ACPS1072@RYERSON <ACPS1072@Ryerson.CA> (04/15/91)
Could someone please send me information regarding the PICS format. I am trying to create some utilities for MacroMind Director. All I've been able to find so far are little burbs saying what PICS is? What I need are actual file formats. The software I write will be totally Public Domain as I know how much it costs to pay for everything else. Whatever happened to the IIcx line? They seemed to work fine (and have no compatibility problems). thanks a lot in advance, Derek Lang<<<<< | ACPS1072@Ryerson | "Get this clown trained. I want him in the games Toronto, ON | until he dies playing. Acknowledge." Canada | - Master Control Program
epan@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Eric C. Pan) (04/16/91)
From my experimentation, I had discovered that PICS files are just collection of PICT resources starting at ID=128. So far I had no problem with the ones I have created.... (at least not from AfterDark) Eric
zben@ni.umd.edu (Ben Cranston) (04/17/91)
In article <11738@jarthur.Claremont.EDU> epan@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Eric C. Pan) writes: > From my experimentation, I had discovered that PICS files are just > collection of PICT resources starting at ID=128. So far I had no problem > with the ones I have created.... (at least not from AfterDark) I saw a description of the PICS format sometime recently but cannot remember where. There was a sequence of PICT resources starting at 128, but there was also another optional resource type that contained information on how quickly to play them back and other information. The only other thing I remember is that the boundsRect of the first PICT resource (128) defines the frame of the picture, so if only small areas change then the subsequent PICTs can have smaller boundsRects and only a smaller area gets redrawn.
spencer@cgrg.ohio-state.edu (Stephen N. Spencer) (04/18/91)
There's an article about animating PICS files in the March issue of MacTutor magazine. Stephen N. Spencer ACCAD - The Ohio State University 1224 Kinnear Road Columbus, OH 43212-1154 spencer@cgrg.ohio-state.edu