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- Path: sparky!uunet!ukma!asuvax!asuacad!aubri
- Organization: Arizona State University
- Date: Sunday, 8 Nov 1992 11:48:31 MST
- From: Brian C. Berg <AUBRI@ASUACAD.BITNET>
- Message-ID: <92313.114831AUBRI@ASUACAD.BITNET>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
- Subject: Re: DPaint IV Question (Anim Viewer programmers take note!)
- References: <bmaple.0815@burner.com>
- Lines: 36
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- In article <bmaple.0815@burner.com>, bmaple@burner.com (Bob Maple) says:
- >
- >Here is an interesting one I've not been able to figure out.
- >
- ...stuff about setting up DP4 color cycles deleted...
- >
- >However, DirectoryOpus, MOSTRA, and View alike refuse to cycle the picture.
- >They display it fine, but will NOT cycle it.
-
- You have hit upon something that's bugged me ever since DPaint 4 was released.
- DPaint 4 supports new methods of non-linear color cycling. That is, your
- colors can come from anywhere in the pallete. In previous DPaints cycles were
- required to be linear... no colors out of order.
-
- It's a great new method of color cycling and I like it alot, but it seems
- that none of the billions of picture/anim viewer programmer/authors decided
- to release an update to support the new method. Even AmigaVision chokes
- on the new color cycling method (since DPaint IV was released after AmigaVision
- was).
-
- Here at Arizona State University where I help teach three Amiga graphics
- courses, I have a tough time explaining to students why they can't see the
- color cycling when using SuperView or AmigaVision.
-
- I've posted this question here before, and received no replies. I find it
- hard to believe it's that difficult to get specs on the new cycle modes that
- no-one can update their anim viewer.
-
- In any case, now that everyone will be releasing AGA IFF viewers... PLEASE
- include support for DPaint 4's new style of color cycling. I'd appreciate it!
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- | Brian C. Berg < "I haven't lost my mind... |
- | Arizona State University Amiga Lab < it's backed up on tape |
- | E-Mail: aubri@asuacad.BITNET < somewhere!" |
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