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#PAR/RazorPro 3DS Problem

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#143433From: Robert A. WeilDec 22, 1994 9:25 PM
All and anyone – For some reason, when I pull a particular sequential series of files off the PAR and process them through 3D Studio as a background, 3D Studio draws the files at twice the speed that they were originally laid down at (29.xxx fps). This is true no matter what settings I use in the PAR .pxp dialog – I've tried combinations of fields and frames, incremented vs. filename, etc. I've even changed the settings on the PAR contol panel to 15 fps to see if it would make a difference (a long shot). I also created an .ifl to hold each frame for two units – all to no avail. In every case, the PAR plays the frames at the normal frame rate when set at 30 fps, and in every case 3DS pulls them off at twice the appropriate rate. Let me give some information on the original animation. I took an .avi file, and ran it through Razor Pro to convert it to a series to a .tga series, and at the same time resized them from 320×200 to 640×480, and set the frame rate at NTSC (29.xxxx fps). The animation played back correctly. I brought a second avi into Razor and did the same thing to it. Then I brought both animations into Razor Pro as native .ani files, and used a crossfade transition between the two of them, and applied the Gallery Effects texturizer filter to them. The resulting .ani files plays correctly on the PAR, but if I try to load it into 3D Studio as a background, it plays at twice the speed that it was laid down at. Anyone have any ideas on how I could slow the frame rate down? TIA Bob Weil
#143566From: Mitch GatesDec 24, 1994 10:15 AM
According to a what someone else told me, the problems is with 3DS. It seems 3DS calls an image file twice when it is used as a background, VP entry, texmap, ect., once to do some kind of initializing or checking of the file and once again to use it. Since the PAR gives the next frame in an ANI every time an image is called (when your export options are set to sequential) every other frame gets skipped. To solve this problem, I ended up using an .IFL and setting my PAR export option to FILENAME (at least thats what I remember doing). Hope this helps. Mitch
#143817From: Dec 27, 1994 2:11 PM
Mitch: >> According to a what someone else told me… Do you believe everything you read? <bg> Actually, you are absolutely correct! Greg Pyros