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Date: Thu, 11 May 1995 02:07:18 -0400
From: DanEsmond@aol.com
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To: Joseburgos@aol.com
Cc: lightwave@webcom.com
Subject: Re: PAR Q-Factor
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In a message dated 95-05-10 20:52:32 EDT, you write:
>Anyone know how to set the Q-Factor before saving a animation. I
>constantly
>have to re-render and adjust the Q-factor. Am I doing something
>wrong?
There's something I forgot to mention. The new Amiga PAR software
has a bug in the Q-Factor selection widget. ALWAYS use the up
and down buttons. When the value is directly entered by the user,
this version has a tendency to just revert to the last value selected
by the up and down buttons.
--Rant Mode ON--
While I'm on the subject, this newest version is the buggiest I've
ever gotten from DPS. It often "glitches" the first frame on a
playback. If the software finds a bad sector on the drive, there's
no way out except to reboot the machine. During edit sessions
the software now reorganizes the drive FAR too frequently, and
when it does it relocates EVERYTHING. Even clips that were
sleeping quietly for months under previous versions of the software.
I now spend more time waiting for the reorganizations than editing.
--Rant Mode OFF--
In closing I have some very important advice for PAR newbies. I've
had mine for over a year now, and I found something out the hard
way. KEEP YOUR DRIVES COOL!!!! I can't stess this strongly
enough. High capacity drives generate tremendous amounts of heat.
A hot drive will last about a month. NEVER NEVER NEVER run
a PAR drive inside a stock 4000 case. Mine now sits in a tower case
opposite the power supply intake with 3 inch air spaces above AND
below, with vent slots in the front panel.
Dan Esmond
Animagic
Austin, TX
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