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Old 01-09-2014, 10:01 PM   #101
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What do we know about the new tech from the consumer electronics show that promises 3D without glasses?

Unfortunately the expenses from settling my mum's estate have wiped me out financially so no new goodies for me until I get back into the workforce. But maybe a whisper in my brother's ear when he buys a new monitor for the desktop?
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Old 01-11-2014, 12:21 AM   #102
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Yes, there are several reports of companies showing glasses-free TVs at CES. Here are a couple:
http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/06/s...ee-3d-display/

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-relea...239697531.html

In other breaking news, I'm very close to having a version of MA3 with the two additional feather-duster worms for you guys to test.
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Old 01-12-2014, 09:31 AM   #103
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It still may need some polishing, but if anyone wants to test the latest version of MA3 which contains two additional featherduster corals, here it is:

http://www.fish-byte.com/MA33gBeta.scr

This is an uncompressed file, with no installer.
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Old 01-12-2014, 10:49 AM   #104
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I like them! Glad that they have company now. Thanks Jim.
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Old 01-12-2014, 10:58 AM   #105
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Jim,

I tried the MA3 beta. It showed the splash screen and crashed. I'm running Vista Home Premium. Tried downloading several times.

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Old 01-12-2014, 11:15 AM   #106
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Looks great here.

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Old 01-12-2014, 11:22 AM   #107
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abwolfson - what were the exact symptoms, and what video card do you have?
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Old 01-12-2014, 11:46 AM   #108
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It tries to run for about 10-15 seconds and then crashes for me.
Tried it both as MA33aBeta.scr and also tried renaming it to an EXE.Tried running it as an Administrator.
Tried both TESTFISH and my MA3 product key.

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Old 01-12-2014, 12:03 PM   #109
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Crashes in what way?
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Old 01-12-2014, 12:22 PM   #110
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I have an ATI Radeon HD 3600 video card. What happens is the splash screen comes up on both monitors for around 10 seconds and then crashes with a Windows dialog box stating that the program has stopped running.

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Old 01-12-2014, 12:27 PM   #111
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Same here. Showed SereneScreen MA3 screen for a few secs then returned to desk top.

AMD Athlon II X4 630 / 4096MB / nVidia GTX460 Driver 331.82 / Dx 11 / Win7pro64 / Dual VP920 ViewSonic Monitors.

Also. - Changing to .exe made no difference.
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Old 01-12-2014, 12:33 PM   #112
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Is anyone getting a crash on a single-monitor setup?
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Old 01-12-2014, 12:52 PM   #113
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Jim,

I switched my system to a single monitor. I worked fine and the new feather dusters look great. When I switched back to a dual monitor extended window it crashed again as before. Something in the dual monitor coding.

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Old 01-12-2014, 01:03 PM   #114
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Originally posted by Jim Sachs:
Is anyone getting a crash on a single-monitor setup?  
No crashes, it's running fine on my antique Dell/Intel/Win XP/ATI Radeon HD3600 using a single monitor - a NEC MultiSync PA241W.
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Old 01-12-2014, 01:05 PM   #115
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Aha, that narrows it down.
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Old 01-12-2014, 02:02 PM   #116
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Dual screen here. Two 1920x1080 Acer displays.

I get black screen with Marine Aquarium 3 logo for 10-15 seconds, then a white flash and back to desktop.
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Old 01-12-2014, 02:34 PM   #117
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OK, try this one:

http://www.fish-byte.com/MA33gBeta.scr

Dual screen users, let me know if:
1. It still crashes.
2. The featherdusters show up at all on the second screen.
3. The featherdusters wave in the current and retract when a fish gets too near on the second screen.
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Old 01-12-2014, 02:38 PM   #118
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It runs okay for me on a single monitor, but I think that's to be expected. BTW on the glasses-free 3D I got one of those as my Christmas present to me, just it's rather small...

Fuji used to do 3D cameras (W1, W3) but quit last May, by Christmas the £400+ price for the W3 had come down to £150 and then Amazon did them for £89 in their January sale, at that price it's hard to argue.

It has two cameras/lenses and a 3D rear LCD which works well. It suffers from using small CCDs as the sensors, but it's possible to get some nice shots, plus it does 720p 3D movies that work well.

Anyway, I'll leave any more on that for the photography forum, plus maybe post something...
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Old 01-12-2014, 02:57 PM   #119
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Ok! - It now works on my Dual screens, But....

1. It doesn't crash.
2. The featherdusters show up on the second screen.
3. However, - the featherdusters DON'T wave in the current and retract when a fish gets too near when on the second screen. (They are stationary.)

BUT! - When in MA3 Monitor Settings, if either screen is 'switched off', the featherdusters do then wave in the current and retract when a fish gets near.
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Old 01-12-2014, 04:03 PM   #120
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  • crashes are gone now
  • feather dusters are static (even in window mode, no matter what screen(s) the window is on) when 2nd monitor is enabled in program settings
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