Posted this in both the Wings3D and Bryce forum. Thought it maybe of interested to Vue users as well... The cover CD included with issue #59 of 3D World includes a free copy of Bryce 4.0 and a beta copy of DAZ Studio. This issue jsut hit the stands in Nova Scotia (Canada) this week. The magazine's time period reads 'Christmas 2004' Just picked up a copy.... Thanks DAZ for making this happen...

Nice software at ultra-dirt cheap prices---(and you get what you pay for.) If I didn't already have Bryce 4- the only reason I would want it is to use it to export all the mesh-based B4 OBP freebies and import them into Vue (but I've already done that, heh!) I also have Bryce 5, which I got for an incredibly low price like $14, or something like that, as a DAZ Platinum Club member. And the only reason I did that was in case I saw a nice B5 OBP freebie that I would like to use in Vue 5. DAZ Studio was BEST when it was first released- because it was a special version that used Python to help load the Poser files. I got some really great renders with it and imported lots of stuff into it, including Lightwave files (using Poser as a go-between). But then the 3D Delight render expired, DAZ dropped the Python loader feature, and began a process of "DUMBING DOWN" DAZ Studio for entry-level Windows 98 users- since when you offer something for FREE, it seems to attract all of the LOWEST END USERS and so DAZ was "forced" to make DAZ Studio an under-performing freebie for the "masses". None of this is stuff I can use! I would rather have professional grade software optimized for the latest OS's, etc.- which is what E-on is doing with its Vue 5 series... (Vue 5 will not run under Windows 98- which tells you something right there...)

Daz bought a lemon and is trying to make lemon aide best of luck to them with that. I wonder who will be the next owner of Bryce. :) For the money Vue rocks the socks off most other software in my opinion. :)

Message edited on: 12/22/2004 22:55

"if I didn't already have Bryce 4- the only reason I would want it is to use it to export all the mesh-based B4 OBP freebies and import them into Vue (but I've already done that, heh!)" I didn't think Bryce could export native OBP files in any format. I guess I was wrong?

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