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Quoted from <1992Dec21.151734.12930@waikato.ac.nz> by ldo@waikato.ac.nz (Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University):
> In article <jbickers.0loz@templar.actrix.gen.nz>, jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz (John Bickers) writes:

> >     data before decompressing it. The other approach, which is done
> >     for some trade shows but which isn't "normal", is to read the
> >     data directly into display RAM from disk, for the duration of the
> >     animation. This requires a special disk format and custom code,
> >     apparently.
> 
> That's a pity. Systems like Apple's QuickTime and Microsoft's Video for Windows
> do it by storing their data in ordinary files--even on CD-ROM. They get most
> of their speed from careful design of the compression algorithms. A Mac LC,
> for example, can do 10 frames per second at 320*240 resolution, sustained,

    These demonstrations are (a) full screen size, and (b) meant to
    run at the full frame rate. I forget whether they are supposed to
    show off graphics boards, HD speed, or both, but I suspect it is
    to show off graphics boards.

    PD-style animation on the Amiga has never left the screen-based
    format, and I don't think anyone is planning to do so in the near
    future either. So no animations in windows for us. There are pros
    and cons to either side, I guess.

> Lawrence D'Oliveiro                       fone: +64-7-856-2889
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