CompuServe Thread

Martin, I had some setup problems with the PVR but nothing major, just some file tweaking and a bad cable on my side. I have been able to load a sequence of Targa file (760 frames) with no problem. Here is what I did notice: If you load images that were done at the standard 512×486 size and elect to resize the images, you get a playback that is junk, but it does play back. If I load the files without frame resize they play fine and look OK except for the frame size. I have also noticed that there seems to be some major differences for the gamma setting for the PVR as well. Files that are rendered to 1.8 gamma as significantly brighter on the PVR. I posted a question on this but got no replys. Single frame images load fine, no field effects as you described. Premiere is working OK with the PVR, and I can cpature video with no problems. I will say the output of captured video is spectacular, no artifacts at all at the 4mb setting. Hope this all gets fixed with the NT version, Tom

Just wanted you to know that I recently set up a PVR on a P-90/32Meg Ram with a Microp 9.1 Gig and had what appears to be the same problem. When importing targa files from the local hard drive had a 157 frame limit. When importing over our network we did not have the limit. After several days of head banging, which all too often translates to computer bashing, we attempted an import again and the problem no longer exists. The problem here is that I cannot tell you exactly what we did to correct the problem. We changed graphics cards from ATI Mach 64 to Imagine 128, changed Simms, and worked with autoexec.bat and config.sys settings. There are also some codec settings and import settings in the DPS software we changed. Now everything works, including all device drivers in memory. We were working on a different problem at the time and sort of stumbled across the fix. Over the weekend I will try to backtrack and see if I can narrow it down. I was told DPS was not aware of the problem as of about 5 days ago. Hopefully we can come up with a solution for you! Eric Roberts Avogadro's Memory

Hi Martin, I can vouch for the 100 mhz vs 90 mhz setting…..sort of. I was originally installing my PVR in a P66, which runs at the same speed as the 100mhz (Assus as well). It would seem to initialize and operate, but some frames had a "glitch"….horizontally displaced bands in the image. I installed the PVR into a P90 and voila….perfection! Regarding your import limit of 157 files: you are probably highlighting the names of the files that you want to import. Instead, just highlight the first file in the sequence you want to import. The PVR "automatically" looks for the sequence and will continue importing until there is a break in the numeric sequence. For example, if you have a sequence of TGAs with numbers 0000 thru 0372, but file number 0245 is missing, highlight file number 0000 only and the PVR will import up to frame number 0244 and will stop because the sequence is broken. You can restart the import sequence by highlighting frame number 0246 and the PVR will import through to frame number 0372. Unfortunately, the PVR will not join these sequences…..you end up with 2 seperate .ani files. I miss this feature from the PAR because we frequently "bleed" TGAs from our server, appending them to the proper .ani file. With the PVR, you must have the entire sequence of TGAs online to be able to create a single .ani file of the animation. A bit of a pain in the A…!! Hope this helps! Later, -Jeff