Sabby posted at 11:14AM Mon, 02 November 2015 - #4236428

Also, some market places require it... The products sold at Daz3D, for instance, can only be sold at their store. At Renderosity we have the choice to have exclusive items and non exclusive items, but if you sell here and Daz3D, then you end up having exclusive items at both places because of the rules at Daz3D.

I see. Thanks Sabby, I was wondering about that.

KristiS posted at 2:57PM Fri, 30 October 2015 - #4236018

@HassenBenSobar - Hello, I hope you are doing well.

I just wanted to pop in here and let you know that all vendors decide where and what they want to sell and they also are the ones to decide whether they want to be here exclusively or not.

I hope you have a wonderful day and weekend!

Hi Kristi,

Thanks for the info, it was pretty quiet in here

maxgrafix posted at 2:48PM Fri, 30 October 2015 - #4236040

I was always wondering how and when this type of anit-piracy measure was going to be introduced.

After chatting with one content creator a few years ago we got round to talking about this very subject. His idea (a joke with a hint of seriousness) was to upload virus infected files to those giving away his content on sharing sites. Amusing at the time, but since there is little or no real protection for content creators like the movie and movie industry have, it was only a matter of time before something like this was implemented.

Regarding DRM. It's been tried, tested and has failed where music and video content is concerned so I can't see it working for DAZ. I'll give it a week or two before the hackers and crackers reverse engineeer the files and post them online.

Then what?

I think it may have been the first Batman game, Arkham Asylum, they purposely coded a bug that would reproduce if the game detected that it was illegal. If I remember correctly, in the tutorial sequence where Batman has to make his way across the gargoyles for the first time, Batman would not leap from the gargoyles leaving the game soft locked. I think code like that would be a super creative alternative to drm. I just never heard of anyone else trying something like that.

klown posted at 11:55AM Fri, 30 October 2015 - #4235958

What you can do is tell them you won't be punished for being a loyal user when their "anti-piracy" measures will only hamper your ability to use the content you pay for. meanwhile the methods they describe to prevent privacy might do little more then delay it, but it far from stops it. Poser are you watching? You should be; Remember when QuarkXPress was king of desktop publishing and InDesign was struggling for a life preserver?

Certainly, and I dont intend to pruchase content via DAZ Connect and I wont be purchasing DRM content "offline" bundles. I will take a look at 4.9 eventually but only after its out of beta and only after its had a thorough dissection by the community. If they do offer an offline only version, that will be the way to go for me.

So I dont like the new strategy that DAZ is using, honestly, I dont want to pick another argument because ive had enough of it. Since August ive been bickering with Renderosity about the new format and prime. Now this happens over at DAZ it seems like it starts all over again. Whether or not DAZ's intentions are innocent only seem to be part of the problem. Im sure all that DAZ wants to do is sell content. Today, the issue really is how someone else with dishonest intentions is going to use your bandwidth. We learned about that here at Renderosity and Hivewire when our cards were hacked. Weve learned about how user accounts on Steam are being hacked. DAZ is entering the DRM fray late and im sure that there are many hackers who are going to go to town and the new encryption. Does DAZ have the resources to commit a full time team protect its encryption? How will this impact the overall goal of improving the render capabilities? Im convinced that the hacker community is purposely targeting the new and shiny while leaving all the old tech in the past, although I have no real evidence to back that up. Thats part of the reason why I dont want to move from the .zip. Anyhow, I was so upset at Rendo that I made no purchases since August and all of a sudden, im back... What can you do?

hopeandlove posted at 4:15PM Tue, 20 October 2015 - #4234483

I'm sorry! Let me look into this for you! Is it just from RPublishing?

As far as I can tell.

hopeandlove posted at 2:02PM Tue, 20 October 2015 - #4234456

HassenBenSobar posted at 2:49PM Tue, 20 October 2015 - #4232000

hopeandlove posted at 1:04PM Fri, 02 October 2015 - #4231971

That's rather odd. Let me look into this issue a bit further.

They seem to have stopped. Ill update if necessary.

In this thread, you said they had stopped. Have they started back up again?

I was apparently incorrect. I am still receiving email from RPublishing News.

hopeandlove posted at 11:26AM Tue, 20 October 2015 - #4234403

It seems this happened last time. Wait a bit. They should stop coming your way. Thank you, @HassenBenSobar!

I dont think you understand. I unsubscribed to ALL, several weeks ago and still these emails are incoming.

I am still receiving email from RPublishing News. How many times do I have to opt out of this sites email lists? Opted out once again...

hopeandlove posted at 1:04PM Fri, 02 October 2015 - #4231971

That's rather odd. Let me look into this issue a bit further.

They seem to have stopped. Ill update if necessary.

hopeandlove posted at 4:23PM Wed, 30 September 2015 - #4231678

Hey @HassenBenSobar-- Please view the image below. Are you selecting "no" for "Receive e-mail, newsletters, and special offers" and "Receive live notifications?"

I have No selected for both options.

Hi SickenlySweete,

It actually did come with bump maps. But while we are on the subject, could you explain or point me to a link that demonstrates how to make greyscale images for bump/displacement?

Thanks all

Thanks for the suggestion. Now I know what those settings are for!

I had the same results when I experimented in photoshop.

The jewels look much better.

While not ideal, the general appearance is improved for the coin piles. They will have to post worked but overall look fine. see attached.

Thanks

Hi Bejaymac, thanks for the reply.

How do you delete the settings that you dont want?