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#2516From: Michael SmithDec 19, 1994 9:29 PM
I bought ER last week and am having a good time learning it. I was pleased to find ER support here on CS. I think that's a big step toward being a truly GOOD software product. I just read almost evey message posted to date (I know — get a life…) and in case you missed it there is an immediate requirement from your customers for the following: 1. ER opens up so many possibilities that many of us are all staring at a blank canvas (ah, monitor) going, "where do I start." More examples, especially quality commercial projects, are not just a nicetey, but at this stage a 'requirement' to help get the creative juices flowing for many of us. Hence all the requests in this forum for more examples. Of course such examples would be too large (read that $$ expensive) to download, so an inexpensive CD ROM from you guys could do the trick. 2. More comprehensive and 'advanced' tutorials (for the same reasons as above). I got through the included ER tutorials in no time at all and definitely felt I hadn't learned a fraction of what ER can actually 'do'. This could also be part of a CD ROM, or an additional tutorials book. 3. Now that we have a FLIC saver, when will we see a FLIC loader?? Can't wait to see some of this stuff (…fingers crossed…). Keep up the good work. Blue Sky Photography, Mike Smith
#2531From: ERI SupportDec 20, 1994 7:43 AM
You mae some very good points and they are all things we are looking into doing right now. As far as a FLIC loader is concerned, you will see one in our vendor library in the next couple of says along w/ 32-bit AVI loaders & savers with frame rate control. Chris Edgin ERI Tech.
#2543From: Michael SmithDec 20, 1994 8:42 PM
Excellent! Glad to hear all that. Hope I didn't come across as complaining — only making some (selfish) suggestions. Again, great software. Mike Smith Blue Sky Photography
#2548From: ASDGDec 20, 1994 9:58 PM
Mike, One source of worked examples (albiet of a non-morphing use of Elastic Reality) are all the TransJammer project files (66 projects in Version 1 of the software). Each of these transitional effects are, in reality (a bad pun), Elastic Reality project files. You can open any of them, see how they are put together (good insight into matting and compositing tricks) and even edit them to make new or custom effects. More comprehensive worked examples are always valuable. We'll keep trying to wedge them in there and look forward to (and encourage) any of our customers creating and uploading examples for others to learn from. Jason ERI Technical Support Special Agent
#2557From: Andrew WeinsteinDec 20, 1994 11:34 PM
Chris, < 32-bit AVI loaders & savers with frame rate control.> OK, I bite. What's a 32 bit AVI (24 bit AVI with the alpha channel maintained?)? Andrew
#2566From: ERI SupportDec 21, 1994 3:45 PM
A 32-bit avi is Video for Windows support that works under a 32-bit operating system such as Windows NT or Windows 95. Chris Edgin Tech Supporter that doesnt have a flair for catchy endings.