I'm sorry that news of EZMat free availability hasn't reached everyone. I thought this thread would suffice for the announcement, but clearly there have been some technical issues.

Anyway, here's an update regarding the current situation of EZMat:

• I am not currently in a position to spend enough time on developing the product to be fit for a full commercial release.

• There are a few of features not yet implemented, including (but not limited to):
  (a) Support for overlaying plugins on each other or existing shaders
  (b) Support for user-designed plugin interfaces

• There is very little documentation

• The current version of EZMat still has an awful lot of functionality :-)

So, where does that leave us?

• It remains my intention to finish EZMat, but I cannot give an estimated schedule.
• If I get help with the documentation (i.e. somebody does it for me!) then I will finish EZMat and release the final product as a FREE version for the community to enjoy.
• If I end up doing all the documentation and finishing off the code myself, then the current version will remain free but the final version will be distributed as a (very) low cost commercial product.
• I am willing to do tutorials on the use of EZMat to people who could then share that knowledge with the rest of the community. I don't have time to write extensive tutorials (or I would just complete the documentation!), but I'd be happy to do online 'webinar' style tutorials, maybe using something like Vyew.com
• I will help anyone who wants to be able to write their own plugins for EZMat. It's surprisingly easy, requiring only very basic Python skills. Typically it has taken me about 20 to 30 minutes to guide someone through to the point where they can create their own plugins.

Finally, I should like to thank those people who have offered via private PMs to help test EZMat. I haven't replied to everyone, but rest assured that the offer is appreciated, and don't be surprised to get an email asking for such hep when I resume work on EZMat in earnest :-)

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