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#AniPro Targa+ 32-X200

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#21641From: Oral FriendAug 16, 1992 10:16 PM
I'm rendering 320X200 animations in 3D Studio and Ani Pro. I would LIKE to use the TARGA+ driver for Ani Pro to play these flics on my Targa+64 and take them to tape. However, when I load the targa driver for Anipro, IT defaults to 512X486, and when I load the 320X200 flic, it of course is just in the middle of the screen. Any suggestions on how to do this?
#21656From: Craig Sharp [Mem TM]Aug 17, 1992 6:29 AM
Well, Kevin Krell can tell you if you can switch the Targa driver around to different resolutions. I don't have one, so I don't have any experience with them. I think you could resize the flic to view it full screen, but this is time consuming and wouldn't serve your purposes of going to tape with the most efficient pixel count available (my presumption…). If someone writes a driver for the Targa that you can use you could probably set the resolution with its configuration program… I don't know if Panacea makes one… C#
#21672From: CSA/CAAug 17, 1992 12:49 PM
The resolution you last run TMODE (or TCONFIG) in is what the Targa+ driver defaults to. Thus, you might choose a 640×480 mode (there is no 320×200 on the Targa+). I think resizing the flic will be necessary to go full-screen – even hardware zoom (if it can be activated while in Animator Pro) will still not quite fit. Kevin Krell – Computer Support Associates
#21725From: Oral FriendAug 17, 1992 11:55 PM
ok, thanks for the tips. I'll probably use Ani Pro to resize the flics.
#21734From: Ana Francisca GervasAug 18, 1992 7:11 AM
Since the Targa+ driver takes the resolution from the current Targa mode you can't get 320×200 in AniPro (Remember that the minimun resolution on the Targa boards is 512×400 for NTSC versions -your case if you have a 64 modeland 512×476 for PAL versions, like my Targa+ 32). Ana Gervas
#21735From: Ana Francisca GervasAug 18, 1992 7:11 AM
I've been looking in the Targa documentation about recording 320×200 VGA output to tape via overlay (probably this could be a solution to render your 320×200 flics). However, this is imposible (again). I've found the answer in the January 1991 Targa+ Reference Guide (Appendix D, Common Questions, Page D-6). Ana Gervas