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Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 20:38:10 -0400 
From: "Robert W. Jordan" <rj25+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME!

   I am a freshman at Carnegie Mellon University and I need some help. 
At CMU, students don't declare their major until after their sophomore
year.  Right now, I've kind of decided on majoring in Creative Writing. 
However, what I think would be way cool to do is develop my own major
called, "Computer-based Multimedia Development."
    The major part of developing my own major is formulating a proposal
to be submitted to the Academic Head-Cheeses so they can decide to give
me the go-ahead.  But as a part of this proposal, I have to pick several
existing classes that would be useful in pursuing my desired major.  In
my idea for Computer-based Multimedia Development, I'd think it would be
necessary to include classes that teach understanding of sound
recording, music, graphics, animation, and even use of multimedia
programs.  Of the classes I have put in my plan, some are in the Design
Dept., some are in the Art Dept., some are in the Music Dept., and some
are even in the English Dept.  Still, all of them teach some integral
theme to understanding and developing multimedia.
    The classes I have included are listed below, with a short reason
why I chose them:

Physics of Musical Sound                       These are all classes that
Keyboard Studies I/II, III/IV, and V/VI       are concerned with developing
Sound Recording I/II                           sound and musical skills.
Electronic and Computer Music I/II

Electronic Media Studio I/II                   These classes deal with using
Computer Drawing & Painting I/II               computers for animation and
2-D Computer Animation                         multimedia production.
3-D Computer Animation
Interactive Multimedia
Electronic Print and New Media Production

Documenting the Visual                         These classes teach fundamental
Integrating Visual and Verbal Text             uses of color, graphic
represent-
Color                                          ation, and typography. 
They also
Typography 1, 2, and 3                         deal with how people perceive
Non-Verbal Communication                       and communicate with images.
Information Design
Visual Language
Kinetic Typography
Visual Interface Design


    But I need more.  If anyone out there can help me, this is what I ask:
What are some things that somebody majoring in Computer-based Multimedia
Development should be learning how to do?  What benefits could I get
with a degree in this?  I am aware of the uses of multimedia for
animation, presentations, information kiosks, demonstrations, etc.  But
what reasons can I give the faculty at CMU to persuade them to let me
pursue this?  Any comments and feedback is much appreciated, and I will
try to get back to anybody who responds to this.  Thanks.

                   Rob Jordan
From: swix@prism.gatech.edu (SWIX,SCOTT R)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: TV/Video cards for Win3.x
Date: 3 Oct 92 17:04:17 GMT


IBM offers the PS/2 TV which is not a board, but a separate box about
10x12x2 which chains between the display adapter and display, connecting
to your computer via the keyboard.
This product supports video windowing in DOS, Windows and OS/2, includes
programming software and a few applets.  Hardware support includes NTSC
and a cable tuner inside.

Price : currently (I think) $399 US via the IBM Multimedia 1-800-426-9402.
From: rj25+@andrew.cmu.edu (Robert W. Jordan)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: To Nathan Loofbourrow
Date: 1 Oct 92 06:19:26 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.0emkXiW00iUzE1plI1
Organization: Freshman, H&SS general, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

Nathan:

At first I took your message to be a hostile attack on me, but I
realized that you have very good points.  I understand that the Usenet
is not meant to be a Dear Abbey column or a help clinic.  However, the
Usenet is an incredible vehicle for exchanging information and ideas. 
No, I didn't think that there would be a group of wise sages that would
guide me to the light.  Instead, I hoped I could get some useful
feedback from people of different backgrounds about solving an important
goal of mine.

My all-capital-letters cry for help does kind of convey to the image you
spoke of.  I used all caps to attract attention, but I do see how
someone might wonder if I was in serious danger (which I'm not).  As for
putting my message in the six groups I sent it to, I did this because
possibly some users of one group don't use another.  The groups I sent
the message to dealt with cd-rom, graphics, animation, multimedia, and
music -- all which deal with multimedia in some way.

I didn't think that my message would clutter up the newsgroups. 
However, I somehow didn't foresee that the RESPONSES would.  For this,
I'm sorry.  By the way, what does IMHO mean?

Robert Jordan
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: grier@bnr.ca (Brian Grier)
Subject: Re: CDROM experts PLEASE HELP ME!!!
Organization: BNR
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1992 15:49:36 GMT


You NEED the Micro-soft Multi-media extension software.
This software takes care of those nasty VMS style file
names.

Brian@BNR
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: robasky@bagpipe.cis.ohio-state.edu (Kimberly Robasky)
Subject: Where is MS Windows driver for PC speaker (B200?)
Organization: The Ohio State University Dept. of Computer and Info. Science
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 13:19:54 GMT

...I think its called B200, and its a software solution to sound boards
(i.e., you can play sounds on your PC speaker without needing Sound Blaster)
A friend told me it was publicly available somewhere.

Thanks,

Kim Robasky
CIS, BME
email: robasky@cis.ohio-state.edu
From: ldo@waikato.ac.nz (Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Re: Interactivity in Multimedia
Date: 6 Oct 92 11:46:07 +1300
Distribution: comp
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

In article <1992Oct3.021940.15215@vax5.cit.cornell.edu>, k8gj@vax5.cit.cornell.edu writes:
> I am looking for information on interactivity in educational multimedia.
> What are the essentials of interactivity for the user?
> Should the interactivity be limited or limitless?
> Should the user be guided or have to discover things without instructions?
> Should interface be intuitive or standardized?

Here's a semi-informed opinion on some of your questions:

The bounds of "interactivity" are limited by your imagination. There is no
"should", there is only "what can I do, that the existing packages don't do?".
"Interactivity" can mean anything from "click here to continue with the next
part" (really boring) to "choose which of the following sequences you want to
see" (semi-boring) to "Here's some raw material, and here's a few things you
can do with it, just by clicking a few buttons. Now make up your own
presentation." (Now you've got me interested.)

As to whether the user should be guided or discover things for herself, the
only guideline is: "What are you trying to achieve?". There are "adventure
games" like "The Manhole", where there is no clear-cut "win or lose" scenario:
the aim is only to explore as much of the game world as you find interesting.
And then there are more structured applications, such as training packages
that aim to instil a proficiency in a specific area. The means you use must
depend on the end you are trying to achieve.

Lawrence D'Oliveiro                       fone: +64-7-856-2889
Computer Services Dept                     fax: +64-7-838-4066
University of Waikato            electric mail: ldo@waikato.ac.nz
Hamilton, New Zealand    37^ 47' 26" S, 175^ 19' 7" E, GMT+13:00
To someone with a hammer and a screwdriver, every problem looks
like a nail with threads.
From: gridlock@cats.ucsc.edu (Will Gridweed)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Re: Autodesk 3-d Studio Cd-Rom
Date: 28 Sep 1992 22:26:59 GMT
Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz
NNTP-Posting-Host: am.ucsc.edu


kpm8447@tesla.njit.edu writes:
>and materials and animations included on the disc. (since cd-roms hold
>around 650 meg or so)

	Yes, but can I get just the disk with the shapes/objects/animations
on it? Without the actual program? I don't have $3000 is my point...

-Will

-- 
gridlock@cats.ucsc.edu
"Evil Pays"
From: kpm8447@tesla.njit.edu
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Re: Autodesk 3-d Studio Cd-Rom
Date: 28 Sep 92 13:51:48 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology

In article <1a5ophINN1v7@darkstar.UCSC.EDU>, gridlock@cats.ucsc.edu (Will Gridweed) writes:
> 
> 	I know theres a cd-rom of shapes/objects for Autodesk 3-d Studio
> out there, does anyone have a place I can get it from, and how much?
> 
> -Will
> -- 
> gridlock@cats.ucsc.edu
> "Evil Pays"

i read that the cd-rom version of 3-d studio version 2 has all of the shapes
and materials and animations included on the disc. (since cd-roms hold
around 650 meg or so)
 - Kirk
(3d-studio is around $3000)
From: 2719weberj@vms.csd.mu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Quadra 950 and video spiget
Date: 3 Oct 1992 00:07:58 GMT
Organization: Marquette University - Computer Services
Reply-To: 2719weberj@vms.csd.mu.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: vmsa.csd.mu.edu

Hi all,
I am considering getting a Quadra 950 multimedia package under the 
student pricing package.  This package includes the super Mac
video spiget video board etc.  Does any one have any reviews
that might help me on this?

I plan to use the machine to get a head start in the company I 
work for incase they decide to add Multimedia across the board,
and I understand that recently, the Mac with things like
the video spiget make life easier and faster than the old 
authoring tools DOS side. 

The Authoring tools I am most familiar with however are
Allen Communications Quest Authoring System, Animator Works Interactive
(which really isn't authoring per say), Hyper Card, and 
Action.  

Any one have any thoughts?

JOE
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: Eva Cheung <eva@next.csc.cuhk.hk>
Subject: software info.
Organization: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 08:11:26 GMT


Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: karen@hgc.edu (karen otto)
Subject: Video Blaster Compared to Video Toaster?
Originator: karen@hgc.edu
Reply-To: karen@hgc.edu (karen otto)
Organization: The Hartford Graduate Center
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 14:56:04 GMT


I've heard a lot about the Video Toaster.  Has anyone heard any-
thing, good or bad, about the Video Blaster?  It's a product
of the Creative Labs, Inc.

     ______
    | ~  ~ |                                
    | #  # |     Karen Otto
    |  <.  |     Audio/Visual Coordinator
    | `--' |       
    |______|     karen@hgc.edu           
                                                                        
 


-- 
     ______
    | ~  ~ |                                
    | #  # |     Karen Otto
    |  <.  |
From: jfg@spiderman.bu.edu (John F. Gibbon)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Spanish
Keywords: Spanish
Date: 2 Oct 92 18:34:35 GMT
Organization: Information Technology, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
Originator: jfg@spiderman.bu.edu


	Greetings.  I am a doctral student at Boston University and need to
find orginal technical literature in Spanish (i.e. not translate from English)
in my research area which includes multimedia, communications, and real-time
scheduling.  I need this literature to justify taking my language qualifying
exam in Spanish, a language in which I am at least semi-fluent.  Any articles
or magazines that can be suggested will be appreciated.
 
					Many thanks,

						John Gibbon
						jfg@spiderman.bu.edu
From: David_-_Albrecht@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Re: Specs on sound/video blaster
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 92 22:10:02 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

The video blaster has:
(from brochure)
Video Acquisition: Switchable between 3 NTSC/PAL sources.  Resolution 640x480.
Windowing/Overlaying: 1 pixel Positioning.  Overlay VGA using color key.
Masks: Color keying, Luminance, and chrominance masking.
Inputs: Female RCA jacks for 3 video signals, D-15 connector for VGA in,
        Ribbon connector for VGA feature connector, mono mic input,
        Female RCA jacks for audio line inputs.
Outputs: Stereo jack speaker output, D-15 for SVGA output.

Image Manipulation: Zooming, Scaling, Cropping.
                    Adjust Hue, Sat, Bright, Contrast, RGB.
                    X-Y Panning.
Audio: Mixed 0.5W Amp'd @ 4ohm
       Mixing of Stereo Line-in, CD-Audio, Stereo FM and Mic.
       Software control of fade, left/right vol, and mic mixing.
Image Acquisition: PCX, TIFF, BMP, MMP, GIF, TGA, JPEG
       640x480 up to 2million true colors.
I/O Port Memory accessing: Software selectable IRQs and I/O ports.
       Software mapping of frame buffer from 8M to 16M
Video display memory: 3/4 MB buffer, Dual port VRAM.
System requirements:
PC AT or higher.
VGA card with compatible feature connector (call 1-800-998-LABS to verify
compatibility).
16bit slot.
DOS 3.1 or greater
VGA or multisync runing 50-70Hz with horz scan of 31.5Khz.
RAM must be less than 16MB.

I was quite interested in one of these cards till I noticed the last caveat.
On my 486 the choices are 8M -> 16M -> >16M thus having a video blaster will
limit me to 8M.  I would like to be able to run Unix out of
another partition and X in 8M is grim.  The video blaster card locates its
memory somewhere between 8M and 16M and interferes with any memory that
is located in the same area thus restricting the system to <16M.

David Albrecht
From: raj@phys.ksu.edu (S. Raj Chaudhury)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Re: SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME!
Date: 6 Oct 1992 06:06:27 GMT
Organization: Kansas State University
Distribution: na
NNTP-Posting-Host: bohr.phys.ksu.edu

In <1992Oct5.130627.15693@cbnewsh.cb.att.com> rkl@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (kevin.laux) writes:

>In article <1aige2INNo1l@moe.ksu.ksu.edu>, raj@phys.ksu.edu (S. Raj Chaudhury) writes:
>> >	Where is
>> >		Programming in C/C++
>> 
>> WHY?? Programming in C/C++ has *NOTHING* to do with Multimedia development?
>> Multimedia is a form - it is a way of thinking about delivering a message -
(stuff deleted)

>	Clearly, you haven't done anything in multimedia.  You're right that
>there is much more to be explored.  If you can't program, where does that
(more stuff deleted)

Right you are. I actually *have* done stuff in multimedia where we have needed
to hire programmers to do hardcore C programming to accomplish the things we
desired our video-control to do.  Authoring systems are still very limiting 
for  many software needs - I just got riled by the C/C++ remark because I have
been trying to direct a student who wishes to pursue a MM major and really don't
think C/C++ is *necessary* - though clearly programming at some level is...


S. Raj Chaudhury			|
Dept. of Physics    			|  raj@phys.ksu.edu
Kansas State University			|
Manhattan, KS 66506			|
--
S. Raj Chaudhury			|
Dept. of Physics    			|  raj@phys.ksu.edu
Kansas State University			|
Manhattan, KS 66506			|
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: shoun@netcom.com (Lissa Shoun)
Subject: Multimedia in Healthcare, SF Meeting, Oct. 13
Summary: Next meeting of the IICS, Everyone Welcome
Keywords: IICS, meeting, San Francisco, demo
Organization: 5 by 5
Distribution: ba
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 20:07:48 GMT

Next Meeting of the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the International
Interactive Communications Society (IICS) will be:

Tuesday, October 13

7-10pm       (7:00 for munchies, 7:30 for meeting start)

Exploratorium
at the Palace of Fine Arts
3601 Lyon St.
San Francisco

$10 for non-members
You may join the IICS at the door. Individual $75, Student $40 for one year.
Includes Newsletter, monthly presentations, directory, great networking
opportunities. Put my name as a referral (Lissa Shoun) so I can win a
mug or some other fantastic prize. Meetings are held on the second
Tuesday of every month. The hotline number (415) 328-7318 has current
meeting information.

TOPIC: Multimedia in Healthcare

The growing healthcare industry provides many opportunities for
multimedia products. This month's meeting features award winning
design examples and focused discussion on the use of multimedia for
physician and patient education, policy and decision making, and
communication of prevention messages.

Dr. Joe Henderson, Director of the Interactive Media Laboratory,
Dartmouth Medical School, will present: Combat Regimental Surgeon, an
interactive role play to educate doctors, and Cyberspace
Representation of Vietnam War Trauma, a virtual reality database,
Dr. Henderson has received numerous awards including Gold and Silver
Medals in the New York International Film and Video Festival, and the
1989 Gold Cindy Award in Continuing Adult Education.

Richard Haukom, President of Haukom Associates, will present Your
Heart, an interactive multimedia health information program
commissioned by the American Heart Association.  It has been selected
for exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Health and Medicine Museum
this October.

Lewis Kraus, Vice Presidnet of InfoUse will present Ashtown - Smoking
Prevention Interactive Multimedia System for Children, an
award-winning interactive multimedia system on smoking
prevention intended for fifth and sixth grade children.  The system,
developed under a grant from the State of California, covers issues
related to physical, financial and peer consequences of tobacco use.
It recently won a silver medal at the New York Film Festival
Interactive Media Competition.


DIRECTIONS: Take 101 north to the Van Ness exit. Turn right onto Van
Ness at the bottom of the off-ramp and head North following signs for
the Golden Gate Bridge. After 2.2 miles, turn left onto Lombard.
In a little more than a mile, bear right on Richardson Avenue. Turn
right at Lyon Street, into the Exploratorium parking lot. Go left
around the circle to the main entrance on the north side.

From the east bay, take the bay bridge to 101 North and the Van Ness
exit. Follow directions above.

From Marin, take 101 South across the Golden Gate bridge. Turn right
into the Exploratorium parking lot where the freeway ends at Marina
Blvd.

-- 
Lissa
shoun@netcom.com     (408) 926-0812
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: VESA stnd's, Where?
From: djlewis@ualr.edu
Date: 2 Oct 92 13:53:07 GMT
Organization: University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Where is the latest VESA standards and aplication file?
Don 
djlewis@spider.edu
From: zimmer@gw.wmich.edu
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Toolbook Sound Driver problem
Date: 29 Sep 92 16:38:06 EST
Organization: Western Michigan University

I have just received the evaluation edition of Multimedia Toolbook
(no manuals; 6 hour limit in author mode).  In trying to play .WAV
files, I always get the "no driver installed" message.  Then, when
I get into the Windows Drivers configuration, I see that the "MIDI
Mapper" is selected.  I change back to the speaker driver (speaker.drv)
I've installed (drives the PC's speaker; the PC doesn't speak
multimedia yet) and try it again.  Evidently, for some perverse reason,
Toolbook insists on the incorrect driver.  I have no trouble playing
.WAV files via several different Windows methods; they all work just
fine.  I'm running Win 3.1 on an EISA Zenith 486/25, 8 meg ram.

Anybody have a clue?

thanks for any ideas

W  WWW   WWW  MM   MMM   UU  UUU  U      Roy Zimmer
W  WW    WW  MM    MM    UU  UUU  U      zimmer@gw.wmich.edu
W  W  W  W  MM  M  M  M  UU  UUU  U      University Computing Services
W    WW    MM  MM    MM  UUU     UU      Western Michigan University
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: erick@huracan.cr (Erick Mata)
Subject: HELP! Output video card for DecStation 5000
Organization: Instituto Tecnologico de Costa Rica
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 12:42:38 CAM

We have a DeCStation 5000/240 with XMedia Tools. We urgently need a video
output capability so that we can record our work on a VHS VCR.
. Does anybody know of a video out card for either the
DecStation 5000/240 or the DecStation 5000/133?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Erick Mata-Montero
Departamento de Computacion
Instituto Tecnologico de Costa Rica
erick@huracan.cr
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia,comp.ai.edu
From: michaely@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Michael Yokoyama)
Subject: Miami U's Multimedia App
Organization: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 04:03:02 GMT

NBC Nightly News (October 1) reports an application program for
the Mac developed at Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) which
helps with understanding issues in racism....

Please email or post more details on this application.
Thank you.
--
MICHAEL YOKOYAMA        | Internet:  michael@pilikia.pegasus.com
Graduate student, ICS   | Alternate: michaely@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.EDU
Aiea, Hawaii  USA       | UUCP:      uunet!ucsd!nosc!pilikia!michael
NYSC delegate, HI '72   | Globe:     21 deg. 19' N; 157 deg. 52' W
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: stig@stud.cs.uit.no (Stig Johansen)
Subject: HELP: abstractions on continious media
Organization: University of Tromsoe, Norway
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 15:19:12 GMT

I am looking for articles or a bibliography dealing with abstractions on 
continious media. Have anyone out there made contributions to this 
field of research? I would really appreciate some references. Thanks!
-- 
//// Stig Johansen, research assistant //    Email: stig@stud.cs.uit.no  /
/// Computer Science Department       //    Phone : +47 83 44121        //
// University of Tromsoe             //    Telefax: +47 83 44580       ///
/ N-9037 TROMSOE, NORWAY            //                                ////
From: kenter@head-cfa.harvard.edu (Almus Kenter)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Radio shack 199.00 special..
Date: 28 Sep 92 18:48:44 GMT
Organization: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA,  USA



	Radio shack is having a special sale on an internal
        CD ROM reader for only 199.00. (reg 399.00)
        what is the net wisdom on that unit? Is it really slow?
        is it only for some perverse Tandy format.....?


				--Almus