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- Real3D v2.0 OpalVision Driver.
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- INSTALLATION
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- Copy the file 'Opal_r3d.library' included in this archive to
- your libs: directory.
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- USING THE DRIVER
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- This driver allows access to the OpalVision display via the
- 'External Screen' controls in Real3D's Project menu. To activate
- the driver:
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- 1) Select 'Project/External Screen/Settings'.
- Type in 'Opal_r3d.library' in the library box.
- (NOTE: This setting can be saved along with the
- current environment).
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- 2) Select 'Project/External Screen/Open'.
- (You will only need to do this once per session).
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- 3) Select 'View/Render/Settings' (or Amiga-s).
- Click on the 'Output' cycle gadget (top-left) until
- the text 'External' appears.
- (NOTE: at this point the Width and Height fields will
- be changed to the OpalVision display size. If you
- change the Opal display resolutions, you may need
- to repeat this again to refresh the Width and Height
- fields).
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- 4) To render the image in 24bit, select 'View/Render/Window'
- (or amiga-r).
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- Once the render has completed, the image will remain
- displayed until the left mouse button is pressed.
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- To abort the render, hit the 'Esc' key. The display will
- also remain displayed until the left mouse button is
- pressed.
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- 5) After the image has been rendered, it can then be saved
- using 'Project/External Screen/Save' this will save the
- image either using Real3D's file formats or the OpalVision
- formats (see below).
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- 6) If you wish to reclaim some memory, select
- 'Project/External Screen/Close' This will remove the last
- 24bit image from memory. (NOTE: if you wish to use the
- OpalVision display again you'll have to repeat step 2).
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- 7) Selecting 'Project/External Screen/Set Modes' will bring
- up a requester which will allow the 24bit display resolution
- to be selected. It also allows the OpalVision file format,
- that can be used for saving 24bit images, to be selected.
- The file formats will include the 3 standard Opal file
- formats (IFF, Fast and JPEG) as well as any OpalVision LSI
- (loader Saver Interface) modules installed into your system.
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- To save 24bit images using Real3D's file formats, select
- 'Project/External Screen/Settings'. From this menu you
- can select the file formats to be used, if 'Custom' is
- selected, then the OpalVision file format as selected
- in the 'Set Modes' menu will be used.
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- 8) To force make the 'Set Modes' menu appear on the current
- screen, select 'Project/Window/Screen'. Tick the 'Public'
- box and select the 'Default' gadget. The same text should
- appear in the 'Current' and 'Default' fields.
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- Martin Boyd, Opal Technology.
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