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From: clldomps@cs.ruu.nl (Louis van Dompselaar)
Subject: Re: DPaint V around Feb 93.
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 12:58:00 GMT
Organization: Utrecht University, Dept. of Computer Science

Additions to dPaint:

- speedup of blend/shade etc. functions. DPaint 3 was okay,
  don't know why 4 is so much slower.

- DPaint should show which frame it is working on when it
  is creating some animated sequence (a time-requester was
  proposed earlier)
-- 

Louis van Dompselaar      |||  ..................... 
clldomps@cs.ruu.nl         |   .....................
From: Robert_J_Hecht@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Which genlock to buy
Date: Thu,  1 Oct 92 19:54:23 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

I'm looking for semi-professional quality output, but not necessarily
>broadcast quality.  What's the difference between a genlock that's
>RS-170A complient and one that isn't?
>
>Thanks!
>Randy Manchester
>randy@cardinals.ctron.com
>
I am very happy with my super gen from Digitial Creations and the new
version I think the super gen 2000 handles super VHS. I see no difference
between that and my magni. RS-170A means that it is Video compatable with
other devices. Ex. The Abakas Broadcast frame stopre is RS-170A comp.


<===Bobby H.
From: aites@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM (Jim Aites)
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 14:05:50 GMT
Subject: I want DAZZLE!
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Loveland, CO
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics

Has any of J.R. Shiflett's work been ported to the AMIGA?  This guy is
OBVIOUSLY working on the wrong platform!  Sliding windows, fades/wipes,
high level color cycling...are the least of his talents (on ega/vga). Sigh,
yes, he works on IBM graphics.

I was impressed by his DAZZLE program (4.0), to the extent that on my BBS 
I labled it as the most impressive 'screen saver' that I've ever seen on ANY 
machine.  It is not over-stating the case to say that folks in the '60s would
have KILLED for this light-show. ;')

But I am 'undone', his new release (5.0) is easily twice as 'useful' as 
the earlier version....menu selection of objects, wipes, and script file 
programming of the presentation. (and more)  I'm thinking of using IBeM 
or PC-task to run this puppy at home, but I haven't got the HD space for 
those guys!  So, for the first time ever, I'm thinking of taking my old 
286 clone home!

If you haven't seen this yet, it's worth a hard look. I just want to see it
on my Ami! 

Jim 8's - aites@hpsmpa.lvld.hp.com

Disclaimer (required in this case) - I am NOT in any way connected with 
                                    J.R.Shiflett's Midnight Visions Workshop
From: johnh@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (John J Humpal)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Imagine 1.1 IFF Import
Keywords: IFF, auto-face?
Date: 26 Sep 92 14:01:58 GMT
Organization: HAC - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

In article <1992Sep25.193750.23168@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> kws1x@cyclops.micr.Virginia.EDU (Kenneth W. Smith) writes:
>
>	I'm seeking info regarding the use of Imagine's "Convert
>IFF/ILBM" function.  I'm using version 1.1, and the manual says that
>when the image is imported, the program can automatically add faces to
>the object.  However, I am either not setting something properly for
>this to happen, or I am just plain missing something.  (The latter is
>not uncommon...:)
>
	The manual is wrong.  Imagine 1.x can not add faces automatically.
You need to use a simple plane primitive and Slice to add the faces.
	You really ought to upgrade to Imagine 2.0 which not only
fixes the auto-face bug, but adds a lot of other neat goodies as well,
including importing fonts, a major enhancement of the Forms editor,
fog and fog objects, and more.

-- 
-John

John J. Humpal -- johnh@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu -- short .sig, std. disclaimer
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: FLI Anims -> 300 Pic in 3 Megs???
From: jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz (John Bickers)
Date: 30 Sep 92 16:43:28 PST
Organization: TAP

Quoted from <fischers.717793745@hphalle4> by fischers@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Samuel Fischer):
> A friend of mine said he could make 300 Pics .fli anims on his 386, and run
> them with only 3 Megs of Ram. As fatr as I tried, I can only run 90-100
> Pixies Imagine Anims of the same format (320x200) with 7 Megs!!

    It's not a matter of being good, it's a matter of having players
    that will play the animation off the HD. Because the PCs have a
    funny RAM arrangement, playing off the HD is considered normal. On
    the Amiga, it is considered exceptional.

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

> sammy
--
*** John Bickers, TAP.                   jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz ***
***    "Radioactivity - It's in the air, for you and me" - Kraftwerk    ***
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics,comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: keith@actrix.gen.nz (Keith Stewart)
Subject: Re: Vista Anims.
Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 19:56:10 GMT

In article <1992Sep30.111254.2145@aston.ac.uk> macdonsa@uhura.aston.ac.uk (Scott MacDonald) writes:
> 	Please bear with me, I`ve not been doing this long...
> 	I`ve created a number of frames using vista, and i want to animate
> 

Use Makeanim. It uses the Pic.list and generates an Op 5 anim from the Pics
referred to in the Pic.list. All automatic Fanatastic. I generated a 300 frame
animation using it.

> them. I loaded each frame into dpaint3, but it seems each frame wants to use
> a slightly different pallette, so that when i load in a frame, each previous
> frame`s colours go a bit funny. I would like to know if there is any way

OOPS Just noticed are u using VistaPro or Vista. Get VistaPro if u have enough
memory as it is miles better than Vista.

> of getting around this, or if I am doing anything wrong. I wrote a script
> file to get vista to render the frames, and although I did it to test my
> computer`s performance, I now want to see the anim.
> 	Also, is there any other pd fractal landscape program that will
> make use of my 68030, and 68882, because I don`t believe that vista does,
> `cause it took an hour and a half to draw 30 frames (at top res.)

Are u using the 881 version of Vista/VistaPro
> 
> 		Thanks,
> 				Scott
> 

Keith
Xref: sparky comp.sys.amiga.graphics:6429 comp.sys.amiga.programmer:13841
From: richard@robots.ox.ac.uk (Richard Lewis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics,comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Subject: AMOS Professional
Date: 29 Sep 92 14:46:46 GMT
Organization: Robotics Research Group, Engineering Science Dept, Oxford, UK.
Originator: richard@lucrece.robots

I have just spoken to Richard Vanner of Europress Software in the UK
he told me that AMOS Professional will be released in the UK on 
October the 15th. There is going to be some sort of cheap upgrade deal
from AMOS to AMOS Professional but I dont know the details.

I have had a sneak preview of AMOS Pro, it seems to be a far more 
solid than early versions of AMOS. I dont have much time to play
with BASIC but what little I saw impressed me. What's more the hard
disc installation actually worked! They have implemented loads more 
functions (which doesnt impress my minimalist side) and some sort
of debugger. The version I had was cramped running small 3D demos 
in 1Mb but I'm told it will shrink before release. Ok,I have to admit 
it did crash a few times but most of the crashes were associated with
its running out of memory, again I'm told this is being fixed.

     richard@robots.ox.ac.uk                       Richard Lewis

"And" as well as "or" shall be construed either      
disjunctively or conjunctively as necessary...   USL vs BSDI 1992.
From: orovner@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Oleg Rovner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: 4000:  Is it so great?
Date: 4 Oct 92 02:19:17 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego

In article <1992Oct2.232352.29590@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> jsaffold@nyx.cs.du.edu (Jeff Saffold) writes:
>In article <David_Corn.0dac@fcircus.sat.tx.us> David_Corn@fcircus.sat.tx.
>s (David Corn) writes:
>>I may not agree with your OPINIONS, but nevertheless, what I say is
>>*EXACTLY* correct.
>>
>>Any other misinformation you wish to post?
>>
>
> the list of your inacuracies is very long.  Heck, most people

Take it to e-mail or to FIDOnet. This has nothing to do with 
c.s.a.graphics, and high school freshman logic is anything but
refreshing after the drivel on c.s.a.advocacy.

Oleg


-- 
Libertarian in '92, nothing else makes sense.* orovner@ucsd.edu 
Just say NO to Bush/Quyale and Clinton/Gore! * oleg@crumpet.cts.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Vista Anims.
From: mbuc1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz (Matthew Richard     Buchanan       )
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 00:00:14 GMT
Organization: Computer Science Dept. University of Auckland

In <1992Oct5.133904.10535@aston.ac.uk> macdonsa@uhura.aston.ac.uk (Scott MacDonald) writes:


>	Well, yes, my copy of Vista was from a coverdisk, because I`m a
>cheapskate, and haven`t bought VistaPro. I have tried using the 
>"LockPal" function, which produces pictures suitable for DP3 anims, but
>the 30 frames I rendered took up a lot of space, and I only have 1Mb of
>chip RAM, but I do have 4Mb FAST and a hard drive, so could I do something
>to play larger anims (this was about 700k), by swapping in/out of memory?
>	I believe I am right in thinking that my anim data must be held
>in chip RAM to be used? Could I copy in and out of FAST RAM quick enough
>to leave an anim watchable? (the 4Mb is 32-bit).

Use the PD anim player RTAP -- it supports palette swapping between frames
and you can specify a buffer (the amount of memory you want the anim
to load into) and RTAP will play anims using this size as a buffer.
I heard of one guy here in NZ playing a 60meg anim from his hard drive,
flying over Wellington and the Southern Alps (done in VistaPro of course),
with RTAP...

It's on a fish disk I believe -- I can't post it to you, but I could post
it to the net if there is sufficient interest. It has been posted previously.

>					Scott

cheers, Matt.
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From: rosborn@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Ryan H Osborn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: AVOID GRAPEVINE!!!!!!!!!!
Date: 6 Oct 92 18:34:53 GMT
Distribution: comp.sys.amiga
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network


      Hello fellow Amiga users.  I am posting this as a warning to all who have
even the slightest urges to do business with Grapevine Group Inc.  I placed an
order for 2 CIA chips last Tuesday.  Upon ordering I ask if the chips were in
stock and was informed that they were.  After a week passed I decided to call
and find out if my chips had shipped yet.  I was told by the operator that the
chips had not been shipped because they were on backorder, so I cancelled my
order so that I could get them from a closer business (who will most likely 
have them to me tomorrow).  I re-ordered the chips from the other business and
an hour and a half later got a call from Grapevine informing me that my order
had been shipped yesterday.  I told her what had happened and asked that I not
have to pay the re-stocking fee.  No such luck.  She goes on to tell me that *I*
told *her* that the chips were on backorder so I cancelled after they had 
shipped.  Anyway....To cover up her mistake she accused me of saying something
I didn't, and then when I denied it, she accused me of telling her a lie.
	Although I did get the problem cleared up with the manager, I'd suggest
you find another place for your purchasing needs.

   (Sorry for the length)
						Ryan

P.S.  I'd seen posts about their bad practices before but I chose to ignore
   them.  Maybe the net isn't such a bad place for information after all. =)

-- 
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: CBM Discusses Future Amigas
From: alanb@sdl.mdcbbs.com (Alan Braggins)
Date: 26 Sep 92 18:54:15 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
 <1992Sep16.111231.1357@cbfsb.cb.att.com><1992Sep16.190725.6948@javelin.sim.es.com> <80363@ut-emx.uucp>
Organization: Shape Data (Division of EDS), Cambridge UK
In-reply-to: logan@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu's message of 24 Sep 92 06:06:39 GMT

>>>>> On 24 Sep 92 06:06:39 GMT, logan@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Logan Shaw) said:

> I used to think migrating to RISC was not at all feasible, but now I've
> decided it's possible, just probably not a great idea.  Here's the 
> strategy I've heard for starting over with a new risc processor:

> 1.  Take a RISC cpu.
> 2.  Do your level best to write the optimum emulator for your CISC cpu
> 	on your RISC cpu.
> 3.  Get the compiler manufacturer for the most popular languages to re-write
> 	the compiler to output RISC code, and do it before you get the
> 	machine to market.  Along the same lines, write an optimizing compiler
> 	that *compiles* assembly code, for those that develop in assembly.
> 4.  Rewrite every single bit of the system code for the RISC processor - the
> 	hard disk drivers, the screen refreshing, EVERYTHING.

Apparently this is roughly what DEC have done to run VMS on Alpha. The emulator
is there for things like self-modifying code which has been translated, but
not rewritten yet. The emulator works at the level of trapping illegal
intructions, so an Alpha program that creates some VAX code and transfers
execution to it will work, as well as being able to run whole VAX executables.

I don't remember seeing/hearing of a 68030 emulator on the early Sun4s though.
That Unix is easier to port to one of many new architectures it has been on
than VMS is to port to anything other than Vax isn't surprising though.
(Which is why DECstations only run Ultrix, not VMS, but run Ultrix rather
faster than VAXstations do).
--
Alan Braggins, Shape Data (A Division of EDS Ltd), Cambridge, UK +44-223-316673
   "Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced."
 "My employer does not necessarily share my views - but I'm working on it."
Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
Date: Sunday, 27 Sep 1992 18:14:20 CDT
From: Jason Kratz <U28037@uicvm.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Imagine to .DXF

I know this was probably discussed before but if it was I missed the disc.
Are there any programs that will convert Imagine objects to .DXF format
for importing into AutoCAD?  Any info is appreciated.

Jason Kratz
From: Roy_Seney@fcircus.sat.tx.us (Roy Seney)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: object sharing
Date: 27 Sep 92 14:03:24 GMT
Organization: The Flying Circus BBS, San Antonio, TX
X-NewsSoftware: BBX-UMB 0.24d beta (Sep 26 1992)


To all you "graphic gurus" out there...help:
+
I need to do 3-d renderings (on the Amiga) but need to be able to share
their
objects (pre-rendering) between a DOS machine and the Amiga.  
+
+       - What is the most popular PC format for models.
+
+     - Should I find a modeler for the Amy that can read PC formats
+     
+     - Should I get software that can convert between the two platforms
+
+     - Do the CAD programs share object (amiga xcad and dos autocad???)
+       and can these be used in most modelers???
+
+     
P.S. I have a budget (ha!) of about 200 bucks for each platform....help!
+
+     Roy Seney

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
...Despite Commodore's better efforts,             
       Only Amiga makes it possible....            Roy_Seney@fcircus.sat.tx.us
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From: diskount@micromed.com (don hirschfeld)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Imagine Mailing List
Date: 1 Oct 92 12:35:37 GMT
Article-I.D.: micromed.36TyRB2w165w
Organization: Micro-Medic BBS - +1 408 279 5240 - Public Access

faith@amiganet.chi.il.us (Fred Drummand) writes:

> 
> 
> 
> How does one get on the Imagine Mailing list
> 
> Fred Drummand
> Collumbia College
> Graphic Arts Major

Send a note with the word subscribe in it and title and send to:
Imagine-request@email.sp.unisys.com.

-- 
diskount@micromed.com (don hirschfeld)
Xref: sparky comp.sys.amiga.graphics:6455 comp.sys.amiga.hardware:16209
From: chrisg@cbmvax.commodore.com (Chris Green)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics,comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: CBM Discusses Future Amigas
Date: 30 Sep 92 12:28:29 GMT
Reply-To: chrisg@cbmvax.commodore.com (Chris Green)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA

In article <1992Sep30.020710.20135@grebyn.com> richk@grebyn.com (Richard Krehbiel) writes:
>I don't know what the cycle count for this LEA is on a 68040, since
>I don't have the '040 data books.  I have not not mastered the
>scientific discipline of reading Motorola's 68030 timing tables, but
>it looks like it might run in 6 clock cycles.  As one of the CISCy
>addressing modes, and one of the post-68000 modes, I'd guess that it's
>not one of the modes Motorola concentrated on making fast for the
>68040.

	4 ticks.
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Xref: sparky comp.sys.amiga.graphics:6502 comp.sys.amiga.hardware:16345
From: morcos@IRO.UMontreal.CA (Nader Morcos)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics,comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Connecting PC-CLONE to Amiga2000
Date: 2 Oct 92 20:44:35 GMT
Reply-To: morcos@IRO.UMontreal.CA (Nader Morcos)
Organization: Universite de Montreal

I want to use the hard drive in my Amiga as a hard disk for a PC-Clone. I also 
want to connect my CBM 1950 screen to the clone because my other screen is 
busted. Any suggestions on how to easily do this?

Thanks.
From: amipb@amipb.gna.org (Philippe Berard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: WANTED: A NICE 2D-morphing package
Date: 3 Oct 92 13:52:32 GMT
Organization: IWANIMA
X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16e (7/4/92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith

In article <BuxwFq.CJK@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> shulick@yankton.ucs.indiana.edu (Sam Hulick) writes:
> In article <1992Sep21.173617.2350@javelin.sim.es.com> dingebre@imp.sim.es.com (David Ingebretsen) writes:
> >In article <But82F.E1@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>, shulick@navajo.ucs.indiana.edu (Sam Hulick) writes:
> >
> >Take a look at Imagemaster, Black Belt; MorphPlus, ASDG; and CineMorph, GVP(?)
>                 ^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> ImageMaster's morphs require DCTV, from what I've heard.

    Of course not ! I've done 24bit morphing without any graphic board on my 2000 !

                                   -- Philippe

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From: alexr@capella.EETECH.McGill.CA (Alex Rousseau)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: 4000:  Is it so great?
Keywords: n
Date: 2 Oct 92 19:49:03 GMT
Organization: McGill University - Montreal, CANADA.

But we don't want a $1500US 486 clone. We want an Amiga (maybe not 2 years
from now, who knows). Now butt out! This is amiga.graphics, not ibm.grrrr.

Alex.
From: raymondu@terapin.com (Raymond Ulibarri)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Creating Animations using Sculpt-Animate 4D and DCTV
Date: 27 Sep 92 11:03:13 PST
Organization: BBS

   Turning DCTV images into an ANIM format file is simple:

1. If you haven't already done it, convert the 24-bit images to DCTV format
using IFFtoDCTV, provided on the distribution disks of the DCTV software.

2. Make sure your images are sequentially named (file.001, file.002, file.003,
etc.).

3. Load up your trusty DPaint (versions III and IV will work).

4. Select "Load Image".

5. Select the first frame of the list of files, and in "# of Frames" type the
number of frames you have (in the same directory).

   DPaint will automatically assemble your DCTV frames into a long ANIM file. 
After it's together, save it from the ANIM menu.

   Want to play back your animations as fast as you can?  Buy ScalaMM 2.0.  Its
animation playback routines are so fast it's amazing.  Digital Vision includes
an animation utility that optimizes ANIM files for BLAZING playback speeds in
ScalaMM.


Raymond Ulibarri
Vice President
MultiCon
Multimedia Concepts
(510)261-1001
Xref: sparky comp.sys.amiga.graphics:6521 comp.sys.amiga.misc:14646
From: amipb@amipb.gna.org (Philippe Berard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics,comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: No AGA for current users!?! *Excuse Me?*
Date: 3 Oct 92 13:47:26 GMT
Organization: IWANIMA
X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16e (7/4/92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith

In article <NIGEL.92Sep21115854@rs733.GSFC.NASA.Gov> nigel@rs733.GSFC.NASA.Gov writes:
> In article <1992Sep15.190618.4110@utstat.uucp> philip@utstat.uucp (Philip McDunnough) writes:
>
> I can testify that a stock Quadra700 w/4 megs is a royal pain under
> sys 7.0.1.  And I needed to get VRAM for the monitor I'm using (19"
> grayscale 256 shades).  Nice machine otherwise but I need more
> memory...8 megs is about usable I guess...the other quadra has that
> and works ducky.

    What are you doing here ? It's an AMIGA echo, not a SLOW-END Quadra !

                                   -- Philippe

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