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- Becoming A Computer Animator
- by Mike Morrison
- Sams Publishing
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- This CD-ROM contains a wealth of PC and Macintosh animation-related software.
- Whether you have a Mac or a PC, your computer will only "see" the portion of
- the CD-ROM that is meant for it. Here's what you'll find on the Computer
- Animator disc:
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- * Special working versions of professional animation, rendering
- and modeling software
- * Samples of commercial 3-D models
- * Samples of commercial textures and graphics
- * Award-winning animations
- * Shareware and Freeware Animation Tools
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- The book has more details on the CD-ROM's software, in the section "What's On
- the Computer Animator CD-ROM".
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- Windows Users
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- Follow these steps to setup the Windows software on the CD-ROM:
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- 1. Start Windows, if you haven't already done so, and insert
- the Computer Animator CD-ROM in your drive.
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- 2. Switch to Program Manager or File Manager.
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- 3. Select File + Run from the menu bar.
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- 4. Type D:\SETUP and select OK. This assumes that your CD-ROM drive
- is D. If it is another letter, substitute that letter for D:.
- For example, if your CD-ROM drive is F, type F:\SETUP.
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- 5. Select OK to continue and follow the instructions in the setup program.
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- The setup program creates icons in two new Program Manager groups:
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- Computer Animator Software Icons for installing or running the
- software demos, and reading information
- about the sample 3D models and textures.
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- Computer Animator Flics Icons for viewing the animations on the
- CD-ROM.
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- The setup program also installs Windows drivers for viewing FLI/FLC animations.
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- DOS Users
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- Follow these steps to start the DOS menu program on the CD-ROM:
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- 1. Switch to the drive that hold the CD-ROM. For example, if the
- disc is in drive D, type D: and press the Enter key.
- 2. Type \MENU and press Enter. This will start the DOS menu program
- that allows you to choose programs to install, animations to view
- and information files to read.
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