>"Neuman - Ruether" <d_ruether@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>news:3e5f75a1.3202017@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu...

>> On Mon, 24 Feb 2003 14:25:54 -0600, "Brad Smith"

>> <rokclimr@ionet.net> wrote:

>> >This program has been nothing but stress so far. I downloaded the trial

>when

>> >the program first appeared. I loved the program (I currently use 3d 3.0),

>> >but the render times made it non-useable for me. Well, then the patch

>comes

>> >out, but I can't try it because I have the trial version, so I buy the

>> >program a few nights ago and download the patch. So far it's still

>> >unuseable!

>> >

>> >Here's a link to a test project I'm using.

>> >http://www.smithprod.com/test studio 3d.c3d

>> >

>> >I render at best output quality and fair curve quality. I'm outputting a

>> >frame-based targa sequence with alpha channel. I can render this in 3d

>3.0

>> >in exactly one minute. In cool 3d it took 9 minutes to get 52% completed,

>> >then I gave up.

>> >

>> >My system is as follows:

>> >AMD 1800XP

>> >512MB RAM

>> >NVIDIA Ti4200 128MB RAM

>> >

>> >I've tried going back to the NVIDIA 30.82 drivers, disabling smart

>render,

>> >and going to 16bit color. Nothing helps. I guess that patch installed

>> >correctly because it says version 1.0.1 now. Any ideas?

>> The renders are high-quality - just wait for them...

>> My complaints with this program: the "upgrades"

>> cost about as much as the whole program alone; the

>> timeline on my version is a "royal pain", and appears

>> to be defective; unlike Ulead's CG-Infinity (with its

>> less interesting styles) where you can import AVI

>> files into the titler for GREAT overlay, Cool 3-D

>> doesn't allow this (as far as I know), and trying to

>> cleanly key the results over motion-video is hopeless...

>> BTW, the title-bar text for www.visitithaca.com was

>> made with this program, and it's a good one for making

>> web animated GIFs...;-)

>> David Ruether

On Tue, 25 Feb 2003 09:25:29 -0600, "Brad Smith" <rokclimr@ionet.net> wrote:

>David, just go to "project", then "background", then "video" and you can

>select a clip to overlay the title on. Is this what you're trying to do?

>Brad

I have a very early version (couldn't take those

"upgrade" prices...;-), but I will look to see if

a video clip can be imported, and if this works

as well as it does in CG-Infinity. If so, the

program is useful enough to pay for a current

version...

Thanks.