My lasersoft

[Sergey]

Yes, I do not intend to distribute any copyrighted materials with my software. And my project is still not finished(and I even dont know when it will be finished). So you can be calmly, no copyrighted frames will be distributed.

[buffo]

Sometimes "Doing the right thing" is a matter of perspective and not morality.

And just where are you going with that line of reasoning, Alex? Are you saying that your definition of "right" depends on your perspective? Or that Bill's definition of "right" is somehow different from yours because of your unique perspective?

Please explain, because it sure sounds like you're trying to justify an unethical (or immoral, or illegal, if you prefer) act based on someone's "perspective", which is hogwash.

bits and bytes can not be stolen... only copied...

Wrong. Suppose I steal your computer's hard drive. In that case I have not only stolen your physical property (the drive) but also stolen whatever content (intellectual property) you had saved on it. Assuming that you didn't back it up, I've now got the only copy. Thus I have deprived you of your bits: the very definition of theft.

I do agree that copyright infringement is technically not the same thing as theft because you do not deprive the original copyright holder of the item you copied. But that's arguing over semantics. The larger point is that both acts (theft and copyright infringement) are fundamentally unethical (and, incidentally, illegal as well). Do you disagree?

Adam

[Stuka]

Sometimes "Doing the right thing" is a matter of perspective and not morality.

bits and bytes can not be stolen... only copied...

Interesting -

If that's the case, I guess it's OK for me to slap a new bitmap on a certain freeware laserframe creation software package, rename it "LaserStuka", and pass it off as my own!

Yes, I do not intend to distribute any copyrighted materials with my software. And my project is still not finished(and I even dont know when it will be finished). So you can be calmly, no copyrighted frames will be distributed.

I'm sure Bill's intent was to help keep everyone "legal" and avoid any possible related issues for any of us down the road.
We're looking foward to seeing your project, Sergey!!

[Sergey]

The first release of my new software for simple shows. Supported 3 types of DACs on parallel port. Supported data formats: #0 and #1. Many features are didnt added yet and still has some bugs.

[Sergey]

Note, it is only executable file, not setup program.

[Profexion]

Sergey looks that you are doing a GREAT job, it is a challenge for you and you enjoy it. Keep up the good work !!

[soforene]

Nice one Sergey.
Would it be possible to add some way to adjust the speed of the preview playback?
When I run some of my frames, they whizz by.

[Sergey]

The main reason of very high frame rate in preview mode is speed of your computer. Frames with less points will work faster and vice versa. I think to implement constant framerate using system timer. But using preview this way will not give objective results because target laser system is vector oriented.

Program supports 3 DACs: Norm DAC08, DAC0832 with latch for color info and laser controller with 1KB buffer memory of my own design. I didnt test DAC0832 because I dont have it. Does anybody tested it?

[soforene]

That's the first time I've found out that my PC is too fast for something.

[p1t8ull]

my PC is too fast

Thats an easy fix, install McAfee