"DJ Wiza" <Kil### [at] sohcahtoanet> wrote in message 
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> Yeah...I thought about that...there are so many MPEG4 codecs out 
there. 
>   MS has one, plus there's DivX, XviD, and I'm sure many others.  I 
> think I'll start attaching MPEG1 files with a link to a DivX file.  Or 

> do you think I should do it the other way around?  Or perhaps upload 
both?

I think you should post MPEG1 files here, and post a link to an 
XviD-file :p  But if DivX is your thing, then by all means, go for DivX 
:)
wouldn't post them both here though.

> I don't use OGG Vorbis for that reason, pretty much.  I don't think 
Nero 
> supports OGG when I want to create an audio CD, and converting to WAV 
> manually is a pain.

hmm, you know, I listened to an audio CD this weekend, only one track, 
and it suddenly hit me: I hadn't listened to a real audio CD for about 5 
years :)
 
> I'm currently in the process of rendering a new version with an actual 

> track, complete with 2 running rails, a center spine, and track ties. 
> It looks similar to a style Schwarzkopf used in his roller coasters. 
> Eventually, I'll have all the track designs that No Limits supports. 
> Although some, like the Intamin and B&M track styles, will require 
some 
> extra coding.  B&M has a boxy design for their track, and Intamin's 
> track ties actually connect forward in their design.

amazing, I'm looking forward to your next animations :)
 
> This picture shows the Schwarzkopf style I'm creating:
> http://www.rcdb.com/ig2264.htm?picture=38
> (Except my implementation doesn't have those small bars between the 
ties)
> 
> This is a typical B&M design:
> http://www.rcdb.com/ig2528.htm?picture=45
> Note the faceted spine shape.
> 
> And here's Intamin's design:
> http://www.rcdb.com/ig594.htm?picture=9

that one's high!! :)
 
> Of course, there are many other designers, but they'll be easy to 
> implement.  They just need different diameters/offsets for the rails 
and 
> a different meshes for the ties.
> 
> For example, Arrow Dynamics:
> http://www.rcdb.com/ig25.htm?picture=17
> 
> Premier:
> http://www.rcdb.com/ig593.htm?picture=22
> 
> And more...
> 
> To see how all these designs look in No Limits, go to the screen shots 

> section at http://www.nolimitscoaster.de/
> 
> (Of course, Ole Lange, the author of No Limits, doesn't use the 
company 
> names, probably due to copyrights, with the except of Gerstlauer, who 
> he's actually been working with to create their train/track designs.)

really interesting stuff, didn't know there were so many kinds of tracks 
:)

cu!
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