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Started by Andrew Nowinski
Mon, 04 Jan 1993 17:54
questions
Author: Andrew Nowinski
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 17:54
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 17:54
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Hi, my name is Jack Nowinski. I have a few questions about animation. By now almost everyone herd of the show STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION. What graphics resolution does the opening animation with the STARSHIP ENTERPRISE have? What computer was it done on? And how many colors does it use? I received the free NEWTEK VIDEO TOASTER CASSETTE. What resolution does the program LightWave 3D use? If I was going to start from scratch and I was interested in buying the Video Toaster how much would I have to pay for the for the whole system that included the vcrs, camcorder, software, computer, etc...? What kind of vcrs are needed for the Video Toaster? Is there a software program for the PC that could do the same thing as LightWave 3D? Is there someway I could record a resolution like 1024x768x256 on VHS cassette from a PC? What is the difference between Autodesk Animator Pro and Autodesk 3D studio? What resolutions do they use? And can they be recorded to video? How much does each cost? What are there resolutions? Is Autodesk 3D stidio the same thing as Realistic 3D (Studio)? What is the difference between RS170A and RS170 if any? Is there a resolution difference? How much does a Toaster Station cost? Are there any animation programs for PC that have resolutions like LightWave 3D? How many colors does NewTek's Video Toaster have? I was wondering what graphics resolution does the computer graphics company Wavefront use. Can someone send me the companies E-Mail address if they have one. -- Jack Nowinski
Re: questions
Author: MCCORMICK JOSHUA C
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 20:23
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 20:23
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From article <C0CCF9.96H@watserv2.uwaterloo.ca>, by nowinski@sciborg.uwaterloo.ca (Andrew Nowinski): > > Hi, > my name is Jack Nowinski. I have a few questions about > animation. > > By now almost everyone herd of the show STAR TREK THE NEXT > GENERATION. What graphics resolution does the opening animation > with the STARSHIP ENTERPRISE have? What computer was it done on? > And how many colors does it use? Correct me if I'm wrong, but the animation of the Enterprise in ST:TNG is done with models, and not computers. They do this by taking several passes at the same shot. The first with no lights on, the second with the warp nacells lit, the third with the deflector dish lit, and possible a fourth. What you may be interested in is Babylon 5, which had a write-up about all of their computer equipment in Cinimefantastique. They extensively use Amigas w/toasters for their space sequences.
Re: questions
Author: Neil Richmond
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 16:07
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 16:07
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In article <1993Jan4.202321.4510@a.cs.okstate.edu> jmccorm@a.cs.okstate.edu (MCCORMICK JOSHUA C) writes:
>Correct me if I'm wrong, but the animation of the Enterprise in ST:TNG is
>done with models, and not computers. They do this by taking several passes
(etc. etc.)
No correction needed. They are definitely models. I have been there. I have
seen them.
neil
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