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- STARFLIC 1.20 - Flic File Compiler and Player, (C) 1994, TRIUS, Inc.
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- Unmodified copies of the Shareware version of this program may be
- distributed for a 30-day evaluation, provided no payment or any other
- consideration is charged. Distribution of this program in combination
- with any other software or hardware, requires written permission from
- TRIUS, Inc.
-
- This is NOT a free program! (See the text file LICENSE.DOC for more
- details) Use beyond a 30-day evaluation period requires purchase of
- License (Registration). To register and get the License to use the
- program, receive the latest version, printed documentation, technical
- support, etc., send $29.00 US (plus $6 for S&H) to:
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- TRIUS,Inc.
- P.O. Box 249
- N. Andover, MA 01845-0249
-
- You may also order a registered copy of the program (using VISA,
- MasterCard, or AMEX), by calling:
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- 1-800-468-7487 Orders ONLY!
-
- You may contact TRIUS, Inc. for information at:
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- Tel: 508-794-9377
- Fax: 508-688-6312
- BBS: 508-794-0762 (2400/9600/14400,N,8,1)
- CIS: 71333,103 (PCVENF forum, Section 16)
- Internet: 71333.103@compuserve.com
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- General
- ~~~~~~~
- STARFLIC is a program designed to perform the following functions:
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- - View Individual TGA files (produced by
- ProtoCAD 3D or other programs)
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- - Compile sets of TGA files into a flic (FLI) file
-
- - Play flic (FLI, FLC) animation files (created by
- STARFLIC or other programs)
-
- FLI and FLC file formats were developed by Autodesk and have become
- a standard in file animation. They are used by a number of animation
- programs including Autodesk 3D Studio and Autodesk Animator Pro. The
- two file structures are similar the basic difference being that FLI
- files use Byte Oriented Differential Data Compression, while FLC files
- use Word Oriented Differential Data Compression.
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- Installation
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
- STARFLIC is distributed as a Self-Extract (SFX) executable file
- (SFLIC.EXE). This SFX contains the program, the documentation (as a
- plain ASCII file), and sample TGA, FLI and FLC files.
-
- To install the program, simply copy the SFX file into the desired
- directory on your disk (hard disk recommended), then log into that
- directory, type SFLIC and press ENTER. The program will extract the
- files, giving you a continuous status display. When the extraction is
- finished and you are presented with the DOS prompt, you are ready to
- start the program.
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- On-Disk Documentation
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- In order to help you evaluate the program, on-disk documentation is
- provided in the form of a plai text file, STFL.DOC. This file should
- be extracted to you StarFlic directory when you install the program.
- You may view the file using the DOS 'Type' command (check your DOS
- user's manual with instructions on how to use it), or you can print
- the instructions by simply using the Copy command at the DOS prompt.
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- e.g. Copy STFL.DOC prn [ENTER] Will send a copy of the file
- to be printed on the default
- print device.
-
- Copy STFL.DOC LPT1 [ENTER Will send a copy of the file
- to be printed on the print
- device attached to the
- parallel port LPT1..
-
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- SFLIC.EXE contents
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- The SFLIC.EXE (SFX) compressed file should contain the following:
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- STFL.EXE - The main executable Program
- STFL.DOC - This plain ASCII file
- LICENSE.DOC - Information regarding the License to
- Evaluate/Use the program
- ORDER.DOC - Information on how to order this or other
- TRIUS programs
- VENDOR.DOC - Information regarding distribution of the
- shareware version of this program.
- FR001.TGA - : ------
- FR002.TGA - : Sample TGA and PCX files created with ProtoCAD 3D
- FR003.TGA - : You can use these files to compile and play
- FR001.PCX - : your own simple FLI files using StarFlic
- FR002.PCX - : .....
- FR003.PCX - : ------
- MOVIE.FLI - Sample flic file created using ProtoCAD 3D TGA images
- (15 frames, compiled with: /F3 /L /D100 )
- ARROW.FLI - A simple example of a Flic file (Public Domain)
- INBASKET.FLI - A simple example of a Flic file (Public Domain)
- ANIMAL.FLI - A simple example of a Flic file (Public Domain)
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