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#Animation player for NT.

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#149216From: Les BrownJan 26, 1995 11:38 AM

Do you have any information on whether it is feasible to use the Windows animation player on a non-Intel box running Windows NT? Specifically, PowerPC. I don't have access to the hardware yet… Les

#149280From: Brian Rudolph [Adesk]Jan 26, 1995 4:17 PM

Les, I can successfully load and play animations on NT using the regular Windows player, but performance is a real dog. (16 to 32 bit conversion) and to anticipate your next question, no…I am not aware of a true 32 bit windows animation player. -Brian

#149365From: Brandon MacDougallJan 26, 1995 10:15 PM

Will the new " Animation Studio" address this problem? and is it a 32 bit NT software program like PhotoShop? Thanks Brandon

#149479From: Brian Rudolph [Adesk]Jan 27, 1995 10:44 AM

<<Will the new " Animation Studio" address this problem?>> Well, AASTUDIO is also designed for Windows 3.1. But we are not talking about the program, we are talking about displaying animations. AASTUDIO creates AVI files, and there are indeed AVI players native to the NT environment. <<and is it a 32 bit NT software program like PhotoShop?>> The first release of AASTUDIO will be a WIN3.1 application. I am unfortunately not allowed to talk about future releases of the software. -Brian

#149718From: Brandon MacDougallJan 28, 1995 12:03 AM

I guest what I am asking will AAStudio work with NT. Will it run any faster installed under NT in its current state? Thanks, and have a good week out of the office. Brandon

#149799From: Brian Rudolph [Adesk]Jan 28, 1995 1:18 PM

<<I guest what I am asking will AAStudio work with NT. Will it run any faster installed under NT in its current state?>> AASTUDIO is being developed as a 3.1 app. Actually, I don't have any info on its performance in an NT environment. Perhaps closer to the ship date I'll play around with it under NT, but I try to avoid doing stuff like that with software in development. -Brian

#150990From: Les BrownFeb 4, 1995 5:09 AM

"Successfully load and play animations under NT"… Is that on Intel hardware? I know that everything is portable under NT (?!), but it would be nice to be sure whether flics will play on PowerPC, MIPS, and the other platforms. Les

#151317From: Brian Rudolph [Adesk]Feb 6, 1995 2:18 PM

<<Is that on Intel hardware? I know that everything is portable under NT (?!), but it would be nice to be sure whether flics will play on PowerPC, MIPS, and the other platforms.>> Yes, that was on an intel chip. I am unable to test the other options you mentioned. -Brian