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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
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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