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From: hrlaser@crash.cts.com (Harv Laser)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Imagine
Message-ID: <4932@crash.cts.com>
Date: 12 Oct 90 16:46:40 GMT
References: <1990Oct11.202139.13103@hayes.ims.alaska.edu>
Organization: Crash TimeSharing, El Cajon, CA
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In article <1990Oct11.202139.13103@hayes.ims.alaska.edu> axjjb@acad2.anc.alaska.edu writes:
>Does anyone know anything about Imagine??? Does it have animation capabilites?
>Is it out yet?  Will it allow for 18 bit pics.  24 bit pics?..
>

Yes it animates. Yes it's out. Saves may be in
Impulse's RGBN format, 12 or 24 bit, or ILBM format
12 or 24 bit, or Separate R/G//B files.
Renderings to the screen may be in any Amiga format (32, HAM, High,
Lace on/off, etc.) and in any screen size you'd care to set so you
can make a real tiny picture which renders quickly for a preview and
then reset the picture size to full screen or larger for the final
rendering.  Scanline mode and full Trace are in there.  Wireframe and
Polygon modes coming shortly.

Two disks are supplied: one contains the 68000 version and the other
the floating point version for people with 2620 or 2630 boards or
equivalents.
 
>What is the suggested retail price???
$350 if bought outright, or $150 if bought as an upgrade to Turbo
Silver. Contact Impulse in Minneapolis for more info. 

I got mine at AmiExpo, Anaheim - Impulse had a booth and a limited 
supply of the product with them.  The box contained the Reference
manual but was minus the User manual which wasn't quite finished yet.
Also a two-sided sheet enclosed indicated the software wasn't totally
finished and listed 13 features that will be plugged in and working
in short order and all owners will get an update quickly.




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