HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: rap2@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (Alan Peters)
Subject: Real3D 2.0
Summary: when will it be available and how much does it cost?
Keywords: Real3D
Organization: Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, Nashville, TN, USA
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 16:53:09 GMT

When will Real3D vers. 2.0 be released? How much is it going to cost?
Would someone be so kind as to post the telephone number of the
software company/ies that is/are developing and selling it?

Thanks!

Alan Peters

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
From: Jeff_Holinski@mindlink.bc.ca (Jeff Holinski)
Subject: RE: Babylon 5
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 02:55:41 GMT

Fox has been showing clips for Babylon 5, Kung Fu, and Time Trax for a couple
of weeks now. It's the commercial of shows starting in January. Deep Space 9
has it's own commercial.
From: snolan@postmaster@hq.af.mil (Scott D Nolan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Cable Companies (was Babylon 5)
Date: 29 Dec 92 13:20:56 GMT
Reply-To: snolan@marge.hq.af.mil
Organization: 7th Communications Group

In article <78856@hydra.gatech.EDU>, gt6758b@prism.gatech.EDU (Michael Maverick Kopack) writes: 
|> Yours too, eh? You know, it's really driving me nuts not being able to get it.
|> I've know that it was comming out for about 3 years now. Both my cable company
|> at home, and the one at school say that they "can't get it." When I ask them 
|> what that means, they say that they don't know, it's just what they're 
|> technician told them, and he's NEVER around! I want my SF channel!

So when you call again to ask if they are going to carry the SF channel
(or the PTEN channel, or provide cable ready tv service, etc) when
they respond with the usaul cable comapny attitude of "No, because you
will throw your money at us anyway attitude."  Tell them that that is
fine, but you will be dropping your subscription to cable.  Then after
you are no longer paying their extortionist rates... call them once a
week and very politely, without identifying yourself, ask if they
carry the ____(fill in what you want) channel.  If they do,
resubscribe, if they don't: thank them and hangup without identifying
yourself.

I personnaly can't wait until we do not need to depend on this
needless monopoly system for receiving video signals.  It sucks!
The only monopoly that I can remember having actually worked, was
AT&T's monopoly on the phone system...  US cable companies are the
worst at providing services and reasonable rates.  But they do respond
to customer demand, just only when they perceive it is GREAT enough.
Help them perceive it, call them politely every week!  :-)

-- 
Scott Nolan
snolan@marge.hq.af.mil

aka: Duncan Tiercel MacLeod
     Barony of Storvik, Atlantia

==============================================================

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			- no K-Mart shoppers allowed

Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds.
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds.

			- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Even if you are on the right path,
If you just sit there you will get run over.

			- will rodgers

We are lucky we don't have as much government as we pay for!

			- will rodgers

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			despite government!

			- Scott Nolan
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
From: nwickham@nyx.cs.du.edu (Neal Wickham)
Subject: Re: AGA anim speed
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
	of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Reply-To: nwickham@nyx.UUCP (Neal Wickham)
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 92 06:00:08 GMT

In article <BzKpF8.GHH@fc.hp.com> koren@fc.hp.com (Steve Koren) writes:

>PPShow could display my 640x400xHAM8 animation at about 4 FPS, and VT
>could not even manage 1 FS.  Similar results for lower resolutions, and
>PPShow also handles palette changes between frames.


Whoa... what happend to the 30 fps we were hearing about?



                                     NCW
From: Blue-Knight@bknight.jpr.com (Yury German)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: "amiga" mentioned
Distribution: comp
X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16f (10.17.92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith
Date: 29 Dec 92 00:52:34 GMT
Organization: Blue Knight Productions

In article <1992Dec27.4255.10827@dosgate> "jay rymal" <jay.rymal@canrem.com> writes:
> 
>         Well, I have seen the lowest 3 resolutions of the PhotoCD displayed
> beautifully on an Amiga2000/040 with DCTV and a sony 541 single-session drive.
> All that we need is licence to complete the code!  Kodak or C= doesn't have
> to do anything, we just need a good programmer to make a module for ADPro2
> or ImageFX or IM.  (All the above would be preferable 8^)
> 
>         The licence supposedly costs $100,000!

	Well are you going to get a licence for it??? That would be great
but I do not know how many people will buy PhotoCD units for the Amiga...
but its worth a try.

-- 
    _____________________________________________________________________
   |                                                                     |
   | Yury German                  Blue-Knight@bknight.jpr.com            |
   | Blue-Knight Productions      GENIE: Blue-Knight                     |
   | (718)321-0998            ** Graphic Design and Video Productions ** |
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
From: nwickham@nyx.cs.du.edu (Neal Wickham)
Subject: Re: TBC
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
	of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Reply-To: nwickham@nyx.UUCP (Neal Wickham)
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 92 21:49:31 GMT

In article <1hv3hsINN4b6@crcnis1.unl.edu> bberg@unlinfo.unl.edu (bruce berg) writes:

>Just out of more than idle curiosity, where did 
>news of this quad monitor surface?


...from a Commodore engineer at the World of Commodore show in Toronto.
And my local dealer has heard of them but didn't know anymore about them
than what is on the net.


                                     NCW
From: slhmz@cc.usu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Is there a 16-color Icon Editor?
Date: 26 Dec 92 10:22:30 MDT
Organization: Utah State University

In article <hassink.725346324@manning>, hassink@cs.UAlberta.CA (Hassink Brian John) writes:
> I've been snooping around ftp sites and local boards, but can't seem
> to find a 16-color icon editor. The one that comes with system 2.04
> is fine except that it has a set limit for the maximum size icon it
> can edit. I want to touch up a bunch of 16-color icons that I've
> gotten, but I can't do it with the 2.04 editor because they are larger
> than this maximum limit. Is there another icon editor out there that
> will do the job and if so, where can I find it?
> 
> Thanks,
> Brian
> 
> hassink@cs.ualberta.ca

I use DeluxePaintIV (*MUCH* better than a silly ol' icon editor) to edit
and create all my icons.  Just save 'em as brushes and use an "IFF2INFO"
proram...

--
Faith Gibson
From: lgibb@burner.com (Lance Gibb)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: AGA info
Date: 30 Dec 92 07:29:38 MST
Organization: The Back Burner BBS (via C-Net Amiga)

On Wed 30-Dec-1992  7:27a, Martin Black wrote:
MB> First off ever hear of a return key?

Huh?  Do my messages looked garbled on your end?  They look fine here.

>So quityour bleaming whining...
 
I wasn't whining at all - I love my new 4000.  I was simply responding to 
and enquiry about the 256 color mode compared to similar modes on other
platforms.  The Amiga's 256 color mode is NOTICABLY slower than a mac
or high powered clone, but I'm not complaining...

--- Via UCI v1.18 (C-Net Amiga)

Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
From: mmcalees@cs16.UVic.CA (Michael McAleese)
Subject: Re: Babylon 5
Followup-To: rec.arts.sf.tv
Organization: Those Dudes
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 92 17:39:14 GMT

In article <Blue-Knight.04og@bknight.jpr.com> Blue-Knight@bknight.jpr.com (Yury German) writes:
>	I have a question for you... where is all the Talk about B5 on
>Usenet/Internet ????

  On rec.arts.sf.tv, where all followups are directed to...

-- 
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  "Man can believe the impossible, but never the improbable." - Oscar Wilde
  (For snooping governments: heroin, cocaine, FBI, CSIS, CIA, albatross...)
From: bobl@bobsbox.rent.com (Bob Lindabury - SysAdmin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: RE: Babylon 5
Date: 29 Dec 92 13:44:53 GMT
Organization: Raven Enterprises -- Piscataway, NJ USA
X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16f (10.17.92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith

In article <jwalkup.2yxx@terapin.com> jwalkup@terapin.com (Jeff Walkup) writes:
> Hmm... here in S.F. I don't think we're getting Babylon 5... is it
> supposed to be on Fox?
>
> I've seen the promos for "Time Trax", the new "Kung Fu" (snore), and
> "Star Trek: DS9", on the same channel that has ST:TNG (not Fox), but
> nothing about Babylon 5 anywhere.
>
> --
> Jeff Walkup <jwalkup@terapin.com>  Amiga Video Guy - San Francisco
>           "Too much information, runnin thru my brain."

Here in NY/NJ the network channel is going to be channel 9 which is WOR.

This new network isn't tied to FOX as far as I can tell.  It depends on
who wants to pick it up.

I've seen one promo for the whole batch of shows which was basically a
promo for the new network.  In it were the above mentioned shows as well
as a couple of quick shots from Babylon 5.

--
 Bob Lindabury

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
From: Manjit_Bedi@mindlink.bc.ca (Manjit Bedi)
Subject: ADPro, Morphplus and FRED questions
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 00:25:15 GMT

I have a few questions about ADPro, Morphplus and FRED.

I now own both AdPro version 2.1.5 and Morphplus version 1.1.2 and
it seems that really the same program. Is this true? Are than any reasons to
keep both programs around on my hard disk?

Has anyone used FRED much?  I have been experimenting with it on and
off for the last few days and I am getting marginal results.
I am just trying to a simple fade over 10 frames using the Anim
compositer.  The alpha sequence is giving me a bit of trouble.
I am running FRED version 001.002.002 (that is what the about
screen says).  I understand what the alpha sequence is about.
But if I have a 10 frame animation do I need 10 grayscale iff in
the alpha sequence?  I was also trying to rotate images over a sequence.
Frankly, I find the documentation a bit lacking.

I was getting confused with the following:

    I was trying to a countdown from 10 to 0.  I set each number
    to appear for 30 frames (1 second).  I would like each image
    to rotate for 359 degrees over 30 frames and so on.

My confusion was coming from how to apply the perspective operator
to each frame.  Do I apply the operator to the 30 frames as a group?
I never did get any results because ADPro was complaining about the images
needing to be in the Raw format.  I realized later that I should tried
to use the twirl operator but still my confusion remains with how I
should be applying the operator to the portions of a seqeunce.

Last question: I heard that there is a 'how to use' book for ADPro coming
out.  When????

Incidentally, I took a look at ImageFX before buying MorphPlus and I
was quite impressed by the interface and the fact that ImageFX supported
configurable virtual memory.  ImageFX seemed to have a much more configurable
environment than ADPro and Morphplus.
--
        Manjit Bedi
                ( Manjit_Bedi@mindlink.bc.ca or manjit@inde.bc.ca )

Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
From: mlelstv@specklec.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de (Michael van Elst)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Tandy Unveils 16-Million-Color CD-ROM Multimedia system
Date: 26 Dec 92 16:39:03 GMT
Organization: Max-Planck-Institut f"ur Radioastronomie

In <BzuMFo.JnI@news.iastate.edu> barrett@iastate.edu (Marc N. Barrett) writes:
>Amiga.  These discs have the data in a custom format, which would require
>ports to the Amiga of large amounts of software or even parts of operating
>systems to use this data.  And discs like these make up the bulk of CD-ROM
>discs that are available.

A quick look through the CD-ROM catalog in the local bookstore proves this
wrong. While there is a large number of disks in proprietary formats most
disks hold files in standard formats using either the ISO or Mac HFS filesystem.

Regards,
-- 
Michael van Elst
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Internet: p554mve@mpirbn.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de
                                "A potential Snark may lurk in every tree."
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
From: sacke@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Jeff Hanna)
Subject: Re: Babylon 5
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 92 12:21:07 GMT

In article <jwalkup.2yxx@terapin.com> jwalkup@terapin.com (Jeff Walkup) writes:
>Hmm... here in S.F. I don't think we're getting Babylon 5... is it
>supposed to be on Fox?
>
>I've seen the promos for "Time Trax", the new "Kung Fu" (snore), and
>"Star Trek: DS9", on the same channel that has ST:TNG (not Fox), but
>nothing about Babylon 5 anywhere.
>
>--
>Jeff Walkup <jwalkup@terapin.com>  Amiga Video Guy - San Francisco
>          "Too much information, runnin thru my brain."

Babylon 5 is being carried on something called PTEN (Prime Time ENtertainment).
I believe PTEN is starting like FOX did, and picking up small local stations
and making them affiliates. The Indianapolis area will be getting Babylon 5
on WTTV 4.

Jeff Hanna

Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
From: Jeff_Holinski@mindlink.bc.ca (Jeff Holinski)
Subject: Re: ANIM Splitter?
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 09:24:43 GMT


Not sure how to split the anim using 2.0. I used to use Animation Station for
that kind of thing, but is doesn't seem to work under 2.0. (guess I should
look into an upgrade)

As for locking the pallet with Imagine look in your preferences menu. You may
have the requester turned off.

To lock the pallet to another frame than th first try this:
Make the animation 1 frame longer. The first frame won't be seen on the final
animation. Next you render the frame you want the pallet locked to. Rename it
to pic.0001. Highlight frame 1 on the project screen and use the import
button.
This pic is now frame 1. Make sure it's set to generate new frames only and
select all frames and select make. When the requester comes up tell it to
lock the pallet and it will be locked to the first frame. (the one you
pre-rendered)
When the whole anim is rendered you load it into D-Paint and delete the first
frame. The rest of the frames will share the same pallet.

Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
From: jsmcgi01@ulkyvx.louisville.edu
Subject: Re: screen centering
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 23:32:40 GMT
Organization: University of Louisville

In article <1992Dec31.233958.22778@mcshub.dcss.mcmaster.ca>, cs4gp6au@maccs.mcmaster.ca (Lockie      RJ) writes:
> 	I can't seem to get screens centered on my 1960 monitor
> running WB3 on an A1200. Does anybody know how to do this.
> The screen is about 1 inch too far to the right. I've tried changing
> the overscan positioning of the screen but in 640x400 there isn't
> enough room to move it left any more. Can anyone help?
> Thanks.
> 	Bob Lockie: cs4gp6au@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca
> 
> 

There is a WB2.0 program called autocentre that (suprise) automatically centers
all screens.  I guess it would work under 3.0 as well.
 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
From: nwickham@nyx.cs.du.edu (Neal Wickham)
Subject: 30 fps:  Yeay or nay? 
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
	of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Reply-To: nwickham@nyx.UUCP (Neal Wickham)
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 92 02:39:29 GMT


Someone at my local Commodore store is insisting that software will be 
developed that will allow 30 fps in 640 X 400 HAM8 mode.  Who is right? 
He seems very sure about it.  


                                        NCW
From: DonH@cup.portal.com (Don - Hirschfeld)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: MPEG player any way to get clear pic ?
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 92 18:57:08 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

This won't help you, but I just d/l the PC version of mpegxing and the mpegs 
run smoothly in full color with no grain at 100x160 resolution. I heard that
the amiga player only gets about 2-6 frames/sec whereas the PC version zooms
on a 386 or higher. Unfortunately, my video chipset isn't supported by the 
program. I see the image distorted.
From: christ@cie.uoregon.edu (Christian G. Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: MPEG splitter?
Date: 3 Jan 93 00:05:01 GMT
Organization: University of Oregon Network Services
NNTP-Posting-Host: cie.uoregon.edu
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5


  Is there any MPEG splitter (a la Glib) which can split an MPEG
animation into individual frames for later conversion to IFF (or
whatever)?
 
-christian
From: Opal_Sullen@republik.fidonet.org (Opal Sullen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: I found "Amiga" Mentioned on a Kodak Survey!
Distribution: world
Date: 31 Dec 92 22:43:02 PST
Organization: Eiffel Media of Orange County

In a message dated Sun 27 Dec 92  8:13, Barrett@iastate.edu wrote:

 BNB>    The pressure should not be placed on Kodak, the pressure should
 BNB> be placed on Commodore.

i totally agree.  i went to teh pasadena WOC show and put some grilling
questions to them about connectivity and support for writing mac HFS discs
in amiga drives... they were braggig about support for drop in s/w modules
that allow writing of all kinds f different disc formats, etc, etc.  thei
response was that they were working on something, but could not disclose
what.

i am not holding my breath, that is for sure.

 BNB> And Kodak cannot bring out multisession Amiga CD-ROM drives to
allow...

right now the TOSHIBA XM-3301 drives are single session capable when run
under the mac OS.  if CBM had their sh*t together i would be able to do the
same thing from AmigaDOS.

the toshiba drive can be upgraded to MULTISESSION with new firmware by
sending it to toshiba along w/ $99.00.  this gets you new roms and either
mac or peecee software to handle multisession use.

i have heard that CBM is talking with kodak, but again i am not holding my
breath.

-- Via DLG Pro v0.995

                        Opal Sullen - Session Manager @
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From: val@news.ccutah.edu (Val Kartchner)
Subject: OpalVision questions
Organization: University of Utah Computer Center
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 92 00:57:49 GMT

     I'm going to be getting a 24-bit display device soon.  I have a few
questions about the OpalVision main board:

	1) Is it truely 24-bit or does it have color registers?

	2) Does it come with all of the memory to do 24-bit double-buffering?

	3) Will it require a VGA monitor, or does it output in NTSC?

	4) The ad says that it animates at 60fps.  Can it really deliver?

	5) Is there anything else that you would care to add?
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
From: gsbrande@acs.ucalgary.ca (Geoffrey Sean Brandenburg)
Subject: Source for MoviePlayer?
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 92 00:40:28 GMT
Organization: The University of Calgary, Alberta
Followup-To: poster

Is the source code for MoviePlayer in the public domain, and, if so, 
could someone tell me where to find it?  I'm thinking of trying to
port it to the MS-Windoze environment.

Thanks in advance.

-- 
Sean Brandenburg         | Jafar.  Jafar.  He's our man.
gsbrande@acs.ucalgary.ca | If he can't do it... GREAT!!!
From: sorvan@draco.bison.mb.ca (Colin Stobbe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: AGA animation creation?
Summary: looking for a program to make AGA animations
Keywords: AGA animation program
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 04:36:47 GMT
Organization: The Draco Unix System

Hello,
     Sorry if this has been discussed already, but are there any programs
out there that will convert a series of AGA pictures (8-bit or HAM8)
into an anim file?  Which FTP sites may they be found on?
     Thanks,

          Colin Stobbe
          sorvan@draco.bison.mb.ca