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- Short: V0.82 A LightWave ScreamerNet Controller
- Author: raydar@netcom.com (Ray Darrah III)
- Uploader: raydar@netcom.com (Ray Darrah III)
- Type: gfx/3d
- Distribution: AmiNet
-
- This program is designed as a replacement for the ScreamerNet controller
- panel built into LightWave (4.0 and greater).
-
- It is compatible with OS 2.04 and greater.
-
- There are many advantages to using ScreamerII over LighWave's built-in
- ScreamerNet controller. Among them are:
-
- * Allows one to work in LightWave while a scene renders in the background on
- a single CPU
-
- * ScreamerNet CPUs can be added and removed dynamically during the rendering
- without problems
-
- * Does not wait for that annoying 'Screamer Init' time found on LighWave's
- ScreamerNet panel
-
- * The estimated time of completion is computed and displayed
-
- * Can automatically skip frames that have previously been rendered
-
- * Optionally starts all rendering CPUs simultaneously instead of
- sequentially
-
- * Intelligently deactivates slower CPUs early to speed up overall rendering
- time
-
- * Adjustable rate at which the command directory is scanned
-
- * Rendering CPUs can be given names instead of just numbers
-
- * The rendering job can be RESTARTed seamlessly after rebooting the
- controller
-
-
- Other features include:
-
- * Useable from the WorkBench or the CLI
-
- * All options are available as CLI arguments or WorkBench Tool Types
-
- * Supports the AmigaOS catalog system. All text can be changed - even the
- command line arguments and Tool Types!
-
- * When run from the WorkBench, the content directory is determined
- intelligently
-
- * Comsumes very little CPU time
-
- * Pressing ? a second time at the CLI prompt gives a verbose description of
- each CLI argument
-
- * Compatible with LightWave 4.0 using ScreamerNet 2 protocol
-
- * Likely compatibility with LightWave 5.0 (using ScreamerNet 2 protocol) and
- other rendering platforms such as Alpha (provided they can share network
- drives with your Amiga)
-
-
- Some known limitations are:
-
- * You cannot set the first frame and last frame to be rendered in a scene.
-
- * All scenes to be rendered must use the same content directory
-
- * The default for the content directory cannot (yet) be read from the
- Toaster:Programs/LightWave_Support/LW-Config file
-
- * Scenes cannot (yet) be dynamically added or removed from the scene list
-
- * There is no AREXX port (yet)
-
-
- ============================= Archive contents =============================
-
- Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
- -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- -------------
- 2371 1006 57.5% 24-Feb-97 22:23:26 ScreamerII.info
- 2371 1008 57.4% 24-Feb-97 22:23:26 +Icons.info
- 2330 963 58.6% 23-Feb-97 00:23:08 +MWB.info
- 10524 1745 83.4% 23-Feb-97 18:58:22 +Defaults.info
- 10282 1551 84.9% 23-Feb-97 12:11:40 +Scene.info
- 10509 1495 85.7% 23-Feb-97 18:58:44 +ScreamerII.info
- 2330 967 58.4% 23-Feb-97 00:33:32 +NewIcons.info
- 5671 2142 62.2% 23-Feb-97 19:12:16 +Defaults.info
- 5425 1911 64.7% 23-Feb-97 19:11:56 +Scene.info
- 5665 1898 66.4% 23-Feb-97 19:11:36 +ScreamerII.info
- 2330 965 58.5% 23-Feb-97 12:13:14 +Standard.info
- 2964 1004 66.1% 23-Feb-97 18:59:00 +Defaults.info
- 2722 794 70.8% 23-Feb-97 12:25:46 +Scene.info
- 2954 922 68.7% 23-Feb-97 18:59:20 +ScreamerII.info
- 30212 16985 43.7% 24-Feb-97 21:43:54 +ScreamerII
- 37809 12193 67.7% 24-Feb-97 21:58:40 +ScreamerII.guide
- 7038 1515 78.4% 24-Feb-97 22:23:26 +ScreamerII.guide.info
- 2949 985 66.5% 24-Feb-97 22:23:26 +ScreamerII.info
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- 146456 50049 65.8% 25-Feb-97 22:54:42 18 files
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