CompuServe Thread

Brick Am not presently PAR owner… lack of scripting is one of reasons – presently use AAPlayhi and VTV2000 – very crude – but sort of affordable I use AA script language – and features – and use most of features 1. Nested loop – presently I only go 3 levels max, but never know what next project will want 2. Still images – types of files? 3. pause at Start, End pause a certain frame(s) 4. timed fade in and out to color to still immage to next animation 1st frame 5. Special (user defined) wipes would be cool, but getting basics first – with hooks for bells & whistels I suspect it would be too much to ask for "real" fades and wipes between 2 rolling animations – but the less Post the happier I am (& customers too). 6. Syntax checking for whole script, prior to run, with some useful error messages & help I hate it when I make a multi -mega AA script, and then have to find my typos one at a time by attempting to call up AAPLAYHI, run script, read cryptic error message, write down suspected line # , Get out of AAPlayhi, load up script in Norton Editor, look for problem, fix it (maybe), and repeat process…. oops, sorry whining – maybe I should just learn to type! 7. Random play order. should have include list, exclude list & all options 8. ability to change speed mid animation might be helpful like: 15 fps to frame 20, hold frame 20 for 0.5 seconds, 24 fps to frame 255, …. would help solve some problems fudging timing, and dealing with customers who didn't know exactly what they wanted rendered. 9. I suspect some folks will want sound support – I don't make noises at this time. 10. How much, When? cool! Dave Wright Wyeknot,inc