PLAYANI
(ver 1.0 Mod 00)
Abandoned Freeware


Although GL and FLI/FLC extension files dominated the 
PC animation scene in the early 90's, IBM developed 
their own high-resolution animation program that used 
the file extension "ANI".  Many of the animations 
created were rendered in very high graphics resolution, 
usually employing reflections, shading, and other 
ray-tracing techniques usually only found at the time 
on high-end graphics workstations.   

Originally for IBM internal use, but later released 
to the general public, PLAYANI will allow you to play 
these *.ANI files.  


Syntax = 
	PLAYANI <filename>.ANI [options]


Options can be prefixed by a - (dash) or / (slash), and 
must all be separated from each other by at least a space.  
Options (dash used for example here):

   -D   Selects "debug" playback mode.  
          Will show individual frames on a checkerboard background 
          for examination of frame differences.  ESC key terminates, 
          any other key advances to next frame.
   -D=1 Same as -D, but no checkerboard background.
   -F=n Specifies N frames-per-second playback speed.
   -K   Causes PLAYANI not to wait on a keystroke before playback.
   -Q   Suppresses all output from PLAYANI ("Quiet" mode).
   -R   Causes a report about animation statistics at termination.
   -T=n Causes PLAYANI to time out and terminate after N seconds.