Short: V0.82 A LightWave ScreamerNet Controller Author: raydar@netcom.com (Ray Darrah III) Uploader: raydar@netcom.com (Ray Darrah III) Type: gfx/3d Distribution: AmiNet This program is designed as a replacement for the ScreamerNet controller panel built into LightWave (4.0 and greater). It is compatible with OS 2.04 and greater. There are many advantages to using ScreamerII over LighWave's built-in ScreamerNet controller. Among them are: * Allows one to work in LightWave while a scene renders in the background on a single CPU * ScreamerNet CPUs can be added and removed dynamically during the rendering without problems * Does not wait for that annoying 'Screamer Init' time found on LighWave's ScreamerNet panel * The estimated time of completion is computed and displayed * Can automatically skip frames that have previously been rendered * Optionally starts all rendering CPUs simultaneously instead of sequentially * Intelligently deactivates slower CPUs early to speed up overall rendering time * Adjustable rate at which the command directory is scanned * Rendering CPUs can be given names instead of just numbers * The rendering job can be RESTARTed seamlessly after rebooting the controller Other features include: * Useable from the WorkBench or the CLI * All options are available as CLI arguments or WorkBench Tool Types * Supports the AmigaOS catalog system. All text can be changed - even the command line arguments and Tool Types! * When run from the WorkBench, the content directory is determined intelligently * Comsumes very little CPU time * Pressing ? a second time at the CLI prompt gives a verbose description of each CLI argument * Compatible with LightWave 4.0 using ScreamerNet 2 protocol * Likely compatibility with LightWave 5.0 (using ScreamerNet 2 protocol) and other rendering platforms such as Alpha (provided they can share network drives with your Amiga) Some known limitations are: * You cannot set the first frame and last frame to be rendered in a scene. * All scenes to be rendered must use the same content directory * The default for the content directory cannot (yet) be read from the Toaster:Programs/LightWave_Support/LW-Config file * Scenes cannot (yet) be dynamically added or removed from the scene list * There is no AREXX port (yet) ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 2371 1006 57.5% 24-Feb-97 22:23:26 ScreamerII.info 2371 1008 57.4% 24-Feb-97 22:23:26 +Icons.info 2330 963 58.6% 23-Feb-97 00:23:08 +MWB.info 10524 1745 83.4% 23-Feb-97 18:58:22 +Defaults.info 10282 1551 84.9% 23-Feb-97 12:11:40 +Scene.info 10509 1495 85.7% 23-Feb-97 18:58:44 +ScreamerII.info 2330 967 58.4% 23-Feb-97 00:33:32 +NewIcons.info 5671 2142 62.2% 23-Feb-97 19:12:16 +Defaults.info 5425 1911 64.7% 23-Feb-97 19:11:56 +Scene.info 5665 1898 66.4% 23-Feb-97 19:11:36 +ScreamerII.info 2330 965 58.5% 23-Feb-97 12:13:14 +Standard.info 2964 1004 66.1% 23-Feb-97 18:59:00 +Defaults.info 2722 794 70.8% 23-Feb-97 12:25:46 +Scene.info 2954 922 68.7% 23-Feb-97 18:59:20 +ScreamerII.info 30212 16985 43.7% 24-Feb-97 21:43:54 +ScreamerII 37809 12193 67.7% 24-Feb-97 21:58:40 +ScreamerII.guide 7038 1515 78.4% 24-Feb-97 22:23:26 +ScreamerII.guide.info 2949 985 66.5% 24-Feb-97 22:23:26 +ScreamerII.info -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 146456 50049 65.8% 25-Feb-97 22:54:42 18 files