Making the GPL Spares Factory Lotus dash work

I too got the "unable to load track" message when I tired the new Lotus dash. After converting the Dash7.mip from the download to a .bmp I noticed that the .bmp size was 512 X 256. The original Dash7.mip converted to a .bmp that was 256 X 128. I resized the new dash .bmp to 256 X 128, converted it back to a .mip and stuck it in my Lotus folder and now it works fine. The question is now whether I can get used to the glare on the glass on the gauges. My apologies to Ken Drouillard for messing with his files. was that confusing Randy To email me remove the "u"s

Can you mail Ken the file and let him test it? I am having the same problem (V3, 1024 resolution), so you could also mail it to me and I'll post here with the results. How could one system re-size this mip to the correct size, yet others do not? Marc. "Randy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> I too got the "unable to load track" message when I tired the new > Lotus dash. After converting the Dash7.mip from the download to a > .bmp I noticed that the .bmp size was 512 X 256. The original > Dash7.mip converted to a .bmp that was 256 X 128. I resized the new > dash .bmp to 256 X 128, converted it back to a .mip and stuck it in my > Lotus folder and now it works fine. The question is now whether I can > get used to the glare on the glass on the gauges. My apologies to Ken > Drouillard for messing with his files. > > was that confusing > Randy > To email me remove the "u"s

OK, I thought...."don't be so lazy." Convert the thing yourself. Tried to convert it using Noonan's GPL MIP program and I get a 1KB .bmp output file (obviously not valid). It reports that it is a transparent image, but the output is useless. What converter did you use? What is the file date/size stamp on your dash7.mip? Thanks, Marc. "Marc Collins" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:TDO%4.40662$[email hidden]... > Can you mail Ken the file and let him test it? I am having the sameproblem

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> (V3, 1024 resolution), so you could also mail it to me and I'll post here > with the results. How could one system re-size this mip to the correct > size, yet others do not? > > Marc. > > "Randy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > I too got the "unable to load track" message when I tired the new > > Lotus dash. After converting the Dash7.mip from the download to a > > .bmp I noticed that the .bmp size was 512 X 256. The original > > Dash7.mip converted to a .bmp that was 256 X 128. I resized the new > > dash .bmp to 256 X 128, converted it back to a .mip and stuck it in my > > Lotus folder and now it works fine. The question is now whether I can > > get used to the glare on the glass on the gauges. My apologies to Ken > > Drouillard for messing with his files. > > > > was that confusing > > Randy > > To email me remove the "u"s > >

I'll correct the size, and post it to the site as well.... working on a stripped down version 2 right now which can / will be with or without glare =] "Marc Collins" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:tNO%4.40915$[email hidden]... > OK, I thought...."don't be so lazy." Convert the thing yourself. Triedto > convert it using Noonan's GPL MIP program and I get a 1KB .bmp output file > (obviously not valid). It reports that it is a transparent image, but the > output is useless. What converter did you use? What is the filedate/size

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> stamp on your dash7.mip? > > Thanks, > > Marc. > > "Marc Collins" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:TDO%4.40662$[email hidden]... > > Can you mail Ken the file and let him test it? I am having the same > problem > > (V3, 1024 resolution), so you could also mail it to me and I'll post

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> > with the results. How could one system re-size this mip to the correct > > size, yet others do not? > > > > Marc. > > > > "Randy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > I too got the "unable to load track" message when I tired the new > > > Lotus dash. After converting the Dash7.mip from the download to a > > > .bmp I noticed that the .bmp size was 512 X 256. The original > > > Dash7.mip converted to a .bmp that was 256 X 128. I resized the new > > > dash .bmp to 256 X 128, converted it back to a .mip and stuck it in my > > > Lotus folder and now it works fine. The question is now whether I can > > > get used to the glare on the glass on the gauges. My apologies to Ken > > > Drouillard for messing with his files. > > > > > > was that confusing > > > Randy > > > To email me remove the "u"s > > > > > >

Just sent you the corrected .mip. I used winmip to convert between .mip and .bmp and back and used Paint Shop Pro to resize. On Thu, 08 Jun 2000 15:16:41 GMT, "Marc Collins" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>OK, I thought...."don't be so lazy." Convert the thing yourself. Tried to >convert it using Noonan's GPL MIP program and I get a 1KB .bmp output file >(obviously not valid). It reports that it is a transparent image, but the >output is useless. What converter did you use? What is the file date/size >stamp on your dash7.mip? > >Thanks, > >Marc. > >"Marc Collins" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:TDO%4.40662$[email hidden]... >> Can you mail Ken the file and let him test it? I am having the same >problem >> (V3, 1024 resolution), so you could also mail it to me and I'll post here >> with the results. How could one system re-size this mip to the correct >> size, yet others do not? >> >> Marc. >> >> "Randy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >> news:[email hidden]... >> > I too got the "unable to load track" message when I tired the new >> > Lotus dash. After converting the Dash7.mip from the download to a >> > .bmp I noticed that the .bmp size was 512 X 256. The original >> > Dash7.mip converted to a .bmp that was 256 X 128. I resized the new >> > dash .bmp to 256 X 128, converted it back to a .mip and stuck it in my >> > Lotus folder and now it works fine. The question is now whether I can >> > get used to the glare on the glass on the gauges. My apologies to Ken >> > Drouillard for messing with his files. >> > >> > was that confusing >> > Randy >> > To email me remove the "u"s >> >> >

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done tested it here and it works just as well as first revision, resolution does drop though.... "ken drouillard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8hofkc$s56$[email hidden]...

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> I'll correct the size, and post it to the site as well.... > working on a stripped down version 2 right now which can / will be with or > without glare =] > > > "Marc Collins" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:tNO%4.40915$[email hidden]... > > OK, I thought...."don't be so lazy." Convert the thing yourself. Tried > to > > convert it using Noonan's GPL MIP program and I get a 1KB .bmp output

file > > (obviously not valid). It reports that it is a transparent image, butthe

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> > output is useless. What converter did you use? What is the file > date/size > > stamp on your dash7.mip? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Marc. > > > > "Marc Collins" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:TDO%4.40662$[email hidden]... > > > Can you mail Ken the file and let him test it? I am having the same > > problem > > > (V3, 1024 resolution), so you could also mail it to me and I'll post > here > > > with the results. How could one system re-size this mip to the

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> > > size, yet others do not? > > > > > > Marc. > > > > > > "Randy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:[email hidden]... > > > > I too got the "unable to load track" message when I tired the new > > > > Lotus dash. After converting the Dash7.mip from the download to a > > > > .bmp I noticed that the .bmp size was 512 X 256. The original > > > > Dash7.mip converted to a .bmp that was 256 X 128. I resized the new > > > > dash .bmp to 256 X 128, converted it back to a .mip and stuck it in

my > > > > Lotus folder and now it works fine. The question is now whether Ican > > > > get used to the glare on the glass on the gauges. My apologies toKen

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> > > > Drouillard for messing with his files. > > > > > > > > was that confusing > > > > Randy > > > > To email me remove the "u"s > > > > > > > > > > > >

sorry, I was just kidding about the glare, it adds to the realisim. Randy On Thu, 8 Jun 2000 11:54:43 -0400, "ken drouillard" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>I'll correct the size, and post it to the site as well.... >working on a stripped down version 2 right now which can / will be with or >without glare =] > > >"Marc Collins" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:tNO%4.40915$[email hidden]... >> OK, I thought...."don't be so lazy." Convert the thing yourself. Tried >to >> convert it using Noonan's GPL MIP program and I get a 1KB .bmp output file >> (obviously not valid). It reports that it is a transparent image, but the >> output is useless. What converter did you use? What is the file >date/size >> stamp on your dash7.mip? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Marc. >> >> "Marc Collins" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >> news:TDO%4.40662$[email hidden]... >> > Can you mail Ken the file and let him test it? I am having the same >> problem >> > (V3, 1024 resolution), so you could also mail it to me and I'll post >here >> > with the results. How could one system re-size this mip to the correct >> > size, yet others do not? >> > >> > Marc. >> > >> > "Randy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >> > news:[email hidden]... >> > > I too got the "unable to load track" message when I tired the new >> > > Lotus dash. After converting the Dash7.mip from the download to a >> > > .bmp I noticed that the .bmp size was 512 X 256. The original >> > > Dash7.mip converted to a .bmp that was 256 X 128. I resized the new >> > > dash .bmp to 256 X 128, converted it back to a .mip and stuck it in my >> > > Lotus folder and now it works fine. The question is now whether I can >> > > get used to the glare on the glass on the gauges. My apologies to Ken >> > > Drouillard for messing with his files. >> > > >> > > was that confusing >> > > Randy >> > > To email me remove the "u"s >> > >> > >> >> >

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Okay I'm going to ask a stupid question. What's the URL for GPL Spares Factory? -- Michael Horton GPL F2/F3 Hotlaps and Other Downloadables http://www.bus.nait.ab.ca/staff/mikeh/gpl

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> > I too got the "unable to load track" message when I tired the new > Lotus dash. After converting the Dash7.mip from the download to a > .bmp I noticed that the .bmp size was 512 X 256. The original > Dash7.mip converted to a .bmp that was 256 X 128. I resized the new > dash .bmp to 256 X 128, converted it back to a .mip and stuck it in my > Lotus folder and now it works fine. The question is now whether I can > get used to the glare on the glass on the gauges. My apologies to Ken > Drouillard for messing with his files. >

Good solution. GPL is not designed to deal with textures sized larger than 256x256 - some rasterisers may bomb out, and some graphics cards (such as Voodoo 1's, 2's and 3's) can't handle textures any larger than 256x256 either. Have you tried scaling the 512x256 mip down to a 256x256 mip? I'm not sure if that will view correctly, but if it does it would maximise possible dash resolution.

Bummer on the Voodoo limitation...the smaller format is a big drop in resolution. Do you know if the Voodoo5 will be able to handle the larger formats? Marc. "Grant Reeve" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> > > Randy wrote: > > > > I too got the "unable to load track" message when I tired the new > > Lotus dash. After converting the Dash7.mip from the download to a > > .bmp I noticed that the .bmp size was 512 X 256. The original > > Dash7.mip converted to a .bmp that was 256 X 128. I resized the new > > dash .bmp to 256 X 128, converted it back to a .mip and stuck it in my > > Lotus folder and now it works fine. The question is now whether I can > > get used to the glare on the glass on the gauges. My apologies to Ken > > Drouillard for messing with his files. > > > Good solution. GPL is not designed to deal with textures sized larger > than 256x256 - some rasterisers may bomb out, and some graphics cards > (such as Voodoo 1's, 2's and 3's) can't handle textures any larger than > 256x256 either. Have you tried scaling the 512x256 mip down to a 256x256 > mip? I'm not sure if that will view correctly, but if it does it would > maximise possible dash resolution.

http://129.100.29.86/gpl/ Jan. =--- Michael Horton wrote...

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> Okay I'm going to ask a stupid question. What's the URL for GPL Spares > Factory? > > -- > Michael Horton > GPL F2/F3 Hotlaps and Other Downloadables > http://www.bus.nait.ab.ca/staff/mikeh/gpl > >

http://129.100.29.86/gpl/ Jan. =---

hmm, that IS unfortunate....it seems a great deal of people can actually run the larger mip which is 512 X 256 though.... "Grant Reeve" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> > > Randy wrote: > > > > I too got the "unable to load track" message when I tired the new > > Lotus dash. After converting the Dash7.mip from the download to a > > .bmp I noticed that the .bmp size was 512 X 256. The original > > Dash7.mip converted to a .bmp that was 256 X 128. I resized the new > > dash .bmp to 256 X 128, converted it back to a .mip and stuck it in my > > Lotus folder and now it works fine. The question is now whether I can > > get used to the glare on the glass on the gauges. My apologies to Ken > > Drouillard for messing with his files. > > > Good solution. GPL is not designed to deal with textures sized larger > than 256x256 - some rasterisers may bomb out, and some graphics cards > (such as Voodoo 1's, 2's and 3's) can't handle textures any larger than > 256x256 either. Have you tried scaling the 512x256 mip down to a 256x256 > mip? I'm not sure if that will view correctly, but if it does it would > maximise possible dash resolution.