dailey@frith.uucp (Chris Dailey) (01/24/91)
I picked up Opticks by Incognito software at a nice price. I remember
hearing that Incognito went out of business. Is this true, or were
they consumed by another company? The phone number they give in the
manual had a (313) area code, which is SouthEast Michigan/Detroit
area. (I don't want to call right now.) The manual also said to send
in a registration card, but there was none in the package. If
Incognito is still around in any way, shape, or form, please let me
know.
As far as my first impressions of the package, it seems to be fairly
well put together. The manual seems [mind you, this is at first
glance] friendly, but has no in-depth sections or sections on specific
techniques. It does have sections about what makes color, how factor X
affects surface Y, reflection, refraction, etc., etc., etc., which
looks like interesting and may even be helpful. In one of the
appendicies, it has the format of the object files. I could probably
use this to write a program to convert files to & from DKBTrace...
Looks like it will be fairly easy to create objects. It has an
object/scene editor that appears, if only at first glance, complete.
I like how it draws a line-drawing of the picture before beginning the
ray tracing.
All in all, the program in fairly slow -- slower, I'd say, than
DKBTrace. It does, though, allow you to render at many different
resolutions.
Even if Incognito is out of business, the program was worth the $20.00
bargain bin price the computer store had it for. Someone let me know
about Incognito, okay?
Thanks,
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In article <1991Jan23.205224.4808@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> dailey@frith.uucp (Chris Dailey) writes: : :I picked up Opticks by Incognito software at a nice price. I remember :hearing that Incognito went out of business. Is this true, or were :they consumed by another company? The phone number they give in the :manual had a (313) area code, which is SouthEast Michigan/Detroit :area. (I don't want to call right now.) The manual also said to send :in a registration card, but there was none in the package. If :Incognito is still around in any way, shape, or form, please let me :know. : :As far as my first impressions of the package, it seems to be fairly :well put together. The manual seems [mind you, this is at first :glance] friendly, but has no in-depth sections or sections on specific :techniques. It does have sections about what makes color, how factor X :affects surface Y, reflection, refraction, etc., etc., etc., which :looks like interesting and may even be helpful. In one of the :appendicies, it has the format of the object files. I could probably :use this to write a program to convert files to & from DKBTrace... : :Looks like it will be fairly easy to create objects. It has an :object/scene editor that appears, if only at first glance, complete. : :I like how it draws a line-drawing of the picture before beginning the :ray tracing. : :All in all, the program in fairly slow -- slower, I'd say, than :DKBTrace. It does, though, allow you to render at many different :resolutions. : :Even if Incognito is out of business, the program was worth the $20.00 :bargain bin price the computer store had it for. Someone let me know :about Incognito, okay? Icognito is, indeed, out of business. I used to beta-test their BBS software called Atredes, now known as Skyline. I would imagine that ownership of the software has reverted back to it's author as was the case with Skyline, so that would be the best avenue to follow up on. --Moriland -- | hastoerm@vela.acs.oakland.edu | __ | | | __/// Viva Amiga! | | Founder Of: Evil Young | \XX/ | | Mutants For A Better Tomorrow | "Single Tasking: JUST SAY NO!" |