CompuServe Messages

<<Marketing and sales 101.>> Maybe you should take one of those classes. I have tried selling IPAS routines at price points ranging from under $100 to $400. Some with no copy protection, some with software protection, and some with hardware protection, but you know, you have given me valuable insight into why 3D Studio plug-ins don't sell well. As an animator YOU should review the benefits to be gained from a plug-in. How will it save you time, how will it make your end results look better, how does it complement your creativity. Then make a purchasing decision based on that. I find it tragic and just a little amusing that you are forcing your clients to watch IPAS demos, then depend on their reactions to determine your own purchasing decisions. Does this mean that before you bought 3D Studio, you brought prospective clients to your home and forced them to watch you tinker around with a demo of the program. Then made the proposition to them that if they paid for 3D Studio, your computer, network, office, video equipment, etc that you would do one project for them. They would look at you like you'd lost your proverbial marbles. There are a few wonderful, talented professionals in the 3D Studio market. And they are a joy to work with. They realize their own talent and the ability of the tools that are offered to them. I'm very excited to see the upcoming Siggraph reel to see what this base of raw talent can produce. Unfortunately for 3DS developers, there aren't many of these people. Aaron