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From: a45@mindlink.UUCP (Ken Cooper)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Imagine
Message-ID: <3501@mindlink.UUCP>
Date: 11 Oct 90 15:13:43 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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Yes, Imagine is out, received a copy on Tuesday. This is a pre-release v0.9
copy. Version 1.0 should be out in a couple of weeks. Some features in the
current version aren't completed yet. Yes, it does have animation capabilities
(lot's of control). Up to 24 bit color, up to 8000x8000 pixels, aspect control,
with these following rendering methods:

        b/w wire
        b/w shade
        color wire
        color shade
        scanline
        trace

Allowing: ham, hi-res, lace for Amiga view-modes.

Formats: rgbn-12bit
         ilbm-12bit
         rgb8-24bit
         ilbm-24bit
         seperate rgb / 8bits/file

I believe the selling price is about $500. If you are a registered user of
Turbo-Silver, then the upgrade is only $150.

Program size for v0.9 is 413552 bytes (Floating Point version).

Here are some of the features coming for v1.0:

        Auto Dither - render 24bit then view in HAM
        Boolean math - punch/drill holes in any object
        IFF face fill - import any iff onto object
        ANIM format - incorporate Sparta standard
        Elevation mapping - new feature
        Star field - new feature
        Auto retrack - better camera tracking
        Grounds/perfect spheres - built-in

--
  Too much light and we are blinded; too much darkness and we are lost.
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