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Title:AMIGA NOTES
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Created:Sat Apr 26 1986
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3197.0. "Animation Studio by Disney Software" by LEVERS::PLOUFF (can't memorize Zen...) Fri Dec 08 1989 19:04

    Here are two articles snagged from Usenet.  Is this the breakthrough
    product for Amiga?
    
    Wes
    
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From: greg@noel.CTS.COM (J. Gregory Noel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: This announcement is \really/ Mickey Mouse!
Date: 7 Dec 89 00:07:47 GMT
Lines: 44
 
It looks like WordPerfect Corp is not the only big player in the Amiga market
any more; I just got this in the mail.  The address label clearly came from
a mailing list, but I have no idea which mailing list it was.  The letter and
the envelope both have a little picture of our favorite mouse on it, and there
are a lot of small details that make me think it's not a joke.
 
---------- letter from mail
 
Walt Disney Computer Software, Inc.
Marketing
 
		IN FEBRUARY, YOUR FAVORITE ANIMATION
		    PROGRAM WILL BECOME OBSOLETE
 
The Walt Disney Company's animators have joined forces with Disney's software
designers to create the most exciting and innovative computer animation
program ever!
 
In February, Disney will unveil its latest masterpiece as:
 
		    DISNEY Software presents...
			THE ANIMATION STUDIO
 
Developed by Silent Software for the Amiga, Disney's ...The Animation Studio
is the first computer package to provide an easy-to-use interface with
techniques based on feature film animation.  Features include onion skin
technology, full paint function, Disney animation tutorials, and a library
of Disney character and background art.
 
With ...The Animation Studio, Disney makes it possible for you to create
beautiful animation in the finest tradition of the art.
 
 
		    DISNEY Software presents...
			THE ANIMATION STUDIO
 
		It could \only/ come from Disney.
 
---------- end letter
 
My only comment is that if they used their software to generate the picture of
Mickey, it still needs improvement -- Mickey has a bad case of the jaggies.
-- 
J. Gregory Noel, UNIX Guru         greg@noel.cts.com  or  greg@noel.uucp

From: papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: This announcement is \really/ Mickey Mouse!
Date: 8 Dec 89 08:48:17 GMT
Organization: Felsina Software, Los Angeles, CA
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In article <0649.AA0649@noel> greg@noel.CTS.COM (J. Gregory Noel) writes:
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|Developed by Silent Software for the Amiga, 
 
by your's Usenetter, caped, recumbent biker, Leo Schwab, which will finally
be able to leave LA and go back to the Bay :-) [no more PAX meetings, Leo].
 
-- Marco Papa 'Doc'
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3197.1it may beBAGELS::BRANNONDave BrannonFri Dec 08 1989 20:5517
    I got that letter.  The keywords are "Silent Software" and "onion
    skin technology".  
    
    I suspect this is the mysterious "Onion" program that Leo Schwab
    was working on for Silent Software.  Looks like he finally finished
    it.
    
    I think I got on their mailing list because I finally sent in the
    warranty card for the "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" game (got a letter in
    response mentioning that Roger Rabbit v1.1 was available).
    The card was sent to Buena Vista software, the letter came from Walt
    Disney Computer Software, Inc., marketing.  It starts off with
    "At Buena Vista Software, when our customers talk, WE LISTEN!"
    
    Nice attitude, particularly compared to some other companies.
    
    -Dave
3197.2UFP::LARUEJeff LaRue - MAA Senior Network ConsultantSat Dec 09 1989 00:335
    Yea....I got one too.  Probably for the same reason that Dave got his.
    
    ....can't wait to see this one!
    
    -Jeff
3197.3skeptical about clip artSAUTER::SAUTERJohn SauterMon Dec 11 1989 10:134
    I find it hard to believe that Disney would release "clip art" of their
    famous characters.  They have spent 50 years and lots of lawyers
    protecting those images; I can't believe they'd sell them now.
        John Sauter
3197.4Re:-1SHARE::DOYLEMon Dec 11 1989 11:256
    I believe they can distribute the charactors for private use, but still
    retain a copyright that demands a license to use them commercialy.
    	Besides, they've been selling thier charactors for years.
    	Hats, T-shirts, Games..... etc.
    							Ed
    
3197.5How many $$$$$SHARE::DOYLEMon Dec 11 1989 15:201
    Any prices???
3197.6SAUTER::SAUTERJohn SauterMon Dec 11 1989 16:308
    re: .4
    
    There's a big difference between distributing your images in "final
    form" (such as T-shirts and videotapes) and in "source form", since the
    latter implies permission to create your own cartoons with them.
    
    It will be interesting to read the license agreement.
        John Sauter
3197.7Personal use CESARE::ZABOTMarco Zabot-Adv.Tech.mgr-Turin ACTFri Dec 15 1989 08:293
    I'm glad, John , you weren't there when the fire was discovered !
    
    I HATE cold nights!
3197.8?SAUTER::SAUTERJohn SauterFri Dec 15 1989 10:302
    re: .7---Huh?
        John Sauter
3197.9vapor?SAUTER::SAUTERJohn SauterMon Jun 04 1990 13:172
    Has anyone seen this product yet?
        John Sauter
3197.10$179.99 ... The Animation Studio is announcedNITMOI::WITHERSAnother Hallmark Moment. -Al BundyFri Jun 08 1990 13:1350
From the Usenet to the DISNEY notesfile to you...

From: newsbytes@clarinet.com
Subject: Walt Disney Launches New Software Line
Date: 7 Jun 90 08:24:51 GMT
DISNEY Posting by: SENIOR::GOLDBERG 

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, U.S.A., 1990 JUN 4 (NB) -- First it was cartoons, 
then full-length movies, later it was amusement parks and hotels. 
Now Walt Disney is moving into computer software. 
 
In a private showing in a Chicago Hotel, the newly formed
Walt Disney Software of Burbank, CA, demonstrated its 
new line of personal computer software. Initially the 
products will be in three lines: entertainment, education, 
and personal productivity. 
 
Products will be available for the Amiga, IBM-PC, C-64, 
and the Apple II. Initial products are expected to be 
released during the third and fourth quarters of 1990. 
 
Disney announced that one of its first products will be a new 
hardware device - The Sound Source. The Sound Source is a 
three-inch speaker that attaches to the parallel port of an 
IBM-PC or compatible. (The port can still be used for printers.) 
The device will generate speech, music, and sound at much
better quality than the standard PC speaker. The Sound Source 
uses Disney's own proprietary system but the company is making it 
available to other software developers. The price is $34.95 and 
it will be bundled with some of Disney's initial releases. 
 
A representative from another software company did not
welcome the introduction of yet another sound standard into 
the PC marketplace and questioned whether his company would 
support it. 
 
Most were impressed by a demonstration of Disney's animation 
package - The Animation Studio ($179.95). The program will be 
released initially for the Amiga followed by a version for MS-DOS 
computers. The program includes a tutorial on animation using 
actual examples from Disney cartoons. The program uses onion 
skin technology to allow designers to see the current animation cell
and the three behind it. The program includes a public domain 
projector so people can distribute their animation products to others. 
 
Also included is a full range of sound effects from Disney cartoons. 
 
(Saul Feldman/19900604/Press Contact: Ralph Giuffre, Marketing,
Walt Disney Software, 818-567-5340)
    
3197.11Gratuitous plug for someone else!FENRYS::mwmMike (7.14MHz just isn't fast enough) MeyerFri Jun 08 1990 22:599
As an aside, the Disney Animation Studio was written by Leo Schwab. If you're
familiar with either his software, you'll realize this means that the software
side should be excellent. If you're familiar with his animations, you'll
realize that it should also be an excellent animation tool.

I was impressed when I saw him demo it. However, it's a tool for doing
free-hand animations, _not_ for doing 3d raytraced animations, etc.

	<mike
3197.12Mouse Alternatives???OK4ME::PILOTTETue Dec 11 1990 13:488
    Just bought this software for a great price ($111 + tax at the Software
    Shop in Worcester).  Having fun with it.  The normal mouse that
    came with our AMIGA does not seem to be sensitive enough....
    
    Any comments/suggestions/inputs on other types of mouses?  Is there a
    mouse available that will act as a pen/pencil??
    
    Thanks, Judy
3197.13LEDS::ACCIARDITue Dec 11 1990 16:085
     
    The latest AmigaWorld (at you newstand now) has a review of three
    digitising tablets for the Amiga.
    
    Ed