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3DPICS.ARC problem?

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#43866From: Mike BerroDec 15, 1986 3:00 AM
Has anyone successfully viewed the two pics that are contained in 3DPICS.ARC in DL6? I can de-arc them with no problem, but viewing one (with dpslide) gives B&W snow, and the other locks up the machine. I have downloaded it twice, and ran them on two different machines. I notice they've been downloaded 43 times, so talk to me. Thanx! —Mike
#43883From: Don Curtis/SYSOPDec 15, 1986 11:57 AM
Mike, I downloaded them and loaded them into lo-res DPaint, they showed as black and white since I don't have the required 3D glasses, but they are ok. Don
#44060From: Wayne DavisonDec 16, 1986 3:17 PM
The problem is not the pictures, but DPSLIDE, which can only handle one type of IFF file. (It was written LONG ago when IFF was pretty new). Try one of the newer display programs, like SHOWPIC, in the DL's here. >>Wayne<<
#44079From: Mike BerroDec 16, 1986 5:44 PM
Supposedly dpslide takes all three resolutions, but yes, I was able to view them with dpaint. However, they don't look three-d even with glasses, because they are in black & white. I thought dpslide was more current, but that shows what I know! Thanx! —Mike
#44132From: Wayne DavisonDec 16, 1986 10:23 PM
Since you have dpaint, you can "normalize" a picture to work with dpslide by loading the file in question and then saving it with dpaint. It has worked for me in the case of DOZER.PIC, which dpslide would not show. As for the 3D pics, I'm not sure why they are in B&W… >>Wayne<<
#44226From: Mike BerroDec 17, 1986 3:47 AM
Good idea, thanx! —Mike
#44233From: Nick MurrayDec 17, 1986 4:53 AM
Mike, Still can't view those 3D pics yet, eh? Well, I am gonna download them myself (I uploaded them) and test them out. I have been using the 'SEE' utility that came with GRABBIT, to view them, and haven't tried anything else. When properly displayed, they come up in B&W, with red and blue outlines around everything. I'll download them and give them a try with SHOWPIC and whatever other utilities I have around here. I'll let you know, Nick
#44276From: Mike BerroDec 17, 1986 6:10 PM
I was able to view them with DPaint, but they were in B&W with no color at all. —Mike