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Hi Wayne Cole: >It isn't the program I object to as much as the sleaze-ball sales tactics >and the unwillingness to "make it right". Were it not for the honesty of >one of the tech support guys I would have no respect even for the >programmers. But, it is apparent that the marketting side (I guess thats >mainly you) don't care that they probably alienated all the people they >sold pre-release stuff to and to whom misleading claims were made at NAB >93. Well I am happy that one of the tech guys 'connected' with you. I assure you that I am not the 'bad guy' of all marketeers and we certainly did not alienate 'all the people' at NAB '93. We demoed the program there for anyone to see. With any program, Wayne, the first release is going to be the roughest – it doesn't matter which software company. But ours was certainly not 'alpha' (the alpha version was shown at SIGGRAPH '92). Naturally you have the right to your own opinion. In terms of 'making it right', since then we have had numerous updates and an upgrade to V2.4. Also third parties have produced tutorial tapes etc. As advertized, the program does have a very powerful and extensive tool set. A high degree of user configurabilty and 'control' means there is more to learn – and this may not be everyone's 'cup of tea', but it is there for people who want access to tools that they can't normally get on desktop platforms. Your quite right, the 'complexity' is intimidating to some but exhilarating to others. Its unfortunate that not too many Real 3D users seem to hang out in this conference. Some, I am sure, could excite you with what they are capable of doing. Anyway, its been interesting… Best regards Adam Godfrey RSI