From: bobl@bobsbox.rent.com (Bob Lindabury - SysAdmin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Trying to find the perfect morpher
Date: 8 Nov 92 05:04:54 GMT
Organization: Raven Enterprises -- Piscataway, NJ USA
X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16f (10.17.92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith

In article <69043@cup.portal.com> Kermit@cup.portal.com (Kermit Royce Woodall) writes:
> >>Amiga morphing packages:
> >
> >Two questions:
> >
> > o are any of these products compliant with the 2.0 Style Guide?
> > o has a release date been set for Mirage?
>
> CineMorph is fully 2.0 Style Guide compliant, ImageFX (formerly called
> Mirage) closely adheres to the 2.0 Style Guide as well.   While both
> programs adhere to 2.0 Style Guide, they also still work perfectly under
> AmigaDOS 1.3, (and 1.2 for that matter) and retain almost all of the look
> and feel of 2.0!
>
> ImageFX started shipping on Monday, November 2nd, 1992!!  For more informatio
> just contact GVP at (215) 337-8770 and ask for the ImageFX/Cinemorph press
> kit.
>
> Kermit Woodall
> Nova Design, Inc.

I must say that I've had the opertunity to work with most of the
Morphing software that is currently available.

Out of all of them I found CineMorph (heh) to be the easiest to use.  It
has a user interface that is very intuitive.  Cinemorph also seems to be
fast and produces very good results.

Morph Plus was very difficult to use.  I usually try software out
initially without cracking open any manuals.  I try to install it and
then work with it that way and this method gives me a pretty good idea
how good the user interface is and whether or not I'm going to be
productive with the software.  I think it's time for ASDG to get thier
act together with user interfaces.  ADPro was never on my list of great
user interfaces to begin with but Morph plus is even worse.

Yeah, Morph Plus has lotsa neato features and can probably warp, spin
and stretch the socks right off ya but man, it's going to take some time
to figure it out by pouring through the manual religously.

CineMorph was pretty easy to figure without using the manual except for
rendering to 24-bit IFF files and adjusting the sizes.  I think it
should *SAY* Generate 24bit IFF.  I also think that there should be some
default size settings that can be loaded such as Toaster, TARGA+ etc.

Imagemaster seems to have moved forward with the latest offerings but I
find it a bit tedious to have that *HUGE* IP file and all those options
when all you want to do is Morph.  I think BB would do better to
unbundle some of the software they throw into Imagemaster or modulize it
and sell it off seperately for those who don't want or need the whole
shebang.  It would be nice to be able to have the modules seperate and
as you purchase more of them, you end up with the entire package..hey
Ben, you could probably increase your user-base and your profit with a
setup like this...<grin>  How about 5% for the idea <double grin>!

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