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From: Scott_Busse@mindlink.UUCP (Scott Busse)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Imagine
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Date: 28 Mar 91 18:16:24 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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Neil, Imagine does have both keyframe animation, and spline paths. Acceleration
and deceleration are not linked to the spline function of paths though, but
rather to an option in the Action editor.(Note the accel/decel is only
available as of version 1.1) As for the morphing being used for such things as
facial animation, you would perhaps do well combining object morphs with cycles
prepared in the Cycle Editor to get the most complete effect. This may cause an
unacceptable problem with seams between a separate jaw and ? though. Even to
use just morphing is not really a problem though. Since you are going to the
trouble of setting up the "target" positions anyway, it is fairly trivial to
introduce the morphs between these targets using the Actor line in the Action
editor. It sure would be nice to have an AREXX port to take care of various
Action editor setups with scripts. Write a letter or make a call to Impulse
requesting an AREXX port, please. I put in my 2 bits, but Mike Halvorson
doesn't think that there is sufficient demand for it.
  If you have any questions about Imagine, try subscribing to the Imagine mail
list by sending a request to "spworley@athena.mit.edu" and you will begin
receiving an Imagine specific thread. And if I can answer any questions, ask
away, or email me.
  I have no link with Impulse, other than by the umbilical cord I have to
Imagine :)...
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