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- From: aron@taos.ced.berkeley.edu (aron bonar)
- Newsgroups: comp.graphics,comp.graphics.animation
- Subject: Re: Realistic 3D Studio usage
- Date: 13 Dec 1992 20:37:28 GMT
- Organization: University of California, Berkeley
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- In article <PHUTTER.59.724272116@cardinal.sc107.wesleyan.edu>, PHUTTER@cardinal.sc107.wesleyan.edu (Macbeth) writes:
- |> In article <Bz6nGA.L29@mtholyoke.edu> mkofahl@MtHolyoke.edu (Cat-in-the-Hat) writes:
- |> >Subject: Re: Realistic 3D Studio usage
- |> >From: mkofahl@MtHolyoke.edu (Cat-in-the-Hat)
- |> >Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 05:33:44 GMT
- |>
- |>
- |> >Macintosh seems to be the leader for animation packages so far...here's
- |> >what I know (somewhat limited, but producing some impressive stuff!):
- |>
- |> You are kidding, right?
- |>
- |>
- |> Come on! For $20K you can get a Silicon Graphics Iris Indigo with full 3D
- |> animation software and 24-bit accelerated graphics, as well as CD-quality
- |> sound and real-time rendering and animation. Included on these systems is
- |> the capability to capture/edit digital video from a multitude of sources and
- |> even paste them back to either digital or analog media (optical disks /
- |> video tapes). Of course, you also get the Silicon Graphics MIPS chip
- |> performance and the ability to upgrade to a 64-bit R4000. For $20,000 you
- |> can most definitely get a very nice setup ......... however, PLEASE do not
- |> make it a Macintosh.
- |>
- |> >-Meko
- |> >mkofahl@mhc.mtholyoke.edu
- |>
- |> Greetings,
- |>
- |> Macbeth
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- That's right...How can anyone way that Macs are the best animation machines when
- there are Crimsons and Indigos around.
-
- I could see how there would be a strong case for image editing and manipulation
- on the Mac with photoshop. But I was down in San Jose a few weeks ago looking
- at the new version of Alias and they also showed me their new image editing and
- painting programs. Photoshop is gonna have some VERY stiff competition.
-
- Aron
-