[comp.edu] programs for educational animation needed

lba@kolvi.hut.fi (Laszlo C Balint) (11/01/90)

I have posted in this topic before to comp.edu, but I repeat it here, and
try to be more exact.

I am looking for an animation program, which:
  - runs on MS-DOS machines, independently from the monitor type, disk
    type and so;
  - if only a small portion of the display is changing, only a small part
    of the picture is redrawn and STORED (I do not like to store a complete
    picture just to insert a small arrow in the middle);
  - produces quite high quality results (depending on the display type);
  - color on color monitors;
  - 1) PD or 2) shareware or 3)cheap payware 4) exists.

The program will be needed to make ``animated'' sequences for (university) 
students to introduce some parts of course materials.

Thanks,

Laszlo

(Email the responses, do not post. I will summarize, if needed.)

Laszlo C. Balint        (a Hungarian in Finland)        lba@kolvi.hut.fi

      Helsinki University of Technology, Communications Laboratory
 Otakaari 5 A, SF-02150 ESPOO, Finland; Tel.: +358 0 4512352 or 4512350

vgopal@cbnewsc.att.com (venu.p.gopal) (11/02/90)

In article <1990Nov1.110242.21111@santra.uucp>, lba@kolvi.hut.fi (Laszlo C Balint) writes:
> I am looking for an animation program, which:
!   - runs on MS-DOS machines, independently from the monitor type, disk
!     type and so;
!   - if only a small portion of the display is changing, only a small part
!     of the picture is redrawn and STORED (I do not like to store a complete
!     picture just to insert a small arrow in the middle);
!   - produces quite high quality results (depending on the display type);
!   - color on color monitors;
!   - 1) PD or 2) shareware or 3)cheap payware 4) exists.
! 
! The program will be needed to make ``animated'' sequences for (university) 
! students to introduce some parts of course materials.
! 
! Thanks,
! 
! Laszlo
! 
> 
The new GIF89a format might fit your needs; it allows redrawing only
a small portion of the image, adding plain text at a specific location
on the screen, transparent overlay etc etc.  Check out the GIF89a
pictures from Compuserve with a viewer that supports GIF89a like
VUIMAGE 2.7 or the latest CSHOW.


Venu P. Gopal   UUCP: ..!att!cbnewsc!vgopal   Internet: vgopal@cbnewsc.att.com