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About: Font4D
Font 4D is an Animation System using POVRAY!
FREEWARE
Copyright by Hauke von Bremen... 1993/1994
ANYTHING YOU CREATE WITH IT IS COPYRIGHT BY YOU!
*NOTE: THIS IS A WORKING PRERELEASE ... NOT A FINAL VERSION...
In result of this, the documentation is not yet complete!
NO WARRANTY IS GIVEN. YOU MAY TRY THIS PROGRAM AT YOUR OWN RISK!
I CAN NOT BE MADE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS OF DATA THIS
PROGRAM CAUSES... tempting isn't it (-;
HvB ,March 1994.
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FIRST PUBLIC RELEASE.... V2.1 AmiNet 1994
This programm is Freeware, so do whatever you want with it,
except earn ANY money...
It's main purpose ( so far ) is to create animations
of a word, or sentence...
( It uses chars.inc for the font...
this will be enhanced in the next version )
But you can also use it to add light, camera - movement and titles
to your povray scenes.
System Requires:
PovRay 2.x ( with supplied includes )
MUI 2.x ( works with unregistered version as well )
OS2.x or hotter (ANY CHIPSET)
Font4D does not mind a good graphic card as well, but that's
optional, of course... ( TRY MERLIN (-; )
Tested on OS2.1,OS3.0 A2000/30 with ECS.
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Font4D Installation: ( this one is simple , I hope )
1. A command called 'povray' has to be in path.
eather rename your favorite version or make a link in your path.
- example: makelink FROM c:povray TO 'device:dir/povrayieee'
( you can use ANY povray 2.0 compatibel version )
2. (OPTIONAL) make copy resident in your user-startup or startup-sequence.
makes your HardDisk flash less often (-:
- example: resident c:copy
and now ....
Unarchive FONT4D.LHA to wherever you want to have it...
( or drag the Font4D-Demo Directory )
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! THERE ARE TWO VERSIONS (M and H) they indentical in functionality, but
the M version requires a minimum screen height of 600 pixels.
( you may delete the version you don't want )
Start it (enjoy the view) and click on 'Render Settings...'.
A new window will open including a string-gadget called 'PovRay Options'.
Change the part where it says '+linclude'
to '+ldirectory of your povray-includes'.
Select 'save as default' and then SetEnv... now you are well sorted!
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Look at the examples or read the doc (AGUIDE®-FORMAT) if you have to...
Hey and remeber, you can allways press HELP!
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IMPORTANT:
Font4D is my third year project, ( Deadline comming up soon! OH BOY)
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE.... I NEED YOUR COMMENT ON THIS ONE!!!!
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Font4D is FREEWARE and by no means perfect!!
To make it perfect I need YOU!
Send me a note, bugreport, what you liked (i.e. about the user-interface or
how badly I use povray ...), telling me off ( i.e for bugs ), how difficult
you find to use the program or anything you like (NO MONEY!!!!,NO BOMBS!!!!)
I need * FEEDBACK * to complete my report on this project!
Hey I worked 1 year to write this proggi, so you can at least drop me a
line, saying you tried it... don't let me down... PLEASE...
In return I will continue releasing updates... PROMISED!
You can even send me your own view-commands for inclusion in the next
release etc....
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PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE.... I NEED YOUR COMMENT ON THIS ONE!!!!
MAIL: HAUKE VON BREMEN
- PROJECT - //
8 Leacroft Close // AMIGA FOR EVER...
Staines, Surrey, TW18 - 4NP \\//
England, GB in english,french,german,pakistani...
any language!
I WILL HAVE YOUR MESSAGE TRANSLATED... (I prefer english so...)
EMAIL: zhac100@cc.rhbnc.ac.uk
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TODO: Installer script (-:
Allow for more objects
Use Quick-Colours for lights...
What ? you have comments ... SEND THEM ...
THANks TO: Stefan Stunz ( for creating MUI )
The Designers of PovRay ( for the best pd-raytracer )
Pete Jeavons ( for his support and idears )
John Vaness ( for his idears and solutions ... )
Nigel Drake ( for preliminary testing )
Oliver Tappe ( .... ;-)
And ALL the people, who listen(ed) to my problems
( for their help and time )