Cool3D 3.0 public beta

[DrMordrid]

If you guys want to test Cool3D 3.0 then go to this site and d/l the beta;

https://<a href="http://www.ulead.co...tainfo.htm</a>

Ulead is using a public beta program with it. The beta program is time limited for 45 days and the retail version is due in March.

Also there is a web forum up where you can contact Ulead directly about various topics;

http://news.ulead.com:8080/%7Ewebutilities

Dr. Mordrid


[This message has been edited by DrMordrid (edited 29 January 2000).]

[Biker]

Hi Doc

1st lets say thanks for pointing this out.
Secondly - AAArghhhh!

Can anyone tell me the Byte size of the downloaded '.exe' file? I made it 13,597,483bytes.
Why - well after taking over an hour to download, I last looked at 98%. When I came back the web browser had locked up???

It installed REALLY slowly, and does not run, I even installed a cover disk version of Quick Time 3.0 which cool 3d asked for.

Every time I try and run the program, it gives one of those wonderfull WIndows Page fault screens (can not remember the message - they don't mean anything to me!)

Just wondered if it is -
1) the program.
2) Cover disk Quick time.
3) My computer.(333AMD.128Mb ram).
4) maybe I did not get the whole file.

Any Ideas Guys please?

Ta

Biker.

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[Jerry Jones]

Cool 3D 3.0 is an *incredible* value.

It includes VECTOR ILLUSTRATION tools, now,
which means you don't have to rely on
outside applications to create the closed-path logos, shapes, vector .wmf or .emf
files needed to create new objects in
Cool 3D.

[robmcl]

The new vector tools in v3 sound good, but I'd interested in any info re:rendering time/speed.
I've used v2.5 in the past, but rendering is very slow. A :04 title @ 30fps = 120 frames (as seq. JPGs) took just over 2.5 hours!! An AVI output didn't do much better.
(PII350 / 192mb mem / lots of drive space etc etc , JPG output @ 80%).
I agree, it's quite a neat program and the price is hard to complain about, but it's hard to bring myself to part with my computer for 2.5 hrs while it's off rendering.
Is/will v3.0 be any faster?? Comments??

[Jerry Jones]

That's the only weak spot where
Cool 3D is concerned .. render times.

It's not so bad with my Pentium III
500Mhz machine with 128mb of ram.

I suspect this application will really
become hot as processor, bus and ram
attributes advance upward in terms of
speed.

[Elie]

I just wish Ulead will come to there senses and allow us to import Jpeg's BMP's etc. everything else other than wmf or emf's

Sometimes I just want to make a title without 3D with a picture and export it as a Alpha channel TGA file but I can't import the jpeg, If anyone knows how to do that please let me know.

Regards,
Elie

[jeff b]

Elie, I import background graphics with version 2.0 quite often. There's a menu that can be brought up when the backgrounds are selected, like a toolbars selection or something, that gives you an import file option. (I'm at work, so I can't bring the pgm up and be more specific)

[Biker]

Hi Guys

Please could one of you answer my question above. It would be much appreciated.

Some of you have obviously downloaded the beta trial

Many thanks

Biker

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