TRANSPORTER
                    Copyright © 1993 ASDG, Incorporated

                           A MorphPlus(TM) ANIM


                            System Requirements

This  ANIM consists of 640 x 400 64-color frames, and, as such, requires an
AGA-equipped  Amiga, such as an Amiga 1200 or 4000.  An AGA compatible ANIM
player  is  also  required.   The  Electronic  Arts  AGA  Player program is
included in the archive.


                            Making TRANSPORTER

This  ANIM  was  created with ASDG's MorphPlus.  MorphPlus is a stand-alone
program  which  is  compatible  with  all  Art  Department  Professional(R)
modules.

TRANSPORTER  was  done  using a number of techniques in MorphPlus.  The boy
was  faded  in  and  out  gradually  from his chest outwards using an alpha
channel.   (An  alpha  channel  is used to composite one image onto another
with  a  smooth  edge  transition.) The alpha channel and the boy were then
gradually broken up using the Displace Pixel (available in ADPro) operator.
The  alpha channel composite of these images were then done on two separate
backgrounds.

The   transiton   between   the   two   backgrounds   was  done  using  the
SimpleFlyBy.fred  script  included  with  MorphPlus  for use with FRED, the
ADPro,  MorphPlus  FRame EDitor.  This script uses the Perspective operator
to create fly bys or spins with values that you specify.

The  original  TRANSPORTER  animation  was  done for our demo tape.  It was
single  frame  recorded  in  full  24Bit,  768  x 482 format.  This version
obviously had to be greatly scaled down in color resolution and size to fit
on  a  single  disk.   Once  we  had  the single frame images, however, the
creation of this ANIM was easily done through FRED.  The sequence of images
were  loaded  into  FRED  and then scaled down to size, composited with the
text  and frame, rendered in the desired display mode, and compiled into an
ANIM, all in one pass.
  

                           Other MorphPlus Info

MorphPlus  is  a  professional  cinematic  visual  effects  package.  It is
currently  in  use  in television and cinematic productions, replacing high
end systems running on various platforms. 

For  example,  it  has  been  used for several key scenes from the pilot TV
movie  Babylon 5 as well as a recent episode (November 10, 1992) of Quantum
Leap.   At  the time of this writing (January 18, 1993), MorphPlus has been
used in several motion pictures, and is in use on several television shows.

Since   its   release  on  October  1st  1992,  the  major  Amiga  software
distributors  in  North  America  report  that  MorphPlus  has  outsold any
competing product.

The opinions of noted experts in the field:

	"The user interface on MorphPlus is one of the easiest I've seen.
	Setting  up  a  morph is very fast and rendering it is equally as
	fast.   I  feel  that  this program is on par with other programs
	like those from PDI and ILM."

					Peter W. Moyer
					Vice President/Post Production
					The Post Group


The  Post  Group  is the largest privately held post production facility in
the world.

	"It's  scarily  realistic.  MorphPlus produces the most realistic
	shape  shifting  special  effects  I have ever seen on a desktop.
	MorphPlus was the perfect solution to create the complex morphing
	sequences that Babylon 5 required."

					Mark Swain, Animator
					Foundation Imaging

Foundation Imaging are the creators of the special effects for Babylon 5.

Many  of  the  advanced  features found in MorphPlus (and available nowhere
else) are present due to input from visual effects experts.  Our product is
designed  for  (and partly by) professionals in the industry.  As a result,
we  believe our product will produce the best results with the least effort
in any production environment.

MorphPlus's morphing program manages four types of projects. These are:

1.	Moving Morphs

	Two  incoming  streams  of moving frames being merged to produce an
	output stream.

2.	Still Morphs

	Two incoming still images being merged to produce an output stream.

3. 	Moving Warps

	One  incoming  stream of moving frames being deformed to produce an
	output stream.

4. 	Still Warps

	One  incoming  still  image  being  deformed  to  produce an output
	stream.

Keep  in  mind  that  MorphPlus  offers  more  than morphing.  Every effect
performed  by  MorphPlus  is  performed  at cinematic quality levels and is
controlled by a intuitive WYSIWYG user interface.

We  encourage you to see our product at your local dealer.  We also offer a
direct  discounted  price for owners of Art Department Professional Version
2.   The  more  you  know about our product, the more confident we are that
ours is the product you will choose.

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Art  Department  Professional  is Copyright © 1990-1993 ASDG, Incorporated.
MorphPlus is Copyright © 1992-1993 ASDG, Incorporated.  Player is Copyright
© 1989-1992 Electronic Arts.

MorphPlus is a trademark of ASDG Incorporated.  Art Department Professional
is a registered trademark of ASDG Incorporated.