Forum: Vue


Subject: E-on software Ships Vue d

Lynn opened this issue on Oct 09, 2003 ยท 34 posts


Lynn posted Thu, 09 October 2003 at 1:10 PM

I cannot go into details as it impacts more than just e-on software, but I can say that we have incorporated specific runtimes into Vue to enable both static (Vue 4, Vue 4 Pro) and animated (Mover) capabilities. What's in there for static imports is pretty lightweight but its more sophisticated than, say, a 3DS importer. But otherwise, you wouldnt have the capability to import Poser stuff at all. Some developers tried to do some tricks with OBJs to bring in Poser content, but my feeling is that is complexity balloon ripe for an ugly explosion. Much of the Poser format has been decoded by users, but there is much that isnt exposed, especially in Poser 5 --what is exposed in a pz3 file may have no relevance without the right interpreter. We see Poser support as a feature that's very relevant to some customers, especially Vue d'Esprit customers. Vue d'Esprit is priced in the same ballpark as Poser and has a compatible but not exactly the same customer mix (we've bundled Vue 4 and Poser 4 before). Pro was released after a significant amount of feedback from interested parties we met with at SIGGRAPH and follow up feedback from others. While Poser support didnt figure much in that feedback, the support for Poser is very important to a number of customers who have Vue d'Esprit already and considering Pro, and we wouldnt have wanted to disappoint them. Best regards, Lynn Fredricks e-on software