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- From: odin@dcs.qmw.ac.uk (Andrew George Elia)
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- Subject: Real3D Delta anims in AMOS Pro
- Date: 20 Feb 1996 17:56:45 GMT
- Organization: Queen Mary & Westfield College, London, UK
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- Hi guys,
- I'm in the middle of producing a little demo to be placed on an
- A1200 for my Escom shop (in Enfield). Basically, I've also created a
- small HAM-6 anim in Real 3D using the Delta format (because it's quite
- quick, and does a better job of having a different palette for each
- frame). My problem is trying to integrate it into the AMOS program.
- Basically, I have two choices. I either write a routine in AMOS or 68000
- to decompress and display the delta file in an AMOS screen (to do that
- I'll need to know the exact file format of a Real 3D delta file).
- Alternatively, I could get hold of a decent extension that'll let me view
- ANIM-5 files at an acceptable speed without corruption (because that's
- what happens with ANIM files containing palette information for each
- frame). The VERY last resort would be to run the Deltaplayer utility
- supplied with Real 3D (OK, OK, so it's just the Amiga Format coverdisc
- version, v1.4). I wanted to avoid jumping to and from AMOS a lot because
- I wanted to pack everything into a small a space as possible (this is a
- basic out-of-the-box A1200, don't forget). Part of the drawback for that
- is the fact that you can't (to my knowledge) get the deltaplayer to shut
- itself down after a period of time. This is a bit of a problem because
- I'd only display the animation for a few seconds before showing something
- else.
-
- Finally, I know that using HAM-6 is a bit of a drag because the A1200
- has got all those colours and everything, but my machine at home is still
- non-AGA. Even if it was, AMOS is rather useless in terms of AGA support
- anyway.
-
- Thanks for your help.
-
- Andy E.
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