Khai, it means everyone.

Quote - > Quote - > Quote - guys, don't start. Stay on the subject.

 

good. your going to tell vintorix to stop being an ass and provoking everyone. it's been a long time coming...

This ^

I don't appreciate my reply being removed but I understand why.

 

Thank you Sam. :)

We have been thinking outside the box, trying to create a win-win situation for our entire user base by giving 110% and maximizing the effect of best practices.  At the end of the day, we welcome the coming paradigm shift while harvesting the low hanging fruit of synergy.  Going forward, we intend to push the envelope of web 2.0, combining our value proposition with the well known 80/20 rule and creating a new paradigm which will allow us to take our business to the next level by maximizing customer satisfaction while remaining true to our core competency.  We will not drop the ball, as a leading provider of 3d animation tools, but will bring our A-game so that, at the end of the day, we can all spend more time with our families as the seamless integration of our scalable, best of breed Eco-friendly software brings value to the table and maximizes the leverage of our robust system integration.  Our announcement will demonstrate our ability to hit the ground running with a true 24/7, client centric value proposition while our competitors drink the kool aid.  The bottom line is that we will manage expectations by being a change agent through actionable multi-tasking in this highly competitive market.  This bold, strategic move will make us the 800 pound gorilla with a six sigma, market driven success story centered on the ipod of the 3d industry.   In short, we intend to go viral as we become more granular; put a stake in the ground and integrate a bar raising industry standard which all after us will aspire to.

Or not.

Ut-oh. Flame followed by angry retort. Warning light blinks on some mod's radar. Look how many posts we've gone, just making silly speculations and having a good time. Let's go for the record number of posts for a Daz-related thread before it's shut down!

Edit: As I was typing this Kimberly made three warning posts. Yikes.

Quote - We have been thinking outside the box, trying to create a win-win situation for our entire user base by giving 110% and maximizing the effect of best practices.  At the end of the day, we welcome the coming paradigm shift while harvesting the low hanging fruit of synergy.  Going forward, we intend to push the envelope of web 2.0, combining our value proposition with the well known 80/20 rule and creating a new paradigm which will allow us to take our business to the next level by maximizing customer satisfaction while remaining true to our core competency.  We will not drop the ball, as a leading provider of 3d animation tools, but will bring our A-game so that, at the end of the day, we can all spend more time with our families as the seamless integration of our scalable, best of breed Eco-friendly software brings value to the table and maximizes the leverage of our robust system integration.  Our announcement will demonstrate our ability to hit the ground running with a true 24/7, client centric value proposition while our competitors drink the kool aid.  The bottom line is that we will manage expectations by being a change agent through actionable multi-tasking in this highly competitive market.  This bold, strategic move will make us the 800 pound gorilla with a six sigma, market driven success story centered on the ipod of the 3d industry.   In short, we intend to go viral as we become more granular; put a stake in the ground and integrate a bar raising industry standard which all after us will aspire to.

 

Or not.

You've been talking to my ex-boss, haven't you? gag

Laurie

Quote - Ut-oh. Flame followed by angry retort. Warning light blinks on some mod's radar. Look how many posts we've gone, just making silly speculations and having a good time. Let's go for the record number of posts for a Daz-related thread before it's shut down!

Edit: As I was typing this Kimberly made three warning posts. Yikes.

This time (incredibly) it has naught to do with Daz.

Laurie

Kiebnor, your stab at a corporate press release reminds me of a paper I wrote once in college. I wrote 1,000 words without saying a damn thing. But I didn't tell my professor ahead of time that it was gonna knock his socks off.

Bird watchers report a sudden disappearance of crows from the Draper UT area. Paranoids speculate that the birds are being cooked to provide meals for hapless hordes who misunderestimated local company. Fool me once, fool me twice, we won't get fooled again.

Quote - You've been talking to my ex-boss, haven't you? gag

Laurie

I AM your ex-boss!  Muwahaha!

Klebnor

Quote - > Quote - You've been talking to my ex-boss, haven't you? gag

Laurie

 

I AM your ex-boss!  Muwahaha!

Klebnor

Hi @#&%$@@!!!!

Well, Klebnor once said his screen name is his real name backwards.  I'm sure you'd remember working for someone called Nor Kleb.  ;)

Klebnor, with the ability to speak like that, what the heck are you doing here? You should be a 10 term elected official somewhere in the western world!!!! :blink:

Quote - Bird watchers report a sudden disappearance of crows from the Draper UT area. Paranoids speculate that the birds are being cooked to provide meals for hapless hordes who misunderestimated local company. Fool me once, fool me twice, we won't get fooled again.

Sorry, but crows ain't really native to the area. Now seagulls...

To steal a line from Ferris Bueller... "Are you still here?!? Go Home! It's Over!!"

No news is good news?

Quote - No news is good news?

Nah, they're using the discussion in the Daz forum to help determine how to break the news, whatever it is. That was probably the whole point of announcing the announcement, to take the temperature of their membership. 

Quote - Hi @#&%$@@!!!!

That's MR. @#&%$@@!!!!, to you!

;}

Quote - > Quote - Hi @#&%$@@!!!!

That's MR. @#&%$@@!!!!, to you!

;}

LOL

Quote - > Quote - No news is good news?

Nah, they're using the discussion in the Daz forum to help determine how to break the news, whatever it is. That was probably the whole point of announcing the announcement, to take the temperature of their membership. 

But are they using an oral thermometer or a.....(nevermind)

Very proudly;

I promise to announce
that I will announce a promise
to make an announcement
after the promised announce will be announced.

Happy hyping everybody.

Reading back the original post, and going bare essentials?

Game changing and Industry changing
That is a BOLD statement to make.

It must be BIG.

If one company bought the other company, the winner would make the announcement.

(after all the paperwork would be completed)

Quote - Very proudly;

I promise to announce
that I will announce a promise
to make an announcement
after the promised announce will be announced.

Happy hyping everybody.

vilters is channeling Yogi Berra

"This is like deja vu all over again."

Quote - Game changing and Industry changing That is a BOLD statement to make. **It must be BIG. **

And the Daz guy said it's the biggest news in several years. Which means they consider even bigger than Genesis.

Even if so, it may not end up being a big deal in Poser-verse if SM has to rebuild Poser for Daz' big news to matter to us.

They may make an announcement that this weeks announcement will be delayed and they will give an announcement as to when the new announcement will be announced.

All the best.

LROG

Quote - But are they using an oral thermometer or a.....(nevermind)

The difference between the two?  The flavour.  :) 

Quote - > Quote - But are they using an oral thermometer or a.....(nevermind)

The difference between the two?  The flavour.  :) 

faints

Laurie

If I knew people were going to take it in this direction, I would have said PULSE instead of TEMPERATURE!

Quote - Even if so, it may not end up being a big deal in Poser-verse if SM has to rebuild Poser for Daz' big news to matter to us.

Something that SM has alreay said (and repeated) that they are not going to do.

Talking about something that does exist, Blender 2.62 is days from the candidate release. In this version, among the goodies, Cycles render passes and booleans done using Carve library (read Blender becomes really capabable of CSG modeling). BMesh work continues (target still 2.63 - 2.64).

Bravo!!

Quote - We have been thinking outside the box, trying to create a win-win situation for our entire user base by giving 110% and maximizing the effect of best practices.  At the end of the day, we welcome the coming paradigm shift while harvesting the low hanging fruit of synergy.  Going forward, we intend to push the envelope of web 2.0, combining our value proposition with the well known 80/20 rule and creating a new paradigm which will allow us to take our business to the next level by maximizing customer satisfaction while remaining true to our core competency.  We will not drop the ball, as a leading provider of 3d animation tools, but will bring our A-game so that, at the end of the day, we can all spend more time with our families as the seamless integration of our scalable, best of breed Eco-friendly software brings value to the table and maximizes the leverage of our robust system integration.  Our announcement will demonstrate our ability to hit the ground running with a true 24/7, client centric value proposition while our competitors drink the kool aid.  The bottom line is that we will manage expectations by being a change agent through actionable multi-tasking in this highly competitive market.  This bold, strategic move will make us the 800 pound gorilla with a six sigma, market driven success story centered on the ipod of the 3d industry.   In short, we intend to go viral as we become more granular; put a stake in the ground and integrate a bar raising industry standard which all after us will aspire to.

 

Or not.

Ha Ha! "... reading is the basics of learning."

Quote - > Quote - Fool me once, fool me twice, we won't get fooled again.

 

Sorry, but crows ain't really native to the area. Now seagulls...

;) 

From the DAZ site "

SOFTWARE INNOVATION OF THE YEAR 2011

**DAZ Studio 4 Genesis™ Figure Platform wins the 3D World CG Technology Award.**The Genesis Figure was voted Software Innovation of the Year for breaking new ground and providing a clear benefit for artists in the creation or implementation of CG assets."

Since the goal of DAZ's business would be to get more people to use DAZ Studio/Genesis I guess they are going to either give DAZ Studio 4 PRO away for free or at 50% off maybe for a limited time, or some combination like that.

That award is overhyped

And why would giving away DS4 Pro or at a discount be industry shaking or game changing?

All the best.

LROG

I still think that Stephanie 4 is pregnant with a G2's mesh.

They have convinced some big shot in the world of 3D to drop fbx and collada and adopt DAZ's dfs as the new best universal 3D file format.  This is the only thing that would be a major industry wide game changer.

Get ready for some VERY miffed off people!!

http://www.daz3d.com/i/3d/free-3d-software-overview

All those that BOUGHT the pro version!!!! Oh dear!!!!

All the best.

LROG

Quote - From the DAZ site " ##### SOFTWARE INNOVATION OF THE YEAR 2011

**DAZ Studio 4 Genesis™ Figure Platform wins the 3D World CG Technology Award.**The Genesis Figure was voted Software Innovation of the Year for breaking new ground and providing a clear benefit for artists in the creation or implementation of CG assets."

Since the goal of DAZ's business would be to get more people to use DAZ Studio/Genesis I guess they are going to either give DAZ Studio 4 PRO away for free or at 50% off maybe for a limited time, or some combination like that.

Please believe me, that was a total GUESS!

(Now, did somebody say something about cookies?)

Not sure if this is THE MAJOR announcement, we shall see.

All the best.

LROG

Quote - They have convinced some big shot in the world of 3D to drop fbx and collada and adopt DAZ's dfs as the new best universal 3D file format.  This is the only thing that would be a major industry wide game changer.

That might qualify...  Some kind of really impressive soft-body/cloth dynamics that we wouldn't be expecting...

My guess was something Kinect related, but iClone has already ventured there already...

A 3D printing partnership would only be a big deal if they could significantly reduce cost and make it essentially as easy as printing a paper document.

Integration of a new GPU-based renderer to their software family would be nice, but shouldn't be that big a deal.

I am thinking it needs to involve a new technology, or making a very high-end technology available to people who couldn't have afforded it before.  It has to be something that would raise their credibility in the industry and bring in new users from some other community...  A partnership with Unity3D, for example, could give Daz users a realtime engine, crowd simulations, etc., and would also lead Unity users into using Daz software if it were suddenly quite easy to get Daz figures into a Unity project...

But I am going to say it is Hexagon3 with figure rigging and weight painting which will let you model/UV/paint/rig and export a figure ready for use in D|S/Poser using just one single program. ;)

And I also predicted at FGPlus that it would be given away on most 3D magazines covers in about 6 months time!!!! LOL.

All the best.

LROG

TRUE-not another joke.

Well they do have Bryce7 Pro and DS4 Pro FREE for a limited time. Downloading now.

I bought and returned DS4 Advanced-because it was crashing too much on my Mac- but FREE? Worth a try- and if it crashes-at least I did not pay for it. :-) NOTE: I have a Xeon Quad 1st Gen Mac Pro (4X 266) but DS4 is reputed to work well on late model Macs.

That's the game changer??!!!! Fuck...I'm gonna go crawl back under my rock now. And I came out for this?

Laurie

Yes, it's the gamechanger.  They announced it on Facebook.

"The big announcement is revealed!
DAZ Studio Pro, Bryce 7 Pro and Hexagon for EVERYONE for FREE! See what all the excitement has been about!"

http://www.daz3d.com/i/3d/free-3d-software-overview

EDIT: I guess they DID say this is it.

Well, they did not say THIS IS THE GAME CHANGER-so it still might be something else.

Quote - That's the game changer??!!!! Fuck...I'm gonna go crawl back under my rock now. And I came out for this?

Laurie

....

colour me underwhelmed.

yawn

I've had Hexagon for years...after having had Vue, I wouldn't touch Bryce with someone elses 10 foot pole and DS? Geeze.... I'm about ready to lay down 200 bucks for Pro 2012..lol. Still gonna too :P

Laurie

At least they didn't wait until Friday afternoon.

And at least it's not something obnoxious, like Steam distribution of purchases.

But yeah, the people who paid money for this stuff are steaming. 

I haven't bought any of it.  I'll take it if it's free, though.  Probably won't use DS or Bryce, but I might play with Hexagon.

I'm still playing SKYRIM on my xbox360- so I guess it did not work- wait-I suddenly have the urge to go buy "Barbie's BIG Horse Adventure" for xbox.....

Is there a Barbie Morph for Genesis?

Real game- I had credit for selling back some games-when I went to redeem it-I was told that I had already done so-having bought Barbie's Big Horse Adventure- and something related to Sponge Bob Square Pants. It was a surprise to me!

For one month Studio 4 free plus two dead and rotting programs. Wow. Just wow.

Now I know the reason for the two significant earthquakes we had in northern Italy in the least few days: they were omens (currently there is on TV a rerun of Supernatural and I am enjoying it a lot; for once, we are out of police stations, morgues and courtrooms).

Bye.

P.S.: the final score is an unqualifed fail for everybody. Nobody did even get near the correct answer. Surely not the evil critters who salivated dreaming of Poser death.

P.P.S.: yet another slap in the face of DAZ "loyal followers" who shelled money for these programs. Great marketing: teaching people that if they wait they will get stuff for free. A sure recipy to dwarf Apple economic results.