Wide Version update? - Page 2

Jim Sachs · 03-19-2002, 01:48 PM

Can't use any 3rd party dev kits or libraries. The licensing problems can be a nightmare, and it's often hard to determine who's code is responsible when software breaks. We licensed the Installer which the Aquarium uses now, and without the source code we had no idea it was changing the Desktop settings on WinXP. Always better to keep everything in-house.

LittleScooby · 03-19-2002, 09:44 PM

snaps · 03-20-2002, 09:40 AM

Now THAT would be nice!

Snaps

Ricordia · 03-26-2002, 08:14 PM

Will the widescreen version be announced here? I think originally it wasn't going to be announced, but that was when it was planned for release within a week of 1.1's launch. Now that the download frenzy has (probably) subsided, it should be safe to announce new version, right?

Ricordia

feldon34 · 03-26-2002, 09:06 PM

Ricordia,

Check your e-mail.

IXNAY · 03-27-2002, 05:41 AM

Uhm you talked about widescreen in 2001, is it dead now?

SunKing · 03-27-2002, 07:06 AM

The widescreen version is in it's final stages of beta testing. I have no 'inside knowledge', but I'd guess that the widescreen version will be widely (pun intended) available within a month or two.

Jav400 · 03-27-2002, 09:20 AM

Hopefully, quicker than that. Once thats done, and the email nightmares are taken care of Jim can get back to work on the 3D background.

feldon34 · 03-27-2002, 10:23 AM

IXNAY said:
Uhm you talked about widescreen in 2001, is it dead now?

If you are only getting 30 frames per second with the regular 1.1, you will get unsatisfactory results with the widescreen version.

IXNAY · 03-27-2002, 12:38 PM

MAN I JUST ASK

feldon34 · 03-27-2002, 01:51 PM

About 60 people are beta-testing 1.1 Widescreen.

If you have a widescreen display, please e-mail me.

patscarr · 04-09-2002, 10:57 PM

Any news yet on the latest wide screen version availability?

feldon34 · 04-10-2002, 08:48 AM

patscarr,

Check your e-mail.

Also too care of IXNAY last week.

The_StRaNgEr · 04-10-2002, 09:04 PM

Feldon When will it be available for download I would sure like to try it out

Reef Shark · 04-12-2002, 10:18 AM

Hey Jim,with the 3D background in the wide version will the mouths and gills move like the Lion fish?

feldon34 · 04-12-2002, 11:30 AM

Reef Shark,

The Wide version is just like the regular 1.1 version, except 8 fish and a little more coral in the middle to make it look right on 16:9.

So you get the Lionfish and anything else added in 1.1.

The 3D background, which is off in the distance (October but I won't say which year!) is totally different, with new coral.

If you have a widescreen display and want to beta-test 1.1 widescreen, e-mail me.

ESHIREY · 04-12-2002, 08:44 PM

Hey Feldon , I was just wondering . When you posted on here that the tank was going to be going to DX7 , Will the release of the wide screen be DX7 ? I'm just asking buddy . An if not do you have any idea when something like that will be done ? I know we can't set time frames but just ball park .

Also , do you know if Jim (The Professor) started on the fresh water tank yet ? I know he's taking a break but I was just asking .

Shinsa · 04-12-2002, 08:57 PM

Is it possible to add the normal resolutions to the WSSS? (Wide Screen screen saver)

I only have options in it for wide screens, but would like to use other settings like 1280x1024 and then adjust the screen size.

feldon34 · 04-13-2002, 12:07 AM

Sounds counter-productive.

The only reason for the widescreen is if you have a widescreen display or if you are going to use widescreen resolutions.

In order to beta test the widescreen, I set it to 1280x720 and then adjusted my monitor so the picture was the correct shape.

gFunk · 04-16-2002, 09:23 AM

any news on how close the widescreen version is for release? will it be done before the freshwater aquarium?

thanks

03-19-2002, 01:48 PM	#21
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	Can't use any 3rd party dev kits or libraries. The licensing problems can be a nightmare, and it's often hard to determine who's code is responsible when software breaks. We licensed the Installer which the Aquarium uses now, and without the source code we had no idea it was changing the Desktop settings on WinXP. Always better to keep everything in-house. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

03-26-2002, 09:06 PM	#25
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	Ricordia, Check your e-mail. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

03-27-2002, 05:41 AM	#26
IXNAY Green Frog Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 840	Uhm you talked about widescreen in 2001, is it dead now? IXNAY dreaming of the serene terrarium - My Private Homepage -

03-27-2002, 07:06 AM	#27
SunKing Registered Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 238	The widescreen version is in it's final stages of beta testing. I have no 'inside knowledge', but I'd guess that the widescreen version will be widely (pun intended) available within a month or two. My humble Homepage

03-27-2002, 09:20 AM	#28
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	Hopefully, quicker than that. Once thats done, and the email nightmares are taken care of Jim can get back to work on the 3D background. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

03-19-2002, 09:44 PM	#22
LittleScooby Registered Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 3

03-20-2002, 09:40 AM	#23
snaps Registered Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5	Now THAT would be nice! Snaps

03-26-2002, 08:14 PM	#24
Ricordia Reef Keeper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Utah Posts: 17	Will the widescreen version be announced here? I think originally it wasn't going to be announced, but that was when it was planned for release within a week of 1.1's launch. Now that the download frenzy has (probably) subsided, it should be safe to announce new version, right? Ricordia

03-27-2002, 10:23 AM	#29
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	IXNAY said: Uhm you talked about widescreen in 2001, is it dead now? If you are only getting 30 frames per second with the regular 1.1, you will get unsatisfactory results with the widescreen version. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

03-27-2002, 12:38 PM	#30
IXNAY Green Frog Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 840	MAN I JUST ASK IXNAY dreaming of the serene terrarium - My Private Homepage -

03-27-2002, 01:51 PM	#31
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	About 60 people are beta-testing 1.1 Widescreen. If you have a widescreen display, please e-mail me. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

04-09-2002, 10:57 PM	#32
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,455	Any news yet on the latest wide screen version availability? Patrick

04-10-2002, 08:48 AM	#33
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	patscarr, Check your e-mail. Also too care of IXNAY last week. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

04-10-2002, 09:04 PM	#34
The_StRaNgEr Registered Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1	Requesting Wide Version update Feldon When will it be available for download I would sure like to try it out ___ eXcelenT Work Jim__ \|____ The_StRaNgEr____\|

04-12-2002, 10:18 AM	#35
Reef Shark Registered Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 13	Wide Version Hey Jim,with the 3D background in the wide version will the mouths and gills move like the Lion fish?

04-12-2002, 11:30 AM	#36
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	Reef Shark, The Wide version is just like the regular 1.1 version, except 8 fish and a little more coral in the middle to make it look right on 16:9. So you get the Lionfish and anything else added in 1.1. The 3D background, which is off in the distance (October but I won't say which year!) is totally different, with new coral. If you have a widescreen display and want to beta-test 1.1 widescreen, e-mail me. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

04-12-2002, 08:44 PM	#37
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	Hey Feldon , I was just wondering . When you posted on here that the tank was going to be going to DX7 , Will the release of the wide screen be DX7 ? I'm just asking buddy . An if not do you have any idea when something like that will be done ? I know we can't set time frames but just ball park . Also , do you know if Jim (The Professor) started on the fresh water tank yet ? I know he's taking a break but I was just asking . Thank you for taking the time to read this.

04-12-2002, 08:57 PM	#38
Shinsa Registered Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Fayetteville, NC Posts: 407	Is it possible to add the normal resolutions to the WSSS? (Wide Screen screen saver) I only have options in it for wide screens, but would like to use other settings like 1280x1024 and then adjust the screen size. Bob "When you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." _______________________________________________

04-13-2002, 12:07 AM	#39
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	Sounds counter-productive. The only reason for the widescreen is if you have a widescreen display or if you are going to use widescreen resolutions. In order to beta test the widescreen, I set it to 1280x720 and then adjusted my monitor so the picture was the correct shape. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

04-16-2002, 09:23 AM	#40
gFunk Registered Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 3	any news on how close the widescreen version is for release? will it be done before the freshwater aquarium? thanks