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From: baer@qiclab.uucp (Ken Baer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Video Toaster: WHERE IS IT?
Message-ID: <1990Sep16.224231.21731@qiclab.uucp>
Date: 16 Sep 90 22:42:31 GMT
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In article <4390@crash.cts.com> bobl@pro-graphics.cts.com (Bob Lindabury) writes:
>Lightwave 3D
>  I imagine that the modeler needs some last
>minute work as I understand that Alan Hastings was "back at the shop working
>very hard".

Allen finished a few weeks ago (according to him).  Sounds like it's in
the packaging and printing stage.

>  Otherwise the images looked very good.  As for
>animation.  The Lightwave program only supports KEYFRAME ANIMATION techniques.
>There are no spline based paths or such.  You seem to be stuck with keyframe
>animation.

Yes, this is true.  But, Allen said that he does smooth out the paths into
splines, but you don't ever see the path.

We are planning on adding Toaster output to Animation:Journeyman as soon
as we get the necessary hardware (a Toaster) and appropriate support
code.  Journeyman has full spline motion paths, time graph editing,
spline based objects, IFF and algorithmic textures, and 24bit output.
JMan is a much different program than LightWave.  LightWave seems to be
better for logos, mechanical animation, and Evans & Sutherland looking
stuff.  Journeyman is intended for 3D character and organic style animation,
though it can handle mechanical animation too.  Personally, I look
forward to using both programs.  

>-- Bob
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