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Short: V0.83 A LightWave ScreamerNet Controller
Author: raydar@netcom.com (Ray Darrah III)
Uploader: raydar@netcom.com (Ray Darrah III)
Type: gfx/3d
Distribution: AmiNet
This program is designed as a replacement for the ScreamerNet controller
panel built into LightWave (4.0 and greater).
It is compatible with OS 2.04 and greater.
There are many advantages to using ScreamerII over LighWave's built-in
ScreamerNet controller. Among them are:
* Allows one to work in LightWave while a scene renders in the background on
a single CPU
* ScreamerNet CPUs can be added and removed dynamically during the rendering
without problems
* Does not wait for that annoying 'Screamer Init' time found on LighWave's
ScreamerNet panel
* The estimated time of completion is computed and displayed
* Can automatically skip frames that have previously been rendered
* Optionally starts all rendering CPUs simultaneously instead of
sequentially
* Intelligently deactivates slower CPUs early to speed up overall rendering
time
* Adjustable rate at which the command directory is scanned
* Rendering CPUs can be given names instead of just numbers
* The rendering job can be RESTARTed seamlessly after rebooting the
controller
Other features include:
* Useable from the WorkBench or the CLI
* All options are available as CLI arguments or WorkBench Tool Types
* Supports the AmigaOS catalog system. All text can be changed - even the
command line arguments and Tool Types!
* When run from the WorkBench, the content directory is determined
intelligently
* Comsumes very little CPU time
* Pressing ? a second time at the CLI prompt gives a verbose description of
each CLI argument
* Compatible with LightWave 4.0 using ScreamerNet 2 protocol
* Likely compatibility with LightWave 5.0 (using ScreamerNet 2 protocol) and
other rendering platforms such as Alpha (provided they can share network
drives with your Amiga)
Some known limitations are:
* You cannot set the first frame and last frame to be rendered in a scene.
* All scenes to be rendered must use the same content directory
* The default for the content directory cannot (yet) be read from the
Toaster:Programs/LightWave_Support/LW-Config file
* Scenes cannot (yet) be dynamically added or removed from the scene list
* There is no AREXX port (yet)
============================= Archive contents =============================
Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
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2371 1006 57.5% 24-Feb-97 22:23:26 ScreamerII.info
2371 1008 57.4% 24-Feb-97 22:23:26 +Icons.info
2330 963 58.6% 23-Feb-97 00:23:08 +MWB.info
10524 1745 83.4% 23-Feb-97 18:58:22 +Defaults.info
10282 1551 84.9% 23-Feb-97 12:11:40 +Scene.info
10509 1495 85.7% 23-Feb-97 18:58:44 +ScreamerII.info
2330 967 58.4% 23-Feb-97 00:33:32 +NewIcons.info
5671 2142 62.2% 23-Feb-97 19:12:16 +Defaults.info
5425 1911 64.7% 23-Feb-97 19:11:56 +Scene.info
5665 1898 66.4% 23-Feb-97 19:11:36 +ScreamerII.info
2330 965 58.5% 23-Feb-97 12:13:14 +Standard.info
2964 1004 66.1% 23-Feb-97 18:59:00 +Defaults.info
2722 794 70.8% 23-Feb-97 12:25:46 +Scene.info
2954 922 68.7% 23-Feb-97 18:59:20 +ScreamerII.info
30236 16994 43.7% 26-Apr-97 11:45:54 +ScreamerII
37991 12278 67.6% 26-Apr-97 11:57:42 +ScreamerII.guide
7038 1515 78.4% 24-Feb-97 22:23:26 +ScreamerII.guide.info
2949 985 66.5% 24-Feb-97 22:23:26 +ScreamerII.info
2365 1132 52.1% 26-Apr-97 12:01:50 +ScreamerII.readme
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