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From: amipb@amipb.gna.org (Philippe Berard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: WANTED: A NICE 2D-morphing package
Date: 2 Oct 92 10:15:54 GMT
Organization: IWANIMA
X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16e (7/4/92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith

In article <66181@cup.portal.com> pk-asdg@cup.portal.com (Perry S Kivolowitz) writes:
>   Kermit Woodall says:
>                                                                     
> > CineMorph is your solution.
>
> And after you find that you cannot accomplish your goals with
> professional results and in reasonable time frame...you'll
> end up purchasing MorphPlus anyway. So why fool around.
>
> BTW Kermit, it is customary to make clear your affiliations
> so that net readers may judge the granularity of your salt.
> Being new to Usenet, you probably weren't aware of this
> convention.

    Hey, Ben Williams, it's up to you now to correct those statements ! ;-)

    Personnally, I use ImageMaster and get very good results. The version
    of CineMorph I've seen (Kermit said to me that it was surely a beta
    version) at ATACOM's show, here, in France, wasn't very impressive.

    As I don't know Morph+, I can't criticize it, and don't want to advertise
    ImageMaster, but with it, you get : A painter, Special effects (Explode,
    Radial Wave, Emboss/Punch, Motion Blur, etc...), 2D Morphing,
    Pixel interpolation/zoom, Format conversion and all that stuff accessible
    via ARexx. You can even program your effects in 'C' or 'Assembly'.

    But, for image enhancement, convolutions and scale, ADPro is better and
    easier to use.

                                   -- Philippe

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics,comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: gilgalad@quip.eecs.umich.edu (Ralph Seguin)
Subject: Re: CBM Discusses Future Amigas
Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept., Ann Arbor
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 21:31:45 GMT

>>Er...I thought the fastest RISC chips actually executed *several*
>>instructions per cycle?
>
>It's still typical to find CPI that on average are 1 or slightly above.  The
>Cypress SPARC implementation claims 1.5 CPI in their propaganda for in-
>stance.

It is all perceived instructions processed.  This all changes with
superscalar, super-pipelined processors like the MIPS R4000, Viking
(super-SPARC).

The single chip version of the SPARCstation 10 using a 40 MHz
clock is rated at 75 MIPS.  You can put 4 processors in there.
There have been rumors of 16, 32, 64, 128, 1024, 4096 processor
machines.  Assuming somewhat linear (with some constant multiplier C
<= 1), a 4096 processor version (gotta be a BIG machine, with its
own cooling system :),  rates to roughly  C * 4096 * 75 MIPS.
Let's set C=.8  and we get 245760 MIPS, or 245 BIPS.  Of course,
these are all numbers on paper which are fairly meaningless.
Real world performance will not approach this.  Still would make
a nice home machine though :>

-Ralph
From: mikep@hpmwtd.sr.hp.com (Mike Powell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Wanted Video Toaster for the Amiga.
Date: 2 Oct 92 20:33:24 GMT
Organization: HP Santa Rosa Site (SRSD MWTD)


	
	Not meaning to be rude....(by stating what some will consider the
	obvious)

	You can obtain a new Toaster 2.0 without the computer from
	NewTek, and most mail-order houses and Amiga dealers.

	-Mike-
From: diskount@micromed.com (don hirschfeld)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: FLI Anims -> 300 Pic in 3 Megs???
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 92 05:21:14 PDT
Organization: Micro-Medic BBS - +1 408 279 5240 - Public Access

>     Anyway, RTAP on the Amiga will play an IFF ANIM of any length off
>     the HD. It's pretty spartan though, compared to ShowANIM.
> 
Where does one get RTAP?

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From: mascot@bnr.ca (Scott Mason)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics,comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: CBM Discusses Future Amigas
Date: 28 Sep 92 23:14:05 GMT
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

In article <1992Sep26.143559.4369@cs.mcgill.ca> jerry@cs.mcgill.ca (Gerald (Jerry) KUCH) writes:
>In article <KETIL.92Sep25224922@spurv.ii.uib.no> ketil@ii.uib.no writes:
>>In article <copes.717400147@marsh> copes@cs.curtin.edu.au (Simon Cope) writes:
>>
>>The 040 averages an instruction every 1.3 clock cycles, which is how
>>they get 19.2 mips out of one at 25Mhz.  A good risc chip today gets 1 per
>>clock cycle.  They're not that far behind.
>>
>>Er...I thought the fastest RISC chips actually executed *several*
>>instructions per cycle?
>
>It's still typical to find CPI that on average are 1 or slightly above.  The
>Cypress SPARC implementation claims 1.5 CPI in their propaganda for in-
>stance.

And, of course, they are RISC instructions. Typically, code expansion
varies from 130 to 160%.

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From: eha@phoenix (Esa Haapaniemi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Aladdin 4D vs. Real 3D 2.0 ???
Date: 29 Sep 92 15:28:53 GMT
Organization: University of Oulu, Finland
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

I can only tell the things I've seen on my friends machine (he's
one betatester for Real3D):

Jyan-ken (rang@bonnie.ics.uci.edu) wrote:
: Real 3-D 2.0 - Is it REALLY different than it's previous version?!

I can tell that it's total rewrite. All previous files are compatible,
but really a lot of new is available.

> Previous posts suggest MATHEMATICAL deformations of objects, paths,
:                motions, etc that are definable...Or a feature of "placing
:                a ball atop a box..tilt box..ball rolls off"; AM I to assume
:                there are GRAVITY and MOMENTUM and INERTIA, etc.. effects?

As far as I know, everything is included. For example you can make two cars
to collide, and the Real calculates all metalbendings and flying class, ...
Materials can have all possible effects with the scripting language. Magnetism,
gravity and softness ("rubber, breaking, ...") are really easy to do.

:                   Any confirmations? I've also heard of a form of cycle
:                editor in REAL 3-D..SOunds good.And rumors of Spline control
:                and fractals/trees?! 

Didn't have time to ask/try, but we did have really enjoyable time with it.
Maybe I'll visit him next weekend too.

> What's the price for this? ANd how FAST will it be in comparision to other 
: products?
: 
Price not out, but supposedly pretty expencive (even 1000 $). Upgrade
policy is good...
Speed is about 10x faster with 040 than the 1.42 version with 030.

: But Real 3-D with supposed spline control and other feature look great for
: creating 3-D animation characters, but will Real 3-D have the speed to render
: (I can imagine, say, a '040 chip omptimized version being quite speedy)

: (Right now, I see the upcoming Real 3-D as an interesting package
: for true 3-D character animation..)
: 
: Hope to get a lot of info on THIS.

Unfortunately I didn't have info on other products, but hopefully others
can fill that need...

: Jyanken

Esa Haapaniemi
University of Oulu
Finlan
From: acs_mogged@rivers.acc.uwrf.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Morphing Software Challenge
Date: 5 Oct 92 19:53:05 -0600
Organization: University of Wisconsin - River Falls

In article <1992Oct3.065932.9068@ousrvr.oulu.fi>, eha@phoenix (Esa Haapaniemi) writes:
> : 	As a challenge to these software package could these be rendered in
> : either 32 color low-res, Half-bright low-res, HAM color mode, or 16-color
> : high-res....  Plus make sure these are rendered in some sort of anim format..
> : Please use color in your pictures and use the full screen... This will show 
> : what the common Amiga can at least do...
> 
> NO WAY ! At it's best Amiga can (and ofcource those programs can) morph in
> true 24 bit (without extra hardware). The differences of those programs come
> out best on 24bit morphigh (speed, quality, easyness, ...). Best could be
> morphing in 24bit and show those inbetweens, but I think that you want only
> some el'cheapo demos for your Amiga.

	There are 3 reasons I asked for standard Amiga graphic format.

  1)  Most people do not have access to a good video card/enhancement/etc.  In
my area I know only 2 people that have "video enhancement" out of 20.....
I, myself is planning to buy a graphic enhancement in the distant future(or maybe
just buy a 4000).  But, I want to buy a morphing software in the near future so
seeing how it handles a graphic in standard Amiga video modes mode would still 
be worth while(YES I have an 030/82,HD and 9megs).

  2) It shows how much the company worked on support for video modes.  If it 
has problems translating to a ham or a 16 color picture it shows that they
didn't really work on support for the low end.......  And I will bet people
will buy these product even though they have no video enhancement (see 1)

  3) If someone sent it up in for example in HAM-E then you'll have a person 
complain it is not usable in DCTV.  If you make it in DCTV then people will 
complain that it won't work with the GVP-IV card...  You see the viscous cycle.

  Putting it up in ham-interlace would be the best for all to access(IT would 
probably look nice too.....)

	I just wanted to justify putting it in an all amiga format that anybody
can download and view instantly.  I know it would look better if it was in DCTV
format, HAM-E, etc... But, if wanted in one of the best format I would have 
suggested 24-bit iff and using only AGA chip sets ham mode ;-).......

	Is anybody thinking of doing these morphing projects that I suggested..
I am still interested in seeing any morph in any video mode and any file format
(24-bit, JPEG, etc)  It might just mean I'll just have to find a way to 
convert it..

	Just curious
		Brian.s.mogged@uwrf.edu

P.S. I won't comment on the "el'cheapo demo" comment....
From: pk-asdg@cup.portal.com (Perry S Kivolowitz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: WANTED: A NICE 2D-morphing package
Date: Sun,  4 Oct 92 10:21:16 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: world
  <1992Sep21.173617.2350@javelin.sim.es.com> <amipb.01rd@amipb.gna.org>

Philippe Berard says:

>And don't be fooled by those stupid ads that proves morphing with some very
>similar pictures (ex : for Morph+, the background are the same & the eyes are
>at the same position). There are really few pixel interpolations with those
>examples, and they look more like a simple fade than a morph.

First people criticized us for publishing morphs on different backgrounds.
Now you cite us for morphing on a plain background - which is the way most
professionals would do it. 

Actually, something we haven't mentioned before about MorphPlus, is that
it can be told to automatically cut the foreground out of the background
at the same time it is morphing. Thus automatically generating a travelling
matte. We used this to create a fight scene for an upcoming movie in which
one of the fighters morphs into the person he is fighting with. This was
done *in one pass.*

Philippe, if you think the baby/owl morph looks like a simple fade, then
I suggest you look at the printed material you saw again. More closely. 

The eyes are not at the same position. Nor are they even the same shape 
or are they spaced the same relative to each other. 

You didn't mention anything about how the owls beak comes down OVER the
baby's mouth (depth arranging - something else only our product offers).

And, surely you do see how far the neck and head shapes differ. 

Did you not notice that the baby's bath toy scoots out of the way without
affecting the owl? That's a manifestation of another feature only our
product offers. 

Many of the advanced capabilities in MorphPlus were developed in
cooperation with some of the most advanced post production companys in
the world. While these capabilities (which are not found anywhere else
short of the proprietary systems used by PDI and the like) may not
come across with a print ad, I would hope that you'd refrain from
casting aspersions before you first verified their basis. 

pk

(Now watch - the others guys will say - ``But so-and-so does that too''
You know, given enough time, maybe they will.)
From: mikep@hpmwtd.sr.hp.com (Mike Powell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: DCTV animation system
Date: 2 Oct 92 20:34:45 GMT
Organization: HP Santa Rosa Site (SRSD MWTD)


	

	What's the word with the new DCTV and it's animation package?

	Anyone get this puppy yet?

	-Mike-
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
From: cshort@nmsu.edu (Spmg*d, Lord of Potted Meat Product)
Subject: DCTV help needed
Organization: Computing Research Lab
Distribution: comp
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 03:54:30 GMT


hey, is there any unix or amiggy soft that will convert dctv pics to something
the rest of the world can handle. unix would be most usefull to me.

anyone anyone...

c.
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From: al705@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Edith D Goldstein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: graphics tablet
Date: 4 Oct 1992 04:39:38 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: al705@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Edith D Goldstein)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc10.ins.cwru.edu


Can someone please tell me how to get DPaint to "recognize" a graphics
tablet (Suma) and stylus in place of the mouse?  

After I double click on the icon, what am I supposed to type into the
window that opens?

(Please don't tell me to read the manual, I don't have one.)

advaTHANKSnce!
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: stheophy@Condor.mcs.kent.edu (Sophia Theophylactos)
Subject: 1080 moniotor problem
Organization: Kent State University
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 21:25:28 GMT


I just bought a used 1080 monitor.

It works perfectly when you first turn it on (I'm using the RGB input),
but about 15 minutes into whatever I'm doing, the top of the picture
starts to become wavey; gradually at first, then it get wavier and
wavier until the top third is unreadable.  If I turn it off and let it
sit for about an hour, I can get another good fifteen or so minutes out
of it before it happens again.

The composite input has no problems.

One other odd thing: when the jittering happens, I can definitely see it
responding to my presence in the room.  I mean, if I wave my arms in the
air, it moves in a direct correspondance to my movements.  And yet,
during the first fifteen minutes (of stable picture), nothing I do can
get it to move.

Help me!

-Sophia
From: neil@celia.UUCP (Neil Richmond)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Why doesn't C= sell the 3000 tower case seperatley?
Date: 1 Oct 92 14:48:30 GMT
Reply-To: celia!neil@usc.edu (Neil Richmond)
Organization: Rhythm & Hues, Inc., Hollywood

There is a company called Ambitious Technologies that will be marketing a
tower case for the A3000. It is called a Toaster Oven, but its really a 
tower box. It will retail for $529.95. It will add two PC slots, but no more
ZorroII slots. It also has more room for drives,  4 - 5-1/4 floppy drives,
2 - 5-1/4 hard drives, 4 3.5 hard drives. For more info, cal (310) 379-1425. 

neil
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From: lionel@cs.city.ac.uk (Lionel Tun)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Urgent - should I buy this accelerator?
Date: 1 Oct 92 17:32:05 GMT
Organization: City University, London

Sorry about the `urgent' bit - I've only got 1.5 days to back out.

I have been offered an SSL A5000 Plus accelerator for my A2000
(WB2.04, A2091, A2058, FF). It has a 20MHz 68020, 25MHz 68882
and 1Mb 32bit RAM (upgradable to 4Mb). A500 and A2000 compatible.

225 pounds 2nd hand with documentation.

I have never heard of this accelerator. It is apparently
distributed in UK by Solid State.

So:
Has anyone heard of it?
Is it a good buy?
Would I do better with an A2620?
What is the speed penalty for having a 68020 rather than 68030?
Will it be a lot better than a 14MHz 68000 with 68881?

Most importantly:
Will the 68882 be usable by PPage3.0 and other graphics printing
applications?

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: gilgalad@quip.eecs.umich.edu (Ralph Seguin)
Subject: Re: Amiga 4000 is HERE :)
Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept., Ann Arbor
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 21:33:55 GMT

>Can someone PLEASE tell me what kind of monitor connection the 4000 DOES have?
>I have a 4000 coming along with a MAG MX15F MultiSync...If I can't connect
>them straight up, will hacking a cable work (By this I mean : What are
>the graphics modes' sync frequency? 15.75(YUCK)? 31.5 kHz?)? This is 
>important, so would some kind soul out there fill me in? THANKS...

The A4000 has only a 23 pin port on it.  This does NOT imply strictly
15 KHz, ...  Rather, it does a whole range of frequencies:

15.60, PAL
15.72, NTSC, A2024
15.76, EURO36
24.62, SUPER72
29.2,  DBLNTSC
29.45, DBLPAL
31.43, EURO72
31.44, MULTISCAN

        
This is straight from SCREENMODE (Prefs).  So, the 23 pin port does
all of these, and more I'm sure...  The 4000 comes with a 23 <->15 
(VGA high density) adapter.
The Mag MX15F monitor only goes from 31-68 KHz.  Thus, it will
not work with the SUPER72, DBL(NTSC|PAL) modes.  I'm looking at
getting a nice monitor that will do from 15-68 KHz.  I'd also
like composite video in.  If anybody knows of such a beast, please
let me know.  Also, does anybody have specs on the Sony
multimedia Trinitron monitors?
From: M-Santi@cup.portal.com (Michael Mark Santiago)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: GVP Series-II HC+8 (updated) *PROBLEM*
Date: Fri,  2 Oct 92 21:53:51 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
  <2ACC99CB.1449@news.service.uci.edu>

Unexpected Status - usually means that the controller is having a
problem communicating with the drive.  This could be due to anything
from termination problems to a bad cable to inconsistent power.  CHeck
your FAN when the error messages occur.  If you notice the pitch of the
fan change, then the problem is probably power related.  Make sure you
are connected to a grounded outlet (check the plug. I've seen too many
outlets with three holes but no REAL ground) and that the circuit the
computer is on is not the same as your air conditioner or fridge.  If
the fan is ok, give a call into GVP Tech Support.  If you are tight on
time, you can fax them at 215-337-9922.  By faxing, you can write in
your systemm setup and the exact messages and get a reply within 24
hours.

Michael S
From: petter@pnilsen.UUCP (Petter Nilsen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: FALCON VS AMIGA
Date: 26 Sep 92 14:13:47 GMT
Reply-To: cbmehq!cbmnor!pnilsen!petter@cbmvax.commodore.com
Organization: Ultima Thule Software
X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16e (7/4/92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith

In article <1992Sep25.092429.29592@dhhalden.no>  (Rune Hyldmo) writes:

>   I will not write anymore on Hardware unless it is pure hardware I am
> talking about, but then everyone else should do the same. But I will not go
> away. Because....
>
> I AM YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE EVERYONE.

No, you're not. Accually, you remind me of my kid brother when he was 7.
He was kind of weird then, but you beat him hands down... weirdo.

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From: doctor@k9.UUCP (Paul Broe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: CBM 020 accelerator RAM question
Date: 1 Oct 92 06:52:56 GMT
Article-I.D.: k9.doctor.042j
Organization: Mostly Harmless...
X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16e (7/4/92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith

In article <92273.104706ICPCH@ASUACAD.BITNET> ICPCH@ASUACAD.BITNET writes:
> I have an A2000 and a CBM 020 accelerator with 2meg.  I was scoping
> out the board and noticed that it had plugged sockets (solder filled)
> next to the existing ram.  It looks like the board can be expanded to
> 8 meg.
You can put more memory in, but the limit is 4 Meg.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: rsc@hao.ucar.edu (Bob Campbell)
Subject: Re: A question about WOC: any sign of PORTABLE ?
Reply-To: rsc@hao.ucar.edu (Bob Campbell)
Organization: High Altitude Observatory/NCAR, Boulder CO
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 23:12:37 GMT

In article <1992Sep17.000306.1@cc.helsinki.fi>, ronkko@cc.helsinki.fi writes:
> Was there any discussion about a portable Amiga in WOC? Did anyone ask
> about this topic from C= representatives? How much power do those AA chips 
> need, BTW...? (Personally I would be totally happy with a 'non-wireless' 
> portable, but batteries would be a nice extra:-)  
> 

I went to the keynote speech that the president of C= (I forget his name) gave on Friday.  Someone asked him about portable Amigas, and his only reply was to the effect of "when they make color LCD screens affordable".  Which, IMO, means not for a while. :-(  

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: storm@cs.mcgill.ca (Marc WANDSCHNEIDER)
Subject: Articles Describing the Amiga
Organization: McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 02:48:30 GMT



Recently, somebody mentioned to me that Dave Haynie or somebody like that wrote
an aritcle in Amiga World a while back describing the machine, the chipset
and a bunch of stuff like that.

Does anybody have the issue number and article name or such an article, or
any others that would well worth reading.



Thanks!

Marc 'em.

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