Uf 2 still stands as the only shareware app that I've shelled out money for. Upgrading to Uf 3 was a no brainer for me... all those exciting new features and improved interface. Looking at the feature list for Uf 4, I found myself slightly unexcited. I wondered if this was a sympton of a program being too near perfection to allow for must have upgrades. Animation is not of interest to me. Maybe if the creator had thought out of the box and expanded the software in totally new directions I would be a little more excited...

Well, I downloaded it and tried it anyway.

The explorer feature ROCKS and makes it a breaze to explore the changes all those obscure settings hidden away in formulae actually make. This tool allows for much more creative freedom and control and lets the user really direct the exploration involved in image creation with Uf. I'm a little hooked.

Looks like I'll be shelling out for it at some point... (maybe when 4.01 comes out; it will be a little faster and more stable).

Stephen