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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:AMIGA NOTES
Notice:Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:HYDRA::MOORE
Created:Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5378
Total number of notes:38326

1762.0. "Now showing "Jessica Rabbit"!" by ROMULN::MYEE (Boycott Styrofoam cups, save the ozone.) Mon Oct 10 1988 16:00

    Jessica Rabbit is now showing at ROMULN::DUB3:[PUBLIC.AMIGA]JESSICA.ARC
    This demo is great !!  It runs on my one meg 500.  Just like being
    at the movies.
    
    _Mike =:-)
    
    from the README file:
    
"Jessica       by Dr. Gandalf

    'Jessica' was digitized from the TV special 'Roger Rabbit & the Secrets
of Toon Town' using LIVE! digitizer and a 1.5 meg Amiga 1000 for the
pictures, and Perfect Sound for the audio. The pictures were modified with
Deluxe Paint II and Pixmate, and assembled with MOVIE.

    Enjoy."

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1762.1thanks but no thanksANT::JANZENTom LMO2/O23 296-5421Mon Oct 10 1988 17:194
    Thanks, anyway, but it fails VMSSWEEP, so I won't bother moving
    it.  My experience (somewhat limited) has been that files that fail
    vmssweep fail to load with xmodem.
    Tom
1762.2Looks good to me.ROMULN::MYEEBoycott Styrofoam cups, save the ozone.Mon Oct 10 1988 18:2811
    
    re: .1
    
    That's funny.  I uploaded this file via XMODEM.  And I can DE-ARC
    it using the VMS version of ARC.EXE.  The VMSSWEEP program fails
    on some files known to be good (my first time using this program).
    I use the ZMODEM protocal (SZ.EXE), and PROTOCOMM terminal emulator
    to download from the VAX. ZMODEM is faster than XMODEM and never
    had a problem.
    
    _Mike	who_wishes_that_a_vt100_type_emulator_supported_ZMODEM
1762.3Use CVTARC then VMSSWEEPCAMONE::ARENDTDDT - The first and still the bestMon Oct 10 1988 19:415
    I copied Jessica.arc to my system and then used CVTARC V JESSICA.ARC
    command to convert it for kermit download.  I then used VMSSWEEP
    no problem.
    
    Harry
1762.4ANT::JANZENTom LMO2/O23 296-5421Mon Oct 10 1988 20:095
    Oh.  Guess who never caught on to what CVTARC was doing, and never
    connected the discussions of Kermit/fixed length vs. XMODEM/stream_LF?
    Thanks for helping me understand.
    Guess I could get ZOO2 now, and SOUNDS, and .....
    Tom
1762.5LEDS::ACCIARDIDukakis should pluck his eyebrowsTue Oct 11 1988 11:4110
    
    I downloaded Jessica and it ran fine.  Nice digitized sound, but the
    images looked too 'pixelized' to me.  Maybe it was post-processed to
    death by PixMate.  Anyway, I've yet to be much impressed by any LIVE!
    images that I've seen.
    
    I did see a 'grabbed' image of shuttle Discovery launching, and
    it was pretty good.  I think it was done with PP&S's FrameGrabber.
    
    Ed.
1762.6I'm not bad, Mr Valiant, I'm just >GAK!<MEIS::ZIMMERMANWalt sent meTue Oct 11 1988 13:015
    I downloaded Jessica and tried it.  It ran for a couple of seconds 
    and gurued.  Is that MOVIE's gentle way of suggesting I buy more 
    memory?  I've got a meg.

    - Z
1762.7STACK works for meSSDEVO::YESSEComputing at 6200 ft.Tue Oct 11 1988 13:272
	Make sure you do a STACK 100000 or some such high value before
	running Movie.
1762.8unless it's in the bootup command fileANT::JANZENTom LMO2/O23 296-5421Tue Oct 11 1988 13:332
    It ran ok here on 1Mb no stack change.
    Tom
1762.9A "Me Too"DNEAST::SEELEY_BOBTue Oct 11 1988 14:288
    I've had problems in the past with Movie guru's.  Sometimes a
    movie would run, and at another time, the same movie, under what 
    would appear to be the same conditions, would not run.  The cure 
    was to set stack for a minimum of 10000 or so.  I never experienced 
    any Movie related guru's after that.  I don't believe that this
    Movie prerequisite is documented anywhere, but if you don't do it
    strange things do happen.  I also have a 1 Mb machine.
                      
1762.10I'd really like to see this movie!RGB::SCOTTTue Oct 11 1988 16:107
  Does anyone have the sources to the MOVIE program and/or the file formats
used? I'd like to atempt a port to "other" hardware...

  Thanks in advance, and sorry if this question has been asked before!

							Rob
1762.11Demo seems awfully short to me?CAM::ARENDTDDT - The first and still the bestWed Nov 02 1988 16:128
    Just got around to downloading and running this Demo.  I am not
    sure if it is running properly, it runs for about 10 seconds and
    the character says "I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way." then
    the demo stops.  It doesn't guru it just goes back to the workbench
    screen.  I tried setting the stack at 10,000 and 100,000 to no avail.
    Is the demo this short?
    
    Harry
1762.12Toon quicky...HPSTEK::SENNAWed Nov 02 1988 18:462
Th..th..th..thats all folks!!
    
1762.13RE .11GUCCI::HERBALWed Nov 02 1988 21:165
   My demo only run for 3 seconds .  Do I need a meg to run the demo
    on my A500??
    
                       M.A.H
    
1762.14minimal memory?TEACH::BOBBob Juranek EKO/339-4312Sun Nov 06 1988 23:386
    Question:
    		I'm still in the prehistoric days (only 512K).  Has
    any one made this thing run with only minimal memory?
    
    bob.
    
1762.15512 OK.AYOV28::ATHOMSONC'mon, git aff! /The Kelty ClippieMon Nov 07 1988 07:384
    Yes, no problem... from both CLI and workbench. What is (or isn't)
    happening ?
    
    					Alan T.
1762.16Just curious.TEACH::BOBBob Juranek EKO/339-4312Mon Nov 07 1988 12:027
    Nothing is happening ....yet.  It's not been d/l'd.   Seems that
    most of these neat demos comming out nowadays require a meg or more
    so I don't even bother to bring them over.  I'll try it tonight.
    
    Thanks.
    Bob