavendor. Anyone who uses 3D software has hit its
immense learning curve, but the ride keeps 'em coming back for more! –Rick
Rodriguez
Hey Rick has yer Second Tape (hinted at at the end of the original) been
released Yet?Will it include 2.0 Hints and tricks? Thanx,I thoroughly
enjoyed "Imagine:the Possibilites"
MIDGARD GRAPHICS, CREATORS OF QUALITY ANIMATION.
No, Peter, I never finished producing Vol.2 because Imagine 2.0 was about
to be released, time passed and here I am waiting for Imagine 3.0! As soon
as 3.0 is out, you can be sure I will have a new video available. –Rick
Rick,
Will 3.0 be out the same time as the PC version? Or is the PC version
2.0?
Steve
PS. Good to see ya around here again!
Hi!
Do you have any idea when Imagine 3.0 will be released?
As a registered owner of Imagine 1.0 do you know how much it will cost to
upgrade to 3.0 when it is released?
Thanks,
BARRY – via Whap!
"Pro's from the Desert" Sierra Vista, AZ
SAY what? Imagine 3.0???? ooooer Rick why'd ye tell me that? Now My brain
shall fry in anticipation of it's release. Any news tho canst
impart?Upgrade costs? Approxamate delivery date? Also I've seen msgs here
about a Impulse Newsletter Why Have I never recieved one doth thou
knowest?I am a registered owner of Imagine so tis Bizarre.Anyway if theres
a list my name must be added to please do so.Thank you
MIDGARD GRAPHICS 1736 W 9 ST BROOKLYN NY 11223
Peter, calm down! 3.0 is still several months away! But you might want to
give Impulse a call and verify that you're on their mailing list anyway. I
would check, but I'm in Miami and they're in Minneapolis. I'll leave
messages as the release approaches and I hear what the new features are
going to be. –Rick
ok thanx Rick Will do.Bugger me.I want 3.0 NOW as well as Toaster 3.0
hinted at in the new issue of AVid
RICK,
Hello there ! i have a few questions for you…
1 what is the scheduled release date for IMAGINE PC version ?
2 what hardware requirements will there be to run it ?
3 can i order it directly from IMPULSE or is there someplace in my area
that will be getting it immediately upon release? (DENVER CO.)
4 is it still carrying a retail price of $500.00 or has that changed?
5 will it support a KURTA 12×12 tablet ? (summagraphics emulation)
6 what will the still picture outputs be ? GIF's, PCX, etc.
7 what will the animation outputs be ? FLI, ??
8 what will the highest and lowest possible resolutions be ?
well thats all i have ….for now anyways :>
i must say that i'm very glad to see someone put out a quality 3d
program for the PC without trying to get $3,000.00 out of you !
congradulations and good luck, i hope you make the 3D STUDIO snobs
feel a litle more humble! ( some of them need it ! )
Thanks for your time
JOHN
John, I don't have the answers to all your questions. What I know so far is
that Impulse expects the PC version to be identical to the upcoming 3.0
release for the Amiga and the software will retail at or under $500. As to
file formats and so forth, I simply don't know. I believe the software
will run on a 386 or greater. If you're at all familiar with Imagine on
the Amiga, you are aware that any resolution output is possible, therefore,
I would expect the same to be true on the PC. Feel free to give Impulse a
call for further (more enlightening) information. –Rick
ok. thanks ! i'll keep in touch by phone, i'm not at all familiar with
IMAGINE AMIGA because i only have an IBM-compatible, but i'm anxiously
awaiting the release of IMAGINE for the PC.
THANKS AGAIN
JOHN
I appreciate that. I haven't given up easily. I have both Steve's book
and the Imagine video you guys put out. I just don't think I'm cut out for
this kind of thing… is it possible to transfer the registration?
Thanks,
Jon
Yes, you can transfer the registration so long as you destroy any backups
that you might have made. Are you sure you have my tape or did you
purchase the Centaur video (a real snore)? –Rick
I saw both of them. I have your tape… You are right. The Centaur one
sucked. Wow! You produced it? I'm impressed!
Jon
Via WHAP!
– via Whap!
Before you abandon 3D outright, perhaps take a look at Caligari. Before
getting a deal on a Toaster, I sold my Imagine 2.0 (the "improved manual"
was the last straw and Steve's book wasn't out yet.) and was about to buy
Caligari Personal. The Personal version doesn't save IFF24 frames but does
work with DCTV and Ham-E. It also annoyingly cuts out multitasking and has
it's own object format that they feel free to keep to themselves or change
too often. Despite that, the interface is easier to use than Imagine.
It's also a shame that LightWave isn't available without the dongle. It is
a dream to use. I can do in a few minutes with LightWave what it took me
hours to figure how to do in Imagine.
Imagine does have great object modeling features though. I just couldn't
easily construct animations without constantly beating my head with a
brick. 🙂 Even simple things like rotations. I'm also glad to see people
like Steve Worley doing quite a bit for Imagine. The new texture package
of his outta be great! And of course his book comes out after I sold
Imagine off…
Dan McCoy – via Whap! and saving money doing it too!
Thanks for the information. I have used Caligari a bit and found it very
interesting. I wanted to be able to use Imagine because I feel that it can
create much more life-like pictures. I have also used LightWave a bit and
WOW! I just wish I was rich…
Jonathan Schmidt – Whappin' from CompuServe Land!