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!Projector Version 1.06
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This projector is for playing Ace film format
films, produced with either:-
Euclid+Mogul (3D)
Paint+Splice (2D pixel based)
Draw+Tween (2D object based)
This is a Multidocument/Multiwindow version.
You can pop up a menu in the film window.
Most operations are obvious (try them!).
In Freeze mode you can single step the film
by using Select/Adjust on the window.
The New View option (under Misc) plays another
instance of the film, but uses the same copy in
memory, so is different from actually loading a
film twice.
Using an Obey file you can load a set of films, and
optionally set them to play immediately in a rolling
demo. The syntax is either:
[<Projector$Dir>] Film Film Film ... [-Cn] [-Fn] [-R[n]]
E.g:
Films.Humans Films.LitLogos Films.Chess -C2 -R
The -C and -F flags control the count for repeating
each film and the flyback count per frame respectively.
Or:
<Projector$Dir> -L {[-Cn -Fn] Film}...
E.g.
WimpSlot -min 800k
<Projector$Dir> -L -C1 -F8 Films.Chess -C2 -F2 Films.Flag
Note that the usual controls over each film are available.
Pressing S will skip to the next film irrespective of the
repeat count.
The -L flag forces the films to be loaded one at a time
rather than all in one go for the -R flag, and allows a
longer rolling demo from a Hard disk.
Please send examples of good films together with
permission (or not) for distribution to:
Ace Computing, 27 Victoria Road, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 3BW.
Details about Euclid, ArcLight, Mogul, Splice and
Tween can be also be obtained from the same address.
Tony Cheal Jan-Feb 1990
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00000030 3d 0a 0a 54 68 69 73 20 70 72 6f 6a 65 63 74 6f |=..This projecto|
00000040 72 20 69 73 20 66 6f 72 20 70 6c 61 79 69 6e 67 |r is for playing|
00000050 20 41 63 65 20 66 69 6c 6d 20 66 6f 72 6d 61 74 | Ace film format|
00000060 0a 66 69 6c 6d 73 2c 20 70 72 6f 64 75 63 65 64 |.films, produced|
00000070 20 77 69 74 68 20 65 69 74 68 65 72 3a 2d 0a 20 | with either:-. |
00000080 45 75 63 6c 69 64 2b 4d 6f 67 75 6c 20 28 33 44 |Euclid+Mogul (3D|
00000090 29 0a 20 50 61 69 6e 74 2b 53 70 6c 69 63 65 20 |). Paint+Splice |
000000a0 28 32 44 20 70 69 78 65 6c 20 62 61 73 65 64 29 |(2D pixel based)|
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000000c0 32 44 20 6f 62 6a 65 63 74 20 62 61 73 65 64 29 |2D object based)|
000000d0 0a 0a 54 68 69 73 20 69 73 20 61 20 4d 75 6c 74 |..This is a Mult|
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00000100 6f 75 20 63 61 6e 20 70 6f 70 20 75 70 20 61 20 |ou can pop up a |
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00000140 69 6f 75 73 20 28 74 72 79 20 74 68 65 6d 21 29 |ious (try them!)|
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000003d0 45 2e 67 2e 0a 57 69 6d 70 53 6c 6f 74 20 2d 6d |E.g..WimpSlot -m|
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00000410 43 32 20 2d 46 32 20 46 69 6c 6d 73 2e 46 6c 61 |C2 -F2 Films.Fla|
00000420 67 0a 0a 4e 6f 74 65 20 74 68 61 74 20 74 68 65 |g..Note that the|
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00000570 65 72 6d 69 73 73 69 6f 6e 20 28 6f 72 20 6e 6f |ermission (or no|
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00000590 69 6f 6e 20 74 6f 3a 0a 41 63 65 20 43 6f 6d 70 |ion to:.Ace Comp|
000005a0 75 74 69 6e 67 2c 20 32 37 20 56 69 63 74 6f 72 |uting, 27 Victor|
000005b0 69 61 20 52 6f 61 64 2c 20 43 41 4d 42 52 49 44 |ia Road, CAMBRID|
000005c0 47 45 2c 20 43 42 34 20 33 42 57 2e 0a 0a 44 65 |GE, CB4 3BW...De|
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000005f0 67 75 6c 2c 20 53 70 6c 69 63 65 20 61 6e 64 0a |gul, Splice and.|
00000600 54 77 65 65 6e 20 63 61 6e 20 62 65 20 61 6c 73 |Tween can be als|
00000610 6f 20 62 65 20 6f 62 74 61 69 6e 65 64 20 66 72 |o be obtained fr|
00000620 6f 6d 20 74 68 65 20 73 61 6d 65 20 61 64 64 72 |om the same addr|
00000630 65 73 73 2e 0a 0a 20 54 6f 6e 79 20 43 68 65 61 |ess... Tony Chea|
00000640 6c 20 4a 61 6e 2d 46 65 62 20 31 39 39 30 0a 20 |l Jan-Feb 1990. |
00000650 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d |================|
00000660 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 0a |=======.|
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