#I Need a .3DS Chevy
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Viewpoint's price for custom digitizing a vehicle would start at about $1,200.
This would be for exterior only, and would be a low resolution Dataset. It is
always best for us if a client can look in our current catalog, and pick out a
Dataset that closely represents the resolution and level of detail that is
needed. Turn around time for a low resolution vehicle should be about a week,
but if needed could be as short as 3 days.
A good hires, hi detail exterior could be $2,000 – $3,000. Preferred turn
around time should be about 2 weeks on the average. Again, we are always
willing to discuss your deadlines and do whatever we can to meet them. Other
extras are interiors and engines.
The main thing is that even if we don't have what somebody needs, or it doesn't
look like there is enough time to digitize it, call us any way. It helps us
know where we need to be for time and $. It is our goal to get both turn
around time and cost down quite abit in the next year. Walter Noot (pronounced
"note") coordinates our custom digitizing so call him with any questions.
1-800-DATASET.
yann, we did just complete a '94 acura integra. You should call Walter to
find our what model.
John Thomas "J.T." – Viewpoint DataLabs
Thanks for the info. I'll file it away for future reference.
I'll call walter about the 94 integra. Was it digitized so that Acura could use
CG for an upcoming ad? Or did you guys just decide that you wanted to have that
has part of you model suite. This brings up another question. Under what
circumstances are each model digitized, is it for the manufacturer or ad
agencies, or do you guys just decide: "Wow, it'd be cool to have this car as a
3d model"
Just curious,
Yann Bertaud – VPG, Autodesk.
Yann,
<<Under what circumstances are each model digitized, is it for the manufacturer
or ad agencies, or do you guys just decide: "Wow, it'd be cool to have this car
as a 3d model">>
Nearly all <99%> of the Datasets created is because of customer demand. Those
clients range from modelers doing ad's to others doing medical illustrations to
even others needing things for games or movies. I am not sure what the 94
integra was built for, but the majority of the data for our car Datasets comes
from the car itself.
Casey Johnson
Sales Representative – Viewpoint
JT:
What process of digitizing do you do for the different datasets? It everything
manual, or do you use a Cyberscan type device? From what I understand, you all
do it "by hand", but I'd think that it would take too much time to be charging
only $1-3k. How long to the models take once you have them?
Also, what rights does the customer have on the model? Do they get a
percentage of the profit from the catalog sales, or does Viewpoint get the
complete rights over the model? Approximately how much more would an exclusive
rights model cost?
Just curious.
JNJ
JNJ:
<<Also, what rights does the customer have on the model?>>
The customer has the right to use the Dataset as often as they want to without
reselling the Dataset in modified or non-modified form. In other words, we
don't want you to sell the Dataset to someone who can then use it for another
animation. As for getting a proprietary Dataset, there is an extra charge that
is involved and it depends if you need it proprietary for only an short period
of time or for good. For each Dataset that we build, we hold the exclusive
rights to put it in the catalog for resell unless the Datatset is proprietary.
We can, however, resell even that with your given permission. As for pricing
on such things, you would need to contact Walter Noot at 1-800-328-2738 who is
the Director of Custom Sales.
Casey Johnson
Sales Representative
Thanks. You answered all my questions.
JNJ