Howdy all, This is the original press release about Mover 4, released at Siggraph. This was supposed to be posted here as well, but there was some problems in getting everything out before we packed up for the show. Anyway, here it is! We hope you enjoy Mover 4! best regards, Lynn Fredricks e-on software -------------------------------------------- Mover 4 Brings Advanced Animation to Vue dEsprit 4 Enhancement Pack for e-on softwares Vue 4 Adds Powerful Animation, Special Effects and Network Rendering July 23, 2002. Beaverton, OR. Leading 3D developer e-on software, maker of the award winning, cross-platform Vue dEsprit 4 and Ozone 2.0 for LightWave, announce the immediate availability of Mover 4, the ultimate animation pack for Vue d'Esprit 4 for Mac OS X and Windows platforms. Mover 4 expands on the already powerful animation in Vue dEsprit 4, allowing for inclusion of fully animated digital characters, enhanced motion effects, and network rendering. The feature list includes: New Poser 4 Animation Import - easily import fully animated Poser 4 scenes into Vue d'Esprit 4 and render them in luxurious 3D environments. Vue 4s native Dynamic Motion Reaction animation technology can be seamlessly combined with imported Poser animation. Vibrations Effect automatically add complex vibration effects to any object, including imported objects and even the rendering camera. Spin Effect - easily and precisely animate the speed and direction at which the object spins around an axis. Twinkle Effect add variable twinkling to stars in night sky scenes. HyperVue Network Rendering multiprocessor rendering now across a network of computers using Mover 4s easy to install multiprocessor RenderCow rendering servers to dramatically reduce rendering times of Vue 4 animations. Models by Daz -The Mover 4 package contains $150 worth of Poser models from the incredible collection of high-quality models from DAZ. Mover 4 provides the tightest, highest value integration of the most realistic natural scenery environment with the industry leader in complex human and animal animation, said Nicholas Phelps, president of e-on software. Vue dEsprit 4 comes with 2 CDs, bursting with 30 SolidGrowth 2 tree and plants, over 100 atmospheres, 100 different types of clouds, 300 materials, 250 high quality fully textured 3D objects and over 50 example scenes made by Vue master artists. A 360-page manual is also included. A recent, free update to Vue 4.1 added extended support for still imports of Mac OS X Poser models, Caligari Truespace 5, LWO2 and Cinema4D format objects. Mover 4 is available for Windows or Macintosh OS X and requires Vue d'Esprit 4. Requires Poser 4 for Poser animation import and use of Poser models. Mover 4 is available for immediate purchase for $99. About e-on software Founded in 1997, e-on software was established to develop and promote the highest quality graphics tools with professional strength features. Established by graphics enthusiasts for graphics enthusiasts, e-on software translates its passion for art into tools for the graphics community. E-on software has offices in Beaverton, Oregon USA and Paris, France. The company has achieved worldwide reputation for its award winning 3D scenery generator Vue d'Esprit. Press Contact e-on software USA 503-646-4857 e-on software Europe +33-1-43-14-28-15

Hi Lynn, Mover sounds great but I was wondering if you could shed some light on one of my posts about it. Basically what I am curious about is the HyperVue Network Rendering and if that applies to still images besides animation. I would like (as Bryce has included in it) the ability to network render a large still image. Thanks http://www.renderosity.com/messages.ez?ForumID=12368&Form.ShowMessage=800314

RenderCow is for animation only and doesnt provide any special enhancements for large, still images. It shuttles off frames to each machine, crunches them there and then shuttles the finished frame back to Vue. We went with a methodology which would provide the most value for animation. Chopping a single image up comes with its own baggage and if you are doing that alot, you'd be better served with adding another processor (if you don't already have two) to your computer. Best regards, Lynn Fredricks e-on software

Thanks for the info. Unfortunatly its not what i was hoping for :) The reason I like the way Bryce does it for a single image is because we have an abundance of machines at my studio and over 50 more that I have permission to tap into next door at an ISP. We use Bryce for large scale posters for some clients and I was hoping to eventually replace it with Vue. I'm not too eager to have to buy more processors to accomplish this since I already have all these other machines here and more at my disposal. Maybe its a feature you could research for future versions. It would be nice to have the functionality of some of Bryce's features (like network rendering for single images) with Vue's superior rendering and materials. Just an idea. Thanks for the info though. I was ready to purchase Mover but since its only for animation I really cant use it. Keep up the good work!

Does Mover/Vue work with diferent languages? I have the german Poser Pro Pack and I also would like to buy the german version ofVue. Will it work with an english version of Mover (or does there even exist a german one)? Thanks Sascha

Sascha, for sure there will exist a german patch for Mover, exactly as it already exists for Vue 4. This patch transforms your Vue copy into a completely german version. A german UserGuide also exists. You can already read details in PDF format HERE in german language. Guitta

Sascha, I've just tried to make my Vue/Mover German. With the free language pack from e-on's site it works OK:-). Now I'm gone to make it English again with another patch:-). Guitta

Guitta, thank you very much. I think now its time to kiss my Bryce goodbye... :-) Sascha

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I do not have Mover 4 (yet) but in theory it might be psssible to render a two frame animation using RenderVue and then split out the frames using a utlity like AVIedit (see URL). That way all the networking power is used to render your frame. An added bonus is that you can provide a couple or several alternative poster compositions from one rendering session. Just a thought. As an aside, how much Network bandwidth does RenderVue use? I'd hate to slaughter everyone else's connectivity with the latest masterpiece. Mark

Hello, Lynn I tried to contact e-on ona business issue, but can't seem to get a response. You guys must be busy for SIG 2002. Do you have any info with whom I should contact. merci.

"...As an aside, how much Network bandwidth does RenderVue use? I'd hate to slaughter everyone else's connectivity with the latest masterpiece...." I was very surprised that the network render did not slow down my computer(s) at all. As my machines are my working instrument, I need it to be normally available all the time I'm working on it. This means, there is no problem. :-)Guitta

Hi everyone ;o) wibbleman, I'm not sure if rendering a two frame animation will help speed up the process of rendering one frame. You will probably find that HyperVue shares out one frame to one computer, as does 3DS Max does with it's Net Rendering. The frame will still only be rendered as fast as the computer it was sent to. I suspect bandwith is only used in the time thats spent to send a scene to a computer, and then for the rendered image to be sent back to the save location. There may also be odd pings occuring, just to give periodic updates of progress during rendering. Cheers

Howdy poserpro, Not everyone is back yet (as of Sunday, July 28). If you have a business proposition, you can always send to me (FirstInitial no space LastName at e-onsoftware.com). Someone else will have to answer the bandwidth question. But if you are going for a high resolution final rendering Id wait until everyone goes home from work before "cowing" their system. Best regards, Lynn Fredricks e-on software

Just caught up with this thread: should have read it better as I would have realised about "one frame per machine". Doh. Sorry. In the UK, SMP machine prices have dropped to an all time low. I could upgrade one of my boxes to a dual Athlon machine for an outlay of circa 400GBP. It's bound to be cheaper in the US. Vue 4 runs fine on my dual PIII 1Ghz box but does anyone know if Vue and / or Mover 4 is optimised for Pentiums or AMD's or both? Finally, "cowing" the machine? Why a cow? 'Cos it's "milking" CPU's over the network? Or is it derived from "renderfarm"? I think the public should know. :-) Mark

We think you'll find it an "udderly" satisfying experience ;-) Best regards, Lynn Fredricks e-on software

Ouch. :-)