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From: baer@qiclab.uucp (Ken Baer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: THANK YOU!!!! (was: Re: Animation:JOURNEYMAN)
Message-ID: <1990Sep28.181237.28492@qiclab.uucp>
Date: 28 Sep 90 18:12:37 GMT
References: <4565@crash.cts.com> <1990Sep25.184520.13823@CAM.ORG>
Organization: Animators Anonymous, Portland Oregon.
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In article <1990Sep25.184520.13823@CAM.ORG> menzies@CAM.ORG (Stephen
Menzies) writes: 
>seanc@pro-party.cts.com (Sean Cunningham) writes:
>>PS> Someone can only purchase JMan from HASH direct, correct?  >
>	If this is the case, and i understand it is, i hope that
>	companies that choose to market this way, make some sort
>	of non-saving or non-rendering demo version availiable.
>	Maybe on the PD or directly through them . I wouldn't 
>	buy anything at that price without seeing it .  
>-- >Stephen Menzies >Email: menzies@CAM.ORG

I agree that we need to distribute a crippled demo version of Journeyman.
We have talked about it, but haven't had time to make one yet, we've
been concentrating on the V1.1 upgrade.  One problem with making a demo
version is that Journeyman is not one executable, but rather several
executable modules (Sculpture, Character, Action, Direction, and Render).
In addition, we would need to include some segments, characters and
actions to demonstrate what the software does.  Character and Action 
might not make much sense as a demo.  We might just make demo versions
of Sculpure (the object modeler) and Direction (the choreographer).
What's more important for you to play with, the modeler or the choreographer?
The spline technology exists in both (one for 3D shapes, the other for
3D motion paths).  

Journeyman is compiled for the '020 or '030 because the realtime spline
manipulation needs the math chip and the speed, so the demo would be too.
Also, it would be pretty big.  The Journeyman executables won't fit on
one disk.  But a demo version would only use one or two of them.

I will definately look into making a demo version of JMan.  One reason we
haven't done one, was that we wanted to eliminate the inevitable 1.0 bugs
before destributing a demo to all corners of the universe.  I will certainly
let you know when a demo version is available.  I would post it to 
PeopleLink and Genie.  Thanks for the interest.
	-Ken Baer.
	Hash Enterprises


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