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- ANIMATOR : APPRENTICE DEMO DISKS
- ANIMATOR : APPRENTICE by Martin Hash is an animation programme
- consisting of seven modules :-
-
- *CHARACTER -- Define characters
- *ACTION -- Define movement
- DIRECTOR -- Define choreography
- REHERSAL -- Real-time audition
- RECORD -- Save to disk
- DISPLAY -- Replay
- *SCULPT -- Design and detail characters
-
- Together, the modules comprise an "Object Editor", a "Renderer"
- and a "Scene Editor".
-
- ANIMATOR : APPRENTICE is a trimmed-down version which excludes
- the above (*) Modules.
-
- Each demo disk contains the DISPLAY module and at least one
- vignette.
-
- Typically, animation is composed of many two to ten second
- vignettes edited together. A second of animation is usually
- twelve to fifteen frames. An average frame requires 10 K of
- disk storage in packed mode.
-
- Animation which is created by ANIMATOR : APPRENTICE can be
- "shaded" or "flat", using the same choreography. Characters use
- "surface mapping" for fine detail, and a Genlock for
- backgrounds.
-
- To begin the demo, open the demo disk and double-click the "video
- display" icon. An Animation requester will appear listing the
- vignettes available on the disk. Move the slider gadget to
- highlight the desired name and click the OK gadget. The
- vignette will take several moments to load then will begin
- playing. Pressing the left mouse button stop the motion and
- subsequent clicks step the animation one frame at a time .
-
- Clicking the right mouse button continues the motion. Pressing
- the <RETURN> key will toggle the frame number in the upper right
- hand corner of the screen. The function keys, <F1> through
- <F10> adjust the playback speed:- <F3> - 20 frames per second,
- <F4> - 15 frames per second, <F5> - 12 frames per second, <F6> -
- 10 frames per second etc. Some animations can run faster than
- others. Only the number of frames that can fit in memory can be
- displayed. Pressing the <SPACE> bar exits the programme.
-
- The total ANIMATOR : APPRENTICE programme requires at least 1.5
- megabytes of memory to operate and an external disk drive.
- Frames are computed in five to twenty minutes (average ten
- minutes).
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- ANIMATOR : products are avaliable from
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- The AMIGA CENTRE SCOTLAND
- 4 HART STREET LANE
- EDINBURGH EH1 3RN
- SCOTLAND
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- Tel: (031)-557 4242 (24 Hours: VISA Card service)
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- Prices including VAT
-
- Pounds (Sterling)
- ANIMATOR : APPRENTICE - 195.00
- ANIMATOR : JUNIOR - 52.00
- LIBRARY DISKS - 14.00 - 25.00
- DEMO DISKS - 7.00
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