Light ROM 4/Light ROM 4 - Disc 1.iso/text/net_news/1995/082595.doc

Text File | 1995-09-02 | 399.9 KB | 9,695 lines

Article: 1501
Path: nnrp3.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!warp.cris.com!usenet
From: [e-mail] (Ronnie Norwood)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Anim Maps/Seq Help
Date: 25 Aug 1995 16:12:26 GMT
Organization: Concentric Internet Services
Lines: 28
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <41f6e2$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: crc2-fddi.cris.com
X-Newsreader: THOR 2.1ß (TCP/IP) *UNREGISTERED*
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2555
Xref: nnrp3.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2555


>   This seems like a simple prob. ;-)
>   A flat object that takes a Planer image map fine,
>   But when I try to map an image sequence onto this same object,
>   Nothing, I hear/see the Image Seq. being loaded and select
>   'Sequence' from the Objects Surface Texture Button, Auto Size.
>   I've been rereading my LWPro Mags but I still don't get it.
>   I use 3.5SA on a 1200 50x50x32M..If you can suggest anything
>   it would be a big help.

    Have you tried assigning the sequence to the background channel
(effects menu) and turning on "Show BG" in the opitons menu just to see if the
frames are being read? If frames 1 and on do not show up through the camera
view, then I'd think that it would have to be a problem with the image
sequence itself. ie: numbering, format, or whatever. If it does show up, maybe
it's a problem with your poly that you are mapping the sequence to. Is it
flipped the correct way (Facing the camera)? I've made these mistakes before
and for the life of me couldn't figure out why it wasn't working properly. :)

                   **************************************
                   *                                    *
                   *     I M P A C T  I M A G I N G     *
                   * 3D Animation: Logos, Architectural *
                   *        Broadcast or Print          *
                   *     e-mail [e-mail]       *
                   *                                    *
                   **************************************


Article: 1502
Path: nnrp3.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!in2.uu.net!news1.digital.com!decwrl!purdue!haven.umd.edu!cville-srv.wam.u
From: [e-mail] (R S Rodgers)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 25 Aug 1995 16:36:04 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Lines: 44
Message-ID: <41ku5k$[e-mail]>
References: <41j25c$[e-mail]> <41kqaa$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: rac8.wam.umd.edu
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2556
Xref: nnrp3.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2556

In article <41kqaa$[e-mail]>,
John Foust <[e-mail]> wrote:
>In article <41j25c$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (R S Rodgers) says:
>>I'm not going to pirate Lightwave.  I'm not going to cheat and use it on
>>multiple machines (that's what netrender is for!).  I'm not going to give
>>away copies on the sly.  All I want to do is avoid playing insert/remove
>>games with a hardware dongle, so, if (when) I buy LW, can anyone say whether a
>>dongle-remover exists?
>
>Yes, but by the simple act of asking for a crack, you help fuel
>the demand for a crack.

That may be so.  The volume of "me too" email I've received indicates to me
that the demand is already there.

>You make some cracker think that it would
>be worthwhile to do it - mostly so they can charge their friends
>for it.  Eventually, the cracked version leaks out, and then
>thousands of people might never purchase LightWave.

That may be so as well.  Nonetheless, I don't think that I should sink
$800 into an app and then deal with hassles like a hardware dongle.
I've managed to go almost 6 years without using a copy protected non-game
(3ds at work was an exception -- and yes, we did use a crack on our
_legitimately_ purchased _legitimately_ used copy of 3DSv3, not for V4,
though, although we would have had there been one).  Now all of a sudden
I'm using three of them, all protrected, and I'm about to buy a fourth
(Lightwave).

Look, the pirate issue is one thing, but they'll break it anyway.  3dS
has used dongle protection for years and there has always been a break
eventually, and lots of legitimate sites use them (and don't abuse it).
What good would a pirated version of Lightwave be?  This may be a naive
question, but how many pirates are actually going to pirate a CD full
of data?

I guess I'll rearrange my entire work area so I can get to the back of
the machine with ease.

--
---- Windows 95 and NT: IBM's OS choices for IBM hardware, x86 and PowerPC ----
"That's not our primary target.  There are people out there who love
 [OS/2 Warp] on the desktop, but our focus is on large enterprise customers."
    -- chief executive officer Louis Gerstner (IBM) (July, 1995)

Article: 1503
Path: nnrp3.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!news-e1a.megaweb.com!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail
From: [e-mail] (Stranahan)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: PAR under Windows 95
Date: 25 Aug 1995 12:39:00 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Lines: 7
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <41kub4$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Stranahan)
NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2557
Xref: nnrp3.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2557

Well, I know Perception works under Win95 - and that's what I know....



_____________________________________________
Lee Stranahan


Article: 1504
Path: nnrp3.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!news.globalone.net!shell.globalone.net!davewarner
From: [e-mail] ()
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Why does Impact cost so much?
Date: 25 Aug 1995 16:46:18 GMT
Organization: Global One, Inc.
Lines: 33
Message-ID: <41kuoq$[e-mail]>
References: <41h4b1$[e-mail]> <MSGID_2=3A292=[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: shell.globalone.net
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2558
Xref: nnrp3.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2558

Frank Aalbers ([e-mail]) wrote:

:  > A future upgrade will allow
:  > you to significantly increase the sampling rate without saving all of
:  > those extra key frames.  :-)

: Will this be in the V1.0 that is going to be available soon ?

I'm not sure, but I would say most likely yes.  The programmer seemed to
suggest that it was high on their list of priorities....something I
definitely could use!  Sometimes I'll raise the frames per second sampling
rate as high as 120 which will help with the accuracy of Impact's output,
but it produces HUGE scene files that I then have to render only 1 out of
every 4 frames.


: One more question . When I make a tes animation in IMPACT self (preview)
: Icant play it back with the right 25Fr/sec . How can I arrange this ?

Change the frames per second field to 25 or any doubled variation of 25.
(50, 100, 200, 400, etc)  I dunno if this will help with the Impact Preview
or not because my current version (0.92) still doesn't have a working
preview function....it will, however, create a scene with the proper number
of frames per second for previewing or rendering through LightWave.


: Thanks for your info ! ;-)

"Glad to be of service...."

--
                                     -David Warner


Article: 1505
Path: nnrp3.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!krishna
From: [e-mail] (Glenn Saunders)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: How can I get AVI or MPEG file From LightWave Windows V
Date: 26 Aug 1995 06:31:55 GMT
Organization: Primenet [phone]
Lines: 6
Message-ID: <41mf4r$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: usr1.primenet.com
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2559
Xref: nnrp3.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2559

The mortal Phil South wrote:
: You can create MPEG and FLI and AVI from Image FX, I think.

Or Mainactor (no MPeg but the other two).



Article: 1506
Path: nnrp3.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!kerb.computize.com!hst9.computize.com!user
From: [e-mail] (Cai B. or John S.)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave,comp.graphics.animation
Subject: Re: Nuclear Blast, Mushroom Cloud Suggestions/Techniques Wanted
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 10:48:14 +0100
Organization: wealth
Lines: 31
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <41jq4d$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: hst9.computize.com
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2560 comp.graphics.animation:23343
Xref: nnrp3.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2560 comp.graphics.animation:23343

In article <41jq4d$[e-mail]>, [e-mail]
(Cathy/Thad Beier) wrote:
> Jamie Dixon and I worked on the blasts for both True Lies and
> Fat Man - Little Boy.

<snipped>

> For True Lies, we used a cloud renderer.  The renderer that I wrote
> would render thousands of little cloudlets.  Each cloudlet was
> defined as a 3D texture volume, with color and density defined at
> each voxel.  These are raytraced, sort of like Jim Blinn's
> Lighting Participating Media (or something like that) paper in
> Siggraph '82 or '83.  For True Lies, I had to add local lights,
> adding a bright light to the center of the roiling cloud mass
> really added that malevolent look.

<snipped>

> Thad Beier
> Technology Development
> Hammerhead Productions

Have you ever thought of writing a plug-in for Electric Image for that?
Every EIAS user would buy it.  Just a thought, since you already have the
code (I'm guessing that it's in C or C++).

There I go thinkin' again,

--
Cai Black,
Pres. Houston EIAS Users Group

Article: 1507
Path: nnrp3.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!krishna
From: [e-mail] (Glenn Saunders)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Cool Bump Maps
Date: 26 Aug 1995 06:36:11 GMT
Organization: Primenet [phone]
Lines: 10
Message-ID: <41mfcr$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: usr1.primenet.com
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2561
Xref: nnrp3.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2561

The mortal James Hastings-Trew wrote:

: Just thought I'd share this with the list, since good bump maps can be
: hard to make or come by.

Would distribution of the converted .iffs be okay?

If so why not upload them for FTP?



Article: 1508
Path: nnrp3.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!ix.netcom.com!netnews
From: [e-mail] (Brad Grace)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Simulating Dynamite Fuse?
Date: 25 Aug 1995 22:43:59 GMT
Organization: Netcom
Lines: 31
Message-ID: <41ljnf$[e-mail]>
References: <41idpn$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: ix-ir15-26.ix.netcom.com
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2562
Xref: nnrp3.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2562

In <[e-mail]> [e-mail] ("Phil
South") writes:
>
>>      I've not tried this, but it seems to me it should work in
theory.
>> Try creating an anim sequence in Dpaint or some such of a white line
>> that dissapears from left to right over the # of frames you need it
to.
>>  For example, in 30 frames, frame 1 would be the full white line
while
>> frame 30 the bar would have wiped away.
>>      Now, using that sequence as a transparency map, you should be
>> to make the stem seems like it is burning away.
>
>Would it make sense to make it a clip map?
>
>Phil (in not thinking too clearly mode...)
>
>---
>-------------------------------------------------------------
>Phil South <[e-mail]>   "nuqDaq yuch Dapol"
>        Web Wizards Home Page http://www.wp.com/webs/
>-------------------------------------------------------------
If you had a real windy fuse that you could not clip effectively or
pull down into the stick then just make your fuse, texture it as a
whole, then cut it up into around ten peices or more, depending on the
length of the fuse.  Load the seperate peices and then just dissolve
them accordingly.  Use the sparks and flares, etc, to hide the dissolve
points to make it seem seemless.  This would seem to work fine.

Brad

Article: 1509
Path: nnrp3.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!in2.uu.net!prodigy.com!usenet
From: [e-mail] (Randy Penn)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Win 95 with Lightwave and PAR
Date: 25 Aug 1995 22:45:22 GMT
Organization: Prodigy Services Company  1-800-PRODIGY
Lines: 8
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <41ljq2$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: inugap4.news.prodigy.com
X-Newsreader: Version 1.2
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2563
Xref: nnrp3.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2563

Does Win 95 alleviate the problem with 8.3 filenames so that an animation
rendered from Lightwave to the PAR can be brought back into Lightwave as
an image sequence?  Also, can someone please give us some legitimate
benchmark results for render times on Win 32 versus Win 95.

Thanks,
Randy


Article: 1510
Path: nnrp3.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!news.kei.com!newshost.marcam.com!news.mathworks.com!hookup!interlog.com!news
From: [e-mail] (David Lumbers)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Networking Amiga and PC
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 1995 20:41:42 GMT
Organization: InterLog Internet Services
Lines: 39
Message-ID: <41ld7s$[e-mail]>
References: <41i03e$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <41k24b$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: lumott.interlog.com
X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent v0.55
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2564
Xref: nnrp3.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2564

[e-mail] () wrote:


>: >I'm thinking of setting up a small network to link my Amiga 3000,
>: >P100, and DX33 so that I can xfer image files between them, and maybe
>: >even try out screamernet for rendering.  PC ethernet cards are cheap,
>: >but what cards do people use for the Amiga?  Just quickly looking
>: >around, they seem to be about 6 times the price (around $400
>: >canadian).  Anyone have any suggestion as to where I might find a
>: >little cheaper card??

>: >Thanks.
>: >David Lumbers,
>: >Toronto.
>: >David Lumbers - Lumbers Graphics and Video.
>: >Email: [e-mail]

>: I suggest using the Hydra card for the Amiga since it is the easiest to
>: configure. Look in the Amiga for sale newsgroups.


>I hope this isn't considered misuse of this group. I just so happen to
>have a three HydraNet cards for sale. $300 each.

>-Aaron Estrada
>  [e-mail]

>--

Hi Aaron - Thanks for the offer.  I'm going to try to see if I might
find a solution that would be a little cheaper.  I've already spent
too much money lately ;-)

David Lumbers.

Lumbers Graphics and Video.
Toronto.
Email: [e-mail] or [e-mail]


Article: 1511
Path: nnrp3.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!interlog.com!news
From: [e-mail] (David Lumbers)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Networking Amiga and PC
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 1995 19:44:03 GMT
Organization: InterLog Internet Services
Lines: 20
Message-ID: <41l9rp$[e-mail]>
References: <41k24b$[e-mail]> <41l2er$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: lumott.interlog.com
X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent v0.55
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2565
Xref: nnrp3.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2565

[e-mail] (Elfwork) wrote:

>In article <41k24b$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] () writes:

>>I hope this isn't considered misuse of this group. I just so happen to
>>have a three HydraNet cards for sale. $300 each.
>>-Aaron Estrada
>>  [e-mail]

>It wouldn't be if you were asking a decent price!

>You can buy brand new 4066 cards for that price.....try $200/card.

Who makes the 4066 cards??  Where can I get one?


Lumbers Graphics and Video.
Toronto.
Email: [e-mail] or [e-mail]


Article: 1512
Path: nnrp3.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!ip101.phx.primenet.com!wturber
From: [e-mail] (Walter (Jay) Turberville )
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 1995 07:03:32 LOCAL
Organization: Primenet
Lines: 28
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <41j25c$[e-mail]> <41kqaa$[e-mail]> <41ku5k$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: ip101.phx.primenet.com
X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev B final beta #4]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2566
Xref: nnrp3.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2566

In article <41ku5k$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (R S Rodgers) writes:
[snip]

>Look, the pirate issue is one thing, but they'll break it anyway.  3dS
>has used dongle protection for years and there has always been a break
>eventually, and lots of legitimate sites use them (and don't abuse it).
>What good would a pirated version of Lightwave be?  This may be a naive
>question, but how many pirates are actually going to pirate a CD full
>of data?

>I guess I'll rearrange my entire work area so I can get to the back of
>the machine with ease.

As I recall it, it only took two 1.44 disks to install LW.  And most of the
install was from the first disk.  The CD is mostly scene files and objects
which are nice to have, but hardly necessary.

I use a cable with an integrated data switch.  I "glue" it to the side of the
case with that super-sticky foam stuff.  Its great for hooking up other
parallel devices as well (tape backup, portable computer, etc.)



_________________________________________________________________
Walter (Jay) Turberville   |[e-mail]  [e-mail]
Phoenix, AZ                |http://www.getnet.com/studio522/
Studio 522 Productions     |http://www.primenet.com/~wturber
...........................|ftp.primenet.com/users/w/wturber

Article: 1513
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Path: nnrp3.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!noc.netcom.net!netcom.com!bhood
From: [e-mail] (robert hood)
Subject: Re: LW PC Dongle Crack?
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1]
References: <41fdg9$[e-mail]> <41gi0h$[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 17:09:10 GMT
Lines: 32
Sender: [e-mail]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2567
Xref: nnrp3.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2567

CEVAnim ([e-mail]) wrote:
> GOD says:
>            " Thou shalt not steal "
> and you'll be more productive as well.

Obviously, God deals in Reality reality, not Virtual reality, but if God
had been bridled by a dongle when He created the Earth, I'd hazard a guess
that He'd have been looking for a crack as well...
...or we'd have gotten eleven commandments:  " Thou shalt not dongle "...
...or you'd see "Divine Construction Ahead" signs up all over the place today
because he would still be working on it.

=|^)

Not everyone (well, ok, most people) looking for a dongle crack are looking
to steal LW.  I own it, and I'd like to have a crack simply to allow me
to render on several machines at once without having to mess with that
ScreamerNet bullshit.

Look, I came up with the cash; I should be allowed more privilege without
having to stoop to illegalities.

Regards,                      |||
Bob                         ^(===)^
-------------------------oOO--(_)--OOo--------------------------------------
Bob Hood            | Bureaucracy destroys initiative.  There is little that
                    | bureaucrats hate more than innovation, especially
Work: 303-730-1324  | innovation that produces better results than the old
Home: 303-980-8392  | routines.  Improvements always make those at the top
[e-mail]    | of the heap look inept.  Who enjoys appearing inept?
[e-mail]      |                               - Frank Herbert
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Article: 1514
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!EU.net!Belgium.EU.net!tornix.tornado.be!nbre.nfe.be!p666.nbre.nfe.be!nbre.nfe.be!p37.nbre.nfe.be!not-for-mail
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 16:16:46 +0000
From: [e-mail] (Frank Aalbers)
Subject: Re: Animator Wages
Message-ID: <MSGID_2=3A292=[e-mail]>
References: <41bhug$[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
X-Comment-To: (John A Davis)
Organization: NightBreed
Lines: 26
X-Gateway: FIDO .. nbre.nfe.be [FIDOGATE 3.9.4]
X-FTN-Tearline: Spot 1.3a #41
X-FTN-Origin: -+- PIXION -+- , Deurne , Belgium  (2:292/603.37)
X-FTN-Domain: Z2@fidonet
X-FTN-Seen-By: 292/603
X-FTN-Path: 292/603
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2568
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2568

John A Davis (John A Davis <[e-mail]>) wrote:

 JAD> I am currently trying to find out what the wage requirements are for
 JAD> "seasoned" LW animators, both contract and staff. If you'd rather
 JAD> not talk numbers openly, feel free to E-mail me. I am trying to do
 JAD> some preliminary budgeting for series work. Thanks!

Are you the one and only Johnny Quasar guy ??

If so ... congrats with winning the 2 Wavey Awards ! Specially the best of
show one . ;-)

Very nice carater animation .

Where you late at the awards ? It's because you had to climb on the stage as
I remember . :-)

See ya !

   ________________________________________________________________
  |                                  |                             |
  | Frank Aalbers                    | -PIXION- -GRID Productions- |
  | [e-mail] / 2:292/603.27 | FAX + VOICE 03/326-30-85    |
  | [e-mail]                     | Deurne Belgium              |
  |__________________________________|_____________________________|


Article: 1515
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!paperboy.ids.net!superman.ids.net!usenet
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Product Info - New Videos/Books etc.
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 95 13:42:01 +500
Organization: IDS World Network Internet Access Service, (800)IDS-1680
Lines: 223
Message-ID: <41l2lp$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: ids.net
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2569
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2569

Wild Eyed Video Product Info Post #38     8/25/95

-----------------------------------------------------------

Video Toaster/Lightwave Video Tapes

Desktop Images has produced a series of outstanding
training tapes for owners of Newtek's Video Toaster and
their popular Lightwave 3D software.

Wild Eyed Video carries the complete collection from
Desktop Images.


LIGHTWAVE 3D ESSENTIALS

Learn the basics of layout and renderer, loading objects,
camera placement, motion envelopes, creating keyframes,
quick rendering tips, and animation to tape. 120 minutes.

Price: $44.99 plus shipping and handling.

----------------------------------------------------------

LIGHTWAVE 3D DISPLACEMENT MAPPING, MORPHING & BONES

learn how to twist, bend and deform objects in layout. Add
incredible motion capabilities to your objects for
realistic action effects. 100 minutes.

Price: $44.99 plus shipping and handling.

----------------------------------------------------------

LIGHTWAVE 3D CAMERA AND LIGHTING

Give your animation depth and realism with camera
placement and effects, lighting selections, envelopes and
animation techniques. 120 minutes.

Price: $44.99 plus shipping and handling.

----------------------------------------------------------

LIGHTWAVE 3D MODELER PART ONE

Create and modify basic shapes, making polygons with the
freehand draw tool, using layers, creating text objects
and assigning surfaces. 100 minutes.

Price: $44.99 plus shipping and handling.

----------------------------------------------------------

LIGHTWAVE 3D MODELER PART TWO

Change the shape and aspect of objects with modify tools,
bending titles and logos, creating terrain using rail
extrude, clone and lathe to create complex objects.
100 minutes.

Price: $44.99 plus shipping and handling.

----------------------------------------------------------

LIGHTWAVE 3D SURFACES AND TEXTURES

Professional surface and texture techniques, creating
surfaces and increasing render speed by selecting the
proper surfaces for your objects. 115 minutes.

Price: $44.99 plus shipping and handling.

----------------------------------------------------------

VIDEO TOASTER ESSENTIALS

A step-by-step guide to the Video Toaster's digital video
effects, set-up functions, ChromaFX and luminance keyer.
90 minutes.

Price: $44.99 plus shipping and handling.

----------------------------------------------------------

VIDEO TOASTER SECRETS

Travel deep within the Video Toaster as top instructor Lee
Stranahan reveals little-known secrets inside Lightwave 3D,
ToasterPaint and the Amiga operating system! Create
ToasterPaint graphic elements and effects automatically.
Discover powerful automated functions in LightWave 3D.
Customize ToasterPaint and LightWave 3D preference files
for increased speed and effeciency. Discover the power of
AREXX. Plus, learn basic Amiga workbench functions to
organize projects, change, move and maintain files.
95 minutes.

Price: $44.99 plus shipping and handling.

----------------------------------------------------------

VIDEO TOASTER STARTUP

Get up and running fast with this introduction to the
Video Toaster. Learn the basics of the switchers special
effects, luminance keyer and ChromaFX. In ToasterG, load
and size fonts, select font colours and superimpose text
over live video. In ToasterPaint, learn basic drawing
tools and how to colourize and save framestores. In
LightWave 3D create three dimensional text objects, add
motion, and create a complete 3D animation. This basic
instruction will send you well on your way to operating
todays most powerful video production system. 90 minutes.

Price: $19.99 plus shipping and handling.

----------------------------------------------------------

STUDIO 16 PRO AUDIO FOR VIDEO

Learn how to se the powerful tools in the Studio 16
multi-track recording system to create a professional
soundtrack for your video productions. Sunrize Industries
Tony Shannon hosts the complete step-by-step guide to
Studio 16's Timeline ue List, Digital Waveform Editor,
Automated Mixer, Sample List, and Recorder. Follow along
as he creates a soundtrack for a feature film trailer.
Plus, Emmy award winning dialogue editor David Scharff
demonstrates techniques he uses on such shows as
The Untouchables, Viper, Movies of the Week and others!
95 minutes.

Price: $44.99 plus shipping and handling.

----------------------------------------------------------

LIGHTWAVEPRO MAGAZINE

If you are new to Lightwave 3D or are an experienced user
needing "tips" from the pros, then you should check out
LIGHTWAVEPRO magazine by Avid Media Group.

This magazine is all "meat - no fluff", filled with the
latest info on how to get the most out of Lightwave.

Price: $6 plus shipping and handling.

----------------------------------------------------------

VIDEO TOASTER USER MAGAZINE

If you own a Toaster, you should get this magazine. This
is the leading source of new info on new products, how to
better use your Video Toaster/Flyer/Lightwave and news
on future developments concerning these products.

Price: $4 plus shipping and handling.

----------------------------------------------------------

PC MICE

Alpha Data makes great mice for the PC. They come with
a 2 year limited warranty.

ALPHA DATA OMM-PC-L SERIAL MOUSE
*2 button 300-3000 DPI resolution mouse opto-mechanical
 encoder.
*100% compatible with all IBM XT/AT/386/486/586 models,
 smart-looking low-profile design with 5ft. cable.

Price: $19.99 plus shipping and handling.

----------------------------------------------------------

DISK DRIVE HEAD CLEANING DISKETTE KIT

This anti-static head cleaner is a must for all computers.
Put a few drops of the special cleaning fluid on the
diskette and insert into your floppy drive.

This 100% non-toxic pure pro-furmula liquid will not harm
metal, plastic, rubber and without leaving harmful residue
or rust on sensitve drive parts.

The finest soft non-woven cleaning disk with a non-abrasive
wet/dry repeat cleaning system will completely remove oxide
particles and dust from the heads which can create
read/write errors.

So take care of those floppy drives and keep them clean!

Price: $4.99 plus shipping and handling.

Specify 3.5" drive kit or 5.25" drive kit.


----------------------------------------------------------

                       Wild Eyed Video
            80 Grant Drive
        North Kingstown, Rhode Island
                 02852-3614

               [phone]
            E-Mail: [e-mail]

We accept Visa & Mastercard and carry most products still
being made for the Amiga platform as well as software and
hardware for the PC, DEC Alpha, Mac, MIPS and SGI platforms.

           Orders outside of the U.S. are welcome !

To be added to our bi-weekly new product info post list,
e-mail us at the address above and give us a description
of the system(s) you use.

------------------------------------------------------------





Article: 1516
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!EU.net!Belgium.EU.net!tornix.tornado.be!nbre.nfe.be!p666.nbre.nfe.be!nbre.nfe.be!p37.nbre.nfe.be!not-for-mail
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 02:03:24 +0000
From: [e-mail] (Frank Aalbers)
Subject: Re: Lightwave and Dxf
Message-ID: <MSGID_2=3A292=[e-mail]>
References: <41fv45$[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
X-Comment-To: (Jonathon Bowman)
Organization: NightBreed
Lines: 14
X-Gateway: FIDO .. nbre.nfe.be [FIDOGATE 3.9.4]
X-FTN-Tearline: Spot 1.3a #41
X-FTN-Origin: -+- PIXION -+- , Deurne , Belgium  (2:292/603.37)
X-FTN-Domain: Z2@fidonet
X-FTN-Seen-By: 292/603
X-FTN-Path: 292/603
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2570
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2570

Jonathon Bowman (Jonathon Bowman <[e-mail]>) wrote:

 JB>    Will PC Lightwave 4.0 export and import DXF files?

Export I am not sure , but importing will definately be included .


   ________________________________________________________________
  |                                  |                             |
  | Frank Aalbers                    | -PIXION- -GRID Productions- |
  | [e-mail] / 2:292/603.27 | FAX + VOICE 03/326-30-85    |
  | [e-mail]                     | Deurne Belgium              |
  |__________________________________|_____________________________|


Article: 1517
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!EU.net!Belgium.EU.net!tornix.tornado.be!nbre.nfe.be!p666.nbre.nfe.be!nbre.nfe.be!p37.nbre.nfe.be!not-for-mail
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 02:17:46 +0000
From: [e-mail] (Frank Aalbers)
Subject: Re: newbie question about animation
Message-ID: <MSGID_2=3A292=[e-mail]>
References: <41i42j$[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
X-Comment-To: (Rey Andrada)
Organization: NightBreed
Lines: 37
X-Gateway: FIDO .. nbre.nfe.be [FIDOGATE 3.9.4]
X-FTN-Tearline: Spot 1.3a #41
X-FTN-Origin: -+- PIXION -+- , Deurne , Belgium  (2:292/603.37)
X-FTN-Domain: Z2@fidonet
X-FTN-Seen-By: 292/603
X-FTN-Path: 292/603
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2571
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2571

Rey Andrada ([e-mail] (Rey Andrada)) wrote:

 RA> I have a picture that I captured can I turn it into different shape ,
 RA> from
 RA> being flat to say sphere or cylinder and make this sphere turn. Is that
 RA> possible
 RA> and if it is please give me some general ideas on how to go about it.

That is very easy !

Go to the modeler and make a sphere or a cylinder . Give it a surfacename
like "picture" or so . Save it on disk .

Go to Layout and load the object . Go to the Images and load your picture .
This way you made the picture available to be used on any object .

To put this picture on the object go to the surfaces menu . You will se a T
in a box next to the objectcolr ... select it . Here you are going to select
what texture you are going to use for the opject . Select for Texture type
cylinrical or sphere image map end select with Texture Image what Image you
are going to use . You can select the axis where the picture is going to be
wraped around . Now select the Automatic sizing gadget to let the picture
cover the whole object .

That should do it ! :-)

One big second tip . READ the manual from begin to ending and TRY everything
out that is explained in it . ;-)


   ________________________________________________________________
  |                                  |                             |
  | Frank Aalbers                    | -PIXION- -GRID Productions- |
  | [e-mail] / 2:292/603.27 | FAX + VOICE 03/326-30-85    |
  | [e-mail]                     | Deurne Belgium              |
  |__________________________________|_____________________________|


Article: 1518
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!in1.uu.net!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail
From: [e-mail] (Elfwork)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 25 Aug 1995 13:49:13 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Lines: 18
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <41l2ep$[e-mail]>
References: <41kqaa$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com
X-Newsreader: AOL Offline Reader
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2572
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2572

In article <41kqaa$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (John
Foust) writes:
> You make some cracker think that it would
>be worthwhile to do it - mostly so they can charge their friends
>for it.  Eventually, the cracked version leaks out, and then
>thousands of people might never purchase LightWave.

Too late. It's been cracked, and is available - just like _every_ other
piece of 'copy protected' software ever made.
(Could you cite me stats for this claim that 'thousands of people might
never purchase LightWave'?)

>>(Hope this is not a verboten topic.)
>Of course it is!

Get off your high horse.
Who made _you_ the arbiter of what we discuss in this forum?
(That was a rhetorical question, but I'm sure you'll flame me anyway.)

Article: 1519
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!in1.uu.net!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail
From: [e-mail] (Elfwork)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Networking Amiga and PC
Date: 25 Aug 1995 13:49:15 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Lines: 10
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <41l2er$[e-mail]>
References: <41k24b$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com
X-Newsreader: AOL Offline Reader
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2573
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2573

In article <41k24b$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] () writes:

>I hope this isn't considered misuse of this group. I just so happen to
>have a three HydraNet cards for sale. $300 each.
>-Aaron Estrada
>  [e-mail]

It wouldn't be if you were asking a decent price!

You can buy brand new 4066 cards for that price.....try $200/card.

Article: 1520
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!news.bluesky.net!news.sprintlink.net!EU.net!Belgium.EU.net!tornix.tornado.be!nbre.nfe.be!p666.nbre.nfe.be!nbre.nfe.be!p37.nbre.nfe.be!not-f
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 1995 23:30:26 +0000
From: [e-mail] (Frank Aalbers)
Subject: Re: Exabyte for A4000 How What Where?
Message-ID: <MSGID_2=3A292=[e-mail]>
References: <41fddn$[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
X-Comment-To: (John Foust)
Organization: NightBreed
Lines: 27
X-Gateway: FIDO .. nbre.nfe.be [FIDOGATE 3.9.4]
X-FTN-Tearline: Spot 1.3a #41
X-FTN-Origin: -+- PIXION -+- , Deurne , Belgium  (2:292/603.37)
X-FTN-Domain: Z2@fidonet
X-FTN-Seen-By: 292/603
X-FTN-Path: 292/603
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2574
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2574


Hi John !

John Foust ([e-mail] (John Foust)) wrote:

 JF> Exabytes are SCSI devices, and WinNT includes drivers for this
 JF> type of tape drive, which makes it easy to use the crude but
 JF> mostly effective WinNT Backup program, for example.

So it's like a Tapestreamer then ? Can you put anny kind af files in it or
just digital video data ? How much can a tape save ?

 JF> You can
 JF> also use freeware 'tar' programs for WinNT/x86 to read/write
 JF> Unix-like 'tar' tapes, which will load into an Abekas just
 JF> fine, if you make 'tar's of Targa or YUV files.

Thanks alot for the info ! Do you also know about prices ?


   ________________________________________________________________
  |                                  |                             |
  | Frank Aalbers                    | -PIXION- -GRID Productions- |
  | [e-mail] / 2:292/603.27 | FAX + VOICE 03/326-30-85    |
  | [e-mail]                     | Deurne Belgium              |
  |__________________________________|_____________________________|


Article: 1521
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!news.globalone.net!shell.globalone.net!davewarner
From: [e-mail] ()
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Exabyte for A4000 How What Where?
Date: 25 Aug 1995 16:53:19 GMT
Organization: Global One, Inc.
Lines: 23
Message-ID: <41kv5v$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: shell.globalone.net
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2575
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2575

Marc Dole ([e-mail]) wrote:

: > If anyone needs to purchase ADPro's Abekas drivers now, I think they better
: > familiarize themself with the letters S.O.L.  =(

: All you have to do is email your problem to [e-mail] and they will
: give you an answer within the day.


Been there, done that....and yes, I did receive a reply within the day...it
essentially said: "Sorry, we no longer support the Amiga and can't help
you."  Apparently the policy change took place about 6 months ago...I've
even spoken with T-Rexx's programmer and he couldn't help me either.

Perhaps they're handling things a little differently for the type of person
who needs professional products, like the Abekas driver, but they've
totally bailed out on the Amiga otherwise.  =(

--

                                     -David Warner



Article: 1522
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!news.globalone.net!shell.globalone.net!davewarner
From: [e-mail] ()
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Nuclear Blast, Mushroom Cloud Suggestions/Techniques Wanted
Date: 25 Aug 1995 17:16:18 GMT
Organization: Global One, Inc.
Lines: 23
Message-ID: <41l0h2$[e-mail]>
References: <41d645$[e-mail]> <MSGID_2=3A292=[e-mail]> <41ie2v$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: shell.globalone.net
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2576
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2576

Darren Metcalfe ([e-mail]) wrote:

: Phen1.1 is available on Aminet. This first version is kinda lame, but I
: registered it anyway.

I found the 1.1 version's explosions to pretty useful in space animations...
they add nice "filler" to an effect created with particles and spewing
debris.


: Please don't bug Avi (the author) about getting a pre-release. He's in the
: midst of trying to get a publishing deal.

Avi sent me an explosion image sequence done with 2.0 and it looked awesome!
The new version will even generate alpha images for adding transparency to
your effects.  I hope he is successful in getting this new version published
as it looks like a very powerful program....I know I'll buy a copy!


--
                                     -David Warner



Article: 1523
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!psgrain!nntp.teleport.com!usenet
From: Darren Metcalfe <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: newbie question about animation
Date: 25 Aug 1995 18:28:43 GMT
Organization: Teleport - Portland's Public Access [phone]
Lines: 27
Message-ID: <41l4or$[e-mail]>
References: <41i42j$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: ip-vanc2-15.teleport.com
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.1N (Windows; I; 32bit)
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2577
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2577

[e-mail] (Rey Andrada) wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>   I know nothing about animation but I bought LW4.0 anyway thinking that
>this will do the job that I want. here :
>
>I have a picture that I captured can I turn it into different shape , from
>being flat to say sphere or cylinder and make this sphere turn. Is that possible
>and if it is please give me some general ideas on how to go about it.

This from a guy with a job at SGI? No offense meant Rey, are you an accountant?

Build a sphere or cylinder in Modeler. Give it a surface name (q). Save it, load it
in Layout. Go to Images, load your captured image. Go to Surfaces, find your
surface name, go to Surface Color, click "T", select your image, apply a Spherical
or Cylindrical map, click Automatic Sizing, click Use Texture. Position Camera.
Create Key for Camera. Go to Record, click Save RGB, select .iff or .tga.

Render. If this is on an SGI, wait 5 seconds or so.

Marvel at your creation.

--
Darren Metcalfe
[e-mail]



Article: 1524
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!noc.netcom.net!ix.netcom.com!netnews
From: [e-mail] (Fred Tepper )
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Mojo says hi
Date: 26 Aug 1995 06:47:17 GMT
Organization: Netcom
Lines: 9
Message-ID: <41mg1l$[e-mail]>
References: <41jctt$[e-mail]> <41jra2$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: ix-wh4-20.ix.netcom.com
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2578
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2578

In <41jra2$[e-mail]> [e-mail] () writes:
>
>
>                                     -David Warner
>
>P.S.  Love the work you guys do on B5...you're making Sci-Fi history!
>

Hey, is this a compliment or an insult?  Hmmmm.....

Article: 1525
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!news.uoregon.edu!news.bc.net!unixg.ubc.ca!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!cs.ubc.ca!UBC!ladic
From: [e-mail] (Lance Ladic)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Software RAM doublers and rendering time?
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 23:54:34 PST
Organization: University of British Columbia, Canada
Lines: 9
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: ladic.home.cs.ubc.ca
X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev B final beta #4]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2579
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2579

I was wondering if anyone has tried using Lightwave while running one of the
new software RAM doublers like SoftRAM, MagnaRAM, etc. (that use compression
techniques to increase data storage in memory).  Does this improve rendering
performance, say, on a 32 MB system under Windows?  Are there Win/NT versions
available?  (I have only seen them for Win95.)

--Lance.
[e-mail]


Article: 1526
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!news.sprintlink.net!in1.uu.net!gatech!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!pacifier!homer.alpha.net!usenet
From: [e-mail] (John Foust)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 25 Aug 1995 21:49:12 GMT
Organization: Syndesis Corporation
Lines: 34
Message-ID: <41lggo$[e-mail]>
References: <41kqaa$[e-mail]> <41l2ep$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: s10c.globaldialog.com
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.6+
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2580
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2580

In article <41l2ep$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Elfwork) says:
>
>Too late. It's been cracked, and is available - just like _every_ other
>piece of 'copy protected' software ever made.

Well, one version might've been cracked.  It's not the release
version, surely.  And I'll always bet on the programmers to
be able to stay one step ahead of the crackers.

>(Could you cite me stats for this claim that 'thousands of people might
>never purchase LightWave'?)

Just as soon as some pirate shows me "stats" for "well, any serious
user would buy it anyway."  At least I'll admit that it's impossible
to find "stats" about piracy.

>>Of course it is!
>
>Get off your high horse.
>Who made _you_ the arbiter of what we discuss in this forum?
>(That was a rhetorical question, but I'm sure you'll flame me anyway.)

I didn't say I was "arbiter".  This is the frigging Internet.
You get to deal with in-your-face people every step of the way.
You should learn to deal with that.

If I was a Catholic nun, I'd probably say something about
your conscience telling you that you know I'm right...
but I'm not a nun, much less a nun on a horse.  For that,
you need to switch to alt.sex.nuns, where I'm sure you can
find someone willing to pay you to be an "arbiter" in your
spare time.

- John

Article: 1527
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!news.kei.com!newshost.marcam.com!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!howland.reston.ans.net!news-e1a.megaweb.com!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-f
From: [e-mail] (BCHENGN)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Windows 95 & LW
Date: 25 Aug 1995 16:42:58 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Lines: 4
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <41lcki$[e-mail]>
References: <41l775$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (BCHENGN)
NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2581
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2581

I received a message from someone who works at NewTek who said that
although LightWave works in Win95, Win95 is not directly supported which
might be why it is slower than NT.  Although, I also find it hard to
believe that it renders slower than 3.1.

Article: 1528
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!in2.uu.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!news.cyberstore.ca!news.bctel.net!holly.softwords.bc.ca!news
From: [e-mail] (Morgan Price)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Near useless benchmark results
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 23:37:45 GMT
Organization: Pacific InterConnect
Lines: 29
Message-ID: <41ln5h$[e-mail]>
References: <412p5b$[e-mail]> <41deit$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: elmer.pinc.com
X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2582
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2582

[e-mail] (JBooth411) wrote:

>      Sounds like me - although I don't have a raptor or anything, the
>second I moved from my lowly 16mhz (but quite capable) a3000 w/ 12 megs to
>my Pentium 75 w/16 megs, I began to build scenes so huge just to see if I
>could get it to render slower. I finnaly get a fast machine, and my first
>instinct is to slow it down! 'Lets add 60,000 waving grasses! Real fish
>swimming in the stream! etc.. etc..'. BTW, what were you rendering on your
>raptor that took that long?

The picture I rendered did NOT have any of the TRACE options on (no
shadows, reflections, refractions), however, it did have a large
shadow map, about 100,000 polygons, lots of transparencies (under
water), procedural textures, etc



Oh and it was rendered for a 2m x 1m board at 50 dpi (something like
5600 x 2000 pixel), the resulting TGA file saved from Lightwave was 78
megs.


(Certainly the BIGGEST picture I've done)


Morgan Price
Priceless Productions
[e-mail]


Article: 1529
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!hookup!interlog.com!news
From: [e-mail] (C Mak)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: LW in Canada
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 1995 00:21:10 GMT
Organization: InterLog Internet Services
Lines: 6
Message-ID: <41lp97$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]
NNTP-Posting-Host: mak.interlog.com
X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent v0.55
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2583
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2583

Does anyone know where I can buy LW in Canada and how much it'll run
me?    Thanks

Chris



Article: 1530
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!emory!nntp.msstate.edu!sunset.backbone.olemiss.edu!postmaster
From: Matthew Harvey <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Q: does the DPS PAR work for Alpha?
Date: 26 Aug 1995 00:16:40 GMT
Organization: UofM
Lines: 12
Message-ID: <41lp58$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: mattguy.nexus.olemiss.edu
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.1N (Windows; I; 16bit)
To: [e-mail]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2584
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2584

Greg,

To you know how to get rid of that annoying error message that shows up everytime you start the
NT par program?  Y'know, the "CTL3D32.DLL has not been correctly installed."  Have you seen
this? Have you fixed it? Does your NT par work? What's the meaning of life? Can you get me a
date? Does God ever sleep?

I'm beginning to wonder if the last questions are easier to answer than the first...

mattguy



Article: 1531
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!howland.reston.ans.net!ix.netcom.com!netcom.com!bhood
From: [e-mail] (robert hood)
Subject: New Era delivers!
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1]
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 20:55:22 GMT
Lines: 19
Sender: [e-mail]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2585
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2585

I just received, 15-minutes ago, my copy of "Exploring LightWave 3D"
(formerly titled "LightWave On Location").  So, although it is late,
it is not a scam!

BTW, the cover of the book states that it covers LightWave through
version 4.0, so it was probably late to make up for the new release.

Look for yours soon!

Regards,                      |||
Bob                         ^(===)^
-------------------------oOO--(_)--OOo--------------------------------------
Bob Hood            | Bureaucracy destroys initiative.  There is little that
                    | bureaucrats hate more than innovation, especially
Work: 303-730-1324  | innovation that produces better results than the old
Home: 303-980-8392  | routines.  Improvements always make those at the top
[e-mail]    | of the heap look inept.  Who enjoys appearing inept?
[e-mail]      |                               - Frank Herbert
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Article: 1532
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!news.sprintlink.net!malgudi.oar.net!nt.colmicrosys.com!usenet
From: [e-mail] (John Sonedecker)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Star Wars
Date: 25 Aug 1995 23:46:37 GMT
Organization: Columbus Micro Systems
Lines: 9
Message-ID: <41lnct$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: mod199.colmicrosys.com
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.6
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2586
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2586

Hi all,
 Sorry for the non LightWave post. I guess it has alittle to do with the
"Has Mojo gone nuts" thread( please do not start it again!). I heard on
a local radio station that George Lucas is releasing all three of the
Star Wars movies re-mastered with added footage, upgraded color and
superior sound quality with a few extras thrown in on VHS. It will be
available tuesday 8-29-95. Has anyone heard of this as well? Any more info
on the subject? Again, please don't start a "should he do it" debate.
-John Sonedecker

Article: 1533
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!emory!nntp.msstate.edu!sunset.backbone.olemiss.edu!postmaster
From: Matthew Harvey <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Mojo says hi
Date: 26 Aug 1995 00:36:22 GMT
Organization: UofM
Lines: 22
Message-ID: <41lqa6$[e-mail]>
References: <41jctt$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: mattguy.nexus.olemiss.edu
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.1N (Windows; I; 16bit)
To: [e-mail]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2587
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2587

Hey Mojo,

You should've got your name workin' and swung by this place (Univ.o' MS) two weeks ago during
the International Elvis Conference.  We could've use more excitement.  Mostly boring and
prentious academic types showed up, though the live Elvis impersonator concert wuz kinda cool.
 Plus, the main lecture on Tuesdsay morning featured the former editor of Rolling Stone, who
showed up totally slobered and passed out on stage in the middle of his mumbled and garbled
speech.  It was awesome.

Anyway, since this is a LW group, let me say this to ya...In your VTU column you said Lucas
shouldn't redo Starwars, it's perfect just the way it is.  Okay fine.  But you didn't make the
film.  It's his vision that brought the thing to the screen in the first place, if he feels
it's incomplete, then I think we should respect that.  Besides, it's not like all the other
copies of the original film are going to disappear once he makes the new one.  Actually, we're
getting the best of everything,we'll always have the original film, AND we'll get to see some
truly incredible effects this time around without those visible mattes.  And honestly, you know
the effects are going to be stunning.  Stuff that'll makes even us go, "how in the heck..."

I can't wait.

Mattguy


Article: 1534
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!emory!nntp.msstate.edu!sunset.backbone.olemiss.edu!postmaster
From: Matthew Harvey <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Mojo says hi
Date: 26 Aug 1995 00:37:52 GMT
Organization: UofM
Lines: 5
Message-ID: <41lqd0$[e-mail]>
References: <41jctt$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: mattguy.nexus.olemiss.edu
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.1N (Windows; I; 16bit)
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2588
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2588

>Oh.....nooo...I hope that Star Wars thread doesn't rear it's ugly head
>again....

Not a chance.


Article: 1535
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!cs.utexas.edu!utnut!torn!fonorola!inforamp.net!usenet
From: Colin Cunningham <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Colin says hi...
Date: 25 Aug 1995 17:12:10 GMT
Organization: InfoRamp Inc., Toronto, Ontario [phone]
Lines: 8
Message-ID: <41l09a$[e-mail]>
References: <41jctt$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: pez.coredp.com
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.1S (X11; I; IRIX 5.3 IP22)
To: [e-mail]
X-URL: news:41jctt$[e-mail]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2589
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2589

What'd you think of the Space: Above & Beyond stuff. There, there, just make
sure you've got something to turn to after Babylon 5. TTYL.
--
...................................................................
Colin Cunningham                             EMail: [e-mail]
C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures           HTTP://www.coredp.com/index.html
...................................................................


Article: 1536
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!cs.utexas.edu!utnut!torn!fonorola!inforamp.net!usenet
From: Colin Cunningham <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave,comp.graphics.animation
Subject: Re: Nuclear Blast, Mushroom Cloud Suggestions/Techniques Wanted
Date: 25 Aug 1995 17:15:14 GMT
Organization: InfoRamp Inc., Toronto, Ontario [phone]
Lines: 11
Message-ID: <41l0f2$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: pez.coredp.com
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.1S (X11; I; IRIX 5.3 IP22)
To: [e-mail]
X-URL: news:[e-mail]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2590 comp.graphics.animation:23367
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2590 comp.graphics.animation:23367

As far as I know, the nuclear blast in True Lies was done on PRISMS. I use it
at work and it's great for that sort of thing (terriffic particle and smoke
system). We just hired someone from Digital Domain so I'll wring it out of him
when he gets here.

--
...................................................................
Colin Cunningham                             EMail: [e-mail]
C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures           HTTP://www.coredp.com/index.html
...................................................................


Article: 1537
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!news.sprintlink.net!in1.uu.net!news3.digex.net!access4.digex.net!erniew
From: Ernie Wright <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave,comp.graphics.animation
Subject: Re: Nuclear Blast, Mushroom Cloud Suggestions/Techniques Wanted
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 16:18:09 -0400
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Lines: 37
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <41jq4d$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: access4.digex.net
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
In-Reply-To: <41jq4d$[e-mail]>
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2591 comp.graphics.animation:23369
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2591 comp.graphics.animation:23369

Thad Beier wrote:

> Someone else mentioned that the actors did not respond to it...that
> was the whole joke!  Geez.

Uh-oh.  Misunderstood again.

I got the joke, such as it was, but it, uh, mitigated my suspension of
disbelief.  I didn't realize that was what had happened until I got out
my tape of True Lies the other day, intending to find what was wrong
with the nuclear cloud CG.

I'm a graphics programmer who's been working for a number of years on,
among other things, nuclear weapon effects visualization for the Defense
Nuclear Agency.  I've been to the DASIAC library in Santa Barbara, and
I've worked closely with physicists who are experts in nuclear cloud
hydrodynamics.

The base surge looked a little funny, and there may have been a little
too much stuff falling out of the early-time fireball, but--a surprise
to me the second time I looked--most of it was dead on, and if I'd done
it, believe me, I'd be real happy with it.

The only explanation left for my first impression was that Jim Cameron
(of all people) had succeeded in making a 30 KT explosion seem inconse-
quential.

Except for the flash and a hint of water crack at the shock front, it
didn't interact with anything else in the scene--including the minds of
the characters--and although I realize that was intentional, the result-
ing pasted-on look makes you think it isn't really there.  Even at 12
miles, there should at least have been a rumble and a gust of wind--they
would have arrived at about the time Arnold Schwarzenegger was trying to
take off in the Harrier.

- Ernie


Article: 1538
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!news.bc.net!rover.ucs.ualberta.ca!hardin
From: [e-mail] (Hardin Brett Arvid)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Lightwave and Dxf
Date: 26 Aug 1995 01:38:19 GMT
Organization: University of Alberta Electrical Engineering Department
Lines: 25
Message-ID: <41ltub$[e-mail]>
References: <41fv45$[e-mail]> <MSGID_2=3A292=[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: nyquist.ee.ualberta.ca
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2592
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2592

Frank Aalbers ([e-mail]) wrote:
| Jonathon Bowman (Jonathon Bowman <[e-mail]>) wrote:

|  JB>    Will PC Lightwave 4.0 export and import DXF files?

| Export I am not sure , but importing will definately be included .


It will, but does not as of yet.  Interchange (plus) for the amiga will
translate it for you.

I do not yet know of any PC utilities.


---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Brett Hardin    | LightSmith -the magazine --     Lightwave 3D Tutorials,
        |                    Hints, and Solutions
All opinions are| ASK FOR DETAILS         from the Experts in the
mine, but they    |    IF INTERESTED        field.
are for lease   |
for a small fee,|----------------------------------------------------------
and I'll Keep'em|The first ISSUE is finally ready, sample copies are
to myself for a |available, send a reply to this address with
BIG fee!      | ' LIGHTSMITH INFO ' as the subject for more info!
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Article: 1539
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!in2.uu.net!axe.netdoor.com!port27.netdoor.com!frank
From: [e-mail] (Frank D. Cocke)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Simulating Dynamite Fuse?
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 20:47:25
Organization: The Lightray Factory
Lines: 29
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <41idpn$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <41ljnf$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: port27.netdoor.com
X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev A]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2593
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2593

>-------------------------------------------------------------
>>Phil South <[e-mail]>   "nuqDaq yuch Dapol"
>>        Web Wizards Home Page http://www.wp.com/webs/
>>-------------------------------------------------------------
>If you had a real windy fuse that you could not clip effectively or
>pull down into the stick then just make your fuse, texture it as a
>whole, then cut it up into around ten peices or more, depending on the
>length of the fuse.  Load the seperate peices and then just dissolve
>them accordingly.  Use the sparks and flares, etc, to hide the dissolve
>points to make it seem seemless.  This would seem to work fine.

>Brad

I played around with this a little last night and found that you can make you
fuse object say out of about 20 segment, save it, bend and twist it, save it
as your morph target. Create an image map say 640x10, half black and half
white, hard edge. With your first fuse object loaded in modeler load this
image and map it so the black covers the intire object, the white, unseen,
will extend the same distance beyond the object. Make note of the settings for
size and center of the image in modeler then in layout set the same for a
trans map, or clip map if your shadow mapping, and give it a velosity so the
image moves the number of frames that you need to make the object completely
vanish. When the fuse vanishes disolve the object in one frame so the fuse
will not begin to reappear again.

Try it, I believe it'll work for you with a little tweeking.

Frank
[e-mail], Home Page-http://www2.netdoor.com/~frank

Article: 1540
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!news.globalone.net!shell.globalone.net!davewarner
From: [e-mail] ()
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: installing lw4.0
Date: 25 Aug 1995 17:24:20 GMT
Organization: Global One, Inc.
Lines: 11
Message-ID: <41l104$[e-mail]>
References: <41isas$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: shell.globalone.net
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2595
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2595

hardbyte/mystic ([e-mail]) wrote:
: can someone tell me why i cant get lightwave 4.0 to work  i think it's
: the config file can someone help me with it thnx

Please tell us exactly what is happening and maybe we can help you.  Saying
"it won't work" doesn't give us much to go on.  =)

--
                                     -David Warner



Article: 1541
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!EU.net!Belgium.EU.net!tornix.tornado.be!nbre.nfe.be!p666.nbre.nfe.be!nbre.nfe.be!p37.nbre.nfe.be!not-for-mail
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 14:20:57 +0000
From: [e-mail] (Frank Aalbers)
Subject: Re: Mojo says hi
Message-ID: <MSGID_2=3A292=[e-mail]>
References: <41jctt$[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
X-Comment-To: (Mojo)
Organization: NightBreed
Lines: 27
X-Gateway: FIDO .. nbre.nfe.be [FIDOGATE 3.9.4]
X-FTN-Tearline: Spot 1.3a #41
X-FTN-Origin: -+- PIXION -+- , Deurne , Belgium  (2:292/603.37)
X-FTN-Domain: Z2@fidonet
X-FTN-Seen-By: 292/603
X-FTN-Path: 292/603
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2596
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2596

Mojo ([e-mail] (Mojo)) wrote:

 M> Finally got on the net, so whoever wants to bitch at me can finally do
 M> so to my smiling face :-)

Hey Mojo ! Its Frank from GRID ! Remember ? The one with the wrong "blow"
sentence . :-)

Nice meeting you at SIGGRAPH !

Still I'm having difficulties believing what jou said . You said most of the
B5 scenes are mede with a Pentium with only 32 MEG . Isn't that to little ?

 M> B5, Foundation Imaging and Elvis.  Maybe even talk about Lee Stranahan
 M> (he's not here, is he?)

Oh yes he is ! So look out what youre saying ... :-)

See ya !

   ________________________________________________________________
  |                                  |                             |
  | Frank Aalbers                    | -PIXION- -GRID Productions- |
  | [e-mail] / 2:292/603.27 | FAX + VOICE 03/326-30-85    |
  | [e-mail]                     | Deurne Belgium              |
  |__________________________________|_____________________________|


Article: 1542
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!EU.net!Belgium.EU.net!tornix.tornado.be!nbre.nfe.be!p666.nbre.nfe.be!nbre.nfe.be!p37.nbre.nfe.be!not-for-mail
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 14:29:49 +0000
From: [e-mail] (Frank Aalbers)
Subject: Re: Hope this will work now .
Message-ID: <MSGID_2=3A292=[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
X-Comment-To: (Dan Bloomfield)
Organization: NightBreed
Lines: 32
X-Gateway: FIDO .. nbre.nfe.be [FIDOGATE 3.9.4]
X-FTN-Tearline: Spot 1.3a #41
X-FTN-Origin: -+- PIXION -+- , Deurne , Belgium  (2:292/603.37)
X-FTN-Domain: Z2@fidonet
X-FTN-Seen-By: 292/603
X-FTN-Path: 292/603
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2597
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2597

Dan Bloomfield ([e-mail] (Dan Bloomfield) ) wrote:

 DB> From: [e-mail] (Dan Bloomfield)

 DB> Hi Frank.

Hey Dan ! How are ya ! ;-)

 DB> It was very nice to meet you at the Wavey's

Samewise ! (Heum ... is this a right english word ?) Very nice to put faces
on people we talk in Internet . :-)

 DB> congratulations to you and Grid Productions on the three Wavey's you
 DB> won. Your stuff was awesome.

Thanks alot ! I know you were nominated too . What was your animation agian?

It wasn't 3 but 2 Waveys we got . More than enough ... ;-)

We didn't expect so much positive reactions on our work . Most of the stuff
was mad by my collega animator Danny Braet , but he hasn't got Internet acces
yet . I'll teel him you liked it .

See ya
   ________________________________________________________________
  |                                  |                             |
  | Frank Aalbers                    | -PIXION- -GRID Productions- |
  | [e-mail] / 2:292/603.27 | FAX + VOICE 03/326-30-85    |
  | [e-mail]                     | Deurne Belgium              |
  |__________________________________|_____________________________|


Article: 1543
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!news.cyberstore.ca!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!unixg.ubc.ca!news.bc.net!rover.ucs.ualberta.ca!hardin
From: [e-mail] (Hardin Brett Arvid)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Antialiasing slow on PC
Date: 26 Aug 1995 02:08:02 GMT
Organization: University of Alberta Electrical Engineering Department
Lines: 24
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <41lvm2$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: nyquist.ee.ualberta.ca
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2598
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2598


It would be advisable to change your names & directory structures to be
PC firendly if you have to use an 8.3 disk (xxxxxxxx.xxx) before you
move the scene files to the PC.  You could even assign F: (or whatever)
to the Amiga directory where your newtek directory is, this way a simple
search and replace is all that you would require to convert your file to
the PC (assuming you duplicate the directory structure below your main
(current, lightwaves root) directory.

This is a bit of a pain, but since the process has to be done anyways,
this way your scenes can be changed on one, and taken to the other.


---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Brett Hardin    | LightSmith -the magazine --     Lightwave 3D Tutorials,
        |                    Hints, and Solutions
All opinions are| ASK FOR DETAILS         from the Experts in the
mine, but they    |    IF INTERESTED        field.
are for lease   |
for a small fee,|----------------------------------------------------------
and I'll Keep'em|The first ISSUE is finally ready, sample copies are
to myself for a |available, send a reply to this address with
BIG fee!      | ' LIGHTSMITH INFO ' as the subject for more info!
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Article: 1544
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!ix.netcom.com!netnews
From: [e-mail] (William Teegarden)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Mojo says hi
Date: 26 Aug 1995 02:25:29 GMT
Organization: Netcom
Lines: 16
Message-ID: <41m0mp$[e-mail]>
References: <41jctt$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: ix-la3-12.ix.netcom.com
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2599
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2599

In <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (John Gross) writes:

>
>: Finally got on the net, so whoever wants to bitch at me can finally
do
>: so to my smiling face :-)
>
>Good. Get your next &^$&@^(*&( article in!
>
>JG


Spoken like a true diplomat.....

GT


Article: 1545
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!alfa02.medio.net!guysmiley.blarg.com!usenet
From: [e-mail] (Peter Watje)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: (Facts)  What's happening to Amiga dealers.
Date: 26 Aug 1995 02:22:37 GMT
Organization: Spectral Imaging
Lines: 22
Message-ID: <41m0hd$[e-mail]>
References: <4190q8$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: dialup01.blarg.com
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.6+
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2600
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2600

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (J Eric Chard) says:
>
>>:Yeah Like Batch Processing... How does one take 600 frames through
>>:photoshop any way???
>>:John Donlevie
>>:Road-Ease, Inc
>>:Phila. PA
>>:[e-mail]
>>
>>     Very slowly...
>>
>>Jason
>>
>
>        Cruel, yet true.

You can do some pretty tricky macros if you are careful.

Peter W.
Spectral Imaging
[e-mail]
http://www.blarg.com/~peterw/spectral.html

Article: 1546
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!ix.netcom.com!netnews
From: [e-mail] (William Teegarden)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Colin says hi...
Date: 26 Aug 1995 02:28:47 GMT
Organization: Netcom
Lines: 19
Message-ID: <41m0sv$[e-mail]>
References: <41jctt$[e-mail]> <41l09a$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: ix-la3-12.ix.netcom.com
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2601
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2601

In <41l09a$[e-mail]> Colin Cunningham <[e-mail]>
writes:
>
>What'd you think of the Space: Above & Beyond stuff. There, there,
just make
>sure you've got something to turn to after Babylon 5. TTYL.
>--
>...................................................................
>Colin Cunningham                             EMail: [e-mail]
>C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures           HTTP://www.coredp.com/index.html
>...................................................................
>


Arrrrgggggh, thar she blows...  The catch of the day!  Care for a glass
of cider?

Greg Teegarden
Amblin Imaging

Article: 1547
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!in2.uu.net!news.erinet.com!bug.rahul.net!a2i!ddsw1!news.mcs.net!usenet
From: [e-mail] (John Crookshank)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: any education discount ???
Date: 26 Aug 1995 02:51:06 GMT
Organization: MCSNet Internet Services
Lines: 20
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: johnc.pr.mcs.net
X-Newsreader: THOR 2.1ß (TCP/IP)
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2602
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2602

On 24-Aug-95 03:52:02, Stanford Chang ([e-mail]) posted:

> Does any one know if there is a way to get a student or a school
> discount on the lightwave software?  If you have any info. about a
> education discount please email me at:      [e-mail]

NewTek has an instutional package of 5 Lightwaves for $259 each. ($1295 for
the full package which includes one disk/CD set, 5 dongles, and 2 manuals).

It must be ordered on a school Purchase Order. That's the only educational
program that they have.

   ----------------------------------------------------------------
  |      John Crookshank         |       [e-mail]             |
  |  MicroTech Solutions, Inc.   |  http://www.digiweb.com/~johnc/ |
  |----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |   Desktop video systems dealer - finger/www for more info.     |
   ----------------------------------------------------------------



Article: 1548
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!news-e1a.megaweb.com!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail
From: [e-mail] (Stranahan)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Mojo says hi
Date: 25 Aug 1995 16:54:40 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Lines: 9
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <41ldag$[e-mail]>
References: <41l2sm$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Stranahan)
NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2603
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2603

Hey Adam!

I'm here....



_____________________________________________
Lee Stranahan


Article: 1549
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!newshost.comco.com!news.tamu.edu!news.utdallas.edu!news.starnet.net!wupost!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!news.moneng.mei.com!news.inc.net!news.sprintlink.net!in1.uu.
From: [e-mail] (C J)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Windows 95 & LW
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 14:14:50 -0500 (CDT)
Organization: Internet America
Lines: 8
Message-ID: <41l775$[e-mail]>
References: <41jgkn$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: dal08-29.ppp.iadfw.net
X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent v0.38
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2604
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2604

I have trouble believing win95 is slower.  I think it may be because I
have not twicked it out yet or many I just need more memory...

Chuck





Article: 1550
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!gatech!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!ix.netcom.com!netnews
From: [e-mail] (Jeffrey S. Haynie )
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle? Leads to nuns on horses!
Date: 26 Aug 1995 03:07:00 GMT
Organization: Netcom
Lines: 19
Message-ID: <41m34k$[e-mail]>
References: <41kqaa$[e-mail]> <41l2ep$[e-mail]> <41lggo$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: ix-ath-ga1-08.ix.netcom.com
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2605
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2605

In <41lggo$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (John Foust)
writes:
>
>In article <41l2ep$[e-mail]>, [e-mail]
(Elfwork) says:

>If I was a Catholic nun, I'd probably say something about
>your conscience telling you that you know I'm right...
>but I'm not a nun, much less a nun on a horse.  For that,
>you need to switch to alt.sex.nuns, where I'm sure you can
>find someone willing to pay you to be an "arbiter" in your
>spare time.
>
>- John
I pretty much agree with your views on the "crack issue", but what I
really want to know is are the nuns on big, small, rocking or
inflatable horses?

- Jeff =|^)

Article: 1551
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!in1.uu.net!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!ix.netcom.com!netcom.com!bhood
From: [e-mail] (robert hood)
Subject: Re: Star Wars
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1]
References: <41lnct$[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 1995 03:16:45 GMT
Lines: 38
Sender: [e-mail]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2607
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2607

John Sonedecker ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Hi all,
:  Sorry for the non LightWave post. I guess it has alittle to do with the
: "Has Mojo gone nuts" thread( please do not start it again!). I heard on
: a local radio station that George Lucas is releasing all three of the
: Star Wars movies re-mastered with added footage, upgraded color and
: superior sound quality with a few extras thrown in on VHS. It will be
: available tuesday 8-29-95. Has anyone heard of this as well? Any more info
: on the subject? Again, please don't start a "should he do it" debate.
: -John Sonedecker

I went looking for the current 3-volume trilogy about four weeks ago
(I knew that my local Suncoast Video had it as I had admired and contemplated
purchasing it before).  I went after I read that they were pulling it from
the shelves forever.

Well, when I got there, and couldn't find it, I asked.  I was told that it
was pulled already, but that it was going to be released one final time
at the end of August.  This final release (before the 20th aniversary
Director's Cut) will include a new sound track in THX stereo.

Needless to say, I paid for the whole thing right then and there.  Now
I'm only waiting for the call to come pick it up.

In other words, yes, it is being re-re-released at the end of August for
the last time.  I'd suggest you get it before the "Best Of Times"
version is all that's available (sorry, had to get that in =|^).

Regards,                      |||
Bob                         ^(===)^
-------------------------oOO--(_)--OOo--------------------------------------
Bob Hood            | Bureaucracy destroys initiative.  There is little that
                    | bureaucrats hate more than innovation, especially
Work: 303-730-1324  | innovation that produces better results than the old
Home: 303-980-8392  | routines.  Improvements always make those at the top
[e-mail]    | of the heap look inept.  Who enjoys appearing inept?
[e-mail]      |                               - Frank Herbert
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Article: 1552
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!news.sprintlink.net!news.bluesky.net!gatech!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!in1.uu.net!news.iadfw.net!usenet
From: [e-mail] (C J)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Win 95 with Lightwave and PAR
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 23:07:43 -0500 (CDT)
Organization: Internet America
Lines: 18
Message-ID: <41m6e9$[e-mail]>
References: <41ljq2$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: dal02-24.ppp.iadfw.net
X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent v0.38
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2608
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2608

[e-mail] (Randy Penn) wrote:

>Does Win 95 alleviate the problem with 8.3 filenames so that an animation
>rendered from Lightwave to the PAR can be brought back into Lightwave as
>an image sequence?  Also, can someone please give us some legitimate
>benchmark results for render times on Win 32 versus Win 95.

>Thanks,
>Randy

I rendered the Logo Loop frame 88 on my P100 with 24 meg of ram.  It
rendered in 2:25 minutes on Win32 and 3:35 minutes on Win95.  I don't
know if this is something with the prerelease or what.  It should
render faster.  I got some extra memory from a friend and that did not
speed things up at all even on a 40 meg system....

Chuck


Article: 1553
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!newshost.comco.com!news.tamu.edu!news.utdallas.edu!corpgate!bcarh189.bnr.ca!nott!torn!howland.reston.ans.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!psgrain!nntp.teleport.com!usenet
From: Darren Metcalfe <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Mojo says hi
Date: 25 Aug 1995 17:56:38 GMT
Organization: Teleport - Portland's Public Access [phone]
Lines: 14
Message-ID: <41l2sm$[e-mail]>
References: <41jctt$[e-mail]> <41jra2$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: ip-vanc2-15.teleport.com
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.1N (Windows; I; 32bit)
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2609
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2609

[e-mail] () wrote:

>Hey cool!  Welcome to the newsgroup....now I can ask you the one question
>that has been consuming my conscious thoughts:  Is Elvis really dead?  =)

Yeah Mojo, you've got some pull with Strazinsky(sp?) right? Have him write
in a part for Elvis. I think he'd do well in a shuttle pilot cameo. Of
course the ship should fly like a brick, what with all that cargo.

--
Darren Metcalfe
[e-mail]



Article: 1554
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!newshost.comco.com!news.tamu.edu!news.utdallas.edu!corpgate!bcarh189.bnr.ca!nott!torn!howland.reston.ans.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!psgrain!nntp.teleport.com!usenet
From: Darren Metcalfe <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Graphics Tablet
Date: 25 Aug 1995 18:15:01 GMT
Organization: Teleport - Portland's Public Access [phone]
Lines: 16
Message-ID: <41l3v5$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: ip-vanc2-15.teleport.com
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.1N (Windows; I; 32bit)
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2610
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2610

[e-mail] (J Eric Chard) wrote:

>
>    I couldn't be happier with my Wacom 6x8 Artpad-- wonderful, simple,
>    effective, and even made in my home state!

Excellent company and products. They even made an effort to support the Amiga
with DPaint and Opal drivers. They have the most rocking office building here in
Vancouver, on the Columbia river. The lucky bastards even have a Macmenamins pub
right across the street.

--
Darren Metcalfe
[e-mail]



Article: 1555
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!lerc.nasa.gov!purdue!haven.umd.edu!cville-srv.wam.umd.edu!rsrodger
From: [e-mail] (R S Rodgers)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 25 Aug 1995 23:31:10 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Lines: 52
Message-ID: <41lmfu$[e-mail]>
References: <41j25c$[e-mail]> <41kqaa$[e-mail]> <41ku5k$[e-mail]> <41lg9m$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: rac3.wam.umd.edu
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2611
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2611

In article <41lg9m$[e-mail]>,
John Foust <[e-mail]> wrote:
>In article <41ku5k$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (R S Rodgers) says:
>>
>>That may be so as well.  Nonetheless, I don't think that I should sink
>>$800 into an app and then deal with hassles like a hardware dongle.
>
>In reality, the vast majority of people have absolutely no "hassles"
>with a dongle.  The people most concerned with "hassles" are usually
>the ones who are upset they can't give a copy to their friends.

But that's not reality.  I *hate* dongles.  I gave a pretty thorough
description in my first posting as to why I don't need the hassle of
dealing with the dongle -- and yes, it's going to be a hassle.  Let's
not pretend that dongles are a fun thing to deal with.

If you print, and you have one PAR, a dongle is a pain in the ass.  I have
yet to see a pass through dongle that works as the manufacturers promise.
I print a *lot* of bitmaps to my printer.  Before we got a crack for 3ds at
work, the printer would on occasion start spitting out page after page
of _crap_.  The problem was the dongle "not quite" working as a pass
through.

I have no room on my system for a dongle.  I guess I'll have to make room,
but don't imply that I'm a would-be pirate just because you're willing to put
up with whatever inconvenience software developers dream up to make our lives
more difficult, and all to no end.

>>This may be a naive
>>question, but how many pirates are actually going to pirate a CD full
>>of data?
>
>The least expensive CD-ROM writers are about $1300 these days.
>You can get a top-of-the-line one for $2000, complete.  Some
>companies even have little dual CDROM read-write burners;
>you put in a CD and a CD-R disc, and presto, 74 minutes or
>less later, you have an exact dupe.  CD-R blanks are $8 today.
>So pirates certainly can dupe CDs.

Yes, and I could buy a 1GB disk and dupe a CD, too.  So what?  My question
was, how many are actually going to do it, and the answer is, "very, very
few."  Copy protection has *never* worked against dedicated pirates, and
was never meant to.  It's meant to prevent _casual_ ("just a few friends")
piracy where it's more trouble to get around it (xeroxing manuals, what
have you) than to buy a copy.


--
---- Windows 95 and NT: IBM's OS choices for IBM hardware, x86 and PowerPC ----
"That's not our primary target.  There are people out there who love
 [OS/2 Warp] on the desktop, but our focus is on large enterprise customers."
    -- chief executive officer Louis Gerstner (IBM) (July, 1995)

Article: 1556
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!news-e1a.megaweb.com!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail
From: [e-mail] (JBooth411)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 26 Aug 1995 18:52:59 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Lines: 9
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <41o8kb$[e-mail]>
References: <41lg9m$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com
X-Newsreader: AOL Offline Reader
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2612
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2612

>In reality, the vast majority of people have absolutely no "hassles"
>with a dongle.  The people most concerned with "hassles" are usually
>the ones who are upset they can't give a copy to their friends.

     I don't buy this - If you've ever had the dongle come a little loose,
and lost your work because of it, then you hate the dongle. It has nothing
to do with piracy, it has everything to do with hassles and lost work. And
when you have 3 or 4 dongles piled up on a port, they come loose more
often, and you loose more work..

Article: 1557
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!news-e1a.megaweb.com!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail
From: [e-mail] (JBooth411)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: (Facts)  What's happening to Amiga dealers.
Date: 26 Aug 1995 18:52:59 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Lines: 2
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <41o8kb$[e-mail]>
References: <41m0hd$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com
X-Newsreader: AOL Offline Reader
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2613
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2613

Although I've done it, and don't endorse it, mouse recorder CAN be used to
batch process.. But it's no ImageFX..

Article: 1558
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!news.sprintlink.net!noc.netcom.net!ix.netcom.com!netnews
From: [e-mail] (Cathy/Thad Beier)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave,comp.graphics.animation
Subject: Re: Nuclear Blast, Mushroom Cloud Suggestions/Techniques Wanted
Date: 26 Aug 1995 15:49:11 GMT
Organization: Netcom
Lines: 19
Message-ID: <41nfpn$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <41l0f2$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: ix-sj19-17.ix.netcom.com
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2614 comp.graphics.animation:23383
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2614 comp.graphics.animation:23383

In <41l0f2$[e-mail]> Colin Cunningham <[e-mail]>
writes:
>
>As far as I know, the nuclear blast in True Lies was done on PRISMS. I
use it
>at work and it's great for that sort of thing (terriffic particle and
smoke
>system). We just hired someone from Digital Domain so I'll wring it
out of him
>when he gets here.
>

Now, the bomb blast is on the DD demo reel, it's true, but they didn't
do the shot.  The software was the my "cloud" program, animated by
Jamie Dixon at PDI.

Thad Beier
Hammerhead Productions


Article: 1559
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!news.sprintlink.net!cs.utexas.edu!news.unt.edu!usenet
From: [e-mail] (MuMan)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Support for other WinNT platforms??????
Date: 26 Aug 1995 16:33:03 GMT
Organization: UNT Visual Arts
Lines: 20
Distribution: inet
Message-ID: <41nibv$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: marcus01.art.unt.edu
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2615
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2615

I know LW can run on intel and alpha NT.
Does this mean LW could be easily ported to other NT platforms?

I looking for something that can render on
a Motorola PowPC 620 under WinNT.
I can get some 620's on loan for project.
Does anybody know about ANYTHING that can render on one?

Is there an email address that I can more directly ask NewTek
similar questions.

I was hoping that there was a multi-platform compiler being used
by someone developing WinNT software that could easily port to the 620,
but I really have know idea how much platform dependent code
there would be.

any info is appreciated

Steve


Article: 1560
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!newshost.comco.com!news.tamu.edu!bcm.tmc.edu!news.msfc.nasa.gov!newsfeed.internetmci.com!gatech!swrinde!emory!nntp.msstate.edu!sunset.backbone.olemiss.edu!postmaster
From: Matthew Harvey <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Lightning and Electricity
Date: 26 Aug 1995 00:46:20 GMT
Organization: UofM
Lines: 12
Message-ID: <41lqss$[e-mail]>
References: <40vjcs$[e-mail]> <41agou$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: mattguy.nexus.olemiss.edu
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.1N (Windows; I; 16bit)
To: [e-mail]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2616
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2616

>Creative use of an object morph would accomplish this reasonable
painlessly.


It will?  I don't think I can get the detail with this method, but I'll try!


>Send me a note & I'll get you a copy!

Hey! here's my note!



Article: 1561
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!news-e1a.megaweb.com!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail
From: [e-mail] (DavidH1734)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Windows 95 & LW
Date: 26 Aug 1995 13:05:54 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Lines: 6
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <41nk9i$[e-mail]>
References: <41lcki$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (DavidH1734)
NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2617
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2617

Yep, sad to say Win95 is slower than Win3.1. I tested the Blade frame 54
benchmark. 17min to 20min in favor of Win3.1   N/T was under 13min. This
was all rendered on a Pentium 100 with 64 megs of RAM. Seems to be a
common finding.

Dave

Article: 1562
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!news-e1a.megaweb.com!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail
From: [e-mail] (Stranahan)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 26 Aug 1995 13:14:25 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Lines: 8
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <41nkph$[e-mail]>
References: <41lmfu$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Stranahan)
NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2618
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2618

I've said this before : Increasing sales and decreasing piracy are two
totally seperate issues. A company should focus on increasing sales. Some
methods DO decrease 'casual piracy' somewhat without making people even
blink - a dongle ain't one of 'em.

_____________________________________________
Lee Stranahan


Article: 1563
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!ionews.ionet.net!usenet
From: [e-mail] (Alan Chan)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Mojo says hi
Date: 26 Aug 1995 15:21:54 GMT
Organization: IONet
Lines: 13
Message-ID: <41ne6i$[e-mail]>
References: <41l2sm$[e-mail]> <41ldag$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: osip62.ionet.net
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2619
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2619

In article <41ldag$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] says...
>
>Hey Adam!
>
>I'm here....
>

Adam, huh...?    :)


Alan Chan
Vision Digital


Article: 1564
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!in1.uu.net!newsflash.concordia.ca!nstn.ns.ca!coranto.ucs.mun.ca!news.cabot.nf.ca!p015
From: [e-mail] (Sean Huxter)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: How to envelope lens flares?
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 95 18:35:05 GMT
Organization: DET
Lines: 21
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <41nk8j$[e-mail]>
References: <418us2$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: p015.remote.cabot.nf.ca
X-Newsreader: News Xpress Version 1.0 Beta #2
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2620
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2620

[e-mail] (DanMorvec) wrote:
>How would I envelope lens flares so they will appear at frame 20 and
>disappear completely at frame 30? I'm just trying to create a flash
>effect.

Go to the LIGHTS menu in Layout, turn ENABLE LENS FLARES on and select
Lens Flares option. There is a value for Flare Intensity. Instead of
typing in a value, hit the "E" button, and that will call up a standard
envelope editor. CREATE a key for frame 0 (required) and make its value
zero. Then CREATE a key for frame 19, 20, 30, and 31. Make your value at
19 zero, your value at 20, 100 (or whatever your required maximum flare
is, your value at 30, 100 (ditto) and your value at 31, zero. (You may
want to change the SPLINE CONTROLS, and move your keys at 20 and 30 around
to make the flash appear more gradually, less gradually, and disappear
more or less gradually.

Play around with the values, and the key frame times, and have fun.

Sean Huxter
[e-mail]
http://www.cabot.nf.ca/~sean <-Animator's Web Site

Article: 1565
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.mathworks.com!solaris.cc.vt.edu!swiss.ans.net!prodigy.com!usenet
From: [e-mail] (Randy Penn)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Win 95 with Lightwave and PAR
Date: 26 Aug 1995 15:30:48 GMT
Organization: Prodigy Services Company  1-800-PRODIGY
Lines: 3
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <41nen8$[e-mail]>
References: <41ljq2$[e-mail]> <41m6e9$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: inugap4.news.prodigy.com
X-Newsreader: Version 1.2
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2621
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2621

Yikes!  I hope that the final version (ha ha) renders faster under Win95,
but knowing Newtek, we'll probably have to wait until version 5.0.


Article: 1566
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!hookup!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!news.ultranet.com!zombie.ncsc.mil!simtel!news.kei.com!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!spool.mu.edu!caen!news.tc.cornell.edu!newsserver.sdsc.edu!news.ce
From: [e-mail] (James Hastings-Trew)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Star Wars
Date: 26 Aug 1995 15:30:16 GMT
Organization: Mister Print Productions Ltd.
Lines: 33
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <41lnct$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: dial197238.wbm.ca
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2622
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2622

In article <41lnct$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (John
Sonedecker) wrote:

> Hi all,
>  Sorry for the non LightWave post. I guess it has alittle to do with the
> "Has Mojo gone nuts" thread( please do not start it again!). I heard on
> a local radio station that George Lucas is releasing all three of the
> Star Wars movies re-mastered with added footage, upgraded color and
> superior sound quality with a few extras thrown in on VHS. It will be
> available tuesday 8-29-95. Has anyone heard of this as well? Any more info
> on the subject? Again, please don't start a "should he do it" debate.
> -John Sonedecker

Basically the "new" version of the trilogy is the same as the recently
released boxed set of Laserdisks. There is no additional footage, but the
transfer was done from clean negatives, the colour was expertly balanced
and corrected in the video transfer, and the soundtrack was completely
re-mastered from the original sources, all done under the tight controls
of the THX program. The transfer is free from dust, pin-holes, dirt,
spotty colour, and seems to be whiter and brighter. :) The junk mattes
found in the most complicated space scenes also seem to be gone in the
transfer, with outer space being restored to black again, instead of the
over-processed grey found in the previous poorly transferred video
versions. The extras thrown in are interviews with the special effects
guys and Lucas, but these suffer from poor audio quality (Muren in
particular seems to mutter and then talk very loudly in a way that makes
him very annoying to listen to).

If you have a laser disk, forget the VHS transfers and get the disks if
you love these movies. They are a real treat. If you don't have laser,
then the Star Wars Trilogy just might be the killer app that convinces you
to buy one! :) If you are a real cheap-ass bastard, then I guess the VHS
tapes will do... :)

Article: 1567
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!newsjunkie.ans.net!news-m01.ny.us.ibm.net!usenet
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Do ships in "Space" vaporize?
Date: 26 Aug 1995 17:41:02 GMT
Lines: 20
Message-ID: <41nmbe$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]
NNTP-Posting-Host: slip50-82.ca.us.ibm.net
X-Newsreader: IBM NewsReader/2 v1.09
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2623
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2623

  The promos for Space:Above and Beyond, it looks like they use stock footage
explosions to blow up the space ships.  I'm curious why the CGI animators decided
to use 2D pyro elements rather than doing 3D explosions like on Babylon5?  With
only a limited series of stock footage explosions, every time a ship blows up
will we see the same explosion over and over again?  They used the same trick
way back on "The Last Starfighter" and it made the space battles a bit boring.


  Im presuming the producers of Space chose this cause they wanted the show to
look like Star Wars.  Does that mean that instead of breaking the model up into several
pieces and flyng them apart like on B5, will the explosions totaly "vaporize" the object?

  In Star Wars, especialy Jedi, they just dissolved a model to stock pyro footage and it
looked like the ships simply vanished in the force of the explosion.  Nothing at all remained
but vapor and a handfull of radioactive rubble, and maybe a small bit of spaceship hull or two.

  Are the ships in Space just break up, or do they get instantainiously transformed into ionized
gas and dust with little or any tiny rubble fragments remaining?



Article: 1568
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!homer.alpha.net!usenet
From: [e-mail] (John Foust)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 26 Aug 1995 17:43:29 GMT
Organization: Syndesis Corporation
Lines: 26
Message-ID: <41nmg1$[e-mail]>
References: <41j25c$[e-mail]> <41kqaa$[e-mail]> <41ku5k$[e-mail]> <41lg9m$[e-mail]> <41lmfu$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: s19c.globaldialog.com
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.6+
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2624
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2624

In article <41lmfu$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (R S Rodgers) says:
>
>If you print, and you have one PAR, a dongle is a pain in the ass.  I have
>yet to see a pass through dongle that works as the manufacturers promise.

Oh, really, do you actually have problems with LW's dongle?
Did you call NewTek or Rainbow Tech for support?

>I print a *lot* of bitmaps to my printer.  Before we got a crack for 3ds at
>work, the printer would on occasion start spitting out page after page
>of _crap_.

If you're really printing a lot of bitmaps, get an Ethernet-capable
printer, it'll go much faster.  :-)

>I have no room on my system for a dongle.

Wow, you must have a really small apartment.

>Copy protection has *never* worked against dedicated pirates, and
>was never meant to.  It's meant to prevent _casual_ ("just a few friends")
>piracy where it's more trouble to get around it (xeroxing manuals, what
>have you) than to buy a copy.

Yes, of course.


Article: 1569
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!news.mathworks.com!solaris.cc.vt.edu!homer.alpha.net!usenet
From: [e-mail] (John Foust)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 26 Aug 1995 17:44:13 GMT
Organization: Syndesis Corporation
Lines: 12
Message-ID: <41nmhd$[e-mail]>
References: <41lmfu$[e-mail]> <41nkph$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: s19c.globaldialog.com
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.6+
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2625
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2625

In article <41nkph$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Stranahan) says:
>
>I've said this before : Increasing sales and decreasing piracy are two
>totally seperate issues.

OK, I'll buy that.

>A company should focus on increasing sales. Some
>methods DO decrease 'casual piracy' somewhat without making people even
>blink - a dongle ain't one of 'em.

What methods are you talking about?

Article: 1570
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!news.moneng.mei.com!uwm.edu!homer.alpha.net!usenet
From: [e-mail] (John Foust)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle? Leads to nuns on horses!
Date: 26 Aug 1995 17:44:53 GMT
Organization: Syndesis Corporation
Lines: 8
Message-ID: <41nmil$[e-mail]>
References: <41kqaa$[e-mail]> <41l2ep$[e-mail]> <41lggo$[e-mail]> <41m34k$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: s19c.globaldialog.com
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.6+
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2626
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2626

In article <41m34k$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Jeffrey S. Haynie ) says:
>
>I pretty much agree with your views on the "crack issue", but what I
>really want to know is are the nuns on big, small, rocking or
>inflatable horses?

They're on stuffed horses, of course!  See alt.sex.plushies.


Article: 1571
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!pacifier!homer.alpha.net!usenet
From: [e-mail] (John Foust)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Mojo says hi
Date: 26 Aug 1995 17:45:59 GMT
Organization: Syndesis Corporation
Lines: 12
Message-ID: <41nmkn$[e-mail]>
References: <41jctt$[e-mail]> <41jra2$[e-mail]> <41mg1l$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: s19c.globaldialog.com
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.6+
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2627
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2627

In article <41mg1l$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Fred Tepper ) says:
>
>In <41jra2$[e-mail]> [e-mail] () writes:
>
>>P.S.  Love the work you guys do on B5...you're making Sci-Fi history!
>
>Hey, is this a compliment or an insult?  Hmmmm.....

Must be a compliment.

He said nothing about hairdos.  :-)


Article: 1572
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!in2.uu.net!van-bc!vanbc.wimsey.com!io.org!torfree!ad636
From: [e-mail] (Stephen Bowie)
Subject: Re: Cool Bump Maps
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Organization: Toronto Free-Net
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
References: <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 1995 22:24:22 GMT
Lines: 23
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2628
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2628

James Hastings-Trew ([e-mail]) wrote:
: If any of you Lightwave Artists have access to the Mac version of
: Photoshop 3.04, have a look on the deluxe CD ROM for a directory called
: "Textures for Lighting Effects". These are grey-scale altitude maps for
: various textures like cloth, brick, fibres, concrete, feathers, shingles,
: bark, etc. In other words -- bump maps!


snip.......


: Just thought I'd share this with the list, since good bump maps can be
: hard to make or come by.


Hmmm, there are about forty-fifty texture images in my IFX2.1 Textures
drawer....wonder if they wouldn't also be useful?

--
    Steve Bowie [e-mail]
    North York, Ontario, Canada

     "Rumours of my death are greatly exaggerated..." C=,1995.

Article: 1573
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!udel!news.sprintlink.net!in1.uu.net!newsflash.concordia.ca!nstn.ns.ca!coranto.ucs.mun.ca!news.cabot.nf.ca!usenet
From: Sean Huxter <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Golf ball object in Lightwave format?
Date: 26 Aug 1995 17:23:12 GMT
Organization: Cabot College, Newfoundland, Canada
Lines: 19
Message-ID: <41nla0$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: p015.remote.cabot.nf.ca
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.2b5 (Windows; I; 16bit)
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2629
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2629

I am animating a project requiring a golf ball. If I needed a rough ball, I would
simply tesselate a ball, and flip it through screen quickly -- an illusion of a
golf ball. However, I'm doing a close-up of the ball, and that means that even
if I had the latest version of Lightwave (which I don't) I couldn't use the
new procedural texture that simulates a golf ball because it isn't accurate. The
dents aren't in their correct places, and they are sized differently.

What I am looking for is an accurate, high-res golf ball that I can pick up at
an FTP site, or something like that. I would love to pay ViewPoint, but the project
doesn't have the budget.

If anyone knows where I can get such an object FREE, please let me know.

Thanks.

Sean Huxter
[e-mail]
http://www.cabot.nf.ca/~sean <- Animator's Web Page


Article: 1574
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!news.mathworks.com!zombie.ncsc.mil!cs.umd.edu!haven.umd.edu!cville-srv.wam.umd.edu!rsrodger
From: [e-mail] (R S Rodgers)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 26 Aug 1995 17:51:40 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Lines: 43
Message-ID: <41nmvc$[e-mail]>
References: <41j25c$[e-mail]> <41lg9m$[e-mail]> <41lmfu$[e-mail]> <41nmg1$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: rac8.wam.umd.edu
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2630
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2630

In article <41nmg1$[e-mail]>,
John Foust <[e-mail]> wrote:
>In article <41lmfu$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (R S Rodgers) says:
>>
>>If you print, and you have one PAR, a dongle is a pain in the ass.  I have
>>yet to see a pass through dongle that works as the manufacturers promise.
>
>Oh, really, do you actually have problems with LW's dongle?
>Did you call NewTek or Rainbow Tech for support?

Jesus.  You *are* an asshole, aren't you?

If you had read the original message, I am *contemplating* buying
Lightwave.  I gave a very detailed description of why I do not want
to deal with a dongle.  If you're going to throw a fit over my comments
the least you should have done is read the post in which I made my
first comments, because it is completely clear that you have not done so.

As for Lightwave's dongle, no, but yes, I have in the past had _unresolvable_
("just swap the cable for the dongle" is "unresolvable") problems with other
dongles, including those provided with 3d Studio.

>>I print a *lot* of bitmaps to my printer.  Before we got a crack for 3ds at
>>work, the printer would on occasion start spitting out page after page
>>of _crap_.
>
>If you're really printing a lot of bitmaps, get an Ethernet-capable
>printer, it'll go much faster.  :-)

Gee, thanks, John.  That's wise.  I'll sink $350 on a JetDirect so that
I can print properly.  Let's see.  Lightwave, which is promoted as a cost
agressive 3d package, now costs $1100.  What else should I add to work around
the problem?  If I want to print to the net printers, I do.  But you see,
sometimes I actually want to print at the printer next to me, and adding
an ethernet card to it to work around a dongle that's going to be a pain
in the ass *anyway* is not the solution.


--
---- Windows 95 and NT: IBM's OS choices for IBM hardware, x86 and PowerPC ----
"That's not our primary target.  There are people out there who love
 [OS/2 Warp] on the desktop, but our focus is on large enterprise customers."
    -- chief executive officer Louis Gerstner (IBM) (July, 1995)

Article: 1575
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!in1.uu.net!svc.portal.com!portal.com!cup.portal.com!Jeric
From: [e-mail] (J Eric Chard)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Networking Amiga and PC
Date: 26 Aug 1995 13:20:08 -0700
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Lines: 24
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <41i03e$[e-mail]>
  <[e-mail]> <41k24b$[e-mail]>
  <41ld7s$[e-mail]> <41mbo7$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: 156.151.4.12
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2631
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2631

[e-mail] writes:
>
>I only networked my Amigas together and it was expensive. I know the
>hardware for the PCs is cheaper than the Amiga, but how much is the software?
>
>-Aaron

    It's free.

    When you have Windoze for WorkGruppen 3.11,  or NT 3.5+, they come
    with networking software.  All you really have to do is install your
    drivers and turn on the network.  I just did it about 4 days ago, and
    it is trivial.

    OTOH, it doesn't seem >>real<< fast, but it works, and it's free.


****************************************************************************
*   (OOOOO)  [e-mail]       |  Synergy Graphix & Animation     *
*  (OOOOOOO)  Welcome to Seattle!       |   Film and Video Productions     *
*   ///////     Have a latte'!          |Technical Subjects Our Specialty! *
*  ///////        Or else!              |                                  *
                                                             *
****************************************************************************

Article: 1576
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!in1.uu.net!svc.portal.com!portal.com!cup.portal.com!Jeric
From: [e-mail] (J Eric Chard)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 26 Aug 1995 13:20:12 -0700
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Lines: 40
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <41lmfu$[e-mail]>
  <41nkph$[e-mail]> <41nmhd$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: 156.151.4.12
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2632
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2632

>In article <41nkph$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Stranahan) s
a
>ys:
>>
>>I've said this before : Increasing sales and decreasing piracy are two
>>totally seperate issues.
          ^^^^^^^^

    Not only that, they are even "sepArate" issues.

    >:^+  <-Mr. Spellguy.


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>


    "Separate"  gets my vote for "Word Most Often Misspelled By 'Net Users",
    followed closely by "voila", (AKA "walla") and "bated", as in "baited
    breath".

    Hmmmmm, did I misspell "Misspelled" ?

    Anyway, the leading Amiga dealer in Seattle used to be an elementary
    school teacher, and he told me a mnemonic that has helped me ever since
    with "separate":


        "There's a R-A-T inside 'separate'."


    Voila!


****************************************************************************
*   (OOOOO)  [e-mail]       |  Synergy Graphix & Animation     *
*  (OOOOOOO)  Welcome to Seattle!       |   Film and Video Productions     *
*   ///////     Have a latte'!          |Technical Subjects Our Specialty! *
*  ///////        Or else!              |                                  *
                                                             *
****************************************************************************

Article: 1577
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!in1.uu.net!svc.portal.com!portal.com!cup.portal.com!Jeric
From: [e-mail] (J Eric Chard)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle? Leads to nuns on horses!
Date: 26 Aug 1995 13:20:16 -0700
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Lines: 29
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <41m34k$[e-mail]>
  <41nnlh$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: 156.151.4.12
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2633
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2633

elfworks <geez> writes:
>
>My point was:
>
>Why spend money/time developing dongles if they don't work?
>

    Obviously, both NewTek and Autodesk feel that the time spent
    detering casual piracy is offset by the revenues derived by preventing
    same.

    Gee, was that so hard to figure out?

    IOW, the number of flame-boys who won't buy dongled products is out-
    weighed by the number of "casual pirates" who are forced to buy the
    products.

    Whether or not this is true is grist for endless, pointless, brainless
    'net postings, but it is certainly what they believe, or they wouldn't
    do it.


****************************************************************************
*   (OOOOO)  [e-mail]       |  Synergy Graphix & Animation     *
*  (OOOOOOO)  Welcome to Seattle!       |   Film and Video Productions     *
*   ///////     Have a latte'!          |Technical Subjects Our Specialty! *
*  ///////        Or else!              |                                  *
                                                             *
****************************************************************************

Article: 1578
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!in1.uu.net!svc.portal.com!portal.com!cup.portal.com!Jeric
From: [e-mail] (J Eric Chard)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Raptor Rendering Service Rates
Date: 26 Aug 1995 13:20:20 -0700
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Lines: 36
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <41ksks$[e-mail]>
  <41m3r3$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: 156.151.4.12
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2634
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2634


>With all these LightWaved PC's on the Internet, an opportunity presents
>its self to the ingenious programmer:  Symantec C++ 7.0 has a code
>generator called NetBuild that makes it relatively easy to write
>applications that use multiple CPUs over a network.


    Yeah, I thought of this four years ago, but at that time the speed
    of modems made it problematical.

    It was really pushed home when I worked on a video in an insurance
    company, and gazed over the hundreds of 486's sitting idle all night.


>digicash for payment.  Unfortunately, the 14.4 or 28.8 connections most
>people are connected with would make recieving hundreds of Mbyte size
>frames take as long as rendering them.  But at ISDN or Frame Relay
>fractional T1 rates, this becomes feasible.

    Yup, there's the rub.


>
>-Tom Schaefer
> Strategic Video
> Producers of the "Frequent Flyer Video Clips."
> "Stock Video for the Digital Age "
>

****************************************************************************
*   (OOOOO)  [e-mail]       |  Synergy Graphix & Animation     *
*  (OOOOOOO)  Welcome to Seattle!       |   Film and Video Productions     *
*   ///////     Have a latte'!          |Technical Subjects Our Specialty! *
*  ///////        Or else!              |                                  *
                                                             *
****************************************************************************

Article: 1579
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!in1.uu.net!svc.portal.com!portal.com!cup.portal.com!Jeric
From: [e-mail] (J Eric Chard)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Win 95 with Lightwave and PAR
Date: 26 Aug 1995 13:20:24 -0700
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Lines: 14
Sender: [e-mail]
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <41ljq2$[e-mail]>
  <41m6e9$[e-mail]> <41nen8$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: 156.151.4.12
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2635
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2635

>Yikes!  I hope that the final version (ha ha) renders faster under Win95,
>but knowing Newtek, we'll probably have to wait until version 5.0.
>

    Is there any reason to suspect this might be so?  Speed is not one
    of the things they were pushing, AFAIK.

****************************************************************************
*   (OOOOO)  [e-mail]       |  Synergy Graphix & Animation     *
*  (OOOOOOO)  Welcome to Seattle!       |   Film and Video Productions     *
*   ///////     Have a latte'!          |Technical Subjects Our Specialty! *
*  ///////        Or else!              |                                  *
                                                             *
****************************************************************************

Article: 1580
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!noao!ncar!uchinews!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!news.ecn.bgu.edu!news.moneng.mei.com!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!spool.mu.edu!agate!darkstar.UCSC.EDU!usenet
From: Adam Ives Chrystie <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Do ships in "Space" vaporize?
Date: 27 Aug 1995 00:01:27 GMT
Organization: University Of California at Santa Cruz
Lines: 14
Message-ID: <41ockn$[e-mail]>
References: <41nmbe$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: tsa-28.ucsc.edu
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.2b6 (Windows; I; 32bit)
To: [e-mail]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2636
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2636


  I think they used good ol' Pyromania CD to do the
explosions...that's some famouse fire now ;)..I think I'll
make my own Cd of explosions..opps..that subject already got
me in to a lil trouble on the LW list ;)


-----------------------------------------------------------
Adam Chrystie [e-mail]
Cinema/Video Major, Senior
University Of California at Santa Cruz
------------------------------------------------------------



Article: 1581
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!noao!ncar!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!news-e1a.megaweb.com!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail
From: [e-mail] (Bradycubia)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: REVIEW: Exploring LightWave 3D (book)
Date: 26 Aug 1995 21:13:30 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Lines: 19
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <41ogrq$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Bradycubia)
NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2637
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2637

Well I am a beginner and I've gone through this piece of shit book. Not
only is it full of typo's but within the first twenty pages their were
several paragraphs that were incomplete. They just ended mid sentence!
They have you reference to a appendixes that don't exist and even
mis-title chapters (Chapter 8 " Manipulating
objects in Layout" has each page headed by Manipulating Objects in
Modeler")
Furturemore they don't even explain many different modeling functions
(Magnet, poles, vertex, etc.)

The spine is already breaking and the final insult is that they claim that
with a P.C. the help messages for your key board in Modeler is F1 and the
help in Layout is F12 when in fact it's the other way around.

All this for 59.95 plue postage which = 73.59

Fortunatly it took so long for this book to get here that I ended up
teaching my self most of the stuff just by playing around with it- Bottom
line is- Get the tapes and forget this book, it sucks!!!!!

Article: 1582
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!noao!ncar!newsfeed.internetmci.com!howland.reston.ans.net!news-e1a.megaweb.com!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail
From: [e-mail] (Bradycubia)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: New Era Press: Shysters???
Date: 26 Aug 1995 21:15:17 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Lines: 2
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <41ogv5$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Bradycubia)
NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2638
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2638

Yes they are shysters. Get your money back before it's to late. The book
sucks!!!!

Article: 1583
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!noao!ncar!uchinews!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news-e1a.megaweb.com!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail
From: [e-mail] (Bradycubia)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: New Era delivers!
Date: 26 Aug 1995 21:21:32 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Lines: 3
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <41ohas$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Bradycubia)
NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2639
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2639

I got mine too and this book sucks!!!! It's frightingly incomplete,
mispelled ( and I'm the worst speller in the universe but even I caught
these) confusing and baltantly wrong!!! You're better off on your own!!!!

Article: 1584
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!noao!ncar!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.mathworks.com!newshost.marcam.com!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!news-e1a.megaweb.com!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!
From: [e-mail] (Stranahan)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Do ships in "Space" vaporize?
Date: 26 Aug 1995 21:31:31 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Lines: 6
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <41ohtj$[e-mail]>
References: <41ockn$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Stranahan)
NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2640
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2640

We, like a million other people, used Pyromania - we mainly used a library
of explosions that Tim McHugh had access to..

_____________________________________________
Lee Stranahan


Article: 1585
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!pacifier!homer.alpha.net!usenet
From: [e-mail] (John Foust)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 25 Aug 1995 21:45:26 GMT
Organization: Syndesis Corporation
Lines: 21
Message-ID: <41lg9m$[e-mail]>
References: <41j25c$[e-mail]> <41kqaa$[e-mail]> <41ku5k$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: s10c.globaldialog.com
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.6+
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2641
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2641

In article <41ku5k$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (R S Rodgers) says:
>
>That may be so as well.  Nonetheless, I don't think that I should sink
>$800 into an app and then deal with hassles like a hardware dongle.

In reality, the vast majority of people have absolutely no "hassles"
with a dongle.  The people most concerned with "hassles" are usually
the ones who are upset they can't give a copy to their friends.

>This may be a naive
>question, but how many pirates are actually going to pirate a CD full
>of data?

The least expensive CD-ROM writers are about $1300 these days.
You can get a top-of-the-line one for $2000, complete.  Some
companies even have little dual CDROM read-write burners;
you put in a CD and a CD-R disc, and presto, 74 minutes or
less later, you have an exact dupe.  CD-R blanks are $8 today.
So pirates certainly can dupe CDs.

- John

Article: 1586
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!noao!ncar!newsfeed.internetmci.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!news.mathworks.com!news.duke.edu!godot.cc.duq.edu!hudson.lm.com!news.math.psu.edu!news.cac.psu.edu!newsse
From: [e-mail] (Elfwork)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Hope this will work now .
Date: 26 Aug 1995 21:46:12 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Lines: 12
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <41oip4$[e-mail]>
References: <MSGID_2=3A292=[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com
X-Newsreader: AOL Offline Reader
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2642
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2642

In article <MSGID_2=3A292=[e-mail]>,
[e-mail] (Frank Aalbers) writes:

>Samewise !

Excellent guess, but you probably meant 'LIKEwise', as in:

'Likewise, _I_ too thought you guys did great stuff!!'

Keep up the good work!

Erik Flom - ELF Works 3D Construction Co.

Article: 1587
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!newshost.comco.com!news.tamu.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!btnet!news.compulink.co.uk!cix.
From: [e-mail] ("Glyn Williams")
Subject: Re: PAR under Windows 95
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Organization: Compulink Information eXchange
References: <[e-mail]>
Distribution: world
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 21:39:04 GMT
X-News-Software: Ameol32
Lines: 38
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2643
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2643

> Well I've got my WIndows 95, but will me PAR still work if I install
it?
> Anyone tried this yet?
>
> ---
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> Phil South <[e-mail]>   "nuqDaq yuch Dapol"
>         Web Wizards Home Page http://www.wp.com/webs/
> -------------------------------------------------------------


NO!!!!          DOOOOOOOOON'T   !!!!!!!!!


Ok, that might be over-stressing things a bit.
What won't work is the file re-direction. The PAR simply does not appear
as a drive under 95 - at least not one which has any files on it or
anything.
Therefore you can't redirect Lightwave to save files to it to make
animations, nor will software like Razor Pro work with the PAR.

The DOS PAR deck software, works fine under 95.

Therefore, we have opted to use NT for all animation work and are using
version 3.51 with the all new Windows 95 shell, which makes NT a much
more attractive bit of kit. NT runs Lightwave faster too, even on a 16M
machine.
The new NT/PAR software is still in beta-test and is still a bit flakey
round the edges. But basically it works, although you should back-up data
as often as possible.
One big caveat is that the Par ANI files written from the DOS deck and
Par ANI files written from NT are not compatible and using *both* bits of
software to read and write will result in the painful and untimely death
of all your data.

Hope that helps

Glyn Williams - Particle Systems Ltd.

Article: 1588
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!noao!ncar!newsfeed.internetmci.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!in1.uu.net!nwfocus.wa.com!krel.iea.com!news.moscow.com!bei.moscow.com!user
From: [e-mail] (Bryan Blevins)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Software RAM doublers and rendering time?
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 1995 18:58:41 -0800
Organization: Blevins Enterprises, Inc.
Lines: 25
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: bei.moscow.com
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2644
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2644

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Lance Ladic) wrote:

> I was wondering if anyone has tried using Lightwave while running one of the
> new software RAM doublers like SoftRAM, MagnaRAM, etc. (that use compression
> techniques to increase data storage in memory).  Does this improve rendering
> performance, say, on a 32 MB system under Windows?  Are there Win/NT versions
> available?  (I have only seen them for Win95.)
>
> --Lance.
> [e-mail]

I have the RAM Doubler program. It is important to note that programs of
this type do not give you any more RAM. What they do is allow Windows to
open more programs at one time.

These type of programs are not necessary for WindowsNT because NT is a
real multitasking operating system as opposed to the uglyness that is
Windows/DOS.

Bryan

--
Bryan J. Blevins             Clothes make the man.  Naked people have
Blevins Enterprises, Inc.      little or no influence on society.
[e-mail]                       -- Mark Twain

Article: 1589
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!noao!ncar!newsfeed.internetmci.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!news.sprintlink.net!malgudi.oar.net!nt.colmicrosys.com!usenet
From: [e-mail] (John Sonedecker)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Star Wars
Date: 27 Aug 1995 03:26:06 GMT
Organization: Columbus Micro Systems
Lines: 32
Message-ID: <41ooke$[e-mail]>
References: <41lnct$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: mod190.colmicrosys.com
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.6
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2645
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2645

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (robert hood) says:
>

>I went looking for the current 3-volume trilogy about four weeks ago
>(I knew that my local Suncoast Video had it as I had admired and contemplated
>purchasing it before).  I went after I read that they were pulling it from
>the shelves forever.
>
>Well, when I got there, and couldn't find it, I asked.  I was told that it
>was pulled already, but that it was going to be released one final time
>at the end of August.  This final release (before the 20th aniversary
>Director's Cut) will include a new sound track in THX stereo.
>
>Needless to say, I paid for the whole thing right then and there.  Now
>I'm only waiting for the call to come pick it up.
>
>In other words, yes, it is being re-re-released at the end of August for
>the last time.  I'd suggest you get it before the "Best Of Times"
>version is all that's available (sorry, had to get that in =|^).
>
>Regards,                      |||
>Bob                         ^(===)^


Bob,
    I already have the Trilogy, as it was put out for the last however
many years. I guess this new set would be good to add to the collection.
I guess it will be on sale until Jan.31 1996 and thats it. No more
after that. Then in 1997 they will put out the "new" set with the revamped
version of Star Wars. So your right. Get it now or forever hold your
peace.
-John Sonedecker

Article: 1590
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!news.kei.com!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!news.moneng.mei.com!news.ecn.bgu.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!news.uoregon.edu!sanjuan.amtsgi.bc.ca!islandnet.com!not-for-mail
From: [e-mail] (Christopher Stewart)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: LW in Canada
Date: 26 Aug 1995 17:29:35 -0700
Organization: Island Net in Victoria, B.C. Canada
Lines: 24
Message-ID: <41oe9f$[e-mail]>
References: <41lp97$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: island.islandnet.com
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2646
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2646


In a message dated Sat, 26 Aug 1995 00: [e-mail] writes:

M> Does anyone know where I can buy LW in Canada and how much it'll run
M> me?    Thanks

     The best deal I found (for SA 3.5) was to order from the US. I
got the company to send it via the Postal Service as some courier
services (the worst of which has three letters and starts with a U!)
charge both arms and one leg to bring it across the border.

                                 Good Luck,

                                          Christopher

--------------------
"I wish there was a knob on the TV to            Christopher Stewart
turn up the intelligence. There's a knob           PRIMORDIAL SOUP!
called `brightness', but it dosen't work."      Graphics/WWW/Animation
--> [e-mail] <--> http://www.IslandNet.com:80/~dretch/ <---



* Offline Orbit 0.73c *

Article: 1591
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!cs.utexas.edu!usc!math.ohio-state.edu!news.cyberstore.ca!van-bc!vanbc.wimsey.com!news.rmii.com!newsjunkie.ans.net!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-
From: [e-mail] (Stranahan)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Do ships in "Space" vaporize?
Date: 26 Aug 1995 19:52:50 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Lines: 9
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <41oc4i$[e-mail]>
References: <41nmbe$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Stranahan)
NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2647
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2647

The explosions are a combination of image mapped sequence, lens flares,
particles, and boolean sliced objects....

The show airs Sept 24th - maybe we can wait until then and actually SEE
how it looks....

_____________________________________________
Lee Stranahan


Article: 1592
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!newshost.comco.com!news.tamu.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!newsfeed.internetmci.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!news.sprintlink.net!news.globalone.net!shell.globalone.net!davewar
From: [e-mail] ()
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 27 Aug 1995 06:15:59 GMT
Organization: Global One, Inc.
Lines: 36
Message-ID: <41p2iv$[e-mail]>
References: <41lg9m$[e-mail]> <41o8kb$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: shell.globalone.net
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2648
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2648

: >In reality, the vast majority of people have absolutely no "hassles"
: >with a dongle.  The people most concerned with "hassles" are usually
: >the ones who are upset they can't give a copy to their friends.

Hmmmm....I don't have any friends but I do have MANY hassles with the
LightWave 3.5 SA Amiga dongle...it doesn't work with Parnet, it doesn't
pass parallel port signals through correctly (NONE of my parallel port
devices work properly with it), and it seems to "come loose" at the most
inconvenient moments causing me to lose many minutes, if not hours, worth of
work.

Dongles prevent casual piracy by the people who are actually buying the
software at the expense of inconveniencing and frustrating those very same
people....while hardcore pirates release "new warez" within days of a
product's final release.

Which is the smarter person, the one who shells out hundreds (thousands?)
of dollars for a single copy of a program that MAY hinder his/her overall
performance or the one who spends a few dollars on a phone call and gets
"unlimited" copies sooner than the legitimate buyers.  Granted, pirated
software is sometimes subject to crashes or other problems, but usually a
full-functional "cracked" version gets out there sooner or later.

I admit that at one time (years ago) I didn't have much respect for
copyright laws and spent many an hour burning up the phone lines in pursuit
of "cool new warez", but that day is long past....so I guess I must be a
dummy because I pay for all my software now.  =)  Ah well, when it's as good
as LightWave, I don't mind one bit.

However, I sincerely hope that the LightWave dongle for my Raptor3 will be
MUCH more reliable than the Amiga version!

--
                                     -David Warner



Article: 1593
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!news-e1a.megaweb.com!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail
From: [e-mail] (THX1138871)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Windows 95 & LW
Date: 26 Aug 1995 21:52:13 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Lines: 6
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <41oj4d$[e-mail]>
References: <41nk9i$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (THX1138871)
NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2649
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2649

The reason for '95's slowness compared to NT may be because it's not
truely a 32 bit OS, they say it is but it's not...  The reason has
something to do with remaining backwardly compatible with existing
software....

Not particularly interesting but it could explain some things.

Article: 1594
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!ix.netcom.com!netcom.com!bruggemn
From: [e-mail] (Paul Bruggeman)
Subject: Re: film quality
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
References: <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 02:15:59 GMT
Lines: 49
Sender: [e-mail]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2650
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2650

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Sean C. Cunningham) writes:
>Paul Bruggeman ([e-mail]) wrote:
>
>:  I was at a company in Hollywood called EFilms, and they had their demo reel
>: (on film projected at about 20 feet wide) set up for: D1, 1K, 2K res, so you
>: could compared the difference, the 2K stuff seemed too sharp when cut/mixed
>: against 35mm live action. The 1K stuff looked about right and the D1 stuff
>: looked a bit soft.
>
>Are you talking straight CGI work at 2K cut with live action?  I wouldn't be
 Not exactly.
 EFilms does film shooting and scanning. The peices shown to me were complete
commercial, trailer and a couple of the siggraph E. Theater transfers (D1).
They were showing how D1 (transfered to film) looked cut against film. Then
there was the 1K and 2K stuff. They were client peices, none identical.
I presume the film elements were not scanned and printed, since the process is
a bit costly. Basically it came down to: the 1K stuff looked fine cut against
the original footage. The format was NOT VistaVison. They didn't have a VV
projector.

>surprised if this looked odd.  To properly judge the difference between the
>various formats you'd have to look at the same or similar footage projected
>in each and cut between them.  In actuality, the 35mm live action footage
>(good stuff at least) would be more like 4K.
 The 4K peices they were showing were much to sharp for the scenes they
were cut against, a couple were composited, I don't know if they used an
optical printer or what.

>Compare 1K live action to 2K live action and you'll see a difference.  The
 Sure, but what resolution is coming out of the camera... What I saw didn't
come close to 4K.
>CG elements must be integrated with the footage.  Sharpness (or lack thereof)
>must be matched closely.  And this is only the beginning.  It's all too
>common to see elements just slapped over a BG plate (the plate's 2K, my
>element's 2K, done....WRONG!).

 operator error...

  Paul
   [e-mail]
>
>--
>
>  Digital Domain: [e-mail] | <BANG!> "I'm sorry, did I break
>  N  e  t  c o m:   [e-mail]   |          your concentration?"
>  R e a l  World:   Sean C. Cunningham   |                -Samuel L. Jackson
>



Article: 1595
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!in1.uu.net!iglou!michael
From: [e-mail] (Michael Meshew)
Subject: Toaster 4000 system w/TBC 4 for sale
X-Nntp-Posting-Host: iglou.iglou.com
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Sender: [e-mail] (News Administrator)
Organization: IgLou Internet Services (1-800-436-4456)
Distribution: NA
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 01:30:48 GMT
Lines: 42
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2651
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2651



    Amiga 4000/VideoToaster 4000 System for sale


1) Amiga 4000 040 25mhz with 14 megs of memory & 120 meg IDE hard drive,
2) VideoToaster 4000 card with 3.1/3.5 software,
3) Commodore RGB color monitor,
4) Assorted software packages including Montage, TRexx Pro, Imagemaster,
   Pixel 3D 2.0, Scenery Animator 4.0, VistaPro 3.0, Pro Fills Vol. #1 & #2,
   Lissa, Amiga Vision, LIGHT-ROM #1 & #2 CD ROMs, Texture Gallery CD ROM
   set.


Everything is in excellent condition & comes with original software, docs,
boxes, etc. The reason I'm selling the system is that it was used for
Lightwave rendering & now I have purchased a PC. I will guarantee that it
will arrive in perfect working condition. If you live within 150 miles of
Louisville, Kentucky I will deliver it & set it up for you.


Prices;

Amiga 4000 alone -   $2,300
Toaster 4000 alone - $1,200
Amiga & Toaster together - $3,200
Amiga, Toaster, monitor & software - $3,350
Amiga, Toaster, monitor, software & TBC 4 - $3,750


Buyer pays shipping   C.O.D. is fine.


 If interested, please contact;

Michael Meshew
4556 South Third Street
Louisville, Ky. 40214
[phone]
[e-mail]

Thank you!

Article: 1596
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!simtel!lll-winken.llnl.gov!fnnews.fnal.gov!nntp-server.caltech.edu!news
From: "Dale E. Gary" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Animating PC Lightwave frames
Date: 27 Aug 1995 02:05:16 GMT
Organization: Caltech
Lines: 11
Message-ID: <41ojss$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: dgary-ppp.caltech.edu
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.2b4 (Windows; I; 32bit)
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2652
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2652

This may be a FAQ, but I have looked pretty thoroughly for the answer.
I bought my son the PC version of Lightwave, and obviously we need a
way to show the rendered frames as an animation.  He would be happy with
even a small image size, such as .AVI or MPEG movies.  I have looked
all over the net for an animation *maker* but only find viewers.  Is there
any PD/shareware animation creating utility for the PC out there?  If not,
can anyone advise on a good commercial product for this purpose?

Thanks,
Dale Gary


Article: 1597
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!btnet!news.compulink.co.uk!cix.compulink.co.uk!usenet
From: [e-mail] ("Phil South")
Subject: Re: Win 95 with Lightwave and PAR
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Organization: Ideas Inc
References: <41m6e9$[e-mail]>
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 10:43:32 GMT
X-News-Software: Ameol
Lines: 17
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2653
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2653

> I rendered the Logo Loop frame 88 on my P100 with 24 meg of ram.  It
> rendered in 2:25 minutes on Win32 and 3:35 minutes on Win95.  I don't
> know if this is something with the prerelease or what.  It should
> render faster.  I got some extra memory from a friend and that did not
> speed things up at all even on a 40 meg system....
>
> Chuck
>

Would I be right in thinking there is a Win3.11 install and NT install?
Or is the only differnce there the fact that it installs Win32s for you?

---
-------------------------------------------------------------
Phil South <[e-mail]>   "nuqDaq yuch Dapol"
        Web Wizards Home Page http://www.wp.com/webs/
-------------------------------------------------------------

Article: 1598
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!newshost.comco.com!news.tamu.edu!news.utdallas.edu!news.starnet.net!wupost!howland.reston.ans.net!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!wave.news.pipex.net!pipex!dish.news.pipex.net!p
From: [e-mail] (:-)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Antialiasing slow on PC
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 1995 00:43:01 GMT
Organization: The Direct Connection (Call 0181 297 2200 for info)
Lines: 47
Message-ID: <41lqkg$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: ac040.pool.dircon.co.uk
X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2654
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2654

[e-mail] (Kevin Gleeson) wrote:

>Sorry, I think we're talking at angles. Yes, the time discrepancy is still
>there when display is switched off.

>Funny thing is, I finally did a check on the same project I was working on a
>week ago now that Win95 is operating and the time has blown out even further.

>I feel now that the bug is something different. I've seen some funny things
>happen whne a job is designed on an Amiga and transported to the PC. It may be
>something to do with that.

>I had a scene crash comletely and repeatedly after it was moved to the PC
>(generally the scenes are OK). I eventually rebuilt the scene on the PC with
>the same transported objects and the same numericals (entered manually from
>screen to screen - fun!) and the problem went away. This may be just a less
>dramatic form of the same bug.

I installed LW under Win95, and even though it boasts the
longfilenames, it still had a problem with amiga scenes.
My solution was this:
Go to object menu, and load objects from scene, then once you have
RE-TOLD the program where to look for the (PC) files of the scene,
save ALL objects. Then Edit the Scene file (its an ASCII file) in a
TXT editor, notepad or wordpad will do, then change all the object
file locations from the amiga ones, i.e DH1:blah/blah to PC ones,
C:\APPS\LW\OBJECTS\BLAH\BLAH. save it and clear all scene. Relod the
scene from scene menu and it should all work fine.. Damn anoying to
figuare out, but I was glad I did.

I also switch off the rendering screen (small one), to give you a
typical example, it decreased the time of a fram from 50sec, to 32
secs. So try that..

CHow....
[e-mail]
Digital Music.


>If I get time (Ha! Ha!) I'll do some more tests.

>Thanks for your help.


>Kevin Gleeson



Article: 1599
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!newshost.comco.com!news.tamu.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!usc!math.ohio-state.edu!caen!sdd.hp.com!news1.best.com!usenet
From: [e-mail] (Paolo Hutchison)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: For sale: LW4.0 PC
Date: 27 Aug 1995 06:28:06 GMT
Organization: BEST Internet [phone]
Lines: 12
Message-ID: <41p39m$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: paolo.vip.best.com
Mime-Version: 1.0
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.3
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2655
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2655

Unregistered, all docs, dongle(of course), and everything else that came
in the package.

$700 or best offer.

If you're interested e-mail me at: [e-mail]

Thanks!

-paolo
[e-mail]


Article: 1600
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!newshost.comco.com!news.tamu.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!news.globalone.net!shell.globalone.net!davewarner
From: [e-mail] ()
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Mojo says hi
Date: 27 Aug 1995 06:27:34 GMT
Organization: Global One, Inc.
Lines: 25
Message-ID: <41p38m$[e-mail]>
References: <41jctt$[e-mail]> <41jra2$[e-mail]> <41mg1l$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: shell.globalone.net
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2656
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2656

Fred Tepper ([e-mail]) wrote:

: >
: >P.S.  Love the work you guys do on B5...you're making Sci-Fi history!
: >

: Hey, is this a compliment or an insult?  Hmmmm.....


Absolutely a compliment!  I live for new episodes of B5...not only is the
storyline excellent, but each episode is like a new 1 hour tutorial in
LightWave...I still-frame through effects and say "Now how the hell did
they do that?!"

By the way, I apologize to everyone for my "Elvis" question...totally
off-topic and in poor taste.  So now I have a REAL question for Adam,
I mean, Mojo.....

Does the intensity envelope of the lens flare in my refrigerator object
really ramp down to 0% when I key-frame the door closed??

The world is one BIG animation to me....


                                     -David Warner

Article: 1601
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!in1.uu.net!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail
From: [e-mail] (FXMatte)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Do ships in "Space" vaporize?
Date: 27 Aug 1995 02:26:50 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Lines: 57
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <41p37a$[e-mail]>
References: <41nmbe$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (FXMatte)
NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2657
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2657

Subject: Do ships in "Space" vaporize?
From: [e-mail]
Date: 26 Aug 1995 17:41:02 GMT
Message-ID: <41nmbe$[e-mail]>

Hi.  I'm one of the animators on SPACE:A&B.  Thought I'd take the time to
answer a few
of your questions.

    The promos for Space:Above and Beyond, it looks like they use stock
footage
    explosions to blow up the space ships.  I'm curious why the CGI
animators decided
    to use 2D pyro elements rather than doing 3D explosions like on
Babylon5?
    With only a limited series of stock footage explosions, every time a
ship blows up
    will we see the same explosion over and over again?  They used the
same trick
    way back on "The Last Starfighter" and it made the space battles a bit
boring.

    Im presuming the producers of Space chose this cause they wanted the
show to
    look like Star Wars.  Does that mean that instead of breaking the
model up into several
    pieces and flyng them apart like on B5, will the explosions totaly
"vaporize" the object?


    In Star Wars, especialy Jedi, they just dissolved a model to stock
pyro footage and it
    looked like the ships simply vanished in the force of the explosion.
Nothing at all remained
    but vapor and a handfull of radioactive rubble, and maybe a small bit
of spaceship hull or two.

    Are the ships in Space just break up, or do they get instantainiously
transformed into ionized
    gas and dust with little or any tiny rubble fragments remaining?

The explosions we use are from a large library of explosion image
sequences compiled
by Area 51;however, the explosions won't just vaporize ships.  The
explosion images are just
one element of a good space vessel shattering detonation on our show.  The
ships will break
up violently into many parts and hopefully you wont see too many of the
same blasts over and
over again.

By the way, good call on the influence of Star Wars.  We all love the look
of Star Wars and I
personally am flattered at the comparison.


Matt Merkovich

Article: 1602
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!in1.uu.net!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail
From: [e-mail] (FXMatte)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Animating PC Lightwave frames
Date: 27 Aug 1995 02:27:19 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Lines: 7
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <41p387$[e-mail]>
References: <41ojss$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (FXMatte)
NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2658
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2658

You may want to try WinImages from Black Belt Systems for creating
and viewing your animations.  Their number is [phone].

By the way this is one of the programs we use a lot on the show SPACE:
Above & Beyond for just the purpose you mentioned in your question.

Matt Merkovich

Article: 1603
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!us.oracle.com!news.caldera.com!news.cc.utah.edu!xmission!xmission!dingebre
From: [e-mail] (David Ingebretsen)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 27 Aug 1995 06:22:00 GMT
Organization: XMission Internet (801 539 0900)
Lines: 40
Message-ID: <41p2u8$[e-mail]>
References: <41j25c$[e-mail]> <41kqaa$[e-mail]> <41ku5k$[e-mail]> <41lg9m$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: xmission.xmission.com
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2659
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2659

John Foust ([e-mail]) wrote:
: In article <41ku5k$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (R S Rodgers) says:
: >
: >That may be so as well.  Nonetheless, I don't think that I should sink
: >$800 into an app and then deal with hassles like a hardware dongle.

: In reality, the vast majority of people have absolutely no "hassles"
: with a dongle.  The people most concerned with "hassles" are usually
: the ones who are upset they can't give a copy to their friends.

John,

You aren't supporting your claim with any references to statistical data
and so I conclude that you are speaking from your own personal viewpoint.

From MY personal viewpoint, the ones who are upset are the ones who like
me, can't use my printer and dongle, ParNet and dongle, anything and
dongle. Dongles only cause headaches for we legitimate users and provide
little deterrent for the pirates. That is why there is such a lucrative
market for people to sell "dongle crackers". As I have watched the PC
market and followed PC magazines, I have seen many ads in the back of
magazines such as BYTE, PC World, specifically selling products to remove
the dongle protection for such greats as 3D Studio, AutoCAD, etc.

I praise those like RealSoft (makers of Real 3D) who have done away with
dongles (at least I know they have for the Amiga version).

It is only the sheer paranoia of software developers that keeps the
makers of dongle technology alive.

Dongles are and always will be an insult to legitimate users.

--
David

(Before anyone accuses me of being an uninformed "user", I've developed
my share of commercial code while at Evans & Sutherland.)

David M. Ingebretsen             *** Binary Illusions / 3D Physics ***
[e-mail]            ***       Animation and more      ***

Article: 1604
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!news.globalone.net!shell.globalone.net!davewarner
From: [e-mail] ()
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Colin says hi...
Date: 27 Aug 1995 06:41:52 GMT
Organization: Global One, Inc.
Lines: 20
Message-ID: <41p43g$[e-mail]>
References: <41jctt$[e-mail]> <41l09a$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: shell.globalone.net
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2660
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2660

Colin Cunningham ([e-mail]) wrote:
: What'd you think of the Space: Above & Beyond stuff. There, there, just make
: sure you've got something to turn to after Babylon 5. TTYL.

I've seen about 4 different commercials on FOX featuring some nice
screenshots of Area51's work and I must say that I'm really looking
forward to checking out this show.  (When does it start, Lee?)

I just hope the storyline is as good as the effects (if not better)....
the coolest thing about B5 is that most of the episodes are very well
written and the BIG storyline is very intriguing...these elements compliment
the excellent special effects very nicely.

With Chris Carter's track record though, I don't think we'll have anything
to worry about, storywise.  X-Files is another of my favorite shows.

--
                                     -David Warner



Article: 1605
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!news.globalone.net!shell.globalone.net!davewarner
From: [e-mail] ()
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: PYROMANIA
Date: 27 Aug 1995 07:04:35 GMT
Organization: Global One, Inc.
Lines: 35
Message-ID: <41p5e3$[e-mail]>
References: <41l0vh$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: shell.globalone.net
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2661
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2661

Colin Cunningham ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Anybody know of a better explosion collection than that awful Pyromania CD?

Funny you mention this now...I've been working on collecting a number good,
long fire and explosion sequences for my own work and possibly for a CD-Rom.

I have some questions to ask everyone though....

1. What would you consider the ideal length (in seconds) for a fire image
   sequence to be?
2. What resolution and how many colors would you want the image sequences
   to have?
3. Would you rather have many image sequences with less than 24-bit color or
   fewer image sequences with true 24-bit color?
4. What image format would you prefer the sequences be saved in?
5. Would you want to see more fire sequences, more explosions, or an equal
   mix of both?
6. What would you consider to be a "reasonable" price for such a release?

I would also like to know what the copyright laws say about digitizing
specific elements from movies or television and reselling them in a heavily
altered form?

What I've been doing is digitizing fire and explosions from many movies
and TV...removing all background elements (so that the fire/explosions are
on a totally black background)...and centering the fire or explosion for
easy planar image mapping.  Then I usually convert these image sequences to
no less than 16-colors and save them with an accompanying Alpha version.

The results have been pretty good....maybe even good enough to sell.

--
                                     -David Warner



Article: 1606
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!in1.uu.net!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail
From: [e-mail] (DScott5663)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Software RAM doublers and rendering time?
Date: 27 Aug 1995 04:27:31 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Lines: 20
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <41pa9j$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com
X-Newsreader: AOL Offline Reader
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2662
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2662


> have the RAM Doubler program. It is important to note that programs of
>this type do not give you any more RAM. What they do is allow Windows to
>open more programs at one time.

I understand that part.  However, do these codecs trick the system into
SEEING the "extra" RAM?  That is, does LW on a 16 meg system with
SoftRAM "think" its on a system with 30-32 megs?  Also, do these kinds
of RAM codecs improve, decrease, or maybe eliminate hard drive paging
on really small systems like 4 meggers?

My 4 meg PC swaps like crazy to VM (9.5 meg perm) on even simple one
or two 24-bit images in PSP3, PC Paintbrush, or PhotoStyler, or  when more
than 2 large aps are running concurently, so much so that it behaves like
a 8
MHz AT  :-(  :-(  Would SoftRAM significantly reduce VM paging by making
my
system think its got 8 meg????

Dean

Article: 1607
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!in1.uu.net!recepsen.aa.msen.com!conch.aa.msen.com!dcpro
From: Chet Wisniewski <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 07:58:59 -0400
Organization: Msen, Inc. -- Ann Arbor, MI
Lines: 21
Message-ID: <Pine.BSD/[e-mail]>
References: <41j25c$[e-mail]> <41kqaa$[e-mail]> <41ku5k$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: conch.aa.msen.com
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
X-Sender: [e-mail]
In-Reply-To: <41ku5k$[e-mail]>
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2663
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2663

>This may be a naive
>question, but how many pirates are actually going to pirate a CD full
>of data?
>

You don't need a cdrom full of stuff to run LW.  Just the dongle and the
executable.  I don't like dongles either but I realize that it is the
only way the company can sell the program at a reasonable cost and
survive.  NT had the right idea with a feed through dongle but it should
work that way for stuff like parnet and should be a right angle so it
goeas up not straight back for the feed through.

>I guess I'll rearrange my entire work area so I can get to the back of
>the machine with ease.
I learned early on not to put my computer desks and tables against the
wall but perpendicular to a wall so I could get to everything easily.  We
video oriented people always are changine wires off the back of stuff and
I even have a light hooked up in back of everything to actually see what
I am doing.
Joe Freeman the Video Junky


Article: 1608
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!news.dorsai.org!joeperez
From: [e-mail] (Joe Perez)
Subject: Re: New Era delivers!
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Sender: [e-mail] (Keeper of the News)
Organization: The Dorsai Embassy - New York
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
References: <[e-mail]> <41ohas$[e-mail]>
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 11:04:05 GMT
Lines: 11
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2664
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2664

Bradycubia ([e-mail]) wrote:
: I got mine too and this book sucks!!!! It's frightingly incomplete,
: mispelled ( and I'm the worst speller in the universe but even I caught
: these) confusing and baltantly wrong!!! You're better off on your own!!!!

I KNEW it was too good to be true. When will I ever learn my lesson about
pre-ordering stuff (probably about the same time I get off my butt and
start experimenting with LW for myself instead of waiting for tapes and
books to show me "how" ^_- ).

Joe Perez

Article: 1609
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!news.dorsai.org!joeperez
From: [e-mail] (Joe Perez)
Subject: Re: New Era Press: Shysters???
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Sender: [e-mail] (Keeper of the News)
Organization: The Dorsai Embassy - New York
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
References: <[e-mail]> <41ogv5$[e-mail]>
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 11:06:31 GMT
Lines: 9
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2665
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2665

Bradycubia ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Yes they are shysters. Get your money back before it's to late. The book
: sucks!!!!

Too late. They billed my card back at the beginning of July, and if you
got yours, mine is probably on the way. Hey at least I didn't pre-order
Newton's Law.

Joe Perez

Article: 1610
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!newshost.comco.com!news.tamu.edu!xenon.brooks.af.mil!natinst.com!cs.utexas.edu!utnut!torn!fonorola!inforamp.net!usenet
From: Colin Cunningham <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: PYROMANIA
Date: 25 Aug 1995 17:24:01 GMT
Organization: InfoRamp Inc., Toronto, Ontario [phone]
Lines: 16
Message-ID: <41l0vh$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: pez.coredp.com
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.1S (X11; I; IRIX 5.3 IP22)
X-URL: news:comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2666
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2666

Anybody know of a better explosion collection than that awful Pyromania CD?
Though the explosions are pretty good, I don't think there's one that isn't
cropped as it billows offscreen. This is of absolutely no use unless you stick
an object in front of your explosion so the top bit isn't visible. I saw a
scene from Babylon 5 where an explosion just seemed to magically crop itself
off in mid-air (very nice). Another problem is that the fire sequences are so
short and the film stock is VERY grainy, definitely not suitable for closeups.
I guess for $130 I can't complain but I can't find anything on the CD that I'd
really get good use out of unless I cut away quickly or partially obscure the
explosion with a bunch of objects.
--
...................................................................
Colin Cunningham                             EMail: [e-mail]
C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures           HTTP://www.coredp.com/index.html
...................................................................


Article: 1611
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!newshost.comco.com!news.tamu.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!apollo.hp.com!lf.hp.com!news.dtc.hp.com!col.hp.com!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.e
From: [e-mail] (Hardin Brett Arvid)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Differences Between Ami & PC Renders
Date: 26 Aug 1995 01:55:41 GMT
Organization: University of Alberta Electrical Engineering Department
Lines: 48
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <41luut$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: nyquist.ee.ualberta.ca
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2667
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2667

Jim Quaschnick ([e-mail]) wrote:
| I haven't heard much talk about this, and am wondering if anyone else is
| experiencing the same thing I am.  I'm running 3.5 Lightwave on my Amiga, and
| 4.0 beta on my PC.  I've finally developed a (fairly) fast and easy way to
| transfer scenes, objects, etc., between the two.  Now I've been rendering the
| same frame  from various scenes on both, trying the match the frame exactly.
| The plan is to integrate the frames rendered on the PC with the frames from
| the Amiga, thus cutting the rendering time in half.

|   After rendering the two frames, (1 PC & 1 Amiga) I load the frames into the
| toaster's framebuffers to check for differences.  In most areas of the image
| there is relatively no change.  But, there are noticeable differences in
| others areas.  Mainly (but not allways) on vertical lines.  Sometimes these
| lines become a bit thiner, sometimes fatter, and sometimes no change at all.
| There is also a shifting of various pixals.  Not many, sometimes only two or
| three, but a shifting never the less.

|   Of coarse, there is the slight color difference between the two buffers,
| but thats not what i'm seeing.  Also, all settings in the two scenes
| are setup identically, I.E. screen res, aspect ratio, etc.

|   I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced this problem.  Although
| the differences are fairly small,  they are noticeable.

|    Thanks in advance for any suggestions.


Most of the mathematical functions are supposed to be identical.  (Are
you using one of the mathematically enhanced Pentiums ;) {YES integer
math, I know)  )  there are a few extra features in the PC version that
can alter things, and any conversion of Image formats can cause
problems.

The best way to ensure that these problems don't happen would be to do
different parts of scenes on the two machines.  Once all the machines
are done as V4.0 this should not be a problem at all)


--
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
        | LightSmith -the magazine --     Lightwave 3D Tutorials,
        |                    Hints, and Solutions
All opinions are| ASK FOR DETAILS         from the Experts in the
mine, and should|    IF INTERESTED        field.
conflict    |
minimaly    |----------------------------------------------------------
with reality!
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Article: 1612
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!newshost.comco.com!news.tamu.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!apollo.hp.com!lf.hp.com!news.dtc.hp.com!col.hp.com!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.e
From: [e-mail] (Hardin Brett Arvid)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: How to envelope lens flares?
Date: 26 Aug 1995 02:00:16 GMT
Organization: University of Alberta Electrical Engineering Department
Lines: 33
Message-ID: <41lv7g$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: nyquist.ee.ualberta.ca
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2668
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2668

Phil South ([e-mail]) wrote:
| > >How would I envelope lens flares so they will appear at frame 20 and
| > >disappear completely at frame 30? I'm just trying to create a flash
| > >effect.
| >
| >
| >       Since Lee already answered this, I'll take this potshot:
| >
| >       If you know "envelope", doesn't that kinda answer the question?

| Click the E button next to the light value, you get a graph. Insert a key
| frame at 20 and another at 30. Set the value at frame 0 to 0%, at frame
| 20 make it 100% or whatever, and at 30 make it 0% again.

| Is that enough?

I suppose that it might be usefull to point out that the envelope
function is in the "Flare Options" menu in Lights half way down on the
right side.


Once you have found that menu, the rest is fairly obvious.

--
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
        | LightSmith -the magazine --     Lightwave 3D Tutorials,
        |                    Hints, and Solutions
All opinions are| ASK FOR DETAILS         from the Experts in the
mine, and should|    IF INTERESTED        field.
conflict    |
minimaly    |----------------------------------------------------------
with reality!
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Article: 1613
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!in2.uu.net!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail
From: [e-mail] (PCA MikeL)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Student Pricing
Date: 27 Aug 1995 12:16:49 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Lines: 4
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <41q5ph$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (PCA MikeL)
NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2669
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2669

Anyone got any idea of the pricing of LightWave PC for students. NewTek
referred me to a local dealer, but the only person there that deals with
LightWave is gone for training this week.
MikeL

Article: 1614
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!in1.uu.net!svc.portal.com!portal.com!cup.portal.com!Jeric
From: [e-mail] (J Eric Chard)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 27 Aug 1995 09:20:02 -0700
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Lines: 19
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <41lg9m$[e-mail]> <41o8kb$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: 156.151.4.12
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2670
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2670

>     I don't buy this - If you've ever had the dongle come a little loose,
>and lost your work because of it, then you hate the dongle.

    Hmmmm, the LW dongle has screws.  I don't think it will come loose
    easily.


 It has nothing
>to do with piracy, it has everything to do with hassles and lost work.

    NewTek & Autodesk disagree.

****************************************************************************
*   (OOOOO)  [e-mail]       |  Synergy Graphix & Animation     *
*  (OOOOOOO)  Welcome to Seattle!       |   Film and Video Productions     *
*   ///////     Have a latte'!          |Technical Subjects Our Specialty! *
*  ///////        Or else!              |                                  *
                                                             *
****************************************************************************

Article: 1615
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!news.sprintlink.net!in1.uu.net!zib-berlin.de!uni-duisburg.de!news.rhein-ruhr.de!terra-i.rhein-ruhr.de!double-m.domino.de!MEISTER.BITS
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: t-netz.rollenspiele.dsa,t-netz.blueboxing,t-netz.denkfabrik.gateways,t-netz.freizeit,t-netz.handicap.blind,t-netz.linux,t-netz.pbem._wichtig,t-netz.rechner.apple.binaer,t-netz.rechner.atari.diskussion,t-netz.rechner.pocket-pool,t-netz.sauger-i
Subject: Learn how to make at least $100,000 in 60 days--legally
Date: 25 Aug 95 21:21:00 +0200
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
X-Mailer: CrossPoint v3.02 via [DOS/NCBMail V2.20 REL.:020895]
X-Gateway: ZCONNECT UH terra-i.rhein-ruhr.de [UUCPfZ V5.61 U032]
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Lines: 15
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com t-netz.blueboxing:25 t-netz.denkfabrik.gateways:4 t-netz.freizeit:4 t-netz.handicap.blind:7 t-netz.linux:18 t-netz.pbem._wichtig:4 z-netz.forum.diskussion.philosophie:4 z-netz.freizeit.filme.allgemein:10 z-netz.gesundheit.allge
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com z-netz.rechner.amiga.allgemein:3285 alt.music.oasis:688 comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2671 comp.graphics.rendering.misc:386 fr.network.internet:263


WAS SOLL DER SCHEIS!!!!!!!!!!!!



   Schalke you never walk alone! Ich grüße den ganzen Block 5 vom Stadion!
   ±±±  ±±± ±±±±±  ±±  ±±±±±±  ±±±±±±±±  ±±±±±  ±±±±±±      ±±±±  ± ±±±±± ±±±±±
   ±± ±± ±± ±±±    ±±  ±±         ±±     ±±±    ±±    ±     ±   ± ±   ±   ±
   ±± ±± ±± ±±±±±  ±±  ±±±±±±     ±±     ±±±±±  ±±±±±±      ±±±±  ±   ±   ±±±±±
   ±±    ±± ±±±    ±±       ±     ±±     ±±±    ±± ±±    ±± ±   ± ±   ±       ±
   ±±    ±± ±±±±±  ±±  ±±±±±±     ±±     ±±±±±  ±±   ±±  ±± ±±±±  ±   ±   ±±±±±

   Call Double-M 02325-73132 02325-77770 02325-55077 02325-959333 und tschues...
## CrossPoint v3.02 ##


Article: 1616
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!ionews.ionet.net!usenet
From: [e-mail] (Alan Chan)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Software RAM doublers and rendering time?
Date: 27 Aug 1995 16:31:06 GMT
Organization: IONet
Lines: 23
Message-ID: <41q6ka$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <41pa9j$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: osip87.ionet.net
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2672
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2672

In article <41pa9j$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] says...
>
>> have the RAM Doubler program. It is important to note that programs of
>>this type do not give you any more RAM. What they do is allow Windows to
>>open more programs at one time.
>
>I understand that part.  However, do these codecs trick the system into
>SEEING the "extra" RAM?  That is, does LW on a 16 meg system with
>SoftRAM "think" its on a system with 30-32 megs?  Also, do these kinds
>of RAM codecs improve, decrease, or maybe eliminate hard drive paging
>on really small systems like 4 meggers?
>

RAM Doubler on the Mac works by allocating a chunk of RAM for itself as compressed
memory and is best used to store "inactive" programs like, say, your viewer program, which
you wouldn't use much which modeling or layout. It probably won't be as effective for
rendering, which accesses most of the memory simultaneously. Plus, as the name implies,
there really won't be too much more headroom on a 4 meg system, since the compression
has to be lossless...

Alan Chan
Vision Digital


Article: 1617
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!info.ucla.edu!library.ucla.edu!agate!darkstar.UCSC.EDU!usenet
From: Adam Ives Chrystie <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Space Plot
Date: 27 Aug 1995 17:03:47 GMT
Organization: University Of California at Santa Cruz
Lines: 21
Message-ID: <41q8hj$[e-mail]>
References: <41jctt$[e-mail]> <41l09a$[e-mail]> <41p43g$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: tsa-28.ucsc.edu
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.2b6 (Windows; I; 32bit)
To: [e-mail]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2673
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2673



  Lee came to our area's Toaster Users group meeting..and
showed us many clips from SPace..Animations were HOT..a
totally different look from B5...He said the story seemed like
Melrose Place..in space..save for good guy vs. alien..i sure
hope it ain;t like melrose place...sheeesh imagine it! the
whole station would have had sex with every other member on
the station that means ;)..and they all backstab eachother and
then seperate only to hook up with last month's enemy ;),,,oh
boy i like it!!!!! (sarcasm)

So lets hope it is more than that

-----------------------------------------------------------
Adam Chrystie [e-mail]
Cinema/Video Major, Senior
University Of California at Santa Cruz
------------------------------------------------------------



Article: 1618
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!ix.netcom.com!netnews
From: [e-mail] (William Teegarden)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: New Era delivers!
Date: 27 Aug 1995 17:54:32 GMT
Organization: Netcom
Lines: 14
Message-ID: <41qbgo$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <41ohas$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: ix-la2-27.ix.netcom.com
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2674
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2674

In <41ohas$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Bradycubia)
writes:
>
>I got mine too and this book sucks!!!! It's frightingly incomplete,
>mispelled ( and I'm the worst speller in the universe but even I
caught
>these) confusing and baltantly wrong!!! You're better off on your
own!!!!


Wron wrong wrong.......  I'M the worst speller in the universe! :-)

GT


Article: 1619
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.mathworks.com!newshost.marcam.com!usc!cs.utexas.edu!news.sprintlink.net!alfa02.medio.net!guysmiley.blarg.com!usenet
From: [e-mail] (Peter Watje)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Software RAM doublers and rendering time?
Date: 27 Aug 1995 18:30:56 GMT
Organization: Spectral Imaging
Lines: 40
Message-ID: <41qdl0$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <41pa9j$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: dialup01.blarg.net
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.6+
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2675
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2675

In article <41pa9j$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (DScott5663) says:
>
>
>> have the RAM Doubler program. It is important to note that programs of
>>this type do not give you any more RAM. What they do is allow Windows to
>>open more programs at one time.
>
>I understand that part.  However, do these codecs trick the system into
>SEEING the "extra" RAM?  That is, does LW on a 16 meg system with
>SoftRAM "think" its on a system with 30-32 megs?  Also, do these kinds
>of RAM codecs improve, decrease, or maybe eliminate hard drive paging
>on really small systems like 4 meggers?
>
>My 4 meg PC swaps like crazy to VM (9.5 meg perm) on even simple one
>or two 24-bit images in PSP3, PC Paintbrush, or PhotoStyler, or  when more
>than 2 large aps are running concurently, so much so that it behaves like
>a 8
>MHz AT  :-(  :-(  Would SoftRAM significantly reduce VM paging by making
>my
>system think its got 8 meg????
>
>Dean

From what I understand about RAM doubleing is that it very similiar to
the Disk Doublers (Staker tc.)  Basically what they do is intercept the
data as it is going to RAM run some sort compression sceme on it and then
store it in memory.   When a program ask for data it takes the data from
memory decompresses it and gives it to the program  So essentially you
have the same amount of RAN but the data is now in compressed format.  I
am unsure of as how well they work though, If they are any like the
disk doublers though they work fine for normal operations but as soon
you get into memory intensive operation they are worthless and maybe
even detrimental (ie have you seen how a disk doubler trears a compressed
file).


Peter W.
Spectral Imaging
[e-mail]
http://www.blarg.com/~peterw/spectral.html

Article: 1620
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!alfa02.medio.net!guysmiley.blarg.com!usenet
From: [e-mail] (Peter Watje)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 27 Aug 1995 18:22:25 GMT
Organization: Spectral Imaging
Lines: 30
Message-ID: <41qd51$[e-mail]>
References: <41lg9m$[e-mail]> <41o8kb$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: dialup01.blarg.net
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.6+
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2676
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2676

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (J Eric Chard) says:
>
>>     I don't buy this - If you've ever had the dongle come a little loose,
>>and lost your work because of it, then you hate the dongle.
>
>        Hmmmm, the LW dongle has screws.  I don't think it will come loose
>        easily.
>
>
> It has nothing
>>to do with piracy, it has everything to do with hassles and lost work.
>
>        NewTek & Autodesk disagree.
>

Dongles are not that much of pain.  If you need multiple people switching
between one dongle put them on switch box.  Also if you are constantly
removing your dongle just run a short parellel cable off your port
and attach the dongle to the cable.

I personal agree with dongle.  I am 3D Studio owner, also looking at
getting Lightwave, and I have to compete against people/companies who
have pirated software and I am all for making their miserable any way
possible.


Peter W.
Spectral Imaging
[e-mail]
http://www.blarg.com/~peterw/spectral.html

Article: 1621
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!swrinde!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!mail2news.demon.co.uk!beanbaw.demon.co.uk!john
From: John Reddington <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Where to buy Lightwave/PC?
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 18:23:58 GMT
Organization: None
Lines: 20
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <41b3ut$[e-mail]> <41clbs$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]
X-NNTP-Posting-Host: beanbaw.demon.co.uk
X-Broken-Date: Sunday, Aug 27, 1995 18.23.58
X-Newsreader: Newswin Alpha 0.7
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2677
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2677

Do Safe Harbor have an Email address? It's cheaper than a call from Scotland for some info!!


In article: <41clbs$[e-mail]>  Jeff Hoffman <[e-mail]> writes:
>
> Safe Harbor Computers (800-544-6599) has a great price on Lightwave 4.0
> for Intel.  They usually always have the software in stock, and they have
> incredible service if anything goes wrong or you have any questions about
> getting it up and running.
>
>
>
--
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
| John Reddington    EMail [e-mail]                        |
                  |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------



Article: 1622
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!btnet!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!mail2news.demon.co.uk!beanbaw.demon.co.uk!john
From: John Reddington <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Could somebody tell me about the PAR. Thanks.
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 19:37:39 GMT
Organization: None
Lines: 9
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <41hvdf$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]
X-NNTP-Posting-Host: beanbaw.demon.co.uk
X-Broken-Date: Sunday, Aug 27, 1995 19.37.39
X-Newsreader: Newswin Alpha 0.7
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2678
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2678

Can this card output in PAL? How much do they cost?
--
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
| John Reddington    EMail [e-mail]                        |
                  |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------



Article: 1623
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!pacifier!homer.alpha.net!usenet
From: [e-mail] (John Foust)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 27 Aug 1995 18:56:50 GMT
Organization: Syndesis Corporation
Lines: 38
Message-ID: <41qf5i$[e-mail]>
References: <41j25c$[e-mail]> <41lg9m$[e-mail]> <41lmfu$[e-mail]> <41nmg1$[e-mail]> <41nmvc$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: s02c.globaldialog.com
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.6+
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2679
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2679

In article <41nmvc$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (R S Rodgers) says:
>
>If you had read the original message, I am *contemplating* buying
>Lightwave.  I gave a very detailed description of why I do not want
>to deal with a dongle.

If you don't have a LightWave dongle, how do you know you're
going to have problems with it?  You did describe that the 3D Studio
dongle at work caused you trouble, until you "found a crack."

Hmm, are you running more than one copy of 3D Studio now?
Do you know of anyone within the office who's taken a copy
home because you've "found a crack" now?  Has your 3D modeling
or rendering suffered at all from the cracked version (which
are notorious for adding their own bugs, intentional and not)?

So why, on the relative risk scale, are you willing to deal
with a cracked version of something, as opposed to dealing
with the legit version, and trying to resolve the technical
problems (like garbled bitmaps) through Autodesk and Rainbow
tech support?

Are you certain that the garbled bitmaps were due to the dongle,
or to the parallel card, or to the application?

>Gee, thanks, John.  That's wise.  I'll sink $350 on a JetDirect so that
>I can print properly.

I didn't mention the JetDirect as a way around the dongle,
I recommended it as a way to improve your bitmap printing speed.
They're great.  I have one, connected to the printer next to my
computer.  Much, much faster than the parallel port.

>Jesus.  You *are* an asshole, aren't you?

Yes, I am.  :-)  You are free to ignore my friendly advice, of course.

- John

Article: 1624
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!pacifier!homer.alpha.net!usenet
From: [e-mail] (John Foust)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 27 Aug 1995 19:01:32 GMT
Organization: Syndesis Corporation
Lines: 25
Message-ID: <41qfec$[e-mail]>
References: <41lg9m$[e-mail]> <41o8kb$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: s02c.globaldialog.com
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.6+
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2680
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2680

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (J Eric Chard) says:
>
>        Hmmmm, the LW dongle has screws.  I don't think it will come loose
>        easily.

An easy $20 solution is to buy a four-way or N-way switchbox.
You can choose which dongle is active.  It also removes this
specious "it works itself loose" argument.

Connect the printer to one port, or any of the most frequently
used dongles.

>        NewTek & Autodesk disagree.

If dongles didn't work, NewTek and Autodesk would get rid
of them in a minute.  In short, they add $20 to the cost
of goods.  They'd love to be able to reclaim that cash.
Instead, I'm sure they feel much more comfortable paying
that insurance fee, and protecting their software.

After all, most software doesn't have dongles.  But then again,
most software gets ripped off regularly by people who don't
give a damn.  How polite, how respectful, how civilized.

- John

Article: 1625
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!newsfeed.internetmci.com!NT!nowhere.uucp!scorpio
From: [e-mail] (Rob K. Williams)
Subject: Re: REVIEW: Exploring LightWave 3D (book)
Message-ID: <81b7cb$d202c.2bb@NT>
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 19:32:44 GMT
References: <[e-mail]> <41ogrq$[e-mail]>
Organization: Godcorp
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Lines: 7
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2681
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2681

I thought I remebered a 30 day moneyback guarantee?

--
regards,            v   v
                    (. .)
Rob K. Williams       8
LIGHTWAVE RULES!    @_|


Article: 1626
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!pacifier!homer.alpha.net!usenet
From: [e-mail] (John Foust)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 27 Aug 1995 19:08:40 GMT
Organization: Syndesis Corporation
Lines: 42
Message-ID: <41qfro$[e-mail]>
References: <41j25c$[e-mail]> <41kqaa$[e-mail]> <41ku5k$[e-mail]> <41lg9m$[e-mail]> <41p2u8$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: s02c.globaldialog.com
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.6+
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2682
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2682

In article <41p2u8$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (David Ingebretsen) says:
>
>You aren't supporting your claim with any references to statistical data
>and so I conclude that you are speaking from your own personal viewpoint.

No, I'm not even speaking from my own personal viewpoint, because
my company's products do not have dongles.  But yes, I have spoken
with NewTek's tech support, and Autodesk's tech support, and I think
I have not misstated their position.

My own personal experience with the dongles of other people's
products has been quite benign.  I don't have the foggiest idea
of what these people are talking about.  I regularly hot-swap
between six or seven dongles, all passed-through to my HP4M
printer without trouble.  (Recently, I switched to Ethernet
printing, though, for speed reasons.)

>From MY personal viewpoint, the ones who are upset are the ones who like
>me, can't use my printer and dongle, ParNet and dongle, anything and
>dongle.

A public domain hack for the Amiga is not going to steer decisions
for LightWave.  Sorry.  That's reality.  Get a real network.
For that matter, get a contemporary, supported computer.  :-)
Don't expect your parallel port to do everything, even if it
is an AMIGA.

>It is only the sheer paranoia of software developers that keeps the
>makers of dongle technology alive.

No, I think it's because they work: they protect against most
piracy.  Not all, but certainly better than no protection.

>Dongles are and always will be an insult to legitimate users.

The existence of a casual attitude about piracy will always
be an insult to people skilled enough to write software.  Nay,
"casual" isn't even the right word.  Pirates and modem hackers
are *glorified* in society today.  It makes me sick.  It's like
glorifying pickpockets and burglars.

- John

Article: 1627
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!pacifier!homer.alpha.net!usenet
From: [e-mail] (John Foust)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle? Leads to nuns on horses!
Date: 27 Aug 1995 19:10:53 GMT
Organization: Syndesis Corporation
Lines: 13
Message-ID: <41qfvt$[e-mail]>
References: <41m34k$[e-mail]> <41nnlh$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: s02c.globaldialog.com
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.6+
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2683
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2683

In article <41nnlh$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Elfwork) says:
>
>Why spend money/time developing dongles if they don't work?

No one except a dongle salesperson will tell you they're foolproof.

But they do their job, which is to protect against casual piracy.

That's sort of like saying, why even bother to lock your car,
if a skilled thief can break into it and have it hot-wired
inside 90 seconds?

- John

Article: 1628
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!mail2news.demon.co.uk!beanbaw.demon.co.uk!john
From: John Reddington <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Simple question: Does anyone have Lightwave 4.0 (Intel) full version yet?
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 20:04:12 GMT
Organization: None
Lines: 9
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]
X-NNTP-Posting-Host: beanbaw.demon.co.uk
X-Broken-Date: Sunday, Aug 27, 1995 20.04.12
X-Newsreader: Newswin Alpha 0.7
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2684
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2684

Any idea on price in the UK?
--
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
| John Reddington    EMail [e-mail]                        |
                  |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------



Article: 1629
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!news.sprintlink.net!malgudi.oar.net!nt.colmicrosys.com!usenet
From: [e-mail] (John Sonedecker)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: In-Focus
Date: 27 Aug 1995 19:21:58 GMT
Organization: Columbus Micro Systems
Lines: 35
Message-ID: <41qgkm$[e-mail]>
References: <40rnqk$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: mod146.colmicrosys.com
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.6
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2685
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2685

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Mark Thompson) says:
>
>
>[e-mail] (John Sonedecker) writes:
>> Just wanted to let everyone know that the In-Focus tape by Mark Thompson
>> and ProWave is Great! Lot's of intermediate to advanced stuff.


--Mark Thompson responded:--

>I'm glad to hear you like it. The reactions to it have been tremendous.
>If only we got the exposure that desktop images gets. Just about everyone
>I've spoke thinks the in.focus tape is just about the best LW tutorial
>they have ever seen. We'll make sure future tapes are as good or better.
>
>> I have a question for anyone who has it though. On the CD there are
>> demos of Impact! and stuff from MetroGrafix. Are these only usable
>> on the Amiga or can I get them to work on a PC?
>
>At the time we put together the CD, there was virtually nothing available
>for the PC, so the demos are mostly Amiga based. But all the included
>objects, images, textures, PAR files, etc. are of course fully readable
>and useable on any Windows or NT platform.
>     *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
>     *           Mark Thompson                  [phone]    *
>     *         Fusion Films, Inc.             [e-mail]  *
>     * Director of Animation and Special FX                       *
>      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hi Mark,
It's not a big deal that the demos are Amiga. The rest is more than enough
. Are you planning on making more tapes? I hope you do, and I think lots
of others do as well. I would like to see something with Character Animation.
People, creatures, robots and that kind of stuff. Thanks again.
-John Sonedecker

Article: 1630
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!news.sprintlink.net!pointer.netpoint.net!news!sobe
From: [e-mail] (SBD)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: PYROMANIA
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 95 20:12:26 GMT
Organization: South Beach Digital
Lines: 23
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <41l0vh$[e-mail]> <41p5e3$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: dppp17.netpoint.net
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
X-Newsreader: VersaTerm Link v1.1.3
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2686
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2686


>Funny you mention this now...I've been working on collecting a number good,
>long fire and explosion sequences for my own work and possibly for a CD-Rom.
>
>
>
>I would also like to know what the copyright laws say about digitizing
>specific elements from movies or television and reselling them in a heavily
>altered form?
>
>What I've been doing is digitizing fire and explosions from many movies
>and TV...removing all background elements (so that the fire/explosions are
>on a totally black background)...and centering the fire or explosion for
>easy planar image mapping.  Then I usually convert these image sequences to
>no less than 16-colors and save them with an accompanying Alpha version.
>
>The results have been pretty good....maybe even good enough to sell.
>

David, what you are doing is illegal, even for your personal use (I know, as
long as no one gets it, you are kind of 'save').  If you let it go public in
any way, for profit or not, it's a one way ticket to jail, loosing your
equipment, and lot's of lawyer fees.

Article: 1631
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!NT!nowhere.uucp!scorpio
From: [e-mail] (Rob K. Williams)
Subject: Re: Simulating Dynamite Fuse?
Message-ID: <81a7cb$d2614.26b@NT>
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 1995 19:38:20 GMT
References: <41idpn$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <41ljnf$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
Organization: Godcorp
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Lines: 11
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2687
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2687

I can't believe all the responses and good ideas.  This newsgroup is worth
it's wait in gold.  And it's free for the price of a phonecall.  Thanks to
all who responded.  I've played with all the ideas, and have something that
works well.  Perhaps I'll upload the finished scene to an ftp site.  If you
have more ideas, just keep them coming.

--
regards,            v   v
                    (. .)
Rob K. Williams       8
LIGHTWAVE RULES!    @_|


Article: 1632
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!mail2news.demon.co.uk!beanbaw.demon.co.uk!john
From: John Reddington <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Windows NT 3.51?
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 20:26:40 GMT
Organization: None
Lines: 14
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <3tctce$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]
X-NNTP-Posting-Host: beanbaw.demon.co.uk
X-Broken-Date: Sunday, Aug 27, 1995 20.26.40
X-Newsreader: Newswin Alpha 0.7
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2688
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2688

A bit off topic for a Lightwave group but here goes anyway.

I have recently upgraded?? from an Amiga to a 100mhz Pentium and
already have a fair bit of experience with windows but what I need to
know is... Is it possible to have a dual boot facility running Windows
95 (or 3.11) and Windows NT. I want the faster rendering times of
Lightwave under NT but with the greater compatability of 95 or
3.11.

(I did manage to mention Lightwave though)

Any ideas?


Article: 1633
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!nntp.crl.com!usenet
From: [e-mail] (Jeff Walkup)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: LightWave being used for Ultima 9!
Date: 27 Aug 1995 20:46:21 GMT
Organization: WalkupNet
Lines: 24
Message-ID: <41qlit$[e-mail]>
References: <41cakf$[e-mail]> <41gkc1$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: crl10.crl.com
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2689
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2689

Where I work, (a major games/multimedia CD-ROM company) they are gearing up for
several products that will include 3D work.  They have a couple of SGI's in the
department, and dozens of Mac's and PC's.  Right now they are considering their
options.  They use Alias on the SGI's of course, and 3D Studio on the PC's.
The problem is that they cannot afford 6-8 more SGI/Alias stations (who can?)
and while 3DS is nice, it's not really fast enough for rendering, and DXF
conversion to the SGI is a real pain (so I hear).  They'd love to have a 3D
package where about 6 people could work daily on the PC's and/or Macs, and do
rendering on the SGI's.

Well, I mentioned LightWave and it's cross-platform ability (and it's low cost)
and this *very* much interested the project manager.  (And okay, I'm pushing
for a job in this department and I know LightWave!)  So I'd love to hear from
anyone doing this kind of development.  Of course, I'd also love to tell my
bosses that they can go out and buy LW PC & SGI right now... when might I be
able to do that?  It's gotta be sometime in the next 6 weeks...

By the way, all the aforementioned PC's are Pentium 90 & 100's running Win95.
How well does LW run on such a system?  We could go to NT of course... but we'd
*really* rather not!

--
Jeff Walkup . [e-mail] . http://www.crl.com/~jwalkup


Article: 1634
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!purdue!haven.umd.edu!cville-srv.wam.umd.edu!rsrodger
From: [e-mail] (R S Rodgers)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 27 Aug 1995 20:41:36 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Lines: 45
Message-ID: <41qla1$[e-mail]>
References: <41j25c$[e-mail]> <41nmg1$[e-mail]> <41nmvc$[e-mail]> <41qf5i$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: rac3.wam.umd.edu
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2690
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2690

In article <41qf5i$[e-mail]>,
John Foust <[e-mail]> wrote:
>In article <41nmvc$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (R S Rodgers) says:
>>If you had read the original message, I am *contemplating* buying
>>Lightwave.  I gave a very detailed description of why I do not want
>>to deal with a dongle.
>
>If you don't have a LightWave dongle, how do you know you're
>going to have problems with it?  You did describe that the 3D Studio

If you had read the message, I *asked* whether the Lightwave dongle was
known to cause these problems.

Calm down and take a few breaths, John.

>dongle at work caused you trouble, until you "found a crack."

You're right.  It did, though I wasn't the one who actually found the
crack.

>Hmm, are you running more than one copy of 3D Studio now?

No, actually, John, I'm not running 3ds at all.  Not even at work.  Instead,
I picked up a copy of Caligari Truespace2, which is running as I type
this.  You can feel free to call Caligari and ask if I'm registered.

Caligari, unlike NewTek, isn't copy protected.  And guess what?  I haven't
given any copies away.  I don't run it on more than one machine.

Amazing, apparently, to you.  I suspect this is because you *need* the
copy protection because *you* can't possibly imagine resisting the temptation
to pirate software.  There are people who pay for it, John, even if you can't
imagine doing so if that little dog collar dongle didn't force you to.

I should have figured you'd take this tact.  It's the position everyone
who is a rabid (either becuase they're basically dishonest and assume others
are, or because they're a lap dog -- which are you, John?) copy protection
defender sinks to, because basically they have no way to defend the
practice.

--
---- Windows 95 and NT: IBM's OS choices for IBM hardware, x86 and PowerPC ----
"That's not our primary target.  There are people out there who love
 [OS/2 Warp] on the desktop, but our focus is on large enterprise customers."
    -- chief executive officer Louis Gerstner (IBM) (July, 1995)

Article: 1635
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!news.emf.net!overload.lbl.gov!lll-winken.llnl.gov!enews.sgi.com!decwrl!purdue!haven.umd.edu!cville-srv.wam.umd.edu!rsrodger
From: [e-mail] (R S Rodgers)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Where to buy Lightwave/PC?
Date: 27 Aug 1995 20:44:18 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Lines: 12
Message-ID: <41qlf2$[e-mail]>
References: <41b3ut$[e-mail]> <41clbs$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: rac3.wam.umd.edu
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2691
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2691

In article <[e-mail]>,
John Reddington  <[e-mail]> wrote:
>Do Safe Harbor have an Email address? It's cheaper than a call from Scotland for some info!!

FYI, when I called it was $795 full retail and $695 competitive upgrade.


--
---- Windows 95 and NT: IBM's OS choices for IBM hardware, x86 and PowerPC ----
"That's not our primary target.  There are people out there who love
 [OS/2 Warp] on the desktop, but our focus is on large enterprise customers."
    -- chief executive officer Louis Gerstner (IBM) (July, 1995)

Article: 1636
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!nntp.crl.com!usenet
From: [e-mail] (Jeff Walkup)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Photoshop batch image conversions
Date: 27 Aug 1995 20:48:16 GMT
Organization: WalkupNet
Lines: 6
Message-ID: <41qlmg$[e-mail]>
References: <41g48i$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: crl10.crl.com
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2692
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2692

You need DeBabelizer!!  It's only on the Mac though.  If you ever wanted a
reason to have a Mac around, this is it.

--
Jeff Walkup . [e-mail] . http://www.crl.com/~jwalkup


Article: 1637
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!news.mathworks.com!zombie.ncsc.mil!cs.umd.edu!haven.umd.edu!cville-srv.wam.umd.edu!rsrodger
From: [e-mail] (R S Rodgers)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Windows NT 3.51?
Date: 27 Aug 1995 20:50:18 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Lines: 28
Message-ID: <41qlqa$[e-mail]>
References: <3tctce$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: rac3.wam.umd.edu
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2693
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2693

In article <[e-mail]>,
John Reddington  <[e-mail]> wrote:
>A bit off topic for a Lightwave group but here goes anyway.
>
>I have recently upgraded?? from an Amiga to a 100mhz Pentium and
>already have a fair bit of experience with windows but what I need to
>know is... Is it possible to have a dual boot facility running Windows
>95 (or 3.11) and Windows NT. I want the faster rendering times of

Yep.  Just install them.  You'll get a bootup choice which you want, no
effort to setup involved.  The boot menu can be adjusted in the Windows
NT control panel (System applet) or by directly editing boot.ini in the
root directory of your boot disk.

It's best to set them up to share their paging file, though.  NT likes a
large paging file, and if you just want to make sure you never run out of
swap space, you can create a 100-200MB swapfile (I deal with programs with
memory leaks but which need to finish rendering, so yeah, I really do have
a 200MB swapfile) and share it between Windows 95 and NT (use My Computer/
Properties/Performance/Virtual Memory to adjust the swapfile on 95 --
then edit system.ini to change PagingFile= to C:\PAGEFILE.SYS).


--
---- Windows 95 and NT: IBM's OS choices for IBM hardware, x86 and PowerPC ----
"That's not our primary target.  There are people out there who love
 [OS/2 Warp] on the desktop, but our focus is on large enterprise customers."
    -- chief executive officer Louis Gerstner (IBM) (July, 1995)

Article: 1638
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!in2.uu.net!news3.digex.net!access2!davep
From: [e-mail] (Dave Paige)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Q: does the DPS PAR work for Alpha?
Date: 26 Aug 1995 13:01:32 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt, MD USA
Lines: 28
Message-ID: <41n5vc$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: access2-2.digex.net
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2694
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2694

Stephen J Gaudet ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Hello

: Can someone tell me the truth, does DPS have a PAR board that works for
: Alpha?  I'd like to hear from people that are using it now.  Any news,
: comments, good, bad, whatever.

: Thank you
:
:  Steve
:  [phone]
:  __________________________________________________________________
: | Stephen Gaudet        | Reseller of Digital Alpha based systems  |
: | DCG Computers         | and motherboards running NT, OSF/1 & VMS |
: | 35 Otterson Rd.       | at affordable prices.                    |
: | Londonderry, NH 03053 |------------------------------------------|
: | ph:603-421-1800   fax:[phone]    e-mail:[e-mail]   |
:  ------------------------------------------------------------------

Not sure about the PAR but they do have alpha software for the PAR so I assume
that the PC version of the PAR would work on an alpha with that software. I do know
that the PVR from DPS will work on an alpha, I've done it.

Dave





Article: 1639
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!news.sprintlink.net!news.infi.net!usenet
From: [e-mail] (Joe Bell)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle? Leads to nuns on horses!
Date: 27 Aug 1995 20:51:00 GMT
Organization: InfiNet
Lines: 10
Message-ID: <41qlrk$[e-mail]>
References: <41m34k$[e-mail]> <41nnlh$[e-mail]> <41qfvt$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: h-nightflier.norfolk.infi.net
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.6
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2695
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2695

In article <41qfvt$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (John Foust) says:
(stuff deleted)
>
>But they do their job, which is to protect against casual piracy.
>

But is it those same casual pirates would have bought the software if they
*couldn't* have got it from a friend?  I think not!

-joe

Article: 1640
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!pilot.phx.primenet.com!pilot
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Exabyte for A4000 How What Where?
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 14:21:11 LOCAL
Organization: primenet
Lines: 31
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <41kv5v$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: pilot.phx.primenet.com
X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev B final beta #4]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2696
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2696

In article <41kv5v$[e-mail]> [e-mail] () writes:
>From: [e-mail] ()
>Subject: Re: Exabyte for A4000 How What Where?
>Date: 25 Aug 1995 16:53:19 GMT

>Marc Dole ([e-mail]) wrote:

>: > If anyone needs to purchase ADPro's Abekas drivers now, I think they better
>: > familiarize themself with the letters S.O.L.  =(

>: All you have to do is email your problem to [e-mail] and they will
>: give you an answer within the day.


>Been there, done that....and yes, I did receive a reply within the day...it
>essentially said: "Sorry, we no longer support the Amiga and can't help
>you."  Apparently the policy change took place about 6 months ago...I've
>even spoken with T-Rexx's programmer and he couldn't help me either.

>Perhaps they're handling things a little differently for the type of person
>who needs professional products, like the Abekas driver, but they've
>totally bailed out on the Amiga otherwise.  =(

>--

>                                     -David Warner

None of their Abekas driver  products work properly. I have owned all three of
them. Amiga, Windows, and SGI. I havve also been working with their tech
support, and yes they respond but not with a working product. I am currently
waiting for a refund on the SGI driver.

Article: 1641
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!pilot.phx.primenet.com!pilot
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Networking Amiga and PC
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 14:29:08 LOCAL
Organization: primenet
Lines: 26
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <41i03e$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: pilot.phx.primenet.com
X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev B final beta #4]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2697
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2697

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (J Eric Chard) writes:
>From: [e-mail] (J Eric Chard)
>Subject: Re: Networking Amiga and PC
>Date: 26 Aug 1995 13:20:08 -0700

>[e-mail] writes:
>>
>>I only networked my Amigas together and it was expensive. I know the
>>hardware for the PCs is cheaper than the Amiga, but how much is the software?
>>
>>-Aaron

>        It's free.

>        When you have Windoze for WorkGruppen 3.11,  or NT 3.5+, they come
>        with networking software.  All you really have to do is install your
>        drivers and turn on the network.  I just did it about 4 days ago, and
>        it is trivial.

>        OTOH, it doesn't seem >>real<< fast, but it works, and it's free.



A network yes, but far from the convenience of an NFS mounted directory.
The potential to mount a Perception drive on my Indigo2 is the only reason
for me to invest in the NFS software other than speed.

Article: 1642
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!pilot.phx.primenet.com!pilot
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Photoshop batch image conversions
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 14:33:37 LOCAL
Organization: primenet
Lines: 12
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <41g48i$[e-mail]> <41qlmg$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: pilot.phx.primenet.com
X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev B final beta #4]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2698
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2698

In article <41qlmg$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Jeff Walkup) writes:
>From: [e-mail] (Jeff Walkup)
>Subject: Re: Photoshop batch image conversions
>Date: 27 Aug 1995 20:48:16 GMT

>You need DeBabelizer!!  It's only on the Mac though.  If you ever wanted a
>reason to have a Mac around, this is it.

>--
>Jeff Walkup . [e-mail] . http://www.crl.com/~jwalkup

There is an SGI version as well.

Article: 1643
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!newshost.comco.com!news.tamu.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!ix.netcom.com!netnews
From: "Thomas M. Schaefer" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Raptor Rendering Service Rates
Date: 26 Aug 1995 03:18:59 GMT
Organization: Strategic Video
Lines: 28
Message-ID: <41m3r3$[e-mail]>
References: <41ksks$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: ix-lb7-13.ix.netcom.com
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.1N (Windows; I; 16bit)
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2699
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2699

Try Pro-Com  Animation and Video 800-745-4571
    WFMZ-TV / MBC Teleproductions 610-791-5880
    Lumaquest 513-222-2212
    ACS Computer & Video 800-962-4489
    and last but not least 1-800-ANIM-123

With all these LightWaved PC's on the Internet, an opportunity presents
its self to the ingenious programmer:  Symantec C++ 7.0 has a code
generator called NetBuild that makes it relatively easy to write
applications that use multiple CPUs over a network.

We could all just leave our PCs on at night and share the rendering load
between us.  Of course, some sort of accounting feature would need to be
included to keep track of usage and work.  It would be best if each
person could set and broadcast a price per hour on their machine, and
allow the software to search out the best prices and availability of
rendering power and required memory.  It would create an efficient
virtual market for rendering services.  We could use RSA-protected
digicash for payment.  Unfortunately, the 14.4 or 28.8 connections most
people are connected with would make recieving hundreds of Mbyte size
frames take as long as rendering them.  But at ISDN or Frame Relay
fractional T1 rates, this becomes feasible.

-Tom Schaefer
 Strategic Video
 Producers of the "Frequent Flyer Video Clips®"
 "Stock Video for the Digital Age©"


Article: 1644
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!noao!ncar!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!in2.uu.net!tcsi.tcs.com!agate!darkstar.UCSC.EDU!usenet
From: Adam Ives Chrystie <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Windows NT 3.51?
Date: 27 Aug 1995 21:26:15 GMT
Organization: University Of California at Santa Cruz
Lines: 22
Message-ID: <41qntn$[e-mail]>
References: <3tctce$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: tsb-44.ucsc.edu
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.2b6 (Windows; I; 32bit)
To: [e-mail]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2700
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2700



When yyou install Windows NT it places an OS loader
program...So, when you boot your machine..the second screen
that comes up after memory test is an OS selector..you
highlight which OS you want to load..and walla! it loads it..I
have WIndows 3.1 and NT 3.51 on the same machine...you just
need to place them in seperate directories...NT tries to
integrate in to the windows system by default..but i find that
it is best to totally seperate the OS's..makes it easier to
fix things and keep track of drivers...

Furthermore..not all windows drivers will work with NT..so
this is also why you should keep them seperated.

-----------------------------------------------------------
Adam Chrystie [e-mail]
Cinema/Video Major, Senior
University Of California at Santa Cruz
------------------------------------------------------------



Article: 1645
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!in1.uu.net!svc.portal.com!shell.portal.com!shell.portal.com!not-for-mail
From: [e-mail] (Scott Jeffrey Corley)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle? Leads to nuns on horses!
Date: 27 Aug 1995 14:46:17 -0700
Organization: Portal Communications Company -- 408/973-9111 (voice) 408/973-8091 (data)
Lines: 23
Message-ID: <41qp39$[e-mail]>
References: <41m34k$[e-mail]> <41nnlh$[e-mail]> <41qfvt$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: jobe.shell.portal.com
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2701
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2701

Mr Foust, just because you have'nt had problems with dongles doesnt mean
other people have'nt had problems. I neither own nor use LW but I do own
Caligari Broadcast, which comes with a dongle. When I bought it and
installed it on my A3000 I could not get it to work reliably. It would
throw up a error message stating that the dongle wasnt installed 9 out
10 times I tried to run it. I called Octree (Caligari Corp now) and
about the problem and they stated that the dongle did not work on many
A3000s.

Needless to say I was very angry about this as nowhere on the box or in
the manual did it state that Caligari wouldnt work on A3000s and I had
spent quite a bit of money purchasing the product. Luckily, Octree
told me that once they had my registration the would send me a non
dongled version of Caligari Broadcast. When I sent in my registration
they did indeed send me the non dongled version but it took 2 1/2 weeks
to get to me. Since I am only a hobbyist the delay was just irritating
but if I had been a professional that delay would have cost me money.

I understand and sympathize with software companies about the loss of
revenue to pirates but I start to lose sympathy when their anti-piracy
measures start to seriously inconvenience legitimate users.



Article: 1646
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!noao!math.arizona.edu!news.Arizona.EDU!news.Cerritos.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!newsserver.sdsc.edu!news.tc.cornell.edu!travelers.mail.cornell.edu!news.kei.com!news.mathwork
From: [e-mail] (Stuart Ferguson)
Subject: Re: Support for other WinNT platforms??????
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Organization: The Blue Planet
References: <41nibv$[e-mail]>
Distribution: inet
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 22:58:00 GMT
Lines: 13
Sender: [e-mail]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2702
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2702

+-- [e-mail] (MuMan) writes:
| I looking for something that can render on
| a Motorola PowPC 620 under WinNT.
| I can get some 620's on loan for project.

LightWave and Modeler do run on PPC NT machines.  The compiler is
slightly kerwhankity but it can be made to work.  I suspect there
will be a PPC LightWave product, but only when we can get all our
suppliers to give us PPC binaries.
--
    Stuart Ferguson        ([e-mail])
        "How do you compute that?  Where on the
         graph do `must' and `cannot' meet?"

Article: 1647
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!noao!ncar!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.uoregon.edu!news.emf.net!overload.lbl.gov!agate!darkstar.UCSC.EDU!usenet
From: Adam Ives Chrystie <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Support for other WinNT platforms??????
Date: 27 Aug 1995 23:42:26 GMT
Organization: University Of California at Santa Cruz
Lines: 13
Message-ID: <41qvt2$[e-mail]>
References: <41nibv$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: tsb-48.ucsc.edu
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.2b6 (Windows; I; 32bit)
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2703
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2703


  Yeaaa hooooooo PPC :)..Break that Intel Monopoly over the
world :)

(My prays his Intel P100 doesn't decide to blow a tissy)

-----------------------------------------------------------
Adam Chrystie [e-mail]
Cinema/Video Major, Senior
University Of California at Santa Cruz
------------------------------------------------------------



Article: 1648
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!noao!ncar!uchinews!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!in1.uu.net!news.compuserve.com!newsmaster
From: <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: AVI from LW
Date: 28 Aug 1995 00:41:45 GMT
Organization: CompuServe Incorporated
Lines: 6
Message-ID: <41r3c9$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: dd18-026.compuserve.com
Content-Type: text/plain
Keywords: LW AVI
Content-length: 167
X-Newsreader: AIR Mosaic (16-bit) version 1.00.198.07
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2704
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2704


I've been using a program called VFD that I got off CompuServe. It's DOS based
but works fine. It will read mult. Targa frame files and output FLC and AVI.

Dave.


Article: 1649
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!noao!ncar!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.mathworks.com!news.kei.com!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!homer.alpha.net!usenet
From: [e-mail] (John Foust)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 28 Aug 1995 00:52:42 GMT
Organization: Syndesis Corporation
Lines: 30
Message-ID: <41r40q$[e-mail]>
References: <41j25c$[e-mail]> <41nmg1$[e-mail]> <41nmvc$[e-mail]> <41qf5i$[e-mail]> <41qla1$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: s11c.globaldialog.com
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.6+
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2705
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2705

In article <41qla1$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (R S Rodgers) says:
>
>Amazing, apparently, to you.  I suspect this is because you *need* the
>copy protection because *you* can't possibly imagine resisting the temptation
>to pirate software.  There are people who pay for it, John, even if you can't
>imagine doing so if that little dog collar dongle didn't force you to.

Oh, OK.  I understand.  Piracy does not exist.  I see.  Thanks for clearing
that up for me.  Hmm, I don't see any pirated software in my office.
Perhaps you can explain that to me, too.

>I should have figured you'd take this tact.  It's the position everyone
>who is a rabid (either becuase they're basically dishonest and assume others
>are, or because they're a lap dog -- which are you, John?) copy protection
>defender sinks to, because basically they have no way to defend the
>practice.

Arf, arf!  Yes, I'm being paid to say this.  I'm a dupe of the conspiracy.
I have no thoughts of my own.  I only believe what I read on the Internet.

Wow, what a choice: either dishonest or a lapdog!  What a view of man you have!
Next thing you know, you'll call me a Nazi, and then this thread will have
the official Internet stamp of futility.

Note that my company's products do not have copy protection.  How does
that fit into your tight little catechism?

What I'd really like to know is why you "don't have enough room for a dongle."

- John

Article: 1650
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!noao!ncar!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.uoregon.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!uwm.edu!homer.alpha.net!usenet
From: [e-mail] (John Foust)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle? Leads to nuns on horses!
Date: 28 Aug 1995 00:57:03 GMT
Organization: Syndesis Corporation
Lines: 27
Message-ID: <41r48v$[e-mail]>
References: <41m34k$[e-mail]> <41nnlh$[e-mail]> <41qfvt$[e-mail]> <41qp39$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: s11c.globaldialog.com
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.6+
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2706
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2706

In article <41qp39$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Scott Jeffrey Corley) says:
>
>I understand and sympathize with software companies about the loss of
>revenue to pirates but I start to lose sympathy when their anti-piracy
>measures start to seriously inconvenience legitimate users.

Look, every company that adds a dongle to a product takes that
risk, particularly if they also decide they're smart enough to
develop their own dongle, which certainly increases the chance
that it won't work well.

But in the PC market, companies like Rainbow Tech, the makers
of the dongle for LightWave and 3D Studio, are very good at
what they do.

Ultimately, you, the consumer, has a choice:  buy the product or not.

It's not like they have a frigging gun to your head.  If anyone
is so upset about dongles, perhaps they shouldn't buy any products
that have dongles, or their fuse will blow.

Meanwhile, they shouldn't search for a crack or a pirated copy.
Is that so hard to ask?  Some of these anti-dongle people sound
like they're out for a fix: they've gotta have it, they'll steal,
cheat, lie, whatever, just to get the electronic fix.  Why?

- John

Article: 1651
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!howland.reston.ans.net!ix.netcom.com!netcom.com!bhood
From: [e-mail] (robert hood)
Subject: REVIEW: Exploring LightWave 3D (book)
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1]
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 1995 15:09:00 GMT
Lines: 68
Sender: [e-mail]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2707
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2707

Ok, I spent last night going through this book cover to cover.  I didn't
read every word, but you really don't have to to get a feel for the kind
of information a book imparts.

     Title:  Exploring LightWave 3D
    Author:  Todd Payne
 Publisher:  New Era Press
      Cost:  $59.95 ($64.75 w/tax and shipping)
  Includes:  3.5" diskette in MS-DOS format

     Level:  Beginner to Intermediate

My first impression of the book is that it is what the NewTek manuals
for LightWave 3D should have been.  For the first full two-thirds to
three-quaters of the book, Todd covers all the basics of both Layout
and Modeler, delving into detail on parts that might be confusing to
the beginning LightWave artist (such as Metaform in Modeler).

The back portions of the book (three or four chapters) cover such items
as lighting and color theory, preproduction, storyboarding and
postproduction.  All in all, I think it is an excellent book for the
beginner.

Unfortunately, I'm not a beginner.  Being at a high-beginner or low-
intermediate level, I only noticed a few pearls of wisdom through my
scanning of the book that might be of interest to me.  Doubtless
I'm not doing the book justice as I'm sure there are more than a few
things in there for me, but first impressions are often the most lasting.

I haven't looked at the diskette yet.  Judging from the fact that there
was no real meat to the book (i.e., actual production of animations),
I'm not sure that there's anything useful to somebody at my level (who
also got LightROM2 and in.Focus at the same time as this book).

Now, my big bitch:  for $59.95, the book is WAY overpriced, especially
for a beginner's book.  I got Mark Thompson's in.Focus (which is pretty
damn good, if short [75 minutes]) for less than the cost of this book.
I could have also got a number of other more-advanced items (Desktop Images
videos, a full-year's subscription to LightWave PRO, etc) for less than
the cost of this single book.  It seems that New Era is trying to recoupe
the costs of its late production problems, and it pisses me off a little.
I should send it back to them.

I was also a bit disappointed in the fact that, aside from a name change,
it appears to be a completely different book than what they were originally
publishing.  The original book advertisement (in VTU) showed a series of
Layout and Modeler shots (one even had a "Coach" logo) which lead me to
beleive that this book was aimed at production.  Even the title, "LightWave
On Location", sounded production.  This new book has little or nothing to
do with producing models or animation.

Conclusion:  It is a good book for a reference to LightWave's interfaces
and techniques, but I do not recommend purchasing it unless a) the price
drops to something reasonable or b) you are a beginner who just cannot
get the hang of using LightWave 3D.

Otherwise, save some money and go buy Manuel Coates new book.  =|^)

Regards,                      |||
Bob                         ^(===)^
-------------------------oOO--(_)--OOo--------------------------------------
Bob Hood            | Bureaucracy destroys initiative.  There is little that
                    | bureaucrats hate more than innovation, especially
Work: 303-730-1324  | innovation that produces better results than the old
Home: 303-980-8392  | routines.  Improvements always make those at the top
[e-mail]    | of the heap look inept.  Who enjoys appearing inept?
[e-mail]      |                               - Frank Herbert
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Article: 1652
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!dish.news.pipex.net!pipex!dircon!usenet
From: [e-mail] (:-)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Listen people, can we cloak???
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 23:47:40 GMT
Organization: The Direct Connection (Call 0181 297 2200 for info)
Lines: 17
Message-ID: <41r04g$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: ac048.pool.dircon.co.uk
X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2708
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2708

Hia LW freaks!

I only started reading this newsgroup a few days ago, and so far I'm
really impressed with all the suggestions and other subjects.

I have a little problem, I'm trying to create a good cloaking effect,
something like the Klingon ships in the STTNG, or the shadow ships in
B5. I've tried a number of technics, but to no avail.

I'd love for someone who has done or knows of a way of doing this to
through his ideas at me. Anyhelp would be appriciated.

Ciao...

[e-mail]
Digtal Music.


Article: 1653
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!noao!ncar!uchinews!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!news.rain.org!artdata
From: [e-mail] ()
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Exabyte for A4000 How What Where?
Date: 28 Aug 1995 01:57:38 GMT
Organization: RAIN Public Access Internet (805) 967-RAIN
Lines: 45
Message-ID: <41r7qi$[e-mail]>
References: <41fddn$[e-mail]> <MSGID_2=3A292=[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: [e-mail]
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2709
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2709

Frank Aalbers ([e-mail]) wrote:

: Hi John !

: John Foust ([e-mail] (John Foust)) wrote:

:  JF> Exabytes are SCSI devices, and WinNT includes drivers for this
:  JF> type of tape drive, which makes it easy to use the crude but
:  JF> mostly effective WinNT Backup program, for example.

: So it's like a Tapestreamer then ? Can you put anny kind af files in it or
: just digital video data ? How much can a tape save ?

:  JF> You can
:  JF> also use freeware 'tar' programs for WinNT/x86 to read/write
:  JF> Unix-like 'tar' tapes, which will load into an Abekas just
:  JF> fine, if you make 'tar's of Targa or YUV files.

: Thanks alot for the info ! Do you also know about prices ?


:    ________________________________________________________________
:   |                                  |                             |
:   | Frank Aalbers                    | -PIXION- -GRID Productions- |
:   | [e-mail] / 2:292/603.27 | FAX + VOICE 03/326-30-85    |
:   | [e-mail]                     | Deurne Belgium              |
:   |__________________________________|_____________________________|


I noticed that no one has answered the "prices?" question. I just picked
up an Exabyte 8505XL for $1200 (US). It is used, but it still has a few
months on its warrenty left! The 8505XL is the top of the line, but you
can actually get one of the older 8200 drives for less. The older drives
can write Abekas frames too. I think I say an 8200 for $400 once. Now, is
there a video post place in your area that has an Abekas? To transfer your
little 8mm Exabyte tape to video they usually charge 25 cents per frame,
plus the rental (per hour) on the video deck you are having it transfered to.
Becuase the Exabyte tapes are perfect YUV digital, you can transfer then to
ANY format up to D1 and have the best image quality possible. (it looks sooo
good on a studio monitor!) Well, that covers it.

-Aaron Estrada

--


Article: 1654
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!in2.uu.net!svc.portal.com!portal.com!cup.portal.com!Jeric
From: [e-mail] (J Eric Chard)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: New Era delivers!
Date: 27 Aug 1995 17:00:11 -0700
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Lines: 15
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <41ohas$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: 156.151.4.12
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2710
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2710

>I got mine too and this book sucks!!!! It's frightingly incomplete,
>mispelled ( and I'm the worst speller in the universe but even I caught
>these) confusing and baltantly wrong!!!
                      ^^^^^^^^^

    Man, you ARE honest!  :^)


****************************************************************************
*   (OOOOO)  [e-mail]       |  Synergy Graphix & Animation     *
*  (OOOOOOO)  Welcome to Seattle!       |   Film and Video Productions     *
*   ///////     Have a latte'!          |Technical Subjects Our Specialty! *
*  ///////        Or else!              |                                  *
                                                             *
****************************************************************************

Article: 1655
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!in2.uu.net!svc.portal.com!portal.com!cup.portal.com!Jeric
From: [e-mail] (J Eric Chard)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: New Era delivers!
Date: 27 Aug 1995 17:00:16 -0700
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Lines: 32
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
  <41ohas$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: 156.151.4.12
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2711
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2711

Joe Perez:
>
>I KNEW it was too good to be true. When will I ever learn my lesson about
>pre-ordering stuff (probably about the same time I get off my butt and
>start experimenting with LW for myself instead of waiting for tapes and
>books to show me "how" ^_- ).
>
>Joe Perez
>

    Indeed.  Trying to learn LW, or any animation program, from books and
    tapes is like trying to learn to program without actually coding.

    All the really heavy hitters, John Gross, William(???) Teegarden (sic),
    Tony (john's co-worker {sheesh, I should know these names}) ,
    Mark Thompson, Mojo ----they didn't wait around for some tape to come
    out, they jumped in and started INVENTING procedures.

    Not to denigrate the importance of good materials:  I'm absolutely sure
    that Lee's and Mark's tapes will save you WEEKS of confusion/frustration.
    But jumping in and DOING it will give you invaluable experience you are
    going to need anyway.  Bottom line:

    If you wanta learn to animate, start animating.

****************************************************************************
*   (OOOOO)  [e-mail]       |  Synergy Graphix & Animation     *
*  (OOOOOOO)  Welcome to Seattle!       |   Film and Video Productions     *
*   ///////     Have a latte'!          |Technical Subjects Our Specialty! *
*  ///////        Or else!              |                                  *
                                                             *
****************************************************************************

Article: 1656
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!noao!ncar!uchinews!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!news.rain.org!artdata
From: [e-mail] ()
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: PYROMANIA
Date: 28 Aug 1995 02:21:06 GMT
Organization: RAIN Public Access Internet (805) 967-RAIN
Lines: 40
Message-ID: <41r96i$[e-mail]>
References: <41l0vh$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: [e-mail]
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2712
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2712

Colin Cunningham ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Anybody know of a better explosion collection than that awful Pyromania CD?
: Though the explosions are pretty good, I don't think there's one that isn't
: cropped as it billows offscreen. This is of absolutely no use unless you stick
: an object in front of your explosion so the top bit isn't visible. I saw a
: scene from Babylon 5 where an explosion just seemed to magically crop itself
: off in mid-air (very nice). Another problem is that the fire sequences are so
: short and the film stock is VERY grainy, definitely not suitable for closeups.
: I guess for $130 I can't complain but I can't find anything on the CD that I'd
: really get good use out of unless I cut away quickly or partially obscure the
: explosion with a bunch of objects.
: --
: ...................................................................
: Colin Cunningham                             EMail: [e-mail]
: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures           HTTP://www.coredp.com/index.html
: ...................................................................


You could always make your own. Now explosions might be alittle hard to
do (unless you have a Pyro license) but you can do flames. I have done
flames in my back yard. (they were really small, like 4 inches)    Still,
if you were brave, you could get some MAPP gas or propane and make yourself
a burner that would give you the shape of flame that you wanted. Then shoot it
with a video camera. Not high speed you say? well, dont forget that video
is 60 fields per second, you can split your frames into fields, and then
play them back as frames. (I have done this too. It works OK if you don't
need super high-res frames) This method gives you 1/2 speed when you play back. In alot of cases, it is enough to give the flames the right scale.

To simulate an explosion, you can shoot the flames from above. (Don't burn
your hair off!) Then Skip frame the resultant footage to make the flame look
like an explosion. (play back really fast)


Maybe the 130 bucks is worth it, huh?


-Aaron Estrada

--


Article: 1657
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!noao!ncar!uchinews!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!news.sprintlink.net!nntp.earthlink.net!fleebus
From: [e-mail] (John Zambrano)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Why does Impact cost so much?
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 95 23:39:19 GMT
Organization: Earthlink Network, Inc.
Lines: 16
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <41ra9m$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <41i4lc$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: fleebuf.earthlink.net
X-Newsreader: News Xpress Version 1.0 Beta #2.1
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2713
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2713

[e-mail] (AFrerking) wrote:
>In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Dan
>Bloomfield)  writes:

>We are putting the final touches on the 1.0 for all platforms.  We hope to
>start sending out upgrades next week (Aug 28) to registered owners.
>
>Andy Frerking
>Dynamic Realities

Will there be an Impact demo disk or video available?  After buying Positron's "Dynamic Motion Module" and finding that it was a
complete waste of my money, I'm real hesitant on spending $400 to $500 for a simular product unless I can try it or see it first.

John.



Article: 1658
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!noao!ncar!uchinews!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!darkstar.UCSC.EDU!usenet
From: Adam Ives Chrystie <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Listen people, can we cloak???
Date: 28 Aug 1995 02:47:26 GMT
Organization: University Of California at Santa Cruz
Lines: 30
Message-ID: <41ranu$[e-mail]>
References: <41r04g$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: tsb-48.ucsc.edu
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.2b6 (Windows; I; 32bit)
To: [e-mail]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2714
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2714


 Cloaks envolve this

a ripple of the object and transparency mixxed with object
dissolve envelope.

so try this

get your object in layout..apply a ripple texture or some
kinda displacement..then do an object displve envelope ranking
from 0% to 100%..you might want to experiment with a
transparency texture mixxed with the dissolve..and using
another object (perhaps another copy of the cloaking object to
provide a glow of some sort..try making a glow byusing giving
the second object some transparency and transparent edges,
some luminosity and a low edge threashold...

that's off the top of my head..but that is how i would first
investigate..that's how we did it in imagine..sooo can;t be
too differrent in LW..As a matter of fact, i am gonna try to
cloak one of my characters as a test..


-----------------------------------------------------------
Adam Chrystie [e-mail]
Cinema/Video Major, Senior
University Of California at Santa Cruz
------------------------------------------------------------



Article: 1659
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!NT!nowhere.uucp!scorpio
From: [e-mail] (Rob K. Williams)
Subject: Re: Listen people, can we cloak???
Message-ID: <81b7cb$13430.1b1@NT>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 01:04:47 GMT
References: <41r04g$[e-mail]>
Organization: Godcorp
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Lines: 14
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2715
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2715

Then you need to get the first issue of Lightspeed, the vdeo magazine for
Lightwave users.  Dean Scott does a tremendous tutorial on cloaking.  It
uses a cross between displacement mapping and polygon size to control the
rippling effect.  I had to watch that segement 3 times before I really
understood what was happening, but it's a somewhat complicated procedure,
utilizing an undocumented lightwave feature.  Dean does a heck of a job
though.  Check it out.  You won't be sorry (unlike those of us who've
prepayed for Exploring Lightwave).

--
regards,            v   v
                    (. .)
Rob K. Williams       8
LIGHTWAVE RULES!    @_|


Article: 1660
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!news.sprintlink.net!warp.cris.com!usenet
From: [e-mail] (Ronnie Norwood)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Thornton Video Question
Date: 28 Aug 1995 03:40:04 GMT
Organization: Concentric Internet Services
Lines: 43
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: crc4-fddi.cris.com
X-Newsreader: THOR 2.1ß (TCP/IP) *UNREGISTERED*
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2716
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2716


Repost Due to errors:

Congrads to DTI and Ron T. for a great set of videos. The only dislike I have
is that I would have liked to to have seen more theory on the surfaces tape.
Like, the concept behind surface attributes and how Ron uses these to
intertwine the vaious values to get various looks. And I do not mean
rehashing all of the surfacing basics that you can get from your local
dime store, I mean how to really get the most out those puppies! Maybe on the
next tape eh? Just part of my wish list. :)

Now I have two questions:

1) When doing most of the poly and point stretching thats in the video I
noticed that almost each piece that I performed these functions on became non-
planer but his did not. I had the same amount of segments, performed most of
these fuctions on a single axis, and tried them with quads, and automatic set
in the options panel and even tried my best to drag, pull, and stretch by the
same values he did (when he didn't give them). Any ideas? Probably something
extremely simple that I have overlooked. (BTW, I went ahead with the tutorial
and just tripled the NP polys. I ended up with a very nice looking ship!)

2) The surfacing tape: Whats the easiest way to get the dirty streaks that he
was so easily puttin down in Pshop on the Amiga with Brillance, AlphaPaint, or
Tpaint? In the past I've used the transparency settings in Tpaint or
transparency and smear in Brillance/APaint. Basicly, is there a way to setup
an airbrush in Brillance or Apaint to act similar to what he was using in
Pshop? I've tried everything I can think of, but "It just doesn't look the
same!" :)

Thanks!



                   **************************************
                   *                                    *
                   *     I M P A C T  I M A G I N G     *
                   * 3D Animation: Logos, Architectural *
                   *        Broadcast or Print          *
                   *     e-mail [e-mail]       *
                   *                                    *
                   **************************************


Article: 1661
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!news.sprintlink.net!warp.cris.com!usenet
From: [e-mail] (Ronnie Norwood)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: DTI's Ron T. video questions
Date: 28 Aug 1995 03:40:20 GMT
Organization: Concentric Internet Services
Lines: 43
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: crc4-fddi.cris.com
X-Newsreader: THOR 2.1ß (TCP/IP) *UNREGISTERED*
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2717
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2717


Repost Due to errors:

Congrads to DTI and Ron T. for a great set of videos. The only dislike I have
is that I would have liked to to have seen more theory on the surfaces tape.
Like, the concept behind surface attributes and how Ron uses these to
intertwine the vaious values to get various looks. And I do not mean
rehashing all of the surfacing basics that you can get from your local
dime store, I mean how to really get the most out those puppies! Maybe on the
next tape eh? Just part of my wish list. :)

Now I have two questions:

1) When doing most of the poly and point stretching thats in the video I
noticed that almost each piece that I performed these functions on became non-
planer but his did not. I had the same amount of segments, performed most of
these fuctions on a single axis, and tried them with quads, and automatic set
in the options panel and even tried my best to drag, pull, and stretch by the
same values he did (when he didn't give them). Any ideas? Probably something
extremely simple that I have overlooked. (BTW, I went ahead with the tutorial
and just tripled the NP polys. I ended up with a very nice looking ship!)

2) The surfacing tape: Whats the easiest way to get the dirty streaks that he
was so easily puttin down in Pshop on the Amiga with Brillance, AlphaPaint, or
Tpaint? In the past I've used the transparency settings in Tpaint or
transparency and smear in Brillance/APaint. Basicly, is there a way to setup
an airbrush in Brillance or Apaint to act similar to what he was using in
Pshop? I've tried everything I can think of, but "It just doesn't look the
same!" :)

Thanks!



                   **************************************
                   *                                    *
                   *     I M P A C T  I M A G I N G     *
                   * 3D Animation: Logos, Architectural *
                   *        Broadcast or Print          *
                   *     e-mail [e-mail]       *
                   *                                    *
                   **************************************


Article: 1662
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!news.sprintlink.net!EU.net!Belgium.EU.net!tornix.tornado.be!nbre.nfe.be!p666.nbre.nfe.be!nbre.nfe.be!p37.nbre.nfe.be!not-for-mail
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 04:27:03 +0000
From: [e-mail] (Frank Aalbers)
Subject: Re: Why does Impact cost so much?
Message-ID: <MSGID_2=3A292=[e-mail]>
References: <41kuoq$[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Organization: NightBreed
Lines: 37
X-Gateway: FIDO .. nbre.nfe.be [FIDOGATE 3.9.4]
X-FTN-Tearline: Spot 1.3a #41
X-FTN-Origin: -+- PIXION -+- , Deurne , Belgium  (2:292/603.37)
X-FTN-Domain: Z2@fidonet
X-FTN-Seen-By: 292/603
X-FTN-Path: 292/603
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2718
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2718

 ([e-mail] ()) wrote:

 > : Will this be in the V1.0 that is going to be available soon ?

 > I'm not sure, but I would say most likely yes.  The programmer seemed to
 > suggest that it was high on their list of priorities....something I
 > definitely could use!  Sometimes I'll raise the frames per second
 > sampling
 > rate as high as 120 which will help with the accuracy of Impact's output,
 > but it produces HUGE scene files that I then have to render only 1 out of
 > every 4 frames.

Yep ! Used that to to get better results . But Like you said , changing the
tolerance % a little also helps .


 > Change the frames per second field to 25 or any doubled variation of 25.
 > (50, 100, 200, 400, etc)  I dunno if this will help with the Impact
 > Preview
 > or not because my current version (0.92) still doesn't have a working
 > preview function....it will, however, create a scene with the proper
 > number
 > of frames per second for previewing or rendering through LightWave.

But that is still the problem . I would like the preview in IMPACT self to
play it in the frames per second I use . It always runs too fast . Isn't
there a way to get really the frames/seconds you entered for the preview ?

See ya !

   ________________________________________________________________
  |                                  |                             |
  | Frank Aalbers                    | -PIXION- -GRID Productions- |
  | [e-mail] / 2:292/603.27 | FAX + VOICE 03/326-30-85    |
  | [e-mail]                     | Deurne Belgium              |
  |__________________________________|_____________________________|


Article: 1663
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!news.sprintlink.net!EU.net!Belgium.EU.net!tornix.tornado.be!nbre.nfe.be!p666.nbre.nfe.be!nbre.nfe.be!p37.nbre.nfe.be!not-for-mail
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 04:28:52 +0000
From: [e-mail] (Frank Aalbers)
Subject: Re: Lightwave and Dxf
Message-ID: <MSGID_2=3A292=[e-mail]>
References: <41ltub$[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
X-Comment-To: (Hardin Brett Arvid)
Organization: NightBreed
Lines: 24
X-Gateway: FIDO .. nbre.nfe.be [FIDOGATE 3.9.4]
X-FTN-Tearline: Spot 1.3a #41
X-FTN-Origin: -+- PIXION -+- , Deurne , Belgium  (2:292/603.37)
X-FTN-Domain: Z2@fidonet
X-FTN-Seen-By: 292/603
X-FTN-Path: 292/603
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2719
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2719

Hardin Brett Arvid ([e-mail] (Hardin Brett Arvid)) wrote:

 HBA> |  JB>    Will PC Lightwave 4.0 export and import DXF files?

 HBA> | Export I am not sure , but importing will definately be included .


 HBA> It will, but does not as of yet.  Interchange (plus) for the amiga
 HBA> will translate it for you.

Hope to get the final 4.0 soon then ! :-) Who doesn't ...

 HBA> I do not yet know of any PC utilities.

I thought IC was also available on PC ? Or am I that wrong ?


   ________________________________________________________________
  |                                  |                             |
  | Frank Aalbers                    | -PIXION- -GRID Productions- |
  | [e-mail] / 2:292/603.27 | FAX + VOICE 03/326-30-85    |
  | [e-mail]                     | Deurne Belgium              |
  |__________________________________|_____________________________|


Article: 1664
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!news.sprintlink.net!EU.net!Belgium.EU.net!tornix.tornado.be!nbre.nfe.be!p666.nbre.nfe.be!nbre.nfe.be!p37.nbre.nfe.be!not-for-mail
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 04:31:13 +0000
From: [e-mail] (Frank Aalbers)
Subject: Re: Hope this will work now .
Message-ID: <MSGID_2=3A292=[e-mail]>
References: <41oip4$[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
X-Comment-To: (Elfwork)
Organization: NightBreed
Lines: 24
X-Gateway: FIDO .. nbre.nfe.be [FIDOGATE 3.9.4]
X-FTN-Tearline: Spot 1.3a #41
X-FTN-Origin: -+- PIXION -+- , Deurne , Belgium  (2:292/603.37)
X-FTN-Domain: Z2@fidonet
X-FTN-Seen-By: 292/603
X-FTN-Path: 292/603
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2720
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2720

Elfwork ([e-mail] (Elfwork)) wrote:

 >> Samewise !

 E> Excellent guess, but you probably meant 'LIKEwise', as in:

 E> 'Likewise, _I_ too thought you guys did great stuff!!'

Yep ! That's it ! A good try annyway ... :-)

 E> Keep up the good work!

Still have to learn alot to write english without faults . :-) But I'm
getting there ... slowly ...

See ya !

   ________________________________________________________________
  |                                  |                             |
  | Frank Aalbers                    | -PIXION- -GRID Productions- |
  | [e-mail] / 2:292/603.27 | FAX + VOICE 03/326-30-85    |
  | [e-mail]                     | Deurne Belgium              |
  |__________________________________|_____________________________|


Article: 1665
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!news.mathworks.com!news.kei.com!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!spool.mu.edu!agate!darkstar.UCSC.EDU!usenet
From: Adam Ives Chrystie <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Thornton Video Question
Date: 28 Aug 1995 04:18:16 GMT
Organization: University Of California at Santa Cruz
Lines: 14
Message-ID: <41rg28$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: tsa-35.ucsc.edu
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.2b6 (Windows; I; 32bit)
To: [e-mail]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2721
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2721


Getting non-planars from metaform is normal..i think they just
omitted that from the tape...by accident...it looks so nice as
quads..once you triple it..doesn;t that object just scare you!
It's like watching a black widow crawl accross the screen..
Oye-Vey-Asmeer!! SPLAT! ..so it was a black widow.

-----------------------------------------------------------
Adam Chrystie [e-mail]
Cinema/Video Major, Senior
University Of California at Santa Cruz
------------------------------------------------------------



Article: 1666
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!ip082.phx.primenet.com!wturber
From: [e-mail] (Walter (Jay) Turberville )
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Software RAM doublers and rendering time?
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 22:05:43 LOCAL
Organization: Primenet
Lines: 35
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: ip082.phx.primenet.com
X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev B final beta #4]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2722
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2722

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Lance Ladic) writes:
>From: [e-mail] (Lance Ladic)
>Subject: Software RAM doublers and rendering time?
>Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 23:54:34 PST

>I was wondering if anyone has tried using Lightwave while running one of the
>new software RAM doublers like SoftRAM, MagnaRAM, etc. (that use compression
>techniques to increase data storage in memory).  Does this improve rendering
>performance, say, on a 32 MB system under Windows?  Are there Win/NT versions
>available?  (I have only seen them for Win95.)

>--Lance.
>[e-mail]

I have tried both Ram Doubler and MagnaRam.  I tried them on a 486-33 notebook
with 4mb RAM since notebook memory is abnormally expensive.  For LW use, I
wouldn't bother.  In both cases, they HURT rendering time and made the system
less stable.  Note: I was running Windows 3.1 not Win95.

If you are still using Windows 3.1, then Ram Doubler can provide a real
benefit if you find yourself running out of "System Resources".  It really
will help you to get more apps going.  Oddly, this is usually an issue only if
you have 16mb of RAM or more and use it to run a number of resource intensive
programs.  My significant other really likes it since she likes to run Corel
Draw and Word for Windows 6.0 at the same time.  Ram Doubler makes that
possible.




_________________________________________________________________
Walter (Jay) Turberville   |[e-mail]  [e-mail]
Phoenix, AZ                |http://www.getnet.com/studio522/
Studio 522 Productions     |http://www.primenet.com/~wturber
...........................|ftp.primenet.com/users/w/wturber

Article: 1667
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!ip082.phx.primenet.com!wturber
From: [e-mail] (Walter (Jay) Turberville )
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Antialiasing slow on PC
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 22:14:29 LOCAL
Organization: Primenet
Lines: 38
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <41lvm2$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: ip082.phx.primenet.com
X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev B final beta #4]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2723
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2723

In article <41lvm2$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Hardin Brett Arvid) writes:
>From: [e-mail] (Hardin Brett Arvid)
>Subject: Re: Antialiasing slow on PC
>Date: 26 Aug 1995 02:08:02 GMT


>It would be advisable to change your names & directory structures to be
>PC firendly if you have to use an 8.3 disk (xxxxxxxx.xxx) before you
>move the scene files to the PC.  You could even assign F: (or whatever)
>to the Amiga directory where your newtek directory is, this way a simple
>search and replace is all that you would require to convert your file to
>the PC (assuming you duplicate the directory structure below your main
>(current, lightwaves root) directory.

>This is a bit of a pain, but since the process has to be done anyways,
>this way your scenes can be changed on one, and taken to the other.


>---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Brett Hardin    | LightSmith -the magazine --   Lightwave 3D Tutorials,
>                |                               Hints, and Solutions

In case anybody out there didn't know.

c:\subst f: c:\newtek\myscene

Will create a drive F: (sorta like an assign) in DOS (it will also be
available when you run Windows) which is really c:\newtek\myscene.  Do this B4
running Windows (like in the AUTOEXEC.BAT).  The Win NT manual shows the same
command available, although I have never used it in NT.  Not sure about Win95,
but I'd bet it was there as well.


_________________________________________________________________
Walter (Jay) Turberville   |[e-mail]  [e-mail]
Phoenix, AZ                |http://www.getnet.com/studio522/
Studio 522 Productions     |http://www.primenet.com/~wturber
...........................|ftp.primenet.com/users/w/wturber

Article: 1668
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!ip082.phx.primenet.com!wturber
From: [e-mail] (Walter (Jay) Turberville )
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 22:24:50 LOCAL
Organization: Primenet
Lines: 32
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <41lg9m$[e-mail]> <41o8kb$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: ip082.phx.primenet.com
X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev B final beta #4]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2724
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2724

In article <41o8kb$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (JBooth411) writes:
>From: [e-mail] (JBooth411)
>Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
>Date: 26 Aug 1995 18:52:59 -0400

>>In reality, the vast majority of people have absolutely no "hassles"
>>with a dongle.  The people most concerned with "hassles" are usually
>>the ones who are upset they can't give a copy to their friends.

>     I don't buy this - If you've ever had the dongle come a little loose,
>and lost your work because of it, then you hate the dongle. It has nothing
>to do with piracy, it has everything to do with hassles and lost work. And
>when you have 3 or 4 dongles piled up on a port, they come loose more
>often, and you loose more work..

Isn't that what them two little screw thingies on the dongle are for?  Failing
that, I have used rubberbands to keep RS-232 cables connected.  Twist ties
work.  Plastic cable straps work as well.  And then there is always Duct Tape.


OTOH - how 'bout an autosave feature like they have in Word 6.0.  You could
enable/disable it and adjust the save interval.  One each for the Scene files
and objects.  Anybody know if a Plug-in could be made to do this.  Now there
is a great candidate for a PD or shareware Plug-in.



_________________________________________________________________
Walter (Jay) Turberville   |[e-mail]  [e-mail]
Phoenix, AZ                |http://www.getnet.com/studio522/
Studio 522 Productions     |http://www.primenet.com/~wturber
...........................|ftp.primenet.com/users/w/wturber

Article: 1669
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!asuvax!gatech!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!in1.uu.net!news.val.net!usenet
From: [e-mail] (Mojo)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: B5 planet
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 05:28:02 GMT
Organization: ValNet, Inc.
Lines: 13
Message-ID: <41rjqm$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp3.val.net
X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2725
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2725

[e-mail] ("Phil South") wrote:

>Does anyone know what sort of image map they use for the planet in B5?

It's  a modified scanned image of a desert from the low atmosphere.
The map is actuall cyndrilical, not spherical.  The main modification
is the addition of polar ice caps at the top and bottom - mainly to
hide the 'scrunch' which occurs when mapping cyndrilicaly on a sphere.
this is how most of the B5 planets are mapped.

Mojo



Article: 1670
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!news.sprintlink.net!ionews.ionet.net!usenet
From: [e-mail] (Alan Chan)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Thornton Video Question
Date: 28 Aug 1995 05:54:45 GMT
Organization: IONet
Lines: 16
Message-ID: <41rln5$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <41rg28$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: osip51.ionet.net
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2726
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2726

In article <41rg28$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] says...
>
>
>Getting non-planars from metaform is normal..i think they just
>omitted that from the tape...by accident...it looks so nice as
>quads..once you triple it..doesn;t that object just scare you!
>It's like watching a black widow crawl accross the screen..
>Oye-Vey-Asmeer!! SPLAT! ..so it was a black widow.
>

Try to avoid metaforming tripled polys too, they are more poly intensive than they need to
be...

Alan Chan
Vision Digital


Article: 1671
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!in1.uu.net!svc.portal.com!portal.com!cup.portal.com!Jeric
From: [e-mail] (J Eric Chard)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Windows NT 3.51?
Date: 28 Aug 1995 00:20:10 -0700
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Lines: 15
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <3tctce$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: 156.151.4.12
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2727
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2727

>I have recently upgraded?? from an Amiga to a 100mhz Pentium and
>already have a fair bit of experience with windows but what I need to
>know is... Is it possible to have a dual boot facility running Windows
>95 (or 3.11) and Windows NT.

    Actually, the DEFAULT NT installation is dual boot, so no worries.


****************************************************************************
*   (OOOOO)  [e-mail]       |  Synergy Graphix & Animation     *
*  (OOOOOOO)  Welcome to Seattle!       |   Film and Video Productions     *
*   ///////     Have a latte'!          |Technical Subjects Our Specialty! *
*  ///////        Or else!              |                                  *
                                                             *
****************************************************************************

Article: 1672
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!in1.uu.net!svc.portal.com!portal.com!cup.portal.com!Jeric
From: [e-mail] (J Eric Chard)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Networking Amiga and PC
Date: 28 Aug 1995 00:20:06 -0700
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Lines: 31
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <41i03e$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
  <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: 156.151.4.12
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2728
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2728

>>        When you have Windoze for WorkGruppen 3.11,  or NT 3.5+, they come
>>        with networking software.  All you really have to do is install your
>>        drivers and turn on the network.  I just did it about 4 days ago, and
>>        it is trivial.
>
>>        OTOH, it doesn't seem >>real<< fast, but it works, and it's free.
>
>A network yes, but far from the convenience of an NFS mounted directory.
>The potential to mount a Perception drive on my Indigo2 is the only reason
>for me to invest in the NFS software other than speed.


    A network neophyte, I asssume that NFS means "network file system".

    I'm new at this, but I don't see how it could be MUCH more convenient.
    Shared drives/directories appear on the workstations just like they
    are local.

    If that isn't an NFS, what is it?  Is a full-blown NFS more convenient,
    and in what way?


    Networking minds want, nay NEED, to know!

****************************************************************************
*   (OOOOO)  [e-mail]       |  Synergy Graphix & Animation     *
*  (OOOOOOO)  Welcome to Seattle!       |   Film and Video Productions     *
*   ///////     Have a latte'!          |Technical Subjects Our Specialty! *
*  ///////        Or else!              |                                  *
                                                             *
****************************************************************************

Article: 1673
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!news.globalone.net!shell.global1.net!davewarner
From: [e-mail] ()
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: PYROMANIA
Date: 28 Aug 1995 07:28:53 GMT
Organization: Global One, Inc.
Lines: 16
Message-ID: <41rr7l$[e-mail]>
References: <41l0vh$[e-mail]> <41p5e3$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: shell.global1.net
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2729
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2729

SBD ([e-mail]) wrote:

: David, what you are doing is illegal, even for your personal use (I know, as
: long as no one gets it, you are kind of 'save').  If you let it go public in
: any way, for profit or not, it's a one way ticket to jail, loosing your
: equipment, and lot's of lawyer fees.

Oh well, there goes that idea....I'm shredding the evidence as I type!  =)

Now I'll just have to start blowing things up in my back yard and getting
that on tape....

--
                                     -David Warner



Article: 1674
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!usenet.kornet.nm.kr!agate!news.duke.edu!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!in2.uu.net!svc.portal.com!portal.com!cup.portal.com!Jeric
From: [e-mail] (J Eric Chard)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 27 Aug 1995 23:20:10 -0700
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Lines: 38
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <41lg9m$[e-mail]>
  <41o8kb$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
  <41qfec$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: 156.151.4.12
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2730
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2730

Hmmmmm.  I posted:

>In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (J Eric Chard) says:
>>
>>        Hmmmm, the LW dongle has screws.  I don't think it will come loose
>>        easily.
>
   AND

>>        NewTek & Autodesk disagree.


    Which a couple of people, including John Foust, seem to misinterpret.
    My postings is in (mild) defense of dongles, the points being:


    1)  With screws they are unlikely to come loose.
AND
    2)  Obviously Autodesk and NT have different views compared to the
        various dongle flamers on the net.



    That is all.  Dismissed.


>  How polite, how respectful, how civilized.
>
>- John
>

****************************************************************************
*   (OOOOO)  [e-mail]       |  Synergy Graphix & Animation     *
*  (OOOOOOO)  Welcome to Seattle!       |   Film and Video Productions     *
*   ///////     Have a latte'!          |Technical Subjects Our Specialty! *
*  ///////        Or else!              |                                  *
                                                             *
****************************************************************************

Article: 1675
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!usenet.kornet.nm.kr!agate!news.duke.edu!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!in2.uu.net!svc.portal.com!portal.com!cup.portal.com!Jeric
From: [e-mail] (J Eric Chard)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: PYROMANIA
Date: 27 Aug 1995 23:20:16 -0700
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Lines: 55
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <41l0vh$[e-mail]> <41p5e3$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: 156.151.4.12
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2731
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2731

DAVID WARNER ASKS:
>
>Funny you mention this now...I've been working on collecting a number good,
>long fire and explosion sequences for my own work and possibly for a CD-Rom.
>
>I have some questions to ask everyone though....
>
>1. What would you consider the ideal length (in seconds) for a fire image
>   sequence to be?


    An AMAZING number of my animations come it right around 10 seconds.
    I'd be very pleased with a ten second flame animation.


>2. What resolution and how many colors would you want the image sequences
>   to have?

    752x480.


>3. Would you rather have many image sequences with less than 24-bit color or
>   fewer image sequences with true 24-bit color?

    256 is too few, 24bit is overkill.  If there is an advantage, I'd say
    64K colors is usually going to be pretty darn good.


>4. What image format would you prefer the sequences be saved in?

    JPEG.  If you included a licsenced batch expander, hey, Gucci!


>5. Would you want to see more fire sequences, more explosions, or an equal
>   mix of both?

    More DIRECTIONAL fire  (top/bottom, left/right, etc.)

    Good full frame explosions would be nice, with no cropping.


>6. What would you consider to be a "reasonable" price for such a release?

    $150 US.

>--
>                                     -David Warner

****************************************************************************
*   (OOOOO)  [e-mail]       |  Synergy Graphix & Animation     *
*  (OOOOOOO)  Welcome to Seattle!       |   Film and Video Productions     *
*   ///////     Have a latte'!          |Technical Subjects Our Specialty! *
*  ///////        Or else!              |                                  *
                                                             *
****************************************************************************

Article: 1676
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!ip042.phx.primenet.com!cthunter
From: [e-mail] (Ryo Saeba)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: film quality
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 02:59:32 MST
Organization: Primenet
Lines: 44
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <40as49$[e-mail]> <40c7qe$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: ip042.phx.primenet.com
X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev B final beta #4]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2732
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2732

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Sean C. Cunningham) writes:
>From: [e-mail] (Sean C. Cunningham)
>Subject: Re: film quality
>Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 23:08:29 GMT

>Steve Axtell ([e-mail]) wrote:
>: Do you think the Perception could be used for film work?  It's resolution
>: is D1 quality but it's 720x480 or something like that (whatever tv is).
>: It compresses with Motion JPeg  Ax

>In a word, nope.  We have done temp work (low-resolution imagery shot to
>film just to slug into the mix while the real work is still being done)
>at D1 resolution (720x486).  This imagery was interpolated up to 1K and
>a heavy sharpening kernal was applied.  The result looked acceptable.  Looked
>pretty good actually.  But it was nowhere near the quality that would be
>necessary for a feature film, unless you were doing VR displays perhaps,
>stuff that was supposed to look CG and low-res.

>Around 1K would be the minimum, which is about quarter the resolution that
>35mm elements should be rendered at.

That's interesting.... not to dispute you but you say that 1K is the minimum
and only one quarter of what 35mm elements should be rendered at... I onced
worked at a phoenix studio where we were doing a logo project for Harkins
theatres... the artist was using Alias software on an Indy at the time and
like most others had preset resolutions for different mediums of video and
film.... the preset for 35mm with sound was in the 1K range (14XX by 1xxx or
something)

if that's a minimum and actually quite low why would they set the preset that
way? also wouldn't an inexperienced artist never consider raising it?

also I heard that the paint and some composite effects in the movie ghost
where done in video res, bumped up to 1K and sharpened and that was used in a
feature file (i don't know which scenes though)


>--
>
>  Digital Domain: [e-mail] | <BANG!> "I'm sorry, did I break
>  N  e  t  c o m:   [e-mail]   |          your concentration?"
>  R e a l  World:   Sean C. Cunningham   |                -Samuel L. Jackson



Article: 1677
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!ip042.phx.primenet.com!cthunter
From: [e-mail] (Ryo Saeba)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Windows 95 & LW
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 03:09:46 MST
Organization: Primenet
Lines: 17
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <41lcki$[e-mail]> <41nk9i$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: ip042.phx.primenet.com
X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev B final beta #4]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2733
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2733

In article <41nk9i$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (DavidH1734) writes:
>From: [e-mail] (DavidH1734)
>Subject: Re: Windows 95 & LW
>Date: 26 Aug 1995 13:05:54 -0400

>Yep, sad to say Win95 is slower than Win3.1. I tested the Blade frame 54
>benchmark. 17min to 20min in favor of Win3.1   N/T was under 13min. This
>was all rendered on a Pentium 100 with 64 megs of RAM. Seems to be a
>common finding.

>Dave

What if you have both? since Win95 takes over the whole system if I quit and
reboot to get into NT will it still be slowed down for the simple fact that 95
exists?

or is that stupid question?

Article: 1678
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!krishna
From: [e-mail] (Glenn Saunders)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Star Wars
Date: 28 Aug 1995 10:08:53 GMT
Organization: Primenet [phone]
Lines: 13
Message-ID: <41s4jl$[e-mail]>
References: <41lnct$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: usr5.primenet.com
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2734
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2734

The mortal James Hastings-Trew wrote:
: spotty colour, and seems to be whiter and brighter. :) The junk mattes
: found in the most complicated space scenes also seem to be gone in the
: transfer, with outer space being restored to black again, instead of the

The garbage mattes are still there.  These are going to be one of the
things focused on for digital cleanup (or so I have heard) for the
theatrical rerelease.

IMHO, this was the kind of thing which COULD have been fixed already for
the THX laser.



Article: 1679
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!krishna
From: [e-mail] (Glenn Saunders)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Exabyte for A4000 How What Where?
Date: 28 Aug 1995 10:19:04 GMT
Organization: Primenet [phone]
Lines: 4
Message-ID: <41s56o$[e-mail]>
References: <41fddn$[e-mail]> <MSGID_2=3A292=[e-mail]> <41r7qi$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: usr5.primenet.com
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2735
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2735


Is the Abekas format some great mystery?  Why doesn't some Amiga
shareware programmer tackle it?


Article: 1680
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!krishna
From: [e-mail] (Glenn Saunders)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 28 Aug 1995 10:22:13 GMT
Organization: Primenet [phone]
Lines: 8
Message-ID: <41s5cl$[e-mail]>
References: <41j25c$[e-mail]> <41kqaa$[e-mail]> <41ku5k$[e-mail]> <41lg9m$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: usr5.primenet.com
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2736
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2736

The mortal John Foust wrote:
: In reality, the vast majority of people have absolutely no "hassles"
: with a dongle.  The people most concerned with "hassles" are usually

Anyone without a second parallel port is by definition hassled by the
inability of the dongle to passthrough for things like Parnet.



Article: 1681
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!krishna
From: [e-mail] (Glenn Saunders)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 28 Aug 1995 10:26:19 GMT
Organization: Primenet [phone]
Lines: 14
Message-ID: <41s5kb$[e-mail]>
References: <41lg9m$[e-mail]> <41o8kb$[e-mail]> <41p2iv$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: usr5.primenet.com
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2737
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2737

The mortal [e-mail] wrote:
: Hmmmm....I don't have any friends but I do have MANY hassles with the
: LightWave 3.5 SA Amiga dongle...it doesn't work with Parnet, it doesn't

I really don't understand why they didn't design it for the 2nd
controller port.  Was it because parallel dongle technology is routine in
all of computerdom and it would take more R&D to have a DB9-based dongle?

A 2nd controllerport dongle is perfect for the Amiga because 99% of games
for the Amiga cancel multitasking therefore you'd rarely have a time when
you are running Lightwave and would want to access the joystick in port
2.  That is, if it didn't passthrough.



Article: 1682
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!krishna
From: [e-mail] (Glenn Saunders)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 28 Aug 1995 10:29:11 GMT
Organization: Primenet [phone]
Lines: 13
Message-ID: <41s5pn$[e-mail]>
References: <41lg9m$[e-mail]> <41o8kb$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: usr5.primenet.com
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2738
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2738

The mortal J Eric Chard wrote:
:     Hmmmm, the LW dongle has screws.  I don't think it will come loose
:     easily.

It happens.  It isn't so much that it comes loose, but if it gets kicked
somehow by a vibration it can lose connection momentarily, even when
screwed on, long enough to kill your animation.

Maybe LW should have an "insert Dongle" requester rather than just
BOMBING when it loses connection with the dongle.  That way you could
adjust the dongle and click on OK to continue.



Article: 1683
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!krishna
From: [e-mail] (Glenn Saunders)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 28 Aug 1995 10:34:45 GMT
Organization: Primenet [phone]
Lines: 18
Message-ID: <41s645$[e-mail]>
References: <41j25c$[e-mail]> <41kqaa$[e-mail]> <41ku5k$[e-mail]> <41lg9m$[e-mail]> <41p2u8$[e-mail]> <41qfro$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: usr5.primenet.com
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2739
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2739

The mortal John Foust wrote:

: A public domain hack for the Amiga is not going to steer decisions
: for LightWave.  Sorry.  That's reality.  Get a real network.
: For that matter, get a contemporary, supported computer.  :-)
: Don't expect your parallel port to do everything, even if it
: is an AMIGA.

This is the kind of trash-talk (tinged with economic elitism which I
despise) that I'm sure will become commonplace in the coming months.

But what can you expect from a guy that represents some of the most
overpriced software out there?

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Glenn Saunders - avatar of [e-mail] - man of many hobbies  |
|The Desktop Studio - Amiga 2500 040/28 21 - Amiga 1200 030/50/50 10    |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

Article: 1684
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!krishna
From: [e-mail] (Glenn Saunders)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 28 Aug 1995 10:38:36 GMT
Organization: Primenet [phone]
Lines: 10
Message-ID: <41s6bc$[e-mail]>
References: <41lg9m$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: usr5.primenet.com
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2740
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2740

The mortal J Eric Chard wrote:
:     1)  With screws they are unlikely to come loose.

The dongle itself is a combination of metal and a plastic sleeve.  There
is still some play in it by virtue of the way the plastic sleeve is
attached to the metal parts even with the screws firmly fastened and
whatever is underneath is very sensitive to bumps and jostling.




Article: 1685
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!krishna
From: [e-mail] (Glenn Saunders)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle? Leads to nuns on horses!
Date: 28 Aug 1995 10:46:06 GMT
Organization: Primenet [phone]
Lines: 21
Message-ID: <41s6pe$[e-mail]>
References: <41m34k$[e-mail]> <41nnlh$[e-mail]> <41qfvt$[e-mail]> <41qp39$[e-mail]> <41r48v$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: usr5.primenet.com
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2741
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2741

The mortal John Foust wrote:
: Ultimately, you, the consumer, has a choice:  buy the product or not.

I think you are taking a much too defensive stance here.  People are
voicing their honest feelings about dongles.  It is a shame if someone
has to avoid a piece of software because of something peripheral to the
program like this.  If noone complained about anything they didn't like
about software then NewTek would not have altered their upgrade offer.
You should lighten up and let people vent their steam.  Maybe NewTek will
alter their Dongle, maybe they won't.  But people have every right to
voice their opinions.

: Meanwhile, they shouldn't search for a crack or a pirated copy.

If they payed for the legitimate software, should they crack the program or
find a cracked version, it doesn't cost NewTek a penny.  They are merely
doing what it takes to get better access to their parallel port (and with
some Amigas, there is NO way to have more than one parallel port, and
since they MULTITASK, switchboxes are not a good fix).



Article: 1686
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!po.cwru.edu!mbc
From: [e-mail] (Michael B. Comet)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: No error on out of disk space
Date: 28 Aug 1995 13:06:46 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University
Lines: 17
Message-ID: <41sf16$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: sushi.ins.cwru.edu
X-Newsreader: CWRU GnomeNews for Windows
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2742
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2742


Well, it seems LW doesn't give an error if it's out of disk space
when rendering.  Just keeps on chugging along.  I found this out
when I went to look at the files and had several 0 length animation
frames.  Maybe this will be fixed one day?

BTW anyone know when the final version of lw will be shipped to
pre-release owners?

Mike Comet
[e-mail]


--
| Michael B. Comet - [e-mail]
| http://inswww.ins.cwru.edu/php/comet/comet.html
| 3D Graphics & Animation and more!

Article: 1687
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!in2.uu.net!news.val.net!usenet
From: [e-mail] (Mojo)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Star Wars VTU LastWord update
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 05:48:54 GMT
Organization: ValNet, Inc.
Lines: 13
Message-ID: <41rl1q$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp3.val.net
X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2743
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2743

Hey -

Just to let all you would be naysayers know...

According to Fox, after December 31st the original Star Wars will no
longer be available on home video - they say that only the 'new'
version will be marketed after its release.

Say no more.

/\/\



Article: 1688
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!nott!cunews!freenet.carleton.ca!FreeNet.Carleton.CA!ar409
From: [e-mail] (Saiyad Abdul)
Subject: Ottawa 3d-anim. users group
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Sender: [e-mail] (Saiyad Abdul)
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Saiyad Abdul)
Organization: The National Capital FreeNet
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 10:38:56 GMT
Lines: 22
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2744
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2744

Hi there all 3d animators,

I have for a short  while been thinking a that a local(Ottawa Canada) users
group for 3d animation and the associated topics and programs would
be useful and enjoyable. I was wondering if anyone in the Ottawa area felt
the same way and wished to form one or be a member of such a group. I
envisioned meetings discussing techniques, software, problems, a forum
for presentation of your work to other people,  and maybe
even working on a collaborative film for our own enjoyment or possibly to put
on a demo reel. I thought the group would be better left non platform or
software specific as to include all possible interested parties (since
there aren't that many of us around anyways). We could discuss software
that we all utilize(LW, 3d Studio, Electric Image...) I really think this
would be a positive thing and could help us all, as long as we approach it
with the right attitude(casual but purposeful)...If interested in such an
idea or if you know of someone who would be email me asap so we can get things
started as soon as possible and be that much further along the road to
enlightenment :)


Sai


Article: 1689
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!pacifier!homer.alpha.net!usenet
From: [e-mail] (John Foust)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 28 Aug 1995 14:40:43 GMT
Organization: Syndesis Corporation
Lines: 33
Message-ID: <41skhb$[e-mail]>
References: <41j25c$[e-mail]> <41kqaa$[e-mail]> <41ku5k$[e-mail]> <41lg9m$[e-mail]> <41p2u8$198@ <41s645$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: s15c.globaldialog.com
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.6+
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2745
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2745

In article <41s645$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Glenn Saunders) says:
>
>The mortal John Foust wrote:
>
>: A public domain hack for the Amiga is not going to steer decisions
>: for LightWave.  Sorry.  That's reality.  Get a real network.
>: For that matter, get a contemporary, supported computer.  :-)
>: Don't expect your parallel port to do everything, even if it
>: is an AMIGA.
>
>This is the kind of trash-talk (tinged with economic elitism which I
>despise) that I'm sure will become commonplace in the coming months.

Oh, I see, it's "elitism" to admit that the Amiga is out of business,
but it's "3l33t" to use one.  You think it's "trash talk" to say that
parallel port networking schemes are for dupes?  In an era when
PC network cards are less than $50, and the most common OS in the
world out there contains peer-to-peer networking that works with
them?  OK, you go right ahead and nurse your Parnet.

>But what can you expect from a guy that represents some of the most
>overpriced software out there?

OK, don't buy it.  Don't use your opinion of the price point as
justification to pirate it, either.

Look, there are $15,000 *one-way* translators for sale in the SGI
market.

Since 1987 when we introduced InterChange for the Amiga
at $49.95, we doubled the price twice, and every time, sales
went up.  What did your Econ 101 class say about that kind of
market response?

Article: 1690
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!news.infi.net!usenet
From: [e-mail] (Joe Bell)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 28 Aug 1995 12:51:45 GMT
Organization: InfiNet
Lines: 12
Message-ID: <41se51$[e-mail]>
References: <41lg9m$[e-mail]> <41o8kb$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: h-dragon.norfolk.infi.net
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.6
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2746
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2746

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Walter (Jay) Turberville ) says:

>Isn't that what them two little screw thingies on the dongle are for?  Failing
>that, I have used rubberbands to keep RS-232 cables connected.  Twist ties
>work.  Plastic cable straps work as well.  And then there is always Duct Tape.
>
>
It's pretty sad that i paid $800 for a piece of software so that i can put
ducttape all over the back of my machine.  I'd be willing to shell out an
extra $5 so that my machine doesn't look like macgyver made it.

-joe

Article: 1691
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!pacifier!homer.alpha.net!usenet
From: [e-mail] (John Foust)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Building PC plugins
Date: 28 Aug 1995 14:33:36 GMT
Organization: Syndesis Corporation
Lines: 13
Message-ID: <41sk40$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: s15c.globaldialog.com
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.6+
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2747
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2747

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (robert hood) says:
>
>Has anybody had any *good* experience building PC-based LW plugins (32-bit
>DLLs)

Anybody?  You mean all five of us?

>I also have Microsoft Visual C++ 2.2, but I don't have an operating system
>the run it under (i.e., Windows NT).

Why would you "have" VC 2.2 if you didn't have WinNT?  It requires it!
Also, the box contains a coupon for a $99 copy of WinNT.  Why not
try that?

Article: 1692
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!warp.cris.com!usenet
From: [e-mail] (Ronnie Norwood)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Thornton Video Question
Date: 28 Aug 1995 11:20:18 GMT
Organization: Concentric Internet Services
Lines: 21
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <41rg28$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: crc4-fddi.cris.com
X-Newsreader: THOR 2.1ß (TCP/IP) *UNREGISTERED*
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2748
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2748

>i think they just omitted that from the tape...by accident

 Think so? I didn't see any tripled polys in his object at all. Hum....

>...it looks so nice as
>quads..once you triple it..doesn;t that object just scare you!
>It's like watching a black widow crawl accross the screen..
>Oye-Vey-Asmeer!! SPLAT! ..so it was a black widow.

 Hehee.....yes it is a wicked looking ship. :)


                   **************************************
                   *                                    *
                   *     I M P A C T  I M A G I N G     *
                   * 3D Animation: Logos, Architectural *
                   *        Broadcast or Print          *
                   *     e-mail [e-mail]       *
                   *                                    *
                   **************************************


Article: 1693
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!pacifier!homer.alpha.net!usenet
From: [e-mail] (John Foust)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle? Leads to nuns on horses!
Date: 28 Aug 1995 14:49:49 GMT
Organization: Syndesis Corporation
Lines: 37
Message-ID: <41sl2d$[e-mail]>
References: <41m34k$[e-mail]> <41nnlh$[e-mail]> <41qfvt$[e-mail]> <41qp39$[e-mail]> <41r48v$ <41s6pe$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: s15c.globaldialog.com
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.6+
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2749
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2749

In article <41s6pe$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Glenn Saunders) says:
>
> Maybe NewTek will
>alter their Dongle, maybe they won't.  But people have every right to
>voice their opinions.

I wholeheartedly agree.  I do think it is important for consumers to
voice their opinions about dongles, especially directly to the companies
that use them.  Blabbing on the Internet has no effect except perhaps
as personal therapy.

As I've pointed out in many messages, the true soft underbelly of dongles
is their price:  if you remember to include a reminder of the price of
the dongle in every missive you send to the company, it'll help to defeat
the dongle in the long run.  Those puppies are expensive, and it's
cash-up-front to purchase them, not to mention risky to ship them.

I enjoy being rabid against piracy, and I hope
that someday, somewhere, I can help sway someone's opinion in the slightest,
and that the next time they are given the opportunity to steal software,
they'll refuse, and purchase it instead if they really need it.

>: Meanwhile, they shouldn't search for a crack or a pirated copy.
>
>If they payed for the legitimate software, should they crack the program or
>find a cracked version, it doesn't cost NewTek a penny.

No, cracking software leads to piracy.  The reality of piracy is such
that the dongle-cracking companies make far much more money than Syndesis
does, making useful tools.  Their ads in Computer Graphics World are
twice the size (and roughly twice the price) of what I can afford.

Oh, I know, you think I'm rolling in money because InterChange is "overpriced."
:-)  I encourage you to find a lower-cost, dependable alternative if that's
the way you feel.

- John

Article: 1694
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!gatech!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!pacifier!homer.alpha.net!usenet
From: [e-mail] (John Foust)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle? Leads to nuns on horses!
Date: 28 Aug 1995 14:52:04 GMT
Organization: Syndesis Corporation
Lines: 24
Message-ID: <41sl6k$[e-mail]>
References: <41m34k$[e-mail]> <41nnlh$[e-mail]> <41qfvt$[e-mail]> <41qp39$[e-mail]> <41r48v$ <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: s15c.globaldialog.com
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.6+
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2750
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2750

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (robert hood) says:
>
>: Ultimately, you, the consumer, has a choice:  buy the product or not.
>
>Bullshit.  That's a fatalist's point of view.
>
>We pay the money, we buy the product.  WE ARE THE CUSTOMER!

You been watching the Grapes of Wrath again?

>If we
>dislike something, a company listens to our *legitimate* complaints and
>does something about it -- or goes out of business because we decide that
>the product we bought is not worth the hassles.

Or they just keep rolling along, like Autodesk, which managed to
grow into one of the world's largest software companies, even
though their software is/was dongled.

Seriously.  Your existence does not depend on whether or not
some software has a dongle or not.  No one is forcing you to
buy this stuff.  But for heaven's sake, stop pirating it, and
using the existence of the dongle as justification for stealing.


Article: 1695
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!in2.uu.net!uunet.ca!news.uunet.ca!ophelia.waterloo.net!usenet
From: Jonathon Bowman <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Animating PC Lightwave frames
Date: 28 Aug 1995 00:18:59 GMT
Organization: Waterloo Internet Cooperative
Lines: 15
Message-ID: <41r21j$[e-mail]>
References: <41ojss$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp8.waterloo.net
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.1N (Windows; I; 16bit)
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2751
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2751

"
>I bought my son the PC version of Lightwave, and obviously we need a
>way to show the rendered frames as an animation.  He would be happy with
>even a small image size, such as .AVI or MPEG movies.  I have looked
>all over the net for an animation *maker* but only find viewers.  Is there
>any PD/shareware animation creating utility for the PC out there?  If not,
>can anyone advise on a good commercial product for this purpose?

      Try Dave's Targa Animator...  it's shareware (or freeware, not sure
which), and does a good job.  It will create .FLI and .FLC movies, which
I believe you can convert to AVI and MPEG formats using other shareware
utils.




Article: 1696
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!newsserver.jvnc.net!newsserver2.jvnc.net!netnews.upenn.edu!news.voicenet.com!Ivyland02.voicenet.com!sredilla
From: [e-mail] (R. Scott Redilla)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Rail/Path Extrude/Clone?
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 13:57:59 GMT
Organization: Video Factory Productions
Lines: 22
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: ivyland02.voicenet.com
X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev B final beta #4]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2752
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2752

This is a question that probably has a very simple answer, but I have not been
able to see it.  I am trying to model a 1.5 mile stretch of roadway that has a
10 foot hash mark every 30 feet.

To do this I built a 40 foot section with a ten foot hash mark and then cloned
it @ 200 times.  This works great for a flat road.  The problem is that my
road goes up a slight hill and has a @ 20 degree bend half way.

I have made both paths and rails to duplicate this, but when I use clone, I
get stair steps up the hill.  When I use extrude it changes the lenghts of the
sections.  Does anyone out there have a suggestion as to how I can get this to
work?

Thank you in advance for your time.

Scott

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Scott Redilla                                     |    Marketing/Training Programs
Video Factory Productions            |    Multi-Media/Animation
[phone] FAX [phone]      |    TV Commercials/Infomercials
[e-mail]         |    Safety/Education Programs

Article: 1697
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!ix.netcom.com!netcom.com!bhood
From: [e-mail] (robert hood)
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle? Leads to nuns on horses!
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1]
References: <41m34k$[e-mail]> <41nnlh$[e-mail]> <41qfvt$[e-mail]> <41qp39$[e-mail]> <41r48v$[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 13:46:52 GMT
Lines: 39
Sender: [e-mail]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2753
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2753

John Foust ([e-mail]) wrote:
: In article <41qp39$[e-mail]>:
: >
: >I understand and sympathize with software companies about the loss of
: >revenue to pirates but I start to lose sympathy when their anti-piracy
: >measures start to seriously inconvenience legitimate users.
:
: Look, every company that adds a dongle to a product takes that
: risk, particularly if they also decide they're smart enough to
: develop their own dongle, which certainly increases the chance
: that it won't work well.
:
: But in the PC market, companies like Rainbow Tech, the makers
: of the dongle for LightWave and 3D Studio, are very good at
: what they do.
:
: Ultimately, you, the consumer, has a choice:  buy the product or not.

Bullshit.  That's a fatalist's point of view.

We pay the money, we buy the product.  WE ARE THE CUSTOMER!  If we
dislike something, a company listens to our *legitimate* complaints and
does something about it -- or goes out of business because we decide that
the product we bought is not worth the hassles.

A company that cannot bend will surely break.

Last I remember, that's how it works.

Regards,                      |||
Bob                         ^(===)^
-------------------------oOO--(_)--OOo--------------------------------------
Bob Hood            | Bureaucracy destroys initiative.  There is little that
                    | bureaucrats hate more than innovation, especially
Work: 303-730-1324  | innovation that produces better results than the old
Home: 303-980-8392  | routines.  Improvements always make those at the top
[e-mail]    | of the heap look inept.  Who enjoys appearing inept?
[e-mail]      |                               - Frank Herbert
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Article: 1698
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!ix.netcom.com!netcom.com!bhood
From: [e-mail] (robert hood)
Subject: Building PC plugins
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1]
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 13:48:15 GMT
Lines: 22
Sender: [e-mail]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2754
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2754

Has anybody had any *good* experience building PC-based LW plugins (32-bit
DLLs) with anything other than Microsoft Visual C++ 2.x?  I've got Borland
C++ 4.02, but it doesn't build 32-bit DLLs that LightWave can digest.

I also have Microsoft Visual C++ 2.2, but I don't have an operating system
the run it under (i.e., Windows NT).

Is either DJGPP or EMX (GNU-based compilers) mature enough to accomplish
this task?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Regards,                      |||
Bob                         ^(===)^
-------------------------oOO--(_)--OOo--------------------------------------
Bob Hood            | Bureaucracy destroys initiative.  There is little that
                    | bureaucrats hate more than innovation, especially
Work: 303-730-1324  | innovation that produces better results than the old
Home: 303-980-8392  | routines.  Improvements always make those at the top
[e-mail]    | of the heap look inept.  Who enjoys appearing inept?
[e-mail]      |                               - Frank Herbert
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Article: 1699
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!pacifier!homer.alpha.net!usenet
From: [e-mail] (John Foust)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 28 Aug 1995 14:41:53 GMT
Organization: Syndesis Corporation
Lines: 8
Message-ID: <41skjh$[e-mail]>
References: <41j25c$[e-mail]> <41kqaa$[e-mail]> <41ku5k$[e-mail]> <41lg9m$[e-mail]> <41s5cl$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: s15c.globaldialog.com
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.6+
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2755
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2755

In article <41s5cl$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Glenn Saunders) says:
>
>Anyone without a second parallel port is by definition hassled by the
>inability of the dongle to passthrough for things like Parnet.

You mean to say that you can put two parallel ports on a PC,
but the Amiga only comes standard with one parallel port?
Heavens!  Where's Jay Miner when you need him?

Article: 1700
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!gatech!news.sprintlink.net!mv!fusion!mark
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
From: [e-mail] (Mark Thompson )
Subject: Re: In-Focus
References: <40rnqk$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <41qgkm$[e-mail]>
X-NewsSoftware: GRn 2.1 Feb 19, 1994
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 95 09:30:12 EST
Organization: Fusion Films, Inc.
Lines: 17
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2756
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2756


[e-mail] (John Sonedecker) writes:
> Are you planning on making more tapes? I hope you do, and I think lots
> of others do as well.

Yes, there are more coming. This is only the first of a series.

> I would like to see something with Character Animation.
> People, creatures, robots and that kind of stuff. Thanks again.

Thanks for the suggestions. We really appreciate the input because it
definitely helps shape our plans for future content.
     *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
     *           Mark Thompson                  [phone]    *
     *         Fusion Films, Inc.             [e-mail]  *
     * Director of Animation and Special FX                       *
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Article: 1701
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!in2.uu.net!news1.digital.com!pa.dec.com!depot.mro.dec.com!nntpd.lkg.dec.com!marbls.enet.dec.com!leimberger
From: [e-mail] ()
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 28 Aug 1995 16:22:58 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Lines: 25
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <41sqh2$[e-mail]>
References: <41lmfu$[e-mail]> <41nkph$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] ()
NNTP-Posting-Host: marbls.enet.dec.com
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2757
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2757



|>I've said this before : Increasing sales and decreasing piracy are
|>two
|>totally seperate issues. A company should focus on increasing sales.
|>Some
|>methods DO decrease 'casual piracy' somewhat without making people
|>even
|>blink - a dongle ain't one of 'em.
|>
|>_____________________________________________
|>Lee Stranahan
|>
|>
   I agree. If you don't want LW because it has a Dongle find another 3D
  modeler. I use LW and not as a means of making money, but as a source
  of enjoyment. Every time I fire it up I learn something new and exciting.
  A "crack" for any reason threatens LW . It is sales that fuel R&D for LW.
  I think using a dongle is not to much to ask. If you have to many dongles
  already, Then that should tell you something. No high horse here, but
  I take talk of software "cracks" for LW as an insult to the list . BTW
   If I remember correctly the guy looking for the CRACK hasen't bought
  LW yet,

    -bill

Article: 1702
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!pilot.phx.primenet.com!pilot
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Networking Amiga and PC
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 11:09:23 LOCAL
Organization: primenet
Lines: 43
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <41i03e$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: pilot.phx.primenet.com
X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev B final beta #4]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2758
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2758

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (J Eric Chard) writes:
>From: [e-mail] (J Eric Chard)
>Subject: Re: Networking Amiga and PC
>Date: 28 Aug 1995 00:20:06 -0700

>>>        When you have Windoze for WorkGruppen 3.11,  or NT 3.5+, they come
>>>        with networking software.  All you really have to do is install your
>>>        drivers and turn on the network.  I just did it about 4 days ago, and
>>>        it is trivial.
>>
>>>        OTOH, it doesn't seem >>real<< fast, but it works, and it's free.
>>
>>A network yes, but far from the convenience of an NFS mounted directory.
>>The potential to mount a Perception drive on my Indigo2 is the only reason
>>for me to invest in the NFS software other than speed.


>        A network neophyte, I asssume that NFS means "network file system".

>        I'm new at this, but I don't see how it could be MUCH more convenient.
>        Shared drives/directories appear on the workstations just like they
>        are local.


You lost me on the convenience factor?
In referring to the original statement above, he is not using NFS but rather
FTP'ing over TCP/IP which runs underneath everything. As far as convenience
you can't render to a drive on another networked system without NFS. I stated
that I want to render to my Pentium Perception card using NFSNT from my
Indigo2. Windoze for Workgroups and NT both have built in TCP/IP and that is
it. If you are networking two PC's then you are ok.You still have to purchase
NFS seperately for networking two disimillar systems, both running TCP/IP of
course.


>        If that isn't an NFS, what is it?  Is a full-blown NFS more convenient,
>        and in what way?


>        Networking minds want, nay NEED, to know!




Article: 1703
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!newsjunkie.ans.net!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail
From: [e-mail] (Elfwork)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Rail/Path Extrude/Clone?
Date: 28 Aug 1995 13:39:11 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Lines: 10
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <41suvv$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com
X-Newsreader: AOL Offline Reader
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2759
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2759

In article <[e-mail]>,
[e-mail] (R. Scott Redilla) writes:

>  This works great for a flat road.  The problem is that my
>road goes up a slight hill and has a @ 20 degree bend half way.

Have you tried the 'Bend' or 'Shear' tools on the cloned roadway in
Modeler?



Article: 1704
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!news.sprintlink.net!gatech!newsjunkie.ans.net!news-m01.ny.us.ibm.net!usenet
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: re: Mojo says hi.
Date: 28 Aug 1995 17:50:35 GMT
Lines: 25
Message-ID: <41svlb$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]
NNTP-Posting-Host: slip49-210.ca.us.ibm.net
X-Newsreader: IBM NewsReader/2 v1.09
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2760
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2760

  Mr. Mojo.  Brief comment on the Star Wars stuff.  To some degree I wholeheartedly
agree about inserting new effects or major alterations to Star Wars or other classic films,
at least not without allowing the original version to be seen.  Lucas is taking SW classic
away FOREVER now, and that irks me a lot.

  Although I don't like adding new effects, I wouldn't mind if the original SW footage
was fixed and cleaned up a bit.  Minor alterations could hide bad optical mistakes in the
movie.  An example is Obi-Wan's lightsaber.  Lit by front projection, it had a bad habbit
of dropping off to darkness when waved at certain angles.  Digital aniamtion could be used
to restore the glow in the dark frames.  Or when stormtroopers fire their guns, since they are
actual guns firing blanks, you can see the shells dropping to the floor in some shots.  Digital erasure
of the bullet shells and muzzle flash would give the guns their true laser look.

  I always thought that Lucas should have instead of updating the effects, used his
digital image manipulation tools like he used in Gump, to make a total digital restoration
of the negative to pristine color corrected grain minimized glory.


  One more thing.  You always professed to be a big Star Wars fan, and I always thought
you were doing Babylon 5 just as a means to eventualy join Lucas Digital when SW IV goes into
production.  I hope your negative comments in VTU didn't hurt future ILM prospects.  I think
future star wars films could use great space battle animaters like the ones who do B5.




Article: 1705
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!newsjunkie.ans.net!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail
From: [e-mail] (Elfwork)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Star Wars VTU LastWord update
Date: 28 Aug 1995 13:38:13 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Lines: 23
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <41suu5$[e-mail]>
References: <41rl1q$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com
X-Newsreader: AOL Offline Reader
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2761
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2761

I'm surprised they're pulling it out of circulation so soon.

Your article was very thought provoking.
I hadn't considered the deeper ramifications of what Lucas was doing.
When I began reading the column I was ambivalent, if not skeptical - by
the time I was done, I was a convert!

Fox pulling Star Wars this soon does not bode well for the sanctity of
film as a historical archive.....At least for the majority of the world
(there'll always be a few original copies around.)

Now, how about that old 'Trip to the moon' film that crazy French guy did
around the turn of the century? Sure, it was the first film to use special
effects - that's exactly why they should be replaced - we can do so much
better now!
(Maybe they could get Giorgio Moroder to do a sound track for _that one_
too!)

(Actually, I always thought Rick looked _better_ in the lime green coat
they gave him in the colorized version of Casablanca! };^)

Keep those killer articles coming!
Erik Flom - ELF Works 3D Construction Co.

Article: 1706
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!newsjunkie.ans.net!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail
From: [e-mail] (Elfwork)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Building PC plugins
Date: 28 Aug 1995 13:38:14 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Lines: 12
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <41suu6$[e-mail]>
References: <41sk40$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com
X-Newsreader: AOL Offline Reader
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2762
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2762

In article <41sk40$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (John
Foust) writes:
>Why would you "have" VC 2.2 if you didn't have WinNT?  It requires it!
>Also, the box contains a coupon for a $99 copy of WinNT.  Why not
>try that?

Watch out! It's Captain Foust of the Pirate Patrol!

Bravely, he protects all of us poor netters from the evil, scurvy pigs who
would destroy our very livelihood!

Thank you John! It just wouldn't be the same without you.....;^)

Article: 1707
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!newsjunkie.ans.net!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail
From: [e-mail] (Elfwork)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 28 Aug 1995 13:38:14 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Lines: 17
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <41suu6$[e-mail]>
References: <41skjh$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com
X-Newsreader: AOL Offline Reader
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2763
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2763

In article <41skjh$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (John
Foust) writes:

>
>You mean to say that you can put two parallel ports on a PC,
>but the Amiga only comes standard with one parallel port?
>Heavens!  Where's Jay Miner when you need him?
>
>

John:

Don't you have anything better to do than to restate your 'religious'
opinion?

I see that now you've failed to change the person's opinion, you resort to
berating them and the machine they are using?

Article: 1708
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!noc.netcom.net!ix.netcom.com!netcom.com!shf
From: [e-mail] (Stuart Ferguson)
Subject: Re: Building PC plugins
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Organization: The Blue Planet
References: <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 17:19:38 GMT
Lines: 17
Sender: [e-mail]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2764
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2764

+-- [e-mail] (robert hood) writes:
| Has anybody had any *good* experience building PC-based LW plugins (32-bit
| DLLs) with anything other than Microsoft Visual C++ 2.x?  I've got Borland
| C++ 4.02, but it doesn't build 32-bit DLLs that LightWave can digest.

It has been done -- by Ernie Wright I think.  (My apologies if it's someone
else.)  Try asking this on the lwplugin-l mailing list and I'm sure you'll
get an answer.  The big trick is getting Borland to use 8-byte alignment.

| I also have Microsoft Visual C++ 2.2, but I don't have an operating system
| the run it under (i.e., Windows NT).

It will also run under Win95 (motto: "It Makes a Grown Man Cry").
--
    Stuart Ferguson        ([e-mail])
        "How do you compute that?  Where on the
         graph do `must' and `cannot' meet?"

Article: 1709
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!mail2news.demon.co.uk!illusion.demon.co.uk
From: Gary Coulter <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Do ships in "Space" vaporize?
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 22:49:01 GMT
Organization: Private Node
Lines: 34
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <41nmbe$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]
X-NNTP-Posting-Host: illusion.demon.co.uk
X-Broken-Date: Sunday, Aug 27, 1995 22.49.01
X-Newsreader: Newswin Alpha 0.7
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2765
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2765

In article: <41nmbe$[e-mail]>  [e-mail] writes:
>
>   The promos for Space:Above and Beyond, it looks like they use stock footage
> explosions to blow up the space ships.  I'm curious why the CGI animators decided
> to use 2D pyro elements rather than doing 3D explosions like on Babylon5?  With
> only a limited series of stock footage explosions, every time a ship blows up
> will we see the same explosion over and over again?  They used the same trick
> way back on "The Last Starfighter" and it made the space battles a bit boring.
>
    Babylon-5 also used a combination of 2D composited or texture mapped
    pyro in addition to particle systems and optical effects (i.e.flares & glows)
                these look very effective and when used skillfully give a far greater
                visual impact than anyone technique used in isolation. Your right in a
                sense pyro does look very artificial if you are limited to reusing a few
                basic pyro shots. However as ILM proved in StarWars if you shoot lots
                and lots of pyro elements they can look very effective. If you just use
                particle systems, your shots can look computer-ish. CGI does still not
                have the power to accurately model the complex dynamics we see in
                real explosions. The high-end packages such as Alias-Wavefronts
                Dynamation come close but they are still not all the way there. IMHO the
                best explosions employ a careful mix of both pyro, particles and opti
                effects. I would guess this is what the guys/gals who worked on
                SPACE A&B did, from what I saw at SIGGRAPH-95 it looks pretty
                stunning.

    -Gary-

    PS Who did the  SPACE A&B effects, was it Area51?
--
* -=> MA Multimedia Design <=-------------------------------------------- *
             Gary Coulter... EMAIL: [e-mail]
* --------------------------------=> DeMontfort University, Leicester <=- *


Article: 1710
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!newsjunkie.ans.net!fonorola!inforamp.net!usenet
From: Colin Cunningham <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Star Wars
Date: 28 Aug 1995 17:07:53 GMT
Organization: InfoRamp Inc., Toronto, Ontario [phone]
Lines: 14
Message-ID: <41st59$[e-mail]>
References: <41jctt$[e-mail]> <41lqa6$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: pez.coredp.com
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.1S (X11; I; IRIX 5.3 IP22)
To: [e-mail]
X-URL: news:41lqa6$[e-mail]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2766
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2766

Actually, there's a sign up at my local video store that says that this fall
will be the last time the original Star Wars will be available on video. It
says since Lucas is redoing A New Hope, you'd better get the original Star Wars
while supplies last. It's not just some message from the management either,
it's a big cardboard display from Lucasfilm. Sounds like a big moneymaking scam
to me.


--
...................................................................
Colin Cunningham                             EMail: [e-mail]
C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures           HTTP://www.coredp.com/index.html
...................................................................


Article: 1711
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!newsjunkie.ans.net!fonorola!inforamp.net!usenet
From: Colin Cunningham <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: PYROMANIA
Date: 28 Aug 1995 17:20:13 GMT
Organization: InfoRamp Inc., Toronto, Ontario [phone]
Lines: 17
Message-ID: <41stsd$[e-mail]>
References: <41l0vh$[e-mail]> <41p5e3$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: pez.coredp.com
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.1S (X11; I; IRIX 5.3 IP22)
To: [e-mail]
X-URL: news:41p5e3$[e-mail]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2767
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2767

Well to answer your questions, all the images should be 24-bit, no question
about that. We're constantly doing film-work as well so a film-res (about 2k)
option would be nice,. Actually, we've got a whole collection of explosions and
fire elements that we had filmed so we're thinking of releasing our own
compilation. They're a HELL of a lot better than the Pyromania crap, where you
can see cables flying out from the explosions and trails of lighter fluid on
the ground. I think the flame sequences there are roughly 70-odd frames, though
I'd like to get my hands on some longer ones. We actually have access to a LOT
of explosion and fire elements from Sci-Fi films so we're just gonna stick with
those, Pyromania was a bit of a let-down.

--
...................................................................
Colin Cunningham                             EMail: [e-mail]
C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures           HTTP://www.coredp.com/index.html
...................................................................


Article: 1712
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!newsjunkie.ans.net!fonorola!inforamp.net!usenet
From: Colin Cunningham <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Colin says hi...
Date: 28 Aug 1995 17:23:32 GMT
Organization: InfoRamp Inc., Toronto, Ontario [phone]
Lines: 9
Message-ID: <41su2k$[e-mail]>
References: <41jctt$[e-mail]> <41l09a$[e-mail]> <41p43g$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: pez.coredp.com
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.1S (X11; I; IRIX 5.3 IP22)
To: [e-mail]
X-URL: news:41p43g$[e-mail]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2768
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2768

Well I dunno about Space's storyline. Looks like it could be cheezy but we'll
have to see about that. I heard it airs Sept 24th.

--
...................................................................
Colin Cunningham                             EMail: [e-mail]
C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures           HTTP://www.coredp.com/index.html
...................................................................


Article: 1713
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!btnet!news.compulink.co.uk!cix.compulink.co.uk!usenet
From: [e-mail] ("Glyn Williams")
Subject: Re: Could somebody tell me about the PAR. Thanks.
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Organization: Compulink Information eXchange
References: <[e-mail]>
Distribution: world
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 18:43:04 GMT
X-News-Software: Ameol32
Lines: 18
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2769
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2769

> Can this card output in PAL? How much do they cost?
> --
>
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> -
> | John Reddington    EMail [e-mail]

> |                                         |
>
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-

1) Yep, so long as you buy the PAL version.
2) About 1800 Quid. - If your'e buying one brand-new, consider waiting
for the PVR to appear.

Glyn

Article: 1714
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!btnet!news.compulink.co.uk!cix.compulink.co.uk!usenet
From: [e-mail] ("Glyn Williams")
Subject: Re: Windows NT 3.51?
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Organization: Compulink Information eXchange
References: <41qlqa$[e-mail]>
Distribution: world
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 18:43:06 GMT
X-News-Software: Ameol32
Lines: 8
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2770
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2770

Re. Installing Win NT and 95.

One workd of warning -
while Windows 3.1 and NT can co reside in the *same* Windows directory,
NT and 95 cannot.

Glyn Williams - Particle Systems


Article: 1715
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!btnet!news.compulink.co.uk!cix.compulink.co.uk!usenet
From: [e-mail] ("Phil South")
Subject: Re: AVI from LW
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Organization: Ideas Inc
References: <41r3c9$[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 18:56:04 GMT
X-News-Software: Ameol
Lines: 17
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2771
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2771

>
> I've been using a program called VFD that I got off CompuServe. It's
> DOS based
> but works fine. It will read mult. Targa frame files and output FLC and
> AVI.
>
> Dave.
>

I'd still like to find a PC program that does MPEG in software like
ImageFX does on the Amiga. That would be darn useful.

---
-------------------------------------------------------------
Phil South <[e-mail]>   "nuqDaq yuch Dapol"
        Web Wizards Home Page http://www.wp.com/webs/
-------------------------------------------------------------

Article: 1716
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!btnet!news.compulink.co.uk!cix.compulink.co.uk!usenet
From: [e-mail] ("Phil South")
Subject: Re: Listen people, can we cloak???
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Organization: Ideas Inc
References: <41ranu$[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 18:56:05 GMT
X-News-Software: Ameol
Lines: 16
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2772
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2772

[good cloaking suggestion]

> that's off the top of my head..but that is how i would first
> investigate..that's how we did it in imagine..sooo can;t be
> too differrent in LW..As a matter of fact, i am gonna try to
> cloak one of my characters as a test..

Couldn't you do this as a morph, with one object trasparent and the other
solid?


---
-------------------------------------------------------------
Phil South <[e-mail]>   "nuqDaq yuch Dapol"
        Web Wizards Home Page http://www.wp.com/webs/
-------------------------------------------------------------

Article: 1717
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!btnet!news.compulink.co.uk!cix.compulink.co.uk!usenet
From: [e-mail] ("Phil South")
Subject: Re: B5 planet
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Organization: Ideas Inc
References: <41rjqm$[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 18:56:06 GMT
X-News-Software: Ameol
Lines: 21
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2773
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2773

> [e-mail] ("Phil South") wrote:
>
> >Does anyone know what sort of image map they use for the planet in B5?
>
> It's  a modified scanned image of a desert from the low atmosphere.
> The map is actuall cyndrilical, not spherical.  The main modification
> is the addition of polar ice caps at the top and bottom - mainly to
> hide the 'scrunch' which occurs when mapping cyndrilicaly on a sphere.
> this is how most of the B5 planets are mapped.

wow from Mojo himself, I'm honoured....

Presumably there is a horrible seam down the back of the planet somplace,
if that's the case?


---
-------------------------------------------------------------
Phil South <[e-mail]>   "nuqDaq yuch Dapol"
        Web Wizards Home Page http://www.wp.com/webs/
-------------------------------------------------------------

Article: 1718
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!pacifier!homer.alpha.net!usenet
From: [e-mail] (John Foust)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Building PC plugins
Date: 28 Aug 1995 18:42:05 GMT
Organization: Syndesis Corporation
Lines: 18
Message-ID: <41t2lt$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: s04c.globaldialog.com
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.6+
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2774
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2774

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Stuart Ferguson) says:
>
>It has been done -- by Ernie Wright I think.  (My apologies if it's someone
>else.)  Try asking this on the lwplugin-l mailing list and I'm sure you'll
>get an answer.  The big trick is getting Borland to use 8-byte alignment.

In my plug-ins, I surround the #include references to the LW plug-in
includes with th pragmas to turn structure packing back to 8,
although all of my code is compiled at 2 byte packing.

>It will also run under Win95 (motto: "It Makes a Grown Man Cry").

At Siggraph, after I showed Microsoft how to configure their
WinNT machines for TCP/IP so they could run their VRML demos,
I tried to use Win95, just to open an MS-DOS command prompt
to copy some files...  it took me several minutes to figure
out how to do this, although I did manage to invoke the little
flying documents animation while copying files....

Article: 1719
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!pacifier!homer.alpha.net!usenet
From: [e-mail] (John Foust)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Building PC plugins
Date: 28 Aug 1995 18:43:32 GMT
Organization: Syndesis Corporation
Lines: 13
Message-ID: <41t2ok$[e-mail]>
References: <41sk40$[e-mail]> <41suu6$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: s04c.globaldialog.com
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.6+
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2775
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2775

In article <41suu6$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Elfwork) says:
>
>Watch out! It's Captain Foust of the Pirate Patrol!
>Bravely, he protects all of us poor netters from the evil, scurvy pigs who
>would destroy our very livelihood!
>Thank you John! It just wouldn't be the same without you.....;^)

Smile when you sing that theme song!

What, it didn't seem curious to you?

Also note that I did not use the word 'piracy' at all.


Article: 1720
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!pacifier!homer.alpha.net!usenet
From: [e-mail] (John Foust)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 28 Aug 1995 18:46:38 GMT
Organization: Syndesis Corporation
Lines: 12
Message-ID: <41t2ue$[e-mail]>
References: <41skjh$[e-mail]> <41suu6$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: s04c.globaldialog.com
X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.6+
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2776
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2776

In article <41suu6$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Elfwork) says:
>
>Don't you have anything better to do than to restate your 'religious'
>opinion?

What, and let the pirates flaunt their theft?  That's better?

>I see that now you've failed to change the person's opinion, you resort to
>berating them and the machine they are using?

So how do you like ParNet?  Is your Amiga holding together?  :-)


Article: 1721
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!in2.uu.net!news3.digex.net!access1.digex.net!erniew
From: Ernie Wright <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Building PC plugins
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 15:40:14 -0400
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA
Lines: 29
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: access1.digex.net
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
In-Reply-To: <[e-mail]>
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2777
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2777

Stuart Ferguson wrote:

> +-- [e-mail] (robert hood) writes:
> | Has anybody had any *good* experience building PC-based LW plugins
> | (32-bit DLLs) with anything other than Microsoft Visual C++ 2.x?
> | I've got Borland C++ 4.02, but it doesn't build 32-bit DLLs that
> | LightWave can digest.
>
> It has been done -- by Ernie Wright I think.  (My apologies if it's
> someone else.)  Try asking this on the lwplugin-l mailing list and
> I'm sure you'll get an answer.  The big trick is getting Borland to
> use 8-byte alignment.

David Blevins reported some success with Borland, but if I remember
correctly, 4.02 won't let you do 8-byte alignment.  I haven't tried it,
but I have been using Watcom 10.0a, which appears to work fine.

The trouble is, you never escape the anxiety that the latest bug in your
plug-in might be caused by some unknown compiler incompatibility, and for
something like GNU C this would be compounded in my mind by the trouble
I've always had getting it to compile perfectly good code.

Bob did post this to lwplugin-l, and I agree that's the place to go.
Less chance the discussion will be infected by virulent and unrelated
arguments.  But I answered here because I saw my name--moth to a flame
and so on.

- Ernie


Article: 1722
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!umn.edu!newsstand.tc.umn.edu!newsstand.tc.umn.edu!not-for-mail
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Imagine 2.0 book
Date: 28 Aug 1995 14:49:10 -0500
Organization: University of Minnesota
Lines: 18
Message-ID: <41t6jm$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: epx.cis.umn.edu
Keywords: imagine book manual
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2778
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2778

Hello, I have Imagine 2.0 PC version from the Waite book but
find the documentation quite sparse.

Would anyone be interested in selling me an old, unwanted copy of
Worley's "Understanding Imagine 2.0"?

The Imagine mailing list recommended this as a possible forum.

I know that there are much enhanced packages available, but my budget
sadly precludes upgrade/switch as a consideration :-(

Thank you,

jeffrey weiss
--
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
jeff weiss  [e-mail]  TCP/IP 44.94.249.101 N0IRR  612.825.4746 H
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Article: 1723
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!pointer.netpoint.net!news!sobe
From: [e-mail] (SBD)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: PYROMANIA
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 95 20:05:36 GMT
Organization: South Beach Digital
Lines: 21
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <41l0vh$[e-mail]> <41p5e3$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <41rr7l$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: dppp01.netpoint.net
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
X-Newsreader: VersaTerm Link v1.1.3
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2779
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2779

In Article <41rr7l$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] () wrote:
>SBD ([e-mail]) wrote:
>
>: David, what you are doing is illegal, even for your personal use (I know, as
>: long as no one gets it, you are kind of 'save').  If you let it go public in
>: any way, for profit or not, it's a one way ticket to jail, loosing your
>: equipment, and lot's of lawyer fees.
>
>Oh well, there goes that idea....I'm shredding the evidence as I type!  =)
>
>Now I'll just have to start blowing things up in my back yard and getting
>that on tape....
>
>--
>                                     -David Warner
>

Good idea - let us know when we can see something.  BTW - you are not living
near Miami? (Just want to make sure my backyard is far enough from yours)

rgds

Article: 1724
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!malgudi.oar.net!infinet!djr
From: [e-mail] (Dan J. Rockwell)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Mojo says hi
Date: 28 Aug 1995 20:37:05 GMT
Organization: InfiNet
Lines: 17
Message-ID: <41t9dh$[e-mail]>
References: <41jctt$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: rigel.infinet.com
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2780
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2780

Mojo ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Hey!

: Finally got on the net, so whoever wants to bitch at me can finally do
: so to my smiling face :-)

: Otherwise, it'll be fun to just plain ole answer questions about LW,
: B5, Foundation Imaging and Elvis.  Maybe even talk about Lee Stranahan
: (he's not here, is he?)

: /\/\


Hey tell us about the Flint demo!


Dan

Article: 1725
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!in2.uu.net!news1.digital.com!decwrl!purdue!haven.umd.edu!cville-srv.wam.umd.edu!rsrodger
From: [e-mail] (R S Rodgers)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 28 Aug 1995 22:12:26 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Lines: 16
Message-ID: <41tf0a$[e-mail]>
References: <41skjh$[e-mail]> <41suu6$[e-mail]> <41t2ue$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: rac9.wam.umd.edu
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2781
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2781

In article <41t2ue$[e-mail]>,
John Foust <[e-mail]> wrote:
>In article <41suu6$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Elfwork) says:
>>Don't you have anything better to do than to restate your 'religious'
>>opinion?
>
>What, and let the pirates flaunt their theft?  That's better?

Who are you calling a pirate, John?


--
---- Windows 95 and NT: IBM's OS choices for IBM hardware, x86 and PowerPC ----
"That's not our primary target.  There are people out there who love
 [OS/2 Warp] on the desktop, but our focus is on large enterprise customers."
    -- chief executive officer Louis Gerstner (IBM) (July, 1995)

Article: 1726
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!ix.netcom.com!netnews
From: [e-mail] (John Roquemore)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Building PC plugins
Date: 28 Aug 1995 22:33:20 GMT
Organization: Netcom
Lines: 23
Message-ID: <41tg7g$[e-mail]>
References: <41sk40$[e-mail]> <41suu6$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: ix-bos7-23.ix.netcom.com
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2782
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2782

Well he could have Win95, I have both and they work just fine together.




In <41suu6$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Elfwork) writes:

>
>In article <41sk40$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (John
>Foust) writes:
>>Why would you "have" VC 2.2 if you didn't have WinNT?  It requires
it!
>>Also, the box contains a coupon for a $99 copy of WinNT.  Why not
>>try that?
>
>Watch out! It's Captain Foust of the Pirate Patrol!
>
>Bravely, he protects all of us poor netters from the evil, scurvy pigs
who
>would destroy our very livelihood!
>
>Thank you John! It just wouldn't be the same without you.....;^)


Article: 1727
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!newsjunkie.ans.net!fonorola!inforamp.net!usenet
From: Colin Cunningham <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: PYROMANIA
Date: 28 Aug 1995 22:25:58 GMT
Organization: InfoRamp Inc., Toronto, Ontario [phone]
Lines: 30
Message-ID: <41tfpm$[e-mail]>
References: <41l0vh$[e-mail]> <41r96i$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: pez.coredp.com
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.1S (X11; I; IRIX 5.3 IP22)
To: [e-mail]
X-URL: news:41r96i$[e-mail]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2783
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2783

>You could always make your own. Now explosions might be alittle hard to
>do (unless you have a Pyro license) but you can do flames. I have done
>flames in my back yard. (they were really small, like 4 inches)    Still,
>if you were brave, you could get some MAPP gas or propane and make yourself
>a burner that would give you the shape of flame that you wanted. Then shoot it
>with a video camera. Not high speed you say? well, dont forget that video
>is 60 fields per second, you can split your frames into fields, and then
>play them back as frames. (I have done this too. It works OK if you don't
>need super high-res frames) This method gives you 1/2 speed when you play back. In alot of cases, it is enough to give the flames the right scale.
>
>To simulate an explosion, you can shoot the flames from above. (Don't burn
>your hair off!) Then Skip frame the resultant footage to make the flame look
>like an explosion. (play back really fast)
>
>
>Maybe the 130 bucks is worth it, huh?
>
>
>-Aaron Estrada

Actually I was thinking of driving my car into a wall or blowing up my
neighbour's BBQ propane tank. If I could market that, I'd be a millionaire. ;-)


--
...................................................................
Colin Cunningham                             EMail: [e-mail]
C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures           HTTP://www.coredp.com/index.html
...................................................................


Article: 1728
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!howland.reston.ans.net!newsjunkie.ans.net!fonorola!inforamp.net!usenet
From: Colin Cunningham <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Star Wars VTU LastWord update
Date: 28 Aug 1995 22:29:43 GMT
Organization: InfoRamp Inc., Toronto, Ontario [phone]
Lines: 22
Message-ID: <41tg0n$[e-mail]>
References: <41rl1q$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: pez.coredp.com
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.1S (X11; I; IRIX 5.3 IP22)
To: [e-mail]
X-URL: news:41rl1q$[e-mail]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2784
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2784

[e-mail] (Mojo) wrote:
>Hey -
>
>Just to let all you would be naysayers know...
>
>According to Fox, after December 31st the original Star Wars will no
>longer be available on home video - they say that only the 'new'
>version will be marketed after its release.
>
>Say no more.
>
>/\/\
>
>
I saw the display at my video store, sounds like a big money-making scam to me.
And I thought Lucas was above those sort of things.
--
...................................................................
Colin Cunningham                             EMail: [e-mail]
C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures           HTTP://www.coredp.com/index.html
...................................................................


Article: 1729
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!uunet!in1.uu.net!news.sprintlink.net!in2.uu.net!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail
From: [e-mail] (Bradycubia)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: REVIEW: Exploring LightWave 3D (book)
Date: 28 Aug 1995 19:19:11 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Lines: 2
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <41titf$[e-mail]>
References: <81b7cb$d202c.2bb@NT>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Bradycubia)
NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2785
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2785

{30 day money back....} Well if there is it's not listed in the ad- May
the buyer beware.- regards back

Article: 1730
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!cleveland.Freenet.Edu!af741
From: [e-mail] (John E. Gray)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: FS PC-PAR
Date: 28 Aug 1995 23:58:01 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
Lines: 9
Message-ID: <41tl69$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: kanga.ins.cwru.edu
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2786
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2786


For Sale...

  PC Personal Animation Recorder -- brand new, never used --

  $1100.00


  If interested, send E-Mail...

Article: 1731
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!newshub.nosc.mil!news!avalon.chinalake.navy.mil!usenet
From: Des McPherson <des_mcpherson@cl_63smtp_gw.chinalake.navy.mil>
Subject: Boat Wakes
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Sender: [e-mail] (NAWS news admin)
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Organization: NAWS, China Lake, CA
Mime-Version: 1.0
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 23:04:12 GMT
X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.1N (Macintosh; I; 68K)
X-Url: news:comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Lines: 13
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2787
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2787

I have been playing around trying to make a wake for the Nimitz object
on avalon.  I am using a fractal "water base" and am trying to overlay a
wake polygon and then use a fractal transparency for the "foamy water".
The problem I have is that the edges of the fractal transparency are
pretty sharp so I was wondering how to blend them into the water around
the edges of the wake polygon.  I have tried playing with "fall off" and
edge transparency but no luck.  If you have any ideas, thanks in
advance.
BTW, I did get it to work after rendering the wake and tweaking the
edges with PS and then using it as an image map, but that takes the
"fractal velocity" out of the picture.



Article: 1732
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!in2.uu.net!gatech!news.uoregon.edu!mars.efn.org!rose_ip180.efn.org!rtracy
From: [e-mail] (Joe)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: NewTek Lightwave 4.0 surprise AMAZING
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 1995 02:10:55
Organization: G.E.A.R.S.
Lines: 18
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <41egg5$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: rose_ip180.efn.org
X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev A]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2788
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2788

In article <41egg5$[e-mail]> Adam Ives Chrystie <[e-mail]> writes:
>From: Adam Ives Chrystie <[e-mail]>
>Subject: Re: NewTek Lightwave 4.0 surprise AMAZING
>Date: 23 Aug 1995 06:05:57 GMT


> WOW! Was it a final 4.0 Amiga or a pre-release 4.0 Amiga?

It looks like the final 4.0 Amiga release and the "information access panel"
shows it as the final release.  All the new features, including loading flyer
clips, were working.  There are also a number of Plug-In scripts included that
act sortof like macros.  And saving animations as a flyer clip is now a lot
more easy - once you've loaded the proper plug-in script.  BTW, you can now
record in High Quality 5 !!!  Great for animation work!
--Joe




Article: 1733
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!gatech!news.uoregon.edu!mars.efn.org!rose_ip161.efn.org!rtracy
From: [e-mail] (Joe)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Lightwave 4.0 final release?
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 00:43:11
Organization: G.E.A.R.S.
Lines: 25
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <41503p$[e-mail]> <41deki$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <41h28c$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: rose_ip161.efn.org
X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev A]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2789
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2789

In article <41h28c$[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:
>From: [e-mail]
>Subject: Re: Lightwave 4.0 final release?
>Date: Thu, 24 Aug 1995 05:19:04 GMT

>[e-mail] (Joe) wrote:

>>A number of Amiga Flyer owners have it as we "speak".  In a surprise move by
>>NewTek, which is rare, they delivered it in the 4.05 upgrade!!  Great move,
>>it's been awhile!

>Is is available on their support BBS of FTP site?

The last I heard they weren't going to make it available on the BBS or FTP
until the results of the BETA send outs were made known so the bugs could be
fixed.  I have discovered in working with it since my last post that there are
QUITE A FEW AUDIO BUGS.  Worse than any of their past releases, but everything
else is VASTLY improved !  And I mean VASTLY !  It should be available in
about a week everyone.  It was SENT to dealers in the mail and not posted.

--Joe





Article: 1734
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.uoregon.edu!mars.efn.org!rose_ip163.efn.org!rtracy
From: [e-mail] (Joe)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Star Wars
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 1995 10:47:16
Organization: G.E.A.R.S.
Lines: 23
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <41lnct$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: rose_ip163.efn.org
X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev A]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2790
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2790

In article <41lnct$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (John Sonedecker) writes:
>From: [e-mail] (John Sonedecker)
>Subject: Star Wars
>Date: 25 Aug 1995 23:46:37 GMT

>Hi all,
> Sorry for the non LightWave post. I guess it has alittle to do with the
>"Has Mojo gone nuts" thread( please do not start it again!). I heard on
>a local radio station that George Lucas is releasing all three of the
>Star Wars movies re-mastered with added footage, upgraded color and
>superior sound quality with a few extras thrown in on VHS. It will be
>available tuesday 8-29-95. Has anyone heard of this as well? Any more info
>on the subject? Again, please don't start a "should he do it" debate.
>-John Sonedecker

Actually on 8-29-95 he's releasing the THX versions of all three and at the
end of January is taking the non-THX versions off the shelf forever.  These
versions will NOT contain new footage.  The Star Wars with added footage is
still in the works.....

--Joe



Article: 1735
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!news1.channel1.com!usenet
From: [e-mail] (Tim Krego)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.packages.3dstudio,comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: 3DSR5 at Siggraph, What's New, What's Different, What's Cool?
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1995 02:02:11 GMT
Organization: pro.image
Lines: 16
Message-ID: <41tsgf$[e-mail]>
References: <40anft$[e-mail]> <40dad8$[e-mail]> <40hojq$[e-mail]> <40j5k9$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: stiltner.norden1.com
X-Newsreader: Forte Agent .99.82
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.packages.3dstudio:4952 comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2791
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.packages.3dstudio:4952 comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2791

[e-mail] (Jeff Jasper) wrote:
>>Yep, the more stuff you can plug in the more you are going to pay to get
>>3ds to an acceptable standard.... Well done!
>I guess thats why 3DS Max has more features than Lightwave could ever
>hope for, and thats why 3DS Max will draw even more deveoplment way
>before its even released than NewTek has even gotten after its release
>of Lightwave. I guess thats why AutoDesk is giving away the
>b-spline/patch modeler away for free to 3DS4 users. Your right,
>Lightwave with its same old crappy Amiga interface, and canned effects
>is a much better package than 3DS Max :P

One of the best things about Alias, Wavefront, Softimage is the
ability to add any feature with custom code. I think that will be
beneficial to 3DS MAX.



Article: 1736
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!news-e1a.megaweb.com!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail
From: [e-mail] (Elfwork)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 28 Aug 1995 22:05:18 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Lines: 16
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <41tsku$[e-mail]>
References: <41t2ue$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com
X-Newsreader: AOL Offline Reader
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2792
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2792

In article <41t2ue$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (John
Foust) writes:

>So how do you like ParNet?  Is your Amiga holding together?  :-)

Love it. I think it's the best piece of networking software that was never
included with the OS, but should have been.
I've been using Ethernet ever since I had to buy some boards for a review
I was working on. ParNet was about as fast as the ArcNEt cards I used for
awhile.

The Amigas are holding out just fine, thanks for your concern. };^)
Until I get the Perception, I just FTP all my images over to the PAR on my
4000.
(Works like a charm. Though I don't understand how you could care less.)


Article: 1737
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!news.gate.net!seminole.gate.net!rpraver
From: Ron Praver <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Win 95
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 22:17:11 -0400
Lines: 2
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: seminole.gate.net
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2793
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2793

Has anyone tried LightWave under Win95?????
Whats the verdict?

Article: 1738
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!nntp.crl.com!news.fibr.net!news.fibrcom.com!news.myriad.net!usenet
From: Daniel Bernard <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Listen people, can we cloak???
Date: 29 Aug 1995 02:18:10 GMT
Organization: DigiPhone Corp., College Station, TX. 409.693.8885
Lines: 13
Message-ID: <41ttd2$[e-mail]>
References: <41r04g$[e-mail]> <81b7cb$13430.1b1@NT>
NNTP-Posting-Host: dialup146.myriad.net
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.2b6 (Windows; I; 32bit)
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2794
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2794

[e-mail] (Rob K. Williams) wrote:
>rippling effect.  I had to watch that segement 3 times before I really
>understood what was happening, but it's a somewhat complicated procedure,
>utilizing an undocumented lightwave feature.  Dean does a heck of a job
>though.  Check it out.  You won't be sorry (unlike those of us who've
>prepayed for Exploring Lightwave).


So what's this undocumented feature????
Have not ordered the tape yet!!!!

vidan


Article: 1739
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!in2.uu.net!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail
From: [e-mail] (PMshark)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Star Wars VTU LastWord update
Date: 28 Aug 1995 23:04:34 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Lines: 8
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <41u042$[e-mail]>
References: <41tg0n$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (PMshark)
NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2795
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2795

Just a thought: Didn't Lucas say several years ago that Star Wars would
NEVER play on broadcast t.v.?
PJ
[e-mail]
Visual Designer

"Look and you will find it--what is unsought will go undetected"
SOPHOCLES

Article: 1740
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!news.mathworks.com!newshost.marcam.com!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!xmission!xmission!dingebre
From: [e-mail] (David Ingebretsen)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 29 Aug 1995 04:29:47 GMT
Organization: XMission Internet (801 539 0900)
Lines: 22
Message-ID: <41u53r$[e-mail]>
References: <41j25c$[e-mail]> <41kqaa$[e-mail]> <41ku5k$[e-mail]> <41lg9m$[e-mail]> <41p2u8$[e-mail]> <41qfro$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: xmission.xmission.com
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2796
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2796

John Foust ([e-mail]) wrote:
: In article <41p2u8$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (David Ingebretsen) says:
: >
: >You aren't supporting your claim with any references to statistical data
: >and so I conclude that you are speaking from your own personal viewpoint.

: No, I'm not even speaking from my own personal viewpoint, because
: my company's products do not have dongles.  But yes, I have spoken

John,

I forgot to pester you about a rumored new version of ICP for the Amiga.
I've pen and checkbook in hand. Oh, will it use the standard ASL
file requestor?

Thanks, and thank you for not using a dongle :)

--
David

David M. Ingebretsen             *** Binary Illusions / 3D Physics ***
[e-mail]            ***       Animation and more      ***

Article: 1741
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!howland.reston.ans.net!ix.netcom.com!netcom.com!bhood
From: [e-mail] (robert hood)
Subject: Re: Building PC plugins
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1]
References: <[e-mail]> <41sk40$[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1995 03:56:53 GMT
Lines: 44
Sender: [e-mail]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2797
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2797

John Foust ([e-mail]) wrote:
> In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] says:
> >
> >Has anybody had any *good* experience building PC-based LW plugins (32-bit
> >DLLs)
>
> Anybody?  You mean all five of us?
>
> >I also have Microsoft Visual C++ 2.2, but I don't have an operating system
. >the run it under (i.e., Windows NT).
>
> Why would you "have" VC 2.2 if you didn't have WinNT?  It requires it!
> Also, the box contains a coupon for a $99 copy of WinNT.  Why not
> try that?

Is Syndesis paying you to police this newsgroup, John?  Or the mailing
list?  Do they know the kind of good will you spread?

You're being pretty loose with your enuendos, and not making a lot of friends
in the process.  If it were one of my employees insulting individuals like
this, I'd yank their access (if not fire them).

Not that I need to justify shit to you, but I have the CD-ROM at work
that has both Windows NT 3.51, VC++ 2.2, and VC++ 1.52, but my machine,
running WfW right now, does not have the horsepower to run the operating
system -- hence I have the compiler, but cannot use it.

Now, I had a legitimate question:  If you don't have a helpful answer,
STOP WASTING THE FUCKING BANDWIDTH!

(My apologies to the rest of you:  this guy is getting on a lot of people's
nerves.  I'm sure not everybody at Syndesis is like him -- at least we
can hope.)

Regards,                      |||
Bob                         ^(===)^
-------------------------oOO--(_)--OOo--------------------------------------
Bob Hood            | Bureaucracy destroys initiative.  There is little that
                    | bureaucrats hate more than innovation, especially
Work: 303-730-1324  | innovation that produces better results than the old
Home: 303-980-8392  | routines.  Improvements always make those at the top
[e-mail]    | of the heap look inept.  Who enjoys appearing inept?
[e-mail]      |                               - Frank Herbert
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Article: 1742
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!in1.uu.net!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail
From: [e-mail] (FCAP)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: REVIEW: Exploring LightWave 3D (book)
Date: 28 Aug 1995 23:19:31 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Lines: 9
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <41u103$[e-mail]>
References: <41titf$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (FCAP)
NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2798
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2798

Hey, Bradycupia, maybe you don't like the damn book but keep your damn
noisy opinions to yourself.  Others of us might just like to waste our
money foolishly on anything that has LIGHTWAVE printed on it. It's our
right as Americans!   And don't tell me you know all about the program
just by fooling around with it!!  Impossible!!  Lightwave is at least half
as difficult as 3D studio and I'll bet you've never figured that one out!!
  And who cares if the binder breaks!!  Just tact the loose pages to the
wall like any sensible animator would!  Jeese, you just can't please some
people!

Article: 1743
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!news-e1a.megaweb.com!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail
From: [e-mail] (DScott5663)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Listen people, can we cloak???
Date: 29 Aug 1995 00:48:50 -0400
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
Lines: 10
Sender: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <41u67i$[e-mail]>
References: <41ttd2$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com
X-Newsreader: AOL Offline Reader
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2799
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2799


>So what's this undocumented feature????
>Have not ordered the tape yet!!!!

Less than 4.0 and greater than 2.0 LWs can ENVELOPE a displacement map
via the Polygon Size Envelope.  100% here is equal to a 1 meter dmap
amplitude,
300% = 3 meters etc.

Dean Scott, the B5 cloner guy.

Article: 1744
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!krishna
From: [e-mail] (Glenn Saunders)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle? Leads to nuns on horses!
Date: 29 Aug 1995 10:40:19 GMT
Organization: Primenet [phone]
Lines: 11
Message-ID: <41uqqj$[e-mail]>
References: <41m34k$[e-mail]> <41nnlh$[e-mail]> <41qfvt$[e-mail]> <41qp39$[e-mail]> <41r48v$ <41s6pe$[e-mail]> <41sl2d$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: usr5.primenet.com
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2800
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2800

The mortal John Foust wrote:

: Oh, I know, you think I'm rolling in money because InterChange is "overpriced."
: :-)  I encourage you to find a lower-cost, dependable alternative if that's
: the way you feel.

Lightwave 4.0 itself is supposed to import a shitload of formats.  I don't
know about its exports capability, but I know all I'm really concerned
about is Imagine importing (lots of objects on Aminet available but mostly
Imagine type).


Article: 1745
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!krishna
From: [e-mail] (Glenn Saunders)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Crack for LW dongle?
Date: 29 Aug 1995 10:53:30 GMT
Organization: Primenet [phone]
Lines: 44
Message-ID: <41urja$[e-mail]>
References: <41j25c$[e-mail]> <41kqaa$[e-mail]> <41ku5k$[e-mail]> <41lg9m$[e-mail]> <41p2u8$198@ <41s645$[e-mail]> <41skhb$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: usr5.primenet.com
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2801
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2801

The mortal John Foust wrote:
: Oh, I see, it's "elitism" to admit that the Amiga is out of business,

It is trash-talk to advocate people to use a different platform since
people make platform decisions for varied reasons with varied priorities
such that there is no fixed right or wrong choice.  This is Platform
Toleration 101.

Besides, we aren't talking about other platforms.  We are talking about
Amiga support in particular.  Releasing a software package with a parallel
port dongle on the Amiga is more inconvenient than it would be for other
platforms because non-Zorro Amigas have no way to add a 2nd parallel port.
NewTek should have been mindful of that.  Why is this such an unreasonable
comment that you have to return it with platform-flames?  For NewTek to
release a Distributive Rendering LW (which at this time is dubious) for
the Amiga would by definition create problems for those who wished to use
the only low-cost net solution for non-Zorro Amigas.

: OK, don't buy it.  Don't use your opinion of the price point as
: justification to pirate it, either.

You are labelling everyone who don't like dongles (at least inconvenient
and semi-functioning ones) as advocating piracy.  Thse are the
machinations of your paranoid imagination.  We are objecting to the valid
inconvenience that they cause.

: Look, there are $15,000 *one-way* translators for sale in the SGI
: market.

You are using SGI apps as a yardstick to determine a reasonable software
price?  Heh.

: Since 1987 when we introduced InterChange for the Amiga
: at $49.95, we doubled the price twice, and every time, sales
: went up.  What did your Econ 101 class say about that kind of
: market response?

I object to the pride with which you take in this.

When you are the only thing out there, people will pay the extortion fee.

Same thing with the Exabyte drivers.



Article: 1746
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.texas.net!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!darkstar.UCSC.EDU!usenet
From: Adam Ives Chrystie <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Listen people, can we cloak???
Date: 29 Aug 1995 05:41:53 GMT
Organization: University Of California at Santa Cruz
Lines: 24
Message-ID: <41u9b1$[e-mail]>
References: <41r04g$[e-mail]> <81b7cb$13430.1b1@NT> <41ttd2$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: tsb-46.ucsc.edu
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.2b6 (Windows; I; 32bit)
To: [e-mail]
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2802
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2802



the undocumented feature is creating displacement texture
envelopes.

This is done in 3.1 and 3.5 by activating the displacement
texture..AND avtivatingan envelope for polygon size..when the
displacement textures are in use..polygon size envelope
BECOMES the envelope for DISPLACEMENT AMPLITUDE...thus
allowing you to make some interesting ripples..

NOTE to 4.0 users..there is now a displacement amplitude
button in the displacement map screen :)..yours truely did not
see it and actually wrote to allen asking "why doesn't polygon
size envelope control displacement amplitude in
anymore?"...duhh do i feel stupid now?? :0

-----------------------------------------------------------
Adam Chrystie [e-mail]
Cinema/Video Major, Senior
University Of California at Santa Cruz
------------------------------------------------------------



Article: 1747
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!news.sprintlink.net!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!in1.uu.net!newsflash.concordia.ca!sunqbc.risq.net!news.riq.qc.ca!news
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Golf Ball object
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1995 11:41:20 GMT
Organization: Reseau Internet Quebec
Lines: 6
Message-ID: <41uuho$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: riq1022.riq.qc.ca
X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2803
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2803

Can someone find me a golf ball object for lightwave 3D?
Thanks!

[e-mail]



Article: 1748
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!uunet!in1.uu.net!news.sprintlink.net!in2.uu.net!spool.mu.edu!torn!news.unb.ca!coranto.ucs.mun.ca!news.cabot.nf.ca!p009
From: [e-mail] (Sean Huxter)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Newek's WWW Page..HEY FILL THE IMAGE GALLERY
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 95 04:20:58 GMT
Organization: DET
Lines: 25
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <41tvag$[e-mail]>
References: <41amto$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: p009.remote.cabot.nf.ca
X-Newsreader: News Xpress Version 1.0 Beta #2
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2804
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2804

[e-mail] (Frank D. Cocke) wrote:

>Please check out my home page, http://www2.netdoor.com/~frank, to view my own
>little gallery. Other artist should check out setting up their own, I think
>it's a great way to see what others are doing. The servie I use even invited
>me to put on some movies on it but I'm running NT on an Alpha and so far I
>can't find any MPEG or AVI software for it.

I invite one and all to visit http://www.cabot.nf.ca/~sean

I am a Lightwave animator and although I have sub-pages relating to various
of my interests, (including cartooning) I have a page dedicated to my
Lightwave work, plus one on STEREO 3D, in which I have four samples of 3D
stereoscopic pictures I created using Lightwave.

There is only one .AVI as yet, (a rendition of the REBOOT game cube coming
down the pipe.) but more will be uploaded in the near future.

It is a very nice page, and I have been revising it nightly. I started it
less than a month or so ago. Until then, I hadn't even HEARD of HTML.

Sean Huxter
[e-mail]
http://www.cabot.nf.ca/~sean


Article: 1749
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!uunet!in1.uu.net!news.sprintlink.net!in2.uu.net!spool.mu.edu!torn!news.unb.ca!coranto.ucs.mun.ca!news.cabot.nf.ca!p009
From: [e-mail] (Sean Huxter)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Amiga: keeps on rollin'
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 95 04:29:51 GMT
Organization: DET
Lines: 16
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <41tvr4$[e-mail]>
References: <41d41g$[e-mail]> <41deon$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: p009.remote.cabot.nf.ca
X-Newsreader: News Xpress Version 1.0 Beta #2
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2805
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2805

[e-mail] (Stranahan) wrote:

>
>Tim Jenison has referred to this as a 'technical drop'.
>
>
>_____________________________________________
>Lee Stranahan
>

I seem to recall, Lee, that when I did that course in Maine with you, I
brought my own Amiga 4000, and I had to perform a precise, intricate technical
drop there once or twice to get it going!

Sean.


Article: 1750
Path: nnrp1.primenet.com!nntpdist.primenet.com!nntpgate.primenet.com!uunet!in1.uu.net!news.sprintlink.net!in2.uu.net!spool.mu.edu!torn!news.unb.ca!coranto.ucs.mun.ca!news.cabot.nf.ca!p009
From: [e-mail] (Sean Huxter)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.apps.lightwave
Subject: Re: Animator Wages
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 95 04:24:38 GMT
Organization: DET
Lines: 10
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <41tvha$[e-mail]>
References: <41bhug$[e-mail]>
NNTP-Posting-Host: p009.remote.cabot.nf.ca
X-Newsreader: News Xpress Version 1.0 Beta #2
Xref: nntpdist.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2806
Xref: nnrp1.primenet.com comp.graphics.apps.lightwave:2806

John A Davis <[e-mail]> wrote:
>I am currently trying to find out what the wage requirements are for
>"seasoned" LW animators, both contract and staff. If you'd rather
>not talk numbers openly, feel free to E-mail me. I am trying to do
>some preliminary budgeting for series work. Thanks!


If someone would kindly e-mail me with similar numbers, I would be grateful.

[e-mail]