Please go to CP, click the "Passport Deals!" link on the left hand navigation bar, and tell me what the most recent deal is. I think I may be loosing my mind, but I have taken screen shots.

Dirt cheap for an entire planet!

Wonder what the price is for non-passport members!

Free Planet Earth - The Final Chapter

Price: US $10,000,000.00
Passport Price: US $9,999,999.00 (Passport $1.00 off)

Have you viewed the Readme? That tends to suggest it might not be such a good deal.

Quote - Have you viewed the Readme? That tends to suggest it might not be such a good deal.

Hmmmn, yeah pretty grim. The filesize is none too reassuring either.

They are probably hoping for some Turbosquid regulars to drop by.   I love this line on the Silo ($109) site:

"Those who subscribe to the "you get what you pay for" mentality are strongly encouraged to contact sales and will be allowed to purchase Silo for the optional price of $1,000 per seat."

I like the Silo statement...... unfortunally MeshBox is adopting the turbosquid mentality here with their models,they want game developers to pay more for the same stuff poser users buy at 10% of the price. Vanishing Point also charges Max users more then Poser users. Strange habits some have.

As for the thing at CP, I guess we're all wondering what this is all about.....

Quote - As for the thing at CP, I guess we're all wondering what this is all about.....

advertisin most likely....ppl talkin bout cp...other ppl not havin a clue whats goin on, go to look......

Quote - advertisin most likely....ppl talkin bout cp...other ppl not havin a clue whats goin on, go to look......

I suspect not. More like either they've been hacked, from outside or by disgruntled employee, or they've made the classic mistake that a British bank made years ago. This bank created a template letter addressed to "Dear Rich Bastard", then accidentaly sent it out, to their top 100 customers, without replacing the dummy greeting.

Quote - Who's the guy in this image though, I almost recognise him?

Al Gore.

I can't see that the CP thing does anything more than pull together lots of their previous offerings:  the White House, the Earth, comets, alien space ships etc. etc..   I am sure that they'd love someone to cough 10 million (with $1 change) for the lot, but I'm not quite sure what effect they are really hoping for.

Quote - > Quote - Who's the guy in this image though, I almost recognise him?

Al Gore.

Ah, Ok, so maybe I should be embarassed at not recognising him, even though I'm a European.

Quote - I like the Silo statement...... unfortunally MeshBox is adopting the turbosquid mentality here with their models,they want game developers to pay more for the same stuff poser users buy at 10% of the price. Vanishing Point also charges Max users more then Poser users. Strange habits some have.

That's the way of the world. Users of professional grade applications expect to pay more so they do. If you can afford Max then $35 for a model is pocket change. Game developers expect to pay more because they would need redistribution rights for the meshes.

Quote - > Quote - > Quote - Who's the guy in this image though, I almost recognise him?

Al Gore.

 

Ah, Ok, so maybe I should be embarassed at not recognising him, even though I'm a European.

It's an old picture, he has put on weight since then.

EricJ is correct: Max and Lightwave users expect to pay more for their models. (Not as high as some of the prices at TurboSquid, though.)

Many people have said that the Poser market is under-valued, especially when you can get high-poly models at DAZ for $1.99 in their Platinum Club or get sets of models for 75% off at Content Paradise.
How many times have merchants talked about the fact that some Poser users complain that a good-quality, $10 product is too expensive or that is should be offered for free? Many times, the Poser version comes with features that are unheard of other formats (MAT poses to apply textures, 4 or 5 (or more) sets of alternate textures, geometry swapping, etc).
If anything, the Poser version of a model should be much more expensive than the Studio Max model which does not include MAT poses and probably does not include alternate textures.

Quote - EricJ is correct: Max and Lightwave users expect to pay more for their models. (Not as high as some of the prices at TurboSquid, though.)

Very likely all true, but do they offer a hideous death, at the hands of the Four Horsemen of the Apocolypse, such as CP is now offering for a mere $10 million?

Yeah, yeah, well, never mind all that...   Is there going to be a Vue Santa Maria?

Quote - Yeah, yeah, well, never mind all that...   Is there going to be a Vue Santa Maria?

More than my job's worth to leak information like that.

Quote - Very likely all true, but do they offer a hideous death, at the hands of the Four Horsemen of the Apocolypse, such as CP is now offering for a mere $10 million?

The painting isn't of the four horsemen. It's called "The Battle of the Standard" by Rubens, and is belived to be a copy of a painting by daVinci. 

The Wiki article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battle_of_Anghiari_%28painting%29

Quote - The painting isn't of the four horsemen. It's called "The Battle of the Standard" by Rubens, and is belived to be a copy of a painting by daVinci.

I knew that, but I was gambling that he didn't, thanks for putting me right.

Oddly enough I ran across the article when I wiki'd "Cerca trova" which apears in the product description. Wikipedia redirected me to the link I posted above.

Google translates Cerca trova as "It tries finds" or Seek and you shall find.

I'm a bit mystified by the product. There doesn't seem to be a punch line that would explain the joke. Could just be an attention getter.

Darn it!! I just bought an ice cube prop on Tubo Squid for $ 100,000.00 before I saw this. Now I don;t have enough on my MasterCash card to get it!!

mike

Quote - Oddly enough I ran across the article when I wiki'd "Cerca trova" which apears in the product description. Wikipedia redirected me to the link I posted above.

Google translates Cerca trova as "It tries finds" or Seek and you shall find.

I'm a bit mystified by the product. There doesn't seem to be a punch line that would explain the joke. Could just be an attention getter.

Or could be just a joke that was never intended to escape into the wild. We have a plant on C3D that would be a tad embarassing if it ever found its way into the store...

"Cerca trova":

Cerca:  "Seek"

Trova:   "Find"

Rubens was a far superior artist to Leonardo in every area of painting and drawing.   He did portraits better, did anatomy better (although he may well have owed a lot to Leonardo's own work on anatomy),  was something of a pioneer of landscape art.

If I was bill gates, there's no way I'd pay that price for that. :lol:

Quote - Have you viewed the Readme? That tends to suggest it might not be such a good deal.

What readme file?  When you click on it you get an art image.

Stuff like this happens fairly often at CP. Not sure why.  Possibly a publicity stunt or some really inattentive staff members working there.

Quote - > Quote - Have you viewed the Readme? That tends to suggest it might not be such a good deal.

What readme file?  When you click on it you get an art image.

Indeed you do, and what a cute image it is too!

And to think I put it down to political commentary... It being the 4th and all...

It could be one of those "Easter Eggs", you know the kind that are sometimes hidden in programs, movies, games etc?

Or maybe some kind of contest that is never announced and whomever emails telling them about it wins?  LOL

Didn't Poser Science have a medium sized catalog at CP? Aren't they affiliated with CP in some way? Now they have three products, Earth - Final chapter at the price above, the Gift Bag which is now priced at $19,777 and the WTC, at a reasonable $9.95.

They had a camel which I had wishlisted, and I noticed earlier today that it was listing as no longer available.

The plot thickens...

Quote - They had a camel which I had wishlisted,

Did they, I'm quite into camels, what were its toes like?

Can't say. I'm not interested in camel toes.

Quote - Can't say. I'm not interested in camel toes.

Sorry to hear that. Personally I've made a lifes work out studying even-toed ungulates, each to his own though I suppose.

lol, I think it's time for me to pack it in for tonight. I can't tell if you're talking about camel toes or camel toes.  One could be serious and the other just being "punny" :)

One could get sent to the dungeon for pun-nishment for speaking of camel toes in an open forum! :tt2:

On other CP Fronts! Has anyone seen this weeks new freebie? Jet-Twins Mechaboy? He looks Hawt!!! (That's HOT for the teenage slang impaired)

The whole situation with this is totally weird!!

I went to look for camels at CP and I'm afraid I got side-tracked by this:

WW1 - SOPWITH CAMEL
GERMAN FIGHTER - BIPLANE
Infamous "Red Baron" Aircraft

Well, they got the "WW1" and the "biplane" bits right.   And, yes, it is an aircraft.  

Just for fun, I went into the far future and searched CP's archive of 2007 products.  Yes, I was amazed that CP still had a site.  Even more amazed that Free Planet Earth was still available for the price of a Snickers is then.  Anyway, I got the one copy that was available.  And no, it was totally not even worth the time to download.

And Earth's temperature is still as it is now.  No one remembers what global warming even was.

Is this any kind of joke?

Quote - > Quote - > Quote - > Quote - Who's the guy in this image though, I almost recognise him?

Al Gore.

 

Ah, Ok, so maybe I should be embarassed at not recognising him, even though I'm a European.

It's an old picture, he has put on weight since then.

Lol - One image looks like Hillary behind the desk and Baroc bringing her documents.
Whishful Thinking?????????????????????? Who knows?

Quote - EricJ is correct: Max and Lightwave users expect to pay more for their models. (Not as high as some of the prices at TurboSquid, though.)

Many people have said that the Poser market is under-valued, especially when you can get high-poly models at DAZ for $1.99 in their Platinum Club or get sets of models for 75% off at Content Paradise.
How many times have merchants talked about the fact that some Poser users complain that a good-quality, $10 product is too expensive or that is should be offered for free? Many times, the Poser version comes with features that are unheard of other formats (MAT poses to apply textures, 4 or 5 (or more) sets of alternate textures, geometry swapping, etc).
If anything, the Poser version of a model should be much more expensive than the Studio Max model which does not include MAT poses and probably does not include alternate textures.

Just my opiniopn here.
I think many Poser users do it simply for fun and enjoyment.
Where as 3D Max users may be more Commercially oriented.

If I were attempting to earn a living at CG, I would consider paying out Big $$s, with the expectation of earing more $$s back with a product.

If I am a hobbieist, I would have to think long and hard over spending lots of $$s or something just for fun and relaxation. 

I think the price reflects what the markets will bear to pay.

Quote - Didn't Poser Science have a medium sized catalog at CP? Aren't they affiliated with CP in some way? Now they have three products, Earth - Final chapter at the price above, the Gift Bag which is now priced at $19,777 and the WTC, at a reasonable $9.95.

They had a camel which I had wishlisted, and I noticed earlier today that it was listing as no longer available.

The plot thickens...

I'm not doubting you. I haven't seen much of PoserScience around in months either.
The only Camel I recall is the one by PoserWorks.
Mammal - Camel

http://www.contentparadise.com/us/user/mammal_camel_product_29320

Quote -

I'm not doubting you. I haven't seen much of PoserScience around in months either.
The only Camel I recall is the one by PoserWorks.
Mammal - Camel

http://www.contentparadise.com/us/user/mammal_camel_product_29320

Similar names, so I checked your link out... No, that definitely wasn't the one I wishlisted. 

Googled "Poser Science Camel" and Google says there was one... responding with this dead (or disabled) link...
Camel 3D Model (Science Series) - Poser 7 3D Models Free Content ...

I browsed the forums at CP looking for some mention of the mystery, but I've yet to find enlightenment.

Was the camel free with Poser 7?

Well, I can't find the product on CP now. The only Poser Science item available is the Freedom Tower/WTC set.

I know there was something in one of the packages that had a bunch of clues for something in the future. Could this have been part of it? I never managed to get through the clues, so I have no idea.

I'm glad that there's membership plans like Platinum on CP and daz3d, I wish there was something like that here.... (and rdna)..

Also membership sites like http://www.poserworld.com offer a fantastic value, eg I grabbed over a gig of content for just $20 ... great deal.. and Allen's a great guy to work with.

Are there any other poser content membership sites out there with characters worth looking at?

-ken

It says, "Only one copy available so act now." You can have a video of me dancing naked for a mere $500,000.00 US (ROFLMAO!)

Quote - How sad. The Camel is gone. :(
I suppose we'll hear something about what happened later.

I wouldn't count on it.

Quote - I went to look for camels at CP and I'm afraid I got side-tracked by this:

WW1 - SOPWITH CAMEL
GERMAN FIGHTER - BIPLANEInfamous "Red Baron" Aircraft

Well, they got the "WW1" and the "biplane" bits right.   And, yes, it is an aircraft.  

Didn't Manfred von Richthofen fly a triplane? It was a Fokker if memory serves me right.

BTW, I see this thread has a gained a content advisory for one reply, is there any way to find out which reply?

Heh message in a nut shell.

For the right price you to can, have the means to leave the planet, own the planet, control/own the presidency, have access to a prized inheritance from the past hidden in orbit around Saturn, and a private get away on the moon.

Personally I think there are some good deals on fixer upper properties on mars.