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- From: rwberry@hubcap.clemson.edu (Robert W Berry)
- Subject: Re: Drill Writing Programs???
- Message-ID: <1992Nov15.223911.13394@hubcap.clemson.edu>
- Organization: Clemson University
- References: <1992Nov10.195233.1@vax1.umkc.edu> <1992Nov11.204816.27017@watson.ibm.com> <1992Nov15.015230.1@vax1.umkc.edu>
- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 22:39:11 GMT
- Lines: 51
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- ( ... I apologize in advance if I got any of the attributions wrong ... )
-
- cputnam@vax1.umkc.edu writes:
-
- >In article <1992Nov11.204816.27017@watson.ibm.com>, owens@cyclops.cambridge.ibm.com () writes:
- >>
- >> * allows you to preview an animation of sets or a whole show
-
- >This is the most important feature of a program, IMO. This is what really
- >gives the edge to a program instead of by hand. You can actually SEE the drill
- >in motion.
-
- (The Mac version also has a MIDI option so you can *hear* the show too.)
-
- Except that the Pyware program always assumes you want a stright path
- from spot to spot. If you want motion more complicated than that you
- have to use *many* transition sets or plot each step individually.
-
- >> * can easily produce sub-sets between two written sets
-
- Well, I don't know about how easily. If you are doing passthroughs or
- breakouts, then you may have a *bear* of a time indicating which spot
- belongs to which person.
-
- >YEah, when I was working with my Pyware program, I had a little notebook with
- >all of my numbers and stuff jotted down. Gets confusing after a bit, trying to
- >remember what number means what. Especially if you have two shows going on.
-
- We always addressed this by writing the count numbers in the music we
- used while writing drill.
-
- >BTW, do you know if this IBM version has a winterguard setting? With
- >basketball markings? I'd really like to find one that does. Maybe even with
- >just the half-court line and 10 to 15 step size.
-
- The IBM version does have the court option.
-
- >Know of any other programs out there?
-
- Personally I like Drill CAD the best. (I believe Zingali was a big
- advocator of this program.) While it has some of the same disadvantages
- as Pyware, I think it is much more flexible.
-
- Later,
- Bob
-
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