THE THIRD DIMENSION

     As Videotracker is one the best programs on the Amiga for
producing intros for 3D games etc and it is quite complex,here
are some instructions to get you going.

     Quick instructions

     1. Load videotracker and then select LOAD MODULE from the
     project menu.Now click on the PLAY button to see if you can
     hear the mod playing. The screen will probably go black as
     the mod plays.Click a mouse button to get back to the Editor
     and you will notice that the SONG POSITION is advancing up
     1,2,3 etc.Use the arrows to set it back to 0 (zero) if it
     has so that you are back at the song/mod start at zero.

     2. Next load in your animation using the LOAD COMMAND-EFFECT
     MENU.This will load into FIRST EFFECT position 0.You can load
     more anims,pictures,effects into a new FIRST EFFECT position 1
     then use the arrow to go to 2 etc. Use a new FIRST EFFECT
     position for each new anim,picture that you will be using.
     Each anim must have its own FIRST EFFECT position and you
     must select a new empty FIRST EFFECT position before you
     load in the anim etc.

     3. When you have loaded all of these effects(anims etc)
     into their own First Effect empty space you will probably
     want to see them work.So press the PLAY button and you
     will hear the mod but nothing works! This is because they
     need to be told to work with a certain sample. What this means
     is that your anim will play evertime it hears a certain sample.
     So you could see your anim show for example whenever it hears
     the bass drum (that is if you have a bass sample in your mod).
     Everytime that bass drum plays it will show the anim because
     every anim etc is triggered off by a sample.
        To make the anim show go to the SAMPLE arrows (make sure that
     the song position is at 0 first) and find a sample name that you
     have heard playing at the start of your mod.Not every mod has
     sample names included so sometimes you have to guess! Now if
     you can hear a piano sample,bass drum etc playing at the beginning
     of the mod then we will use that to trigger off the anim to show.
     Set the PRIORITY arrow to show 2 and pick the anim,picture etc
     that you want this sample to show by selecting the FIRST EFFECT
     arrows to show the anim name.Next select the LAST EFFECT arrow to
     show the last anim etc for it to play.This can be the same number
     as the First Effect just to show that or a higher number to show
     a series of effects to be played by that same sample.
     All these/this effect/s will now be played by that sample (bass etc)
     at song position 0. You can do this for each new song position and
     choose a new sample to trigger off an anim at that song position.

     YOU MUST SET A PRIORITY OF AT LEAST 1 TO MAKE A ANIM ETC WORK WITH
     A SAMPLE!!!!!!!!!!

     Try pressing PLAY now to see the anim show and hear the mod.

     So - You select an anim etc to play at each song position which
     must be triggered off by a sample and have a priority set to at
     least 1.You do this for all song positions.
     You can use the Anim Loop to make a anim play over and over.
     If you use more than one effect for a sample then adjust the
     EFFECT SPEED to give better results.  :)

     If you need more help then please let me know!