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From: menzies@CAM.ORG (Stephen Menzies)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Imagine
Message-ID: <1990Dec24.185014.26857@CAM.ORG>
Date: 24 Dec 90 18:50:14 GMT
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amigan@cup.portal.com (R Michael Medwid) writes:

>In a previous post Ken Baer states "Imagine concentrated more on logo and 
>mechanical object creation"  (contrasting it with fluid character animation
>abilities in Journeyman).  ..I wish we had some of the folks from Impulse
>posting here.  I have to say that Imagine is hardly limited to being a
>"flying logo" generator.  Take for example their cycle editor..finally an
>intuitive tool for creating hierarchical motion sequences.  Then these 
>key-framed animated objects can be placed in another scene which is being
   B
>keyframe at another level..key frames within key frames.  There is ample
>opportunity here for an animator to show off plenty of character personality
>given this kind of powerful tool.  

>Another word that seems to be getting a lot of use here in this thread is
>"organic".  Both folks from Impulse and Hash seem to make amplbe use of this
>term.  At first it seemed to make sense..but as the discussion progresses
>it seems to become more vague..kinda like "low calorie banana bread" (??).
>Anyhow I raise the issue as Impulse claims easy "organic" object creation
>with their forms editor.  I've not seen any 3D editor like forms.  Again
>very powerful, very intuitive means for creating objects that you would
>tend to find more in nature than off a cad system.  You can also use it
>to quickly create complex mechanical looking objects.  

>When I think of logo creation, I think of programs like Video Effects 3D
>which focused only on this specialty.  But to lump imagine in this
>category of product..is wrong.  
>My house-mate is getting the Journeyman product soon and I am very 
>interested in seeing its capabilites.  So much software..so little time 
><sigh>..

	Here! Here! well put. I  would like to add to the list
	Imagine's "organic" special effects like *Grow, Explode
	and Ripple" as well the ability to give "organic" looking
	surfaces with it's very powerful Altitude Mapping and 
	Solid textures. I have not seen any 3D editor like "Forms"
	either nor it's simplicity and ease of use. Let's not   
	forget to mention Imagine's ability to morph or transform
	any object or attribute. All those combinations! Well, it'll
	all come out in the wash, won't it.
cya -steve

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Stephen Menzies
Email: S.Menzies@CAM.ORG