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DopeX V1.1 © 1993 David Buck
LEGAL POOP
This program is freely distributable as long as all it's contents
remain intact including this documentation. No money must be charged
except for a reasonable copying and disk costs (i.e. $5 US or less).
HISTORY
DopeX was created by David Buck at the request of Algonquin College's
Animation-Television program. In this course artist are trained to
become professional animators and use the Amiga for testing their line
drawings. Take-2 has proven to be the best software for this purpose
and is quickly becoming an industry standard for studios equipped with
Amigas. Although it's interface is based on the animation industries's
standard "exposure sheet" system, it lacks the option of printing
these forms in a standard way. DopeX simply solves this problem!
As an added bonus, DopeX will also accept Animation:Soundtrack
".tchor" scripts. Students at Algonquin use this software to build a
soundtrack that will synchronize with their animation. It is must
useful in analyse dialogue required when synchronizing speech in
animation. This information can be displayed in the 'Dialogue' of the
DopeX's sheet and can be printed on a blank exposure sheet for
reference while animating.
MENU COMMANDS
The menu commands for DopeX are as follows:
New: Creates a blank exposure sheet(s) for the number of frames
specified.
Open: Allows you to load a Take 2 ".xsht" file
Header: Allows you to edit the top portion of exposure sheets
Dialogue: Allows you to load a Animation:Soundtrack ".tchor" file.
You must specify at which frame the sound begins
Save As: Will let you save an exposure sheet as standard text file
Print: Prints exposure sheet
About: Credits the program's creator
Exit: Quits the program
USAGE
Running DopeX will bring up a window on the workbench. Simply load a
Take-2 ".xsht" file, enter the header information, and print.
DopeX comes with an example of dialogue synchronized with animation.
To see this animation simply double click the Cougar icon. Press 'Esc'
to quit.
The scene "WorldSeries" features a cougar and is a good example of
"stock" animation often used in limited animation production. It is
used to introduced students to lip-sync as well as the use of multiple
levels in animation. The file "WorldSeries.tchor" is the phonetic
breakdown of the dialogue.
WorldSeries dialogue begins on frame 10. If you know the length of
your scene you can create a blank exposure sheet and then add just the
dialogue.
SOFTWARE MENTIONED
Take-2 is a commercial line testing program created by Geert Vergauwe
and distributed by Rombo in Scotland.
Animation:Soundtrack is a commercial sound program created by Martin
Hash of Hash Enterprises.