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- Autodesk Animation Player for Windows
- README.DOC
-
- October 29, 1992
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- Autodesk Animation Player for Windows
- =====================================
-
- This section contains information pertinent to Autodesk Animation
- Player for Windows.
-
- New Features for Version 1.1
- ----------------------------
- There are two new features in Autodesk Animation Player for Windows
- version 1.1 that are not documented in the current documentation.
-
- Copy
- ----
- A new Copy menu command can be found in the Edit menu. This
- feature copies the image of the current frame to the
- clipboard. Once the image is copied, it can be pasted into
- other documents.
-
- Resize Window
- -------------
- Resize Window is a new menu command in the Options menu. When
- this option is selected, the animation window will resize to
- exactly fit an animation when it is opened. The state of this
- option is set to the last setting when the Animation Player is
- started.
-
- Converting an Animation File
- ----------------------------
- It is recommended that you convert animation files to be used with
- Autodesk Animation Player for Windows with the Convert Anim
- option, located in the File menu. This may help maintain the
- correct colors in an animation, and eliminate "flashes" that can
- sometimes occur between animations while playing a script.
-
- Microsoft Windows uses 20 of the 256 colors available for the
- Windows desktop, leaving only 236 colors available for your
- animation. Convert Anim converts the animation palette to a
- palette that is more compatible with Windows. For more information
- about Convert Anim, see the Autodesk Animation Player for Windows
- Reference Manual.
-
- Errata
- ------
- Autodesk Animation Player for Windows Reference Manual, page 26:
-
- Videodisc
- ---------
- If you want to play a portion of a videodisc, select this
- device. Identify the sound by specifying a start time and
- stop time in this format:
-
- from pos to pos
-
- In this case, pos (position) is a time in hh:mm:ss format.
- Your videodisc player might display position in this format,
- or it might display position as a frame number. To convert
- from frame numbers to time, divide by 30 to get seconds, and
- then convert to hh:mm:ss format. The from position must be at
- least 1 second. For example, enter
-
- from 0:0:1 to 0:4:0
-
- to play 4 minutes on the disc.
-
- Using Continue Sound and Repeat in a Script
- -------------------------------------------
- You must set Repeat in the Animation Settings dialog to the same
- value for each flic in a script if you are using Continue Sound
- and want a repeating sound to continue playing through the sequence
- of flics.
-
- New Configuration Switch for Full Screen
- ----------------------------------------
- A new configuration switch has been added to select the method used
- to switch between Windows and full screen mode. The switch is
- added to the [AAPLAY Animation] section of WIN.INI while the
- Animation Player is being installed.
-
- The switch is: Int2fSwitch=xxx
-
- Where xxx is yes or no. The default is no. In most cases the
- default setting should be used. If you experience display problems
- while attempting to play a flic in full screen mode, you may want
- to try changing the switch setting to yes. Some display
- configurations may require this alternate setting to run the Player
- in full screen mode. Setting Int2fSwitch=yes will cause the
- Animation Player to use interrupt 2f to switch between Windows and
- full screen mode. Int2fSwitch=no will cause the Animation Player
- to use PhysicalDisable and PhysicalEnable to make the switch.
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