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- These are a series of executables that allow you to do morphing
- (such as in Michael Jackson's "Black or White") on your computer between
- two images, and compile and view the animation in .fli or .flc format. To
- save downloading time, I only included the necessary executables and docs
- for DMORF (Dave's Morphing Program) and DTA (Dave's Targa Animator), both
- shareware by Dave Mason.
- Although you need at least a 386 for the morphing program, a
- math coprocessor and a 486 are highly recommended.
- I also included a batch file called 'morf.bat', which compiles
- the tga files that dmorf creates into an .fli, and then displays it using
- the shareware fli viewer p6.exe. After you've rendered the tga files from
- dmorf, exit to DOS, and type 'morf'. That's all, and it does the rest for
- you.
- Of course you can change the settings in the batch file. I just
- included it as an example to give you a quick start. If you want to see
- what this program can do, I've included a simple example animation called
- pointmrf.fli, along with point.msh and point.gif.
- However, you can render your own animation. All you need is a GIF
- or TGA file.
-
- QUICK START
- -----------
- We're going to begin by simply warping a single image. All you need to
- do to make it morph to another image is add a second filename on the
- command line.
-
- Find your favorite GIF file (in this case, point.gif), and type:
- 1. dmorfx point.gif
- (Read into the docs to find out the differences between the
- protected mode 'x' executables and the real mode executables)
-
- 2. Once you're in the program, load the mesh file point.msh. You can
- move the spline points around by clicking on them with the mouse and
- dragging. Or you can create new vertical or horizontal splines by
- clicking the right mouse button on the borders of the image.
-
- 3. Click on the 'smoothing' and 'Just warp' options to increase quality
- of warping, but also rendering time.
-
- 4. Press the 'GO' button
-
- 5. Exit to DOS, and run warp.bat
- If you created a morph, which is a crossfade between two warps,
- run the batch file morf.bat.
-
- That's it! The batch file will compile the TGAs into a 320x200
- fli (to change this, look into dta.doc to change the /R resolution option),
- and then display the animation once it's done. The programs have the
- capability to go up to the highest resolution that your RAM and VGA display
- will allow.
- If you have any questions, don't ask me, cause I didn't write this
- program. I just put together a bunch of useful programs that will allow
- you to do some kick-ass stuff. As far as I know, all of this is shareware,
- so you can spread it around as much as you like.
- Hope you enjoy!
- -TOASTER
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