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#Field Rendering?

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#3872From: Mike KelleyFeb 6, 1995 10:29 AM

I bought ER Version 1.0 (build date 8-9-94) last year. I'm wondering if there is a version planned or out that will support field rendering (nearly all my animation work in video is field rendered)?

#3920From: ERI SupportFeb 7, 1995 10:39 AM

We have a had a couple of requests for field rendering but we have not released a version that does that yet but it might be a possiblity for future versions. I will let everyone know if something becomes of this. Chris Edgin ERI Tech.

#3926From: Mike KelleyFeb 7, 1995 11:38 AM

Thanks for the reply — I'll look forward to this capability if it comes. So, is my version the latest and/or are there any enhancements I should know about that would be worth upgrading?

#3964From: ASDGFeb 7, 1995 9:47 PM

Mike, I think the only differences between 1.0 and 1.1 is that AVI load and save was made more reliable, support for AVI under Windows NT was added, and the promised FLC loaders and savers were added. All of these things can be had by downing the hiipup.zip file here in the Elastic Reality data library. Jason Member, BOD, Bubba Gump Shrimp Company

#3999From: Mike KelleyFeb 8, 1995 1:12 PM

Thanks, I'll d/l that file right now.

#3940From: BobFeb 7, 1995 5:58 PM

Yes yes we that have PAR's need field rendering to make movement look good. Thanks Bob The Design Shop

#3957From: Virtually RealFeb 7, 1995 8:48 PM

I want to add my vote for field rendering (PAR user). What's the latest on the TJ drivers??? Dean Oliver Virtually Real

#3965From: ASDGFeb 7, 1995 9:50 PM

Dean, I have a question for all field rendering types…is field rendering on output sufficient (assuming full frame input) or is field rendered input also needed? Please respond by email ONLY. Jason Takes his cloak and dagger seriously

#3963From: ASDGFeb 7, 1995 9:43 PM

Mike, Indeed there is. ER's internals are field happy…we simply have to make the input/output routines speak fields. For now, you can specify twice the number of frames you want as output (if you're working on still projects) or load your input frames on twos (if you're working on moving projects) and use another utility (is there one, anyone?) to toss out half the resulting data doing the proper interlacing as it goes. Jason In fields we trust

#4007From: Mike KelleyFeb 8, 1995 6:48 PM

>ER's internals are field happy…we simply have to make >the input/output routines speak fields Yes, Yes! Please give them voice!