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Final Write Document | 1994-09-16 | 62KB | 3,286 lines

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SoftSans????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d?????????????????Z????????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Level 2?????????????q?? ????TOCD?? SoftSerif???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d???????????????? ????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Level 3?????????????r?? ????TOCD?? SoftSerif???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d???????????????? h????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Level 4?????????????s?? ????TOCD?? SoftSerif???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d???????????????? ????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Level 5?????????????t?? ????TOCD?? SoftSerif???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d???????????????? ?????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Level 6?????????????u?? ????TOCD?? SoftSerif???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d???????????????? ?????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Level 7?????????????v?? ????TOCD?? 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SoftSans????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d??????????????????????????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Level 2?????????????{?? ????OUTD?? SoftSans????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d??????????????????????????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Level 3?????????????|?? ????OUTD?? SoftSans????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d??????????????????????????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Level 4?????????????}?? ????OUTD?? SoftSans????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d??????????????????????????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Level 5?????????????~?? ????OUTD?? SoftSans????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d??????????????????????????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Level 6????????????? ????OUTD?? SoftSans????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d??????????????????????????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Level 7???????????????? ????OUTD?? SoftSans????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d??????????????????????????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Level 8???????????????? ????FNTH??? FNTD?? SoftSans????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d??????????????????????????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Title????????????????pz,?? ????FNTD?? SoftSans????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d??????????????????????????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Section Name??????????? ????FNTD?? SoftSans????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d??????????????????????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Blank Line????????????? ????FNTD?? SoftSans????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d??????????????????????????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Endnote Text??????????? ????FNTD?? SoftSans????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d????? ????????????????????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Endnote Marker????????? ????BIBH??? BIBD?? SoftSans????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d??????????????????????????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Title????????????????pz,?? ????BIBD?? SoftSans????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d??????????????????????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Blank Line????????????? ????BIBD?? SoftSans????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d??????????????????????????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Bibliography Entry????? ????TOIH??? TOID?? SoftSans????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d??????????????????????????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Title??????????????? pz,?? ????TOID?? SoftSans????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d??????????????????????????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Section Name???????? ????TOID?? SoftSans????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d??????????????????????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Blank Line?????????? ????TOID?? SoftSans????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d????????????????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Description????????? ????TSSH??? TSSD????? SoftSans ???????????????????????SoftSans????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d????????????????TSSD????? SoftSans Bold???????????????????SoftSans_Bold????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d????????????????TSSD????? SoftSans Italic?????????????????SoftSans_Italic??????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d????????????????TSSD????? SoftSans BoldItalic?????????????SoftSans_BoldItalic??????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d????????????????TSSD????? SoftSerif ??????????????????????SoftSerif????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d????????????????TSSD????? SoftSerif Bold??????????????????SoftSerif_Bold???????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d????????????????TSSD????? SoftSerif Italic????????????????SoftSerif_Italic?????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d????????????????TSSD????? SoftSerif BoldItalic????????????SoftSerif_BoldItalic?????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d????????????????PASH??? PASD?? SoftSans????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d??????????????????????????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Document Title?????? ????PASD?? SoftSans????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d??????????????????????????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Section Name???????? pz???? ????PASD?? SoftSans????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d??????????????????????????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Topic Name?????????? q{???? ????PASD?? SoftSans????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d??????????????????????????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Sub Topic 1????????? r|???? ????PASD?? SoftSans????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d??????????????????????????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Sub Topic 2????????? s}???? ????PASD?? SoftSans????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d??????????????????????????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Body???????????????? ????PASD?? SoftSans????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?d??????????????????????????? ????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????Indented Body??????? ????SAVP??? ??????????TOCP??? ???!r?OUTP??? ????????????????????????BIBP??? TOIP??? ENDP??? DSP2??? ???P?H? ????? DINF??? FCOP3?? ?????? FDTA????SoftSans?8 ??? ???? ???????? ?????? V]?????? ?SHD1???P ?????? ????Page ?????Main????????????????????????????TBDY??? ??RULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? MainActor 1.52?RULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? <insert Main.1>?RULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? review by: Keith ChristopherRULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ?????R???,????ATTR??? h???d? CHRS??? ?ATTR??? ???Q??? ???????????d? CHRS???QEven when searching through the archive sites on the internet, one still becomes ?RULE??? ??????? ?????R??? ????ATTR??? ???R??? ???????????d? CHRS???Rsuprised when he or she stumbles upon a program that fills ones needs completely; RULE??? ??????? ?????V??? ????ATTR??? ???V??? ???????????d? CHRS???Vwith a few extras! I was browsing through the Aminet archive looking for a way to con-RULE??? ??????? ?????X??? ????ATTR??? ???X??? ???????????d? CHRS???Xvert my Dpaint anim to an fli format, while looking through the archive site I stumbled RULE??? ??????? ?????T??? ????ATTR??? ???T??? ???????????d? CHRS???Tupon a program called MainActor. It was defined to do exactly what I needed. Sure I RULE??? ??????? ?????]??? ????ATTR??? ???]??? ???????????d? CHRS???]could convert pictures all day long into another format, after all I did get a copy of ADPro ?RULE??? ??????? ?????Y??? ????ATTR??? ???Y??? ???????????d? CHRS???Ywhen I bought my 4000, however taking my animation and seperating it into it's different ?RULE??? ??????? ?????X??? ????ATTR??? ???X??? ???????????d? CHRS???Xframes and then getting them to my PC to put them into fli format was to say the least, RULE??? ??????? ????? ????????ATTR??? h???d? CHRS??? ?ATTR??? h???d? CHRS??? ?ATTR??? h???d? CHRS??? ?ATTR??? h???d? CHRS??? ?ATTR??? h???d? CHRS??? ?ATTR??? h???d? CHRS??? ?RULE??? ??????? ?????S??? ????ATTR??? ???S??? ???????????d? CHRS???Sunthinkable! I could not even imagine the boredom and time needed to sit through se?RULE??? ??????? ?????X??? ????ATTR??? ???X??? ???????????d? CHRS???Xperating and saving 332 frames ! I needed an animation conversion tool. Sure I could've RULE??? ??????? ?????[??? ????ATTR??? ???[??? ???????????d? CHRS???[used AREXX, but I am a little bit of a net junkie, so I thought that before I put alot of ?RULE??? ??????? ?????V??? ????ATTR??? ???V??? ???????????d? CHRS???Vwork into an AREXX script I would take advantage of the resources available on the in-RULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? ternet. RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ?????L???,????ATTR??? h???d? CHRS??? ?ATTR??? ???K??? ???????????d? CHRS???KAlway the skeptic I ftp'd the file and decided to see what it had to offer.?RULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? ?RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? BeginningsRULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ?????P???,????ATTR??? h???d? CHRS??? ?ATTR??? ???O??? ???????????d? CHRS???OThe archive is a smallish one, around 600K and compressed in lha format. It is ?RULE??? ??????? ?????\??? ????ATTR??? ???\??? ???????????d? CHRS???\obivous that the author took the time to make installation a breeze, sumpli un-lha the file RULE??? ??????? ?????Z??? ????ATTR??? ???Z??? ???????????d? CHRS???Z. The file creates a home directory along with a drawer icon and places it in your crrent RULE??? ??????? ?????R??? ????ATTR??? ???R??? ???????????d? CHRS???Rdirectory. Eager to get my animation converted I opended the MainActor drawer and RULE??? ??????? ?????U??? ????ATTR??? ???U??? ???????????d? CHRS???Uwas greeted by some VERY professional looking icons. I was beginning to think that I ?RULE??? ??????? ?????S??? ????ATTR??? ???S??? ???????????d? CHRS???Shad ftp'd and downloaded a expensive and very disabled piece of shareware. The lay-?RULE??? ??????? ?????U??? ????ATTR??? ???U??? ???????????d? CHRS???Uout is well done, the window opens to accomidate the icons in the drawer. There is a ?RULE??? ??????? ?????W??? ????ATTR??? ???W??? ???????????d? CHRS???Wdrawer for documantation: dvi, guide, text formats. A preferances drawer, REXX scripts ?RULE??? ??????? ?????Q??? ????ATTR??? ???Q??? ???????????d? CHRS???Qdrawer and an anim example drawer. There are two main icons in the parent drawer ?RULE??? ??????? ?????U??? ????ATTR??? ???U??? ???????????d? CHRS???Uthat one is sure to notice, the MainActor icon and the MainView icon. The main actor ?RULE??? ??????? ?????V??? ????ATTR??? ???V??? ???????????d? CHRS???Vicon launches the main program, while the Mainview icon launches a Dpaint(tm) "player RULE??? ??????? ?????Z??? ????ATTR??? ???Z??? ???????????d? CHRS???Zlike" util to play animations in any of the supported formats. Quickly double clicking on RULE??? ??????? ?????W??? ????ATTR??? ???W??? ???????????d? CHRS???Wthe MainActor icon I started the program, an informatin requestor pops up about the au-?RULE??? ??????? ?????R??? ????ATTR??? ???R??? ???????????d? CHRS???Rthor and his recommended fee. The screen (as pictured above) opens there are sev-RULE??? ??????? ?????)??? ????ATTR??? ???)??? ???????????d? CHRS???)eral windows the open shortly thereafter.?RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? Project WindowRULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? <insert Proj.1RULE??? ??????? ?????P???,????ATTR??? h???d? CHRS??? ?ATTR??? ???O??? ???????????d? CHRS???OThis window is where you select which type of anim or pic to load and what for-?RULE??? ??????? ?????Z??? ????ATTR??? ???Z??? ???????????d? CHRS???Zmat to save to. The listview in the window will display each individual frame or picture. RULE??? ??????? ?????W??? ????ATTR??? ???W??? ???????????d? CHRS???WThis will also be followed by the timecode of the frame provided you've loaded an anim.?RULE??? ??????? ?????U??? ????ATTR??? ???U??? ???????????d? CHRS???UOnce a file is loaded the loader type cycle gadget becomes ghosted. This window will ?RULE??? ??????? ?????S??? ????ATTR??? ???S??? ???????????d? CHRS???Sallow you to select a few frames or all of them from an animation.So saying that I ?RULE??? ??????? ?????X??? ????ATTR??? ???X??? ???????????d? CHRS???Xwanted to get 10-15 frames from the middle of an FLI animation, I would simply load the RULE??? ??????? ?????Y??? ????ATTR??? ???Y??? ???????????d? CHRS???Yanim and select the frames I want. This can be done by selecting a frame and hitting the ?RULE??? ??????? ?????V??? ????ATTR??? ???V??? ???????????d? CHRS???V"show" button in the project control panel. Once you know you start and end frame you RULE??? ??????? ?????Z??? ????ATTR??? ???Z??? ???????????d? CHRS???Zsimply select the entire range, then select your output format type, and from the project RULE??? ??????? ?????X??? ????ATTR??? ???X??? ???????????d? CHRS???Xcontrol panel select "save" and the frames will be stored in the area you choose in the RULE??? ??????? ?????R??? ????ATTR??? ???R??? ???????????d? CHRS???Rformat you selected. To save even more time one could select append and simply ap-RULE??? ??????? ?????$??? ????ATTR??? ???$??? ???????????d? CHRS???$pend the frames to an existing anim.RULE??? ??????? ?????S???,????ATTR??? h???d? CHRS??? ?ATTR??? ???R??? ???????????d? CHRS???RThe project control panel is a small window that lies next to the project window, RULE??? ??????? ?????[??? ????ATTR??? ???[??? ???????????d? CHRS???[this panel of buttons controls all the action in the project window. The items in this win-?RULE??? ??????? ?????W??? ????ATTR??? ???W??? ???????????d? CHRS???Wdow are: load, unload, play, show, append, and save. All operations that take place in ?RULE??? ??????? ?????Y??? ????ATTR??? ???Y??? ???????????d? CHRS???Ythe project window are launched with a click of a button in this window. The project win-?RULE??? ??????? ?????R??? ????ATTR??? ???R??? ???????????d? CHRS???Rdow is the "meat and potatoes" of this program. While there can be more than one RULE??? ??????? ?????V??? ????ATTR??? ???V??? ???????????d? CHRS???Vproject window open at a time, however one can only operate within 2 of these windows RULE??? ??????? ?????U??? ????ATTR??? ???U??? ???????????d? CHRS???Uat any given time. There will be a "source project", a "destination project" , and a ?RULE??? ??????? ?????V??? ????ATTR??? ???V??? ???????????d? CHRS???V"Deactive project." These can be changed at any time by selecting the cycle gadget at RULE??? ??????? ?????N??? ????ATTR??? ???N??? ???????????d? CHRS???Nthe top of the window. One can see how loading and manipulating animations in RULE??? ??????? ?????<??? ????ATTR??? ???<??? ???????????d? CHRS???<MainActor can become quite intense, and varied. for example:RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ?????Q??? ????ATTR??? ???Q??? ???????????d? CHRS???QI open 3 project windows, I have an FLI in my source project window, I have a DL ?RULE??? ??????? ?????R??? ????ATTR??? ???R??? ???????????d? CHRS???Ranimation in my second or destination project, and a non looping anim in my third RULE??? ??????? ?????T??? ????ATTR??? ???T??? ???????????d? CHRS???Tproject window or my Deactive window. (We of course assume that the animations have RULE??? ??????? ?????U??? ????ATTR??? ???U??? ???????????d? CHRS???Uthe same depth and resolution.) I select 4 frames form my FLI and append them to my ?RULE??? ??????? ?????X??? ????ATTR??? ???X??? ???????????d? CHRS???XDL anim. I then click on my anim and change it to source project, then insuring that my RULE??? ??????? ?????W??? ????ATTR??? ???W??? ???????????d? CHRS???WDL file was the destination I click on the dl animation and my anim is now the destina-?RULE??? ??????? ?????[??? ????ATTR??? ???[??? ???????????d? CHRS???[tion and my DL file is the source. Selecting the last 10 frames from the DL will include 6 ?RULE??? ??????? ?????S??? ????ATTR??? ???S??? ???????????d? CHRS???Sframes from the DL and 4 frames from the FLI. I then select append and wala the 10 ?RULE??? ??????? ?????Y??? ????ATTR??? ???Y??? ???????????d? CHRS???Yadditional framed are added to the anim. Selecting save I save the anim in the format of ?RULE??? ??????? ?????Z??? ????ATTR??? ???Z??? ???????????d? CHRS???Zmy choosing (detailed later in the review.) and then I can play it back. Of course if you RULE??? ??????? ?????V??? ????ATTR??? ???V??? ???????????d? CHRS???Vhave different depth/resolution for each anim one will need to extract the frames and RULE??? ??????? ?????+??? ????ATTR??? ???+??? ???????????d? CHRS???+convert them and then append them together.?RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? Project View Settings?RULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? <insert Projv.1 >?RULE??? ??????? ?????Q???B????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? ?ATTR??? G???d? CHRS??? ?ATTR??? ???O??? ???????????d? CHRS???OThis window sets the "enviroment" for the animation(s). In this window one can ?RULE??? ??????? ?????W??? ????ATTR??? ???W??? ???????????d? CHRS???Wselect the screen type by clicking on the "Select Display" button, then selecting from ?RULE??? ??????? ?????\??? ????ATTR??? ???\??? ???????????d? CHRS???\their favorite screen type. There are an X and Y offset that allow one to set the offset of RULE??? ??????? ?????[??? ????ATTR??? ???[??? ???????????d? CHRS???[your vviewing. This option is only enabled if the center object is disables and one is not ?RULE??? ??????? ?????W??? ????ATTR??? ???W??? ???????????d? CHRS???Win "window" mode. There is a cycle gadget in the center bottom of the window whic will ?RULE??? ??????? ?????@??? ????ATTR??? ???@??? ???????????d? CHRS???@switch between displaying your anim on a screen or in a window! RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ?????7??? ????ATTR??? ???7??? ???????????d? CHRS???7Note: The window is only an option in OS3.0 or greater.?RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ?????U???,????ATTR??? h???d? CHRS??? ?ATTR??? ???T??? ???????????d? CHRS???TThis is a great feature, on my A4000 I run all the animation I load in a window. At RULE??? ??????? ?????W??? ????ATTR??? ???W??? ???????????d? CHRS???Wfirst I was VERY diappointed with the window output, after reading the documentation I ?RULE??? ??????? ?????Y??? ????ATTR??? ???Y??? ???????????d? CHRS???Ydiscovered that I had to set my amount of screen colors available from the default of 4. ?RULE??? ??????? ?????T??? ????ATTR??? ???T??? ???????????d? CHRS???TThis is done by selecting "system preferances" from the menu.. Even on my A4000 the RULE??? ??????? ?????V??? ????ATTR??? ???V??? ???????????d? CHRS???Vanimation still played MUCH slower than on it's own screen, but being in a window is RULE??? ??????? ?????S??? ????ATTR??? ???S??? ???????????d? CHRS???Svery nice to watch the output from the development screen. Making for easier edits.?RULE??? ??????? ?????S???B????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? ?ATTR??? G???d? CHRS??? ?ATTR??? ???Q??? ???????????d? CHRS???QThe repeats is a value telling MainActor how many times to repeat the playing of ?RULE??? ??????? ?????2??? ????ATTR??? ???2??? ???????????d? CHRS???2the animation. Values from 1 to 9999 are accepted.RULE??? ??????? ?????N???,????ATTR??? h???d? CHRS??? ?ATTR??? ???M??? ???????????d? CHRS???MChecking the frame info button causes MainActor to display informatino about ?RULE??? ??????? ?????[??? ????ATTR??? ???[??? ???????????d? CHRS???[the current frame. There are a few items of interest here but they are well covered in the ?RULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? documantation.RULE??? ??????? ?????S???,????ATTR??? h???d? CHRS??? ?ATTR??? ???R??? ???????????d? CHRS???RCenter, checking this option will cause MainActor to center your animation in the RULE??? ??????? ?????9??? ????ATTR??? ???9??? ???????????d? CHRS???9display screen or window. (opposite of X and Y offsets.)?RULE??? ??????? ?????O???,????ATTR??? h???d? CHRS??? ?ATTR??? ???N??? ???????????d? CHRS???NChecking the bblank will cause the boreders surrounding the anim to be set to RULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? black.RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? Project Information WindowRULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? <insert projinf.1?RULE??? ??????? ?????P???,????ATTR??? h???d? CHRS??? ?ATTR??? ???O??? ???????????d? CHRS???OThis window contains information about your anim/picture. Clicking the various ?RULE??? ??????? ?????W??? ????ATTR??? ???W??? ???????????d? CHRS???Wgadgets will display information about the project, like colors, number of frames, and ?RULE??? ??????? ?????V??? ????ATTR??? ???V??? ???????????d? CHRS???Vframe pixel size. The time profile and size profile buttons open windows that have a RULE??? ??????? ?????U??? ????ATTR??? ???U??? ???????????d? CHRS???Ugraphical display that depicts the time needed to decompress the frames of your anim ?RULE??? ??????? ?????X??? ????ATTR??? ???X??? ???????????d? CHRS???Xand the sizes of the individual frames in your anim. The bitmap time shows the time re-RULE??? ??????? ?????R??? ????ATTR??? ???R??? ???????????d? CHRS???Rquired to decompress your animation into bitmap format. Chunky time does the same RULE??? ??????? ?????>??? ????ATTR??? ???>??? ???????????d? CHRS???>function but only works with chunky formatted anims. i.e. FLI.RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? Text Buffer windowRULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? <insert textbuf.1 here>?RULE??? ??????? ?????M???,????ATTR??? h???d? CHRS??? ?ATTR??? ???L??? ???????????d? CHRS???LThis window display messages that MainActor wants to "share" with you about RULE??? ??????? ?????Y??? ????ATTR??? ???Y??? ???????????d? CHRS???Yeh operation you've selected. If your animatin type was not one of the types supported, ?RULE??? ??????? ?????F??? ????ATTR??? ???F??? ???????????d? CHRS???Fthe error message will be displayed here. As well as success messages.RULE??? ??????? ?????,??? ????ATTR??? ???,??? ???????????d? CHRS???,This window it controlled from the menu bar.RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? Menus?RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ?????Q???,????ATTR??? h???d? CHRS??? ?ATTR??? ???P??? ???????????d? CHRS???PThe menus contain all of the basic menu stuff, like "open a new project", save. RULE??? ??????? ?????[??? ????ATTR??? ???[??? ???????????d? CHRS???[close. . . basically any item that can be clicked in the screen below can be selected from ?RULE??? ??????? ?????W??? ????ATTR??? ???W??? ???????????d? CHRS???Wthe menu. There are a few exceptions that are menu specific. The first is the Text win-?RULE??? ??????? ?????Z??? ????ATTR??? ???Z??? ???????????d? CHRS???Zdos, this iwll allow one the cleanr, print or save the messages in the text buffer window.RULE??? ??????? ?????O???,????ATTR??? h???d? CHRS??? ?ATTR??? ???N??? ???????????d? CHRS???NThe second is the Arexx support. Thie will allow one to start an AREXX script RULE??? ??????? ?????\??? ????ATTR??? ???\??? ???????????d? CHRS???\from the menu and will install an arexx script in the directory with the others for easy us-RULE??? ??????? ?????Z??? ????ATTR??? ???Z??? ???????????d? CHRS???Zage. This can be a script you've written or one that is sent as an update. Under the misc RULE??? ??????? ?????W??? ????ATTR??? ???W??? ???????????d? CHRS???Wmenu there is an option for SOUND support ! This is done by selecting the "set sound" ?RULE??? ??????? ?????M??? ????ATTR??? ???M??? ???????????d? CHRS???Mand selecting the module of your choice. Currently only supports .snd format.?RULE??? ??????? ?????S???,????ATTR??? h???d? CHRS??? ?ATTR??? ???R??? ???????????d? CHRS???RThe last it the windows menu, this contains 2 items not found in the screen, sys-RULE??? ??????? ?????P??? ????ATTR??? ???P??? ???????????d? CHRS???Ptem preferances, and MainActor prefs. These two windows allow one to change the RULE??? ??????? ?????X??? ????ATTR??? ???X??? ???????????d? CHRS???Xcolor depth for the screen. This is very important for viewing 256 color anims in a win-RULE??? ??????? ?????V??? ????ATTR??? ???V??? ???????????d? CHRS???Vdow. Select the font type and select which module is the default loader and saver mod-RULE??? ??????? ?????T??? ????ATTR??? ???T??? ???????????d? CHRS???Tule. While these windows are fairly self explanatory the documentation fully covers RULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? them.?RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????? ???,????ATTR??? h???d? CHRS??? ?ATTR??? ?????? h???d? CHRS??? NOTE TO EDITOR(s):RULE??? ??????? ?????6??? ????ATTR??? ???6??? ???????????d? 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CHRS???Pthese by hand after seperating them by hand via MainActor. The arexx script was RULE??? ??????? ?????[??? ????ATTR??? ???[??? ???????????d? CHRS???[simple, call MainActor, load in the anim, select all, save the output as iff and then call ?RULE??? ??????? ?????N??? ????ATTR??? ???N??? ???????????d? CHRS???NADPro(tm) and convert the iff files into 24bit. This saved me hours of work!RULE??? ??????? ?????&??? ????ATTR??? ???&??? ???????????d? CHRS???&MainActor's AREXX portname : MAINACTORRULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? How does it stack up ?RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ?????R???,????ATTR??? h???d? CHRS??? ?ATTR??? ???Q??? ???????????d? CHRS???QNot that there aren't any other utilities out in the wide world that can do what ?RULE??? ??????? ?????X??? ????ATTR??? ???X??? ???????????d? CHRS???XMainActor can do, I have however, not run across another. MainActor is alone in what it RULE??? ??????? ?????U??? ????ATTR??? ???U??? ???????????d? CHRS???Udoes. I would have to classify MainActor as the ADPro(tm) of animation editing.! For ?RULE??? ??????? ?????V??? ????ATTR??? ???V??? ???????????d? CHRS???Vanyone who wishes to convert his or her animation to another format this is without a RULE??? ??????? ?????W??? ????ATTR??? ???W??? ???????????d? CHRS???Wdoubt the software of choice. The documentation is well done, and comes in several fla-?RULE??? ??????? ?????R??? ????ATTR??? ???R??? ???????????d? CHRS???Rvors, the two I used are the TeX printed manual and the amigaguide docs. They are RULE??? ??????? ?????Y??? ????ATTR??? ???Y??? ???????????d? CHRS???Ywell written and very clear and concise. The icons are excellent and look professional. ?RULE??? ??????? ?????T??? ????ATTR??? ???T??? ???????????d? CHRS???TThe icons were created by: Norbert Bogenrieder. The archive is approx 800K lha com-RULE??? ??????? ?????U??? ????ATTR??? ???U??? ???????????d? CHRS???Upressed. It decompresses into it's own directory and after adding a MainActor assign ?RULE??? ??????? ?????X??? ????ATTR??? ???X??? ???????????d? CHRS???Xpointing to where MainActor resides the program is ready to go. If it is registered the RULE??? ??????? ?????X??? ????ATTR??? ???X??? ???????????d? CHRS???X.key file needs to be placed in the T dir on your workbench disk. For those who wish to RULE??? ??????? ?????W??? ????ATTR??? ???W??? ???????????d? CHRS???Wtry the software before considering purchasing it, will be pleased to know the unregis-?RULE??? ??????? ?????R??? ????ATTR??? ???R??? ???????????d? CHRS???Rtered version is not "crippled" in any way. There is however a VERY bothersome re-RULE??? ??????? ?????D??? ????ATTR??? ???D??? ???????????d? CHRS???Dquestor when loading and saving of animatins, approx every 5 frames.RULE??? ??????? ?????T???,????ATTR??? h???d? CHRS??? ?ATTR??? ???S??? ???????????d? CHRS???SThe software is very well laid out and has an easy to use interface, I especially ?RULE??? ??????? ?????^??? ????ATTR??? ???^??? ???????????d? CHRS???^like the iconify option, the ability for software to iconify has long been one of my favorite RULE??? ??????? ?????R??? ????ATTR??? ???R??? ???????????d? CHRS???Roptions that a programmer could put in his or her programs. This one does so very RULE??? ??????? ?????X??? ????ATTR??? ???X??? ???????????d? CHRS???Xnicely. Another nice thing is MainActor is modular, all the loaders and savers are mod-RULE??? ??????? ?????T??? ????ATTR??? ???T??? ???????????d? CHRS???Tules, very similar to ADPro(tm) savers and loaders. I reviewed this software on the RULE??? ??????? ?????W??? ????ATTR??? ???W??? ???????????d? CHRS???WISENET since version 1.2x, this is a product thar has gotten better with age ! Each re-?RULE??? ??????? ?????U??? ????ATTR??? ???U??? ???????????d? CHRS???Ulease has needed enhancments and new file formats! Overall I rate this program as a ?RULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? must have for animation work.?RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????? ??? ????ATTR??? ??? ??? ???????????d? CHRS??? Ok, so what didn't you like. . .RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ?????P???,????ATTR??? h???d? CHRS??? ?ATTR??? ???O??? ???????????d? CHRS???OI cannot say there are things I do not like, I can say however, that there are ?RULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? things I'd like to see:?RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? A loader and saver for:RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ?????"??? ????ATTR??? ???"??? ???????????d? CHRS???" Mpeg, Quicktime, AVI (a saver.)RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ?????W??? ????ATTR??? ???W??? ???????????d? CHRS???WI would also like to see an option to make the animation one has just saved into an ex-?RULE??? ??????? ?????:??? ????ATTR??? ???:??? ???????????d? CHRS???:ecutable file. i.e. an fli output would be a .exe on a pc.RULE??? ??????? ?????Z??? ????ATTR??? ???Z??? ???????????d? CHRS???ZAs well as the ability to restructure an animation to fit another's resolution/depth when RULE??? ??????? ?????X??? ????ATTR??? ???X??? ???????????d? CHRS???Xappending to different animations. Also removing the loop at the end of an animatin and RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????appending the frames requested and then putting the loop back. ?RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ?????2??? ????ATTR??? ???2??? ???????????d? CHRS???2More graphic picture file formats. Mostly savers. RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? Costs.RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ?????#???,????ATTR??? h???d? CHRS??? ?ATTR??? ???"??? ???????????d? CHRS???"MainActor is priced at two levels:RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? 50$ US which contains:RULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? A teX set printed handbook. RULE??? ??????? ?????-??? ????ATTR??? ???-??? ???????????d? CHRS???-The latest version of MainActor on floppy(s).?RULE??? ??????? ?????"??? ????ATTR??? ???"??? ???????????d? CHRS???"a keyfile (registers the program.)RULE??? ??????? ?????.??? ????ATTR??? ???.??? ???????????d? CHRS???.2 free disk based updates: contact the author.RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? 25$ US which contains:RULE??? ??????? ?????,??? ????ATTR??? ???,??? ???????????d? CHRS???,The latest version of MainActor on floppy(s)RULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? a keyfile RULE??? ??????? ?????5??? ????ATTR??? ???5??? ???????????d? CHRS???5no free updates or printed documentation (disk based)?RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ?????/??? ????ATTR??? ???/??? ???????????d? CHRS???/Markus can be reached at the following address:?RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? MainConcept GbR Moenig/ZabelRULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? Im JohannistalRULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? 52064 AachenRULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? Germany?RULE??? ??????? ????????? ????ATTR??? ??????? ???????????d? CHRS????RULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? Tele::(49) 241-707032?RULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? FAX: (49) 241-707839RULE??? ??????? ????? ????ATTR??? ???????????d? CHRS??? BBS: (49) 241-707138RULE??? ??????? ?????/??? ????ATTR??? ???/??? ???????????d? 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