#IPAS Routines
12 messages in this thread
Michele:
>> Psst Greg, don't forget to mention the books…
We _never_ forget to mention your books! That's how we became your
top distributor! <bg> How could I forget the excellent advanced 3DS
tips, tricks, and techniques, allowing users to get the most of their
3DS software? Learning the intracacies of the shaper and lofter, the
best way to make glass look like glass, and absolutely killer
reflections! And not to ignore the wonderful way you describe
advanced animation techniques! Did I miss anything? Oh, yes, the
three book set discount of only $129!
Yep, but the only thing you didn't mention is how anyone can get
them. I've posted a message for you, and called, but haven't
yet been able to order. Hey, I WANT these things!
(Doesn't everyone want everything yesterday?)
Did you use these books to do your fantastic resort animation on the
3DS-R3 tape? If you picked up how to do that from these books, I
want them too. I didn't get an opportunity to look at them at the
show. Two of them were stolen (maybe borrowed long term) would be a
better phrase, from your booth before I had a chance to look through
them. Please tell us your secrets Greg(about the animations, I
mean)<G>.
Dennis,
PMJI, I was one of the contractors who actually worked round-the-clock
on the project (along with Mike Morrison, David Carroll, John Slowsky
and others who came and went) and those books you mentioned weren't
published at that time (Sept '92). We just dug up our own tips and
tricks for it. Time was tight, though, so we were limited in how
fancy we could get.
And a FINE piece of work it ended up being. I just wonder if you had
as many stress related headaches as I'm getting working on my current
project. And I don't thinks it's anywhere NEAR as involved or
intricate as the resort piece, or your Foster/Szabo (is that
Hungarian?) piece.
On the Pyros Partnership I don't remember a lot of stress. I have
stronger memories of the camaraderie that developed between the team
than anything else. Finally, there was a great sense of satisfaction
at completing everything the client had asked for by an absurd
deadline. I believe we had 3 1/2 weeks to do it. Fortunately, Greg
had plenty of machines and a network so most scenes could be
rendered, more or less, overnight.
I was actually working on the Szabo (an artist of Hungarian Jewish
ancestry, I believe) project at the same time, although it was
relegated to second place priority at the time because of a flexible
deadline.
I long for the days when I will be working as a 'team' again. Right
now my regular partner is doing an ACAD stint at Autodesk's IDL, and
is understandibly busy. And I seem to be managing alone right now,
but it's more fun to work in a group.
yes, working as a team is most enjoyable, but most of my 3ds work is
done solo. That's just the way it's worked out, I suppose. I've
never had a partner in the company since I don't think there's enough
work to support more than one at the moment.
It's pretty sketchy to go into this biz as a partnership. That was my
original intention, but as fate and luck would have it, my partner
had more intuition than I. We decided on the "independent
suspension" principle of cooperation instead. If one of us gets a
big job, we hire each other. If there's just work for one, whoever
gets it gets it. That's why he's at Autodesk right now.
Dennis:
>> Did you use these books to do your fantastic resort animation on the
>> 3DS-R3 tape?
Can't say that we did! The 6-1/2 minute resort animation was done
before the books, even before anybody's IPAS routines were shipping!
Our team could have written our own tips books after that one!
Greg Pyros
Assuming you have them in stock (g), I'd finally like to order those
handy little books, but I am too lazy to dig for the post it note I
have with your phone number on it, so could you re-post it, or should
I just email the pertinent information to you? I guess now that I am
back in Oregon I don't have to shell out the sales tax… (or pump my
own gas, for that matter:)
Tim:
>> Assuming you have them in stock (g), I'd finally like to order those
>> handy little books, but I am too lazy to dig for the post it note I have
>> with your phone number on it.
You can FAX an order for the 3DS Tips and Tricks books to (714) 833-8655, or
call us at (714) 833-0334!
Greg Pyros