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From: joer@nscpdc.NSC.COM (Joe Rawlings    )
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Real time video animation
Keywords: hard disk playback, run length, ANIMA II
Message-ID: <960@nscpdc.NSC.COM>
Date: 11 Jan 88 17:48:37 GMT
References: <159@abvax.UUCP>
Reply-To: joer@nscpdc.UUCP (Joe Rawlings    )
Organization: NSC Portland Development Center
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In article <159@abvax.UUCP> gfs@abvax.UUCP (Greg F. Shay) writes:
>Does anyone know if there are systems/boards/companies for INEXPENSIVE 
>real-time video animation for, for example, the PC?
>
>	Does anyone know more about this, has anyone implemented something
>inexpensively (<$1000) for a small computer?
>

There is a newly released graphics package for the PC that may have 
just what you need.  The CG-VDI Programmer's Toolkit allows you to build
display lists and store many of them (very compact storage algorithm)
in a single file.  Each display list can be drawn into a frame (a linked 
list is built automatically and may be edited).  The frames can be displayed 
individually, in groups or as a "movie" as rapidly as the computer can 
put them up.  The package sits on top of the Graphic Software Systems' (GSS) 
GSS*CGI which is a part of the GSS Graphics Development Toolkit  (GDT) 
(also available as the IBM Graphics Development Toolkit).  You can get 
the GSS GDT by mail order for around $300.00.  You have to contact 
Professional Graphic Services, (PGS) to get the CG-VDI Programmer's Toolkit,
($350.00).

The GSS package "talks" to many output devices so you would have a lot
of latitude in your selection of your equipment.

GSS:   (503) 641-2200
PGS:   (503) 244-4717 

Cheers,

JR

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