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Thanks. If its shipping, I'll try to pick it up (the special price will help). David
I've been planning on getting Elastic Reality (on reputation alone, I haven't actually seen it… I wonder if they have a demo version?). I didn't think it was shipping yet. Do you know if it is? If so, do you have a phone # for them? Thanks, David
I installed both but have yet to use either. I need to scan through the docs (I WANT HARDCOPY) and see what changes have been made. If I get to any of these soon, I'll let you know. David
>> what technique you used to get it as cleaned up as you did? I painted it by hand in photoshop, but any paint program with a good airbrush tool would work. An airbrush needs to be used to get soft edges, so the figures in the medal would have…
I think you meant the 3ds3\PROCESS directory (not resource). If the ipas files are in the 3ds3\process directory, they should show up.
Yes, the "fixed" version is done (both morph and fx). David
Thanks! David
FYI, Blackbelts Morph 2.0 fix is shipping… I got it last week (I haven't had time to look at it yet). David
I got your image and you have two problems. 1. the image being as grainy as it is, 3ds is reading all those brighter colored specs in the dark (recessed) areas and raising them giving you that bumpy or pitted look. 2. the medal was photographed from the side, giving…
We're shooting the big screen version of "Tales from the Crypt" for the next two weeks (late call time today), and on the last day I'm jumping on a plane to spend a few days out of town for my anniversary. I'm free after that though. Thanks for the offer…
I've never had any programing exposure at all, nor have I really had the interest. I have to admit that sitting there and entering numbers into a script file would probably bore the pants off me (I assume most scripts would be somewhat lengthy – more than one page is…
Thanks for the offer, but I don't think I should have any trouble getting one, considering I have a piece on it. Also I think Gary was going to save a bunch of tapes to send to us forumites if we wanted one for the cost of postage. David
If you want, you can e-mail me the image (if it's a reasonable size) and I can tell you exactly why its not displacing properly. I might even be able to fix it for you and send it back if it's not too involved (I'm pretty quick at that sort…
Thanx. David
Thanks. I was wondering if the whole clip made it on the tape, but I spose not, as the uncut clip is 50 seconds. I bet they cut the water at the top of the shot ( I had a feeling they would). I'd love to see some of the…
James, John, Don, Alan, and all who jumped in on this one…. Thanks. I will have to wait until I get R4 to grasp completely the broader scope of scripting, and to see if it is something I would find useful, or easy enough to use. Will you be able…
>>Basic-like commands… I don't even know what Basic IS. Is it a programing language like C? (Is that the right term to use… programing language? And thats what "C" is, right?) I did reread the feature list again, but most of the stuff mentioned in the scripting heading kinda went…
Thanks for the info. I hope these companies will be posting official descriptions/demos/examples here soon. Regarding the whale scene, I'm finishing up the contest portion this weekend (I planned to do more with it, but ran short on time — as usual) so I assume if Adesk likes it, they…
I was wondering if the scripting is of any use at all to anyone who knows absolutely NOTHING about programing (like me)? I'm still not sure exactly what "scripting" really means. Does it let you just write up in text what 3ds is supposed to do, as opposed to just…
>>Are you saying Autodesk is offering a discounted 3DS if you own of of those other programs ? If so, what's the deal ? I think lightwave is the one with the comp. upgrade. If you own 3DS, then you get a discount on Lightwave. David
Thanks for the reply. The announcement was a complete surprise, and the way the upgrade is put together and priced is unlike any before so it kinda threw me (and others) into a slight state of confusion. Things are becoming clearer now… I can't wait to get my grimey little…
Thanks. I'm spicing up the whale for the contest and just spent the evening at a friends house working on the music and sound FX. And thanks for the IPAS info. Is there any word on when the Digimation Bones IPAS will be out? David
>>I suppose user's should be knocked out by the fact that the next release is apparently & unexpectedly close at hand. I think the R4 announcment caught everybody off-guard. I'm still scrambling to make sense of it. (and waiting patiently for an official person to set us straight. I'm really…
PMJI, but thats odd. Fractal just posted a feature list in the painter section of the comp. art forum and 3d painting was NOT on that list. I then asked Fractal about this and they said that the 3d painting feature was not part of 3.0, but that it was…
Thanks for the info. I hope details of these IPAS routines will be posted here soon. (but I expect we will have to wait until siggraph is over before the companies have time). Ugh. I hate waiting… David
# r4 paranoia
Message #114673
From the sound of the press release, I think that some of the included plug-ins are being done by 3rd party developers. ?? David
>>You get the picture. I do get the picture, and share the same concerns. I hope someone jumps in and sets us straight on this issue…. (who's doing what?) David
I think we're all a little confused. Someone mentioned "Schrieber's IK module", and if so, it doesn't sound like that is part of the deal with the $295 upgrade (why the drop in price?). Someone from Adesk should officially set us straight on this, we need the details of what…
Thats' funny, it sounds like you got even less of the message than I did. The last line I've got is… >>- Plug-ins can automatically do a Hold or Fetch operations to auto Still not a complete sentence (or even a complete word). I think the message length was too…
WOW!! I don't know what else to say. I'm curious to know if that message is complete, it seems to be cut off. Have a look if you pop back on and let us know if it's all there. Now I have to go take a walk to catch my…
I'll play for a few minutes and let you know. David
#KPT tile filter / Pstyle
Message #114432
I just got a reply back from HSC about the problem using Power tools 2.0 with Photostyler 2.0, including the seamless tile filter, and just thought I'd mention to anyone interested that they are aware of the problem and working on a fix. If you use Photostyler (and no other…
I wanted something like this not too long ago, and found a couple of utilities in some graphics and windows forums that claimed to do this, but none of them worked properly. If you find something that actually works, let me know. Thanx, David
Yes, the Win version is correct. A fair warning to all though…. I tried the "seamless Welder" in photostyler 2.0 and can't get it to work properly. It works fine in Photoshop, and in painter it's fine after a little fussing. I'm gonna ask HSC about the Pstyler thing. David
>> work in Photostyler? I know it will work with photostyler 2.0, but I'm not sure about 1.1. It will work with any program that adheres to the Adobe plug-in standard. The list includes Photostyler, Fractal Painter, Fuave Matisse, Corel Photopaint, Altamira Composer, and Picture Publisher. And regarding lawsuits… we…
#114188-
Seamless tiles made easy
Message #114209
>> work in Photostyler? I know it will work with photostyler 2.0, but I'm not sure about 1.1. It will work with any program that adheres to the Adobe plug-in standard. The list includes Photostyler, Fractal Painter, Fuave Matisse, Corel Photopaint, Altamira Composer, and Picture Publisher. And regarding lawsuits… we…
>> the O.J. scene, or is that something you'd rather leave well enough alone? You said it. I'm not even going to get into that one. David
I got it as an upgrade from 1.0, so I'm not sure what the new one goes for. If I remember correctly, if purchased new it MAY come bundled with Fuave Matisse light. David
I got it as an upgrade from 1.0, so I'm not sure what the new one goes for. If I remember correctly, if purchased new it MAY come bundled with Fuave Matisse light. David
#Seamless tiles made easy
Message #114121
To all interested, I just got and started playing around with Kai's Power Tools 2.0, an add-on package for Photoshop and PS plug-in compatable programs. It is quite an improvement over the first version, but the main reason I'm bringing this up is a real nifty filter that's included. It's…
Yes, that is a great title. David
>> it wouldn't obliterate the planet, which the Jupiter impact would seem to indicate. Yes, this is a good point. I'm guessing that the hydrogen in jupiter's atmosphere makes for a MUCH more powerful explosive effect than what would happen here on earth. David
I'll send it now. David
>>"The worst weekend in the history of the world" So… did that happen on a saturday or sunday? David
#Jupiter
Message #113962
>>Had the fragments hit Earth traveling at yesterday's 130,000 mph impact velocity, it would have created a 36 mile-wide-crater, Shoemaker said – one about the size of San Diego. Here's a rough comparison. I believe the largest fragment yet to hit jupiter was about 2 miles across. In the quote…
>>nuclear arms & materials for sale… Your right, that is very scary. I try not to think about stuff like that much… 'scuse me while I slip back into my own little world. David PS. I just recieved the new 3D Artist today (with your IPAS article) and its starting…
Even ONE megaton boggles my mind! You mentioned a 100 mile object hitting the earth, that number seems awfully big considering an object of that size would blast a crater something like 2000 miles wide. I did see a documentary about that hit (yucatan) a while back, but I don't…
>> do you keep any snakes? I used to as a kid, but I only have lizards now (a chameleon, iguana, and various geckos – and a bird). Any of the small Boas would be a good animal to have, but make sure you get and read a book or…
I have one. If I popped it in the mail in the morning, would you get it in time? let me know. David
I don't know if I'd call myself an "astrobuff" or not, (I had a 'scope when I was in high school) but I'm fairly knowledgeble and very interested in the subject. I'm sort of an all-around science nerd, but my stronger interests lay in paleontology, marine biology, and astronomy. (I…
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