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#SoftF/X Release Day

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#1218From: Dave BerkusOct 14, 1994 1:30 AM
Dear Daniel: Could you please tell me when does your company relases the new SoftF/X for Windows to market? Do you provide the demo version to allow user to test the result of the product. If yes, please notice me as soon as possible. Thanks for your attention……. I am very interesting in the product…
#1274From: Byte by Byte CorporationOct 18, 1994 1:55 PM
Hi Dave: Thank you for your interest in our SoftF/X software. SoftF/X will be released in the U.S. and Canada on or before Nov 7,1994. The introductory price through 12/94 is $497.50, a 50% savings off the $995 list price. The demo version will not be available until late November. The cost of the SoftF/X demo with a 150+ page tutorial manual is $19.95. Thank you. Scott
#1286From: Dave BerkusOct 19, 1994 1:10 AM
Dear Sir: Thanks for your information about the product. Finally, I also got a question. Does the software have 30 day money back guarantee?
#1287From: David HofmannOct 19, 1994 2:28 AM
You will have a demo with a tutorial? Never seen that, but it sure is a good idea. A demo of a complex program without any docs is useless. BTW how has the modeller changed since the DOS version? Are there deformation tools? -David
#1290From: Byte by Byte CorporationOct 19, 1994 8:46 AM
Hi David: The modeler in SoftF/X offers basically the same features as did Envisage 3D for DOS with the exception of a new 2D Bezier drawing tool. The 2D Bezier drawing tool functions exactly as the one in Adobe Illustrator. The new SoftF/X modeler is much easier to use and does not require use of two mouse buttons to operate. The modeler enables for third parties to write plug-in modelers such as additional deformation tools. Note that SoftF/X enables third parties to write plug-in shaders, import/export filter, modelers, special effects, post processes, and animation scripts. Full developer documentation is complete and available. SoftF/X is completely extensible and plug-ins are installed as DLL's. In the initial release of SoftF/X, we concentrated on ease of use (completely Windows standard with the look and feel of traditional 2D graphics software such as Photoshop), extensibility, and blazingly fast performance. SoftF/X will dramatically change DOS users minds regarding the performance of Windows. I believe that you will be impressed with SoftF/X. We believe third party extensions will appear shortly after the November 7th release. The Essence library of textures for SoftF/X has been complete for some time although no word from Apex Publishing as to pricing and delivery dates. A number of IPAS developers have also expressed interest in porting their routines. We will keep you informed when these extensions are released. Thank you for your continued interest. Best regards, Scott
#1313From: David HofmannOct 20, 1994 1:36 AM
Hi Scott, thanks for your reply. -David