#perception board
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Hi,
I want to use the current (DOS) 3DSr4 with the new Windows 3.11/NT Perception
Video Recorder ….
..any reason why I can't due that?
What I had in mind was rendering the flics in the DOS OS and then copying them
to the dedicated PVR drive and work with them via Razor Pro under Win3.11.
Another question …..because I have heard do many different answers. Can I
expect to use plugins designed for 3DSr4 in the Max version. I do not see how
they could work.
Thanks, jhg
ps. Since all this work is being done to develope 3DMax, would it be much of a
problem to make a Power-MAC and SGI 3DS version too? <no, no, don't hit me, it
was a joke …. but not a bad idea>
John:
>> I want to use the current (DOS) 3DSr4 with the new Windows 3.11/NT
Perception Video Recorder ….
..any reason why I can't due that? <<
There is no reason that you can't do that.
>> What I had in mind was rendering the flics in the DOS <<
You must render to .tga's not flics, just making it clear.
>> Can I expect to use plugins designed for 3DSr4 in the Max version. <<
Nope. But on the bright side many developers are hard at work on upgraded
versions of plug-ins which will work with MAX. I'm sure we will here more
towards the end of winter when MAX is about to ship.
– Bob Ritger
>ps. Since all this work is being done to develope 3DMax, would it be much of a
problem to make a Power-MAC and SGI 3DS version too? <no, no, don't hit me, it
was a joke …. but not a bad idea><
I don't know if there will be a PowerPC version of MAX, why bother the CPU
isn't any faster than a Pentium. If there is a PowerPC version it will only run
under Windows NT. That rules out a PowerMac version. Besides the Mac guys have
that great program Electric Image. [BG]
John,
>> would it be much of a problem to make a Power-MAC and SGI 3DS version too?
<<
it's supposed to be trivial to do NT Mips and PowerPC versions, but I don't
know of SGI and Mac do some weird stuff to their hardware which would prevent
NT running. I'll second the porting to all NT supported architectures, though!
>it's supposed to be trivial to do NT Mips and PowerPC versions, but I don't
know of SGI and Mac do some weird stuff to their hardware which would prevent
NT running. I'll second the porting to all NT supported architectures, though!<
The current PowerMacs wouldn't work since they are not PREP (Power PC Reference
Platform) compliant. The newer Macs will be able to run NT and OS/2 Warp for
PowerPC.
NT won't run on SGI machines for various underlying hardware reasons. I don't
think SGI would want their users to switch to MAX now that they own
Alias/Wavefront. That would be cutting their own throat. MAX is the big
squeeze.
Tim,
>> The current PowerMacs wouldn't work since they are not PREP (Power PC
Reference Platform) compliant. The newer Macs will run NT for PowerPC. NT won't
run on SGI machines for hardware reasons. <<
Good news about the PowerPC… I wonder if you can have a dual boot Mac OS and
NT. As I thought re. SGI. They seem to keep things pretty closed with their
hardware.
>Good news about the PowerPC… I wonder if you can have a dual boot Mac OS and
NT.<
They are trying to get there, that is the plan. Probably not until next year
when the PREP Macs come out. At this point Apple only sells the Mac OS to
OEM's.
Tim,
>> They are trying to get there, that is the plan. Probably not until next year
when the PREP Macs come out. <<
we have a few powerMacs. I'm just kinda curious about the possibility of
upgrading them to a PREP mac and having a dual boot scenario. No bigg 🙂