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- Trilobyte SVGA FLICK & Groovie Player.
- Copyright 1991 Trilobyte, all rights reserved.
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- This is version 0.80 of Trilobyte's SVGA FLICK player. Loads and plays
- both .FLI and .FLC animation files in all SVGA supported modes.
-
- Version 0.8 adds:
- Fixed a multitude of small bugs over a 3 month period
-
- Version 0.7 adds:
- Added -mn command line for VESA mode
- n = 0 320x200x256
- n = 1 640x400x256
- n = 2 640x480x256
- n = 3 800x600x256
- n = 4 1024x768x256
- n = 5 1280x1024x256
- Added auto-res for animations in VESA mode
- Added -fn command line for fading in/out (n = 1 fade in,
- n = 2 fade out, n = 3 fade in and out)
- Added mouse click to end animation
- Fixed non-VESA command line bug
- Made maximum animation size 53megs
- Added ascii script format
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- Note: Hercules Graphic Station support is limited to 3D Studio 640x480x256 .FLI playback
- only.
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- Version 0.6 adds:
- Starts animations off at the correct speed
- Added -s command line option for speed (e.g. play myflie.fli -s9)
- Added -l command line option for looping (e.g play myfile.fli -l9)
- Added -g command line option for staying in graphic mode once done
- Added ability to play back Groovie 0.1 files
- Added Grey Scale toggle with Home key
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- Version 0.5 adds:
- Detects processor type and uses processor specific instructions
- Fixed bug on uncompressed .FLI files
- Added luminence control with Pgup/Pgdown keys (not on Hercules)
- Added Home key for returning back to original palette
- Fixed bug with palette fades
- Fixed VESA win.granulality bug
- Added support for RAM/EMS/FILE caching
- Made .FLI limit 16 megabytes
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- Version 0.4 fixes:
- Problems with storing seek position on some .fli files
- Problems with 320x200 first frame
- Hercules Graphics Station version uses 386 instructions
- Variable speed playback with 1-9 keys
- Escape from the program with the ESC key
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- Version 0.3 adds support for:
- Hercules Graphic Station Card
- Fixed bugs
- Made old 320x200x256 animations play in 320x200 mode
- Center other animations into middle of screen
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- Version 0.2 adds support for:
- Tseng 4000
- Oak Technologies
- VESA
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- How to use the Player
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- Using the program is simple. All you have to do is type "PLAY filename.FLI
- or ".FLC" or "PLAY scriptname.GRV", the program will try and detect the SVGA
- card you have, and then start to play the animation in 640x480x256
- resolution. Programs that generate .FLI's at this resolution include Autodesk
- 3D Studio and Autodesk Animator Pro.
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- For best results when using the player, play the animation with lots of
- expanded memory free. Play uses expanded memory to store the animation. To
- use expanded memory you must first install a driver like EMM.SYS.
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- To stop the player from animating, press the Esc key, the player will change
- back to text mode and return you to dos.
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- To vary the playback speed, press the keys 1-9 on the keyboard, pressing 0
- will restore the speed saved in the animation.
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- To change the luminence of the animation use the Pgup/Pgdown keys, Home
- returns the colors back to normal.
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- To toggle grey scale on/off press the Home key. Useful for that old movie
- effect.
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- To change the number of loops, use the -ln or /ln option on the command line.
- For example:
- Play myfli.fli -l10
- will play "myfli.fli" ten times. The maximum number of loops is 65535. A
- value of 0 will loop forever.
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- To change the speed from the command line, use the -sn or /sn option.
- For example:
- Play myfli.fli -s10
- will play "myfli.fli" at speed ten. Speeds can be between 0 and 255.
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- To stop Play changing the video mode back to text once finished, use the /g
- or -g option on the command line.
- For example:
- Play myfli.fli -l10 -s10 -g
- will play "myfli.fli" ten times at speed ten and then stay in graphics mode
- when it exits.
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- DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
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- Users of PLAY must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
- "PLAY is supplied as is. The author disclaims all
- warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation,
- the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose.
- The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or conse-
- quential, which may result from the use of PLAY."
-
- PLAY V.80 is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge
- to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your
- friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of
- another system. The essence of "user-supported" software is to
- provide personal computer users with quality software without
- high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to
- continue to develop new products. If you find this program
- useful and find that you are using PLAY and continue to use
- PLAY after a reasonable trial period, you must make a reg-
- istration payment of $39.00 to Trilobyte. The $39.00
- registration fee will license one copy for use on any one
- computer at any one time. You must treat this software just like
- a book. An example is that this software may be used by any
- number of people and may be freely moved from one computer
- location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it
- being used at one location while it's being used at another.
- Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the
- same time.
-
- Commercial users of PLAY must register and pay for their
- copies of PLAY within 30 days of first use or their license
- is withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be made by contacting
- Trilobyte at the address below.
-
- Anyone distributing PLAY for any kind of remuneration must
- first contact Trilobyte at the address below for authorization.
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- You are encouraged to pass a copy of PLAY V.80 along to your
- friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their
- copy if they find that they can use it. All registered users
- will receive a copy of the latest version of the PLAY
- system, the scripting program "Groovie", software support via mail, and
- free upgrades/fixes for 90 days from date of registration.
-
- DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
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- Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software
- before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue
- using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs
- differ on details -- some request registration while others
- require it, some specify a maximum trial period.
-
- Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software,
- and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific
- exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished
- programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are
- of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs
- and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of
- distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy
- and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a
- specific group. For example, some authors require written
- permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their
- Shareware.
-
- Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You
- should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook,
- whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes
- fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy.
- And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware
- has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the
- product, you don't pay for it.
-
- If you would like to register, please send a check, made payable to Trilobyte,
- for $39 to:
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- Trilobyte
- PO Box 1412
- Jacksonville
- Oregon, 97530
-
- (503) 899 1113
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- YOU HAVE TO REGISTER TO GET THE SCRIPT MAKER "GROOVIE" !!!
-
- * U.S. funds only. Non-U.S. customers please use International Postal Order
-
- If you have any comments, please send them to:
- Compuserve: 72330,3276
- Genie : R.LANDEROS
- Internet : 72330,3276@compuserve.com
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- Planned changes so far are:
- Support for more graphic cards (including Targa)
- A version for Windows
- A Protected Mode version for faster playback
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- Thank you for using the Trilobyte SVGA FLICK & Groovie Player
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