I'm sorry I'm still outraged about the Renderosity site software downgrade.

We can handle the fonts with plug-ins like NoSquint, but we can't do anything about the navigation of a website. The DAZ 3D store is in the same boat.
RuntimeDNA does a better job with searching. Although, isn't there an industry standard that keywords for searching must be 3 characters or more?

All I know is I'm very happy to be platform agnostic.  Last week, I used DS 4.8 for one project, and PP2014 for another.

And this is a great attitude to have. Pick the right tool for the job at hand. A lot of people in the community are like that.

Right, but even I was accused of being a DAZ troll. I use Poser when it is warranted. I guess one can't make the argument that the industry is going to move to the company that provides what they want, the latest tech, etc. I think it is those Poser zealots that always turn such debate nasty. I never ever get into these debates, I am trying to find out what the hell possessed me this time. LOL!

I'm thrilled, Razor!  I think it's wonderful. Now, perhaps, you DAZ vendors can run off to your own forums and try quelling the rebellion brewing there, huh?

Start namecalling some of your OWN users, perhaps?

No one is name calling, at least, I am not. I am actually on your side. Smith Micro needs to up their game. This argument that they are just selling software doesn't fly anymore. They need to team up with someone that can bring it to DAZ 3D or, at least, work with them to bring Poser some great tech. A tech that isn't used is as good as worthless. If Poser can't get their figures to be accepted or worked on at the same enthusiastic level it will fall behind, a lot of sweat wasted that could have been put to great use and keep Poser as viable as ever. Sorry, but at this point, you have to ask yourself why the industry is talking about DAZ 3D more and more.

it's always left to Zev0 to make the argument about market forces. This is what drives DAZ 3D, it's not emotion.

With every figure we see the same. I don't need this or that, etc. You may not, but there are others that do, and those others are in the majority, who don't frequent forums. I am willing to bet that V7 is being purchased like mad. There are those who have been waiting for a more lifelike superior figure and DAZ 3D is filling in that need excellently.

they included a pair of shoes for V3 in that bundle...must be a mistake.

That's not a mistake, there is a V4 to V3 option under DAZ people. You will have to go look for docs explaining how that works as its been a long time since I tried it.

One of the biggest pluses for me from DIM is that I get notified when an update is available. I have a ton of DAZ 3D content and most of that content would not be up-to-date if not for DIM. I just don't have what it takes to go thru the DAZ 3D's forum's update thread to keep up-to-date.

For example, I had the original AM's Saber Tooth Tiger all these years, only after I downloaded the zip thru DIM did I notice that it was the newest less bulky figure (although I prefer the bulky one).

Quote - Well, for any Carrara users that can make Genesis work and get the clothes to fit, the FastGrab has abunch of Genesis bundles 70% off.

Genesis works for me on Carrara, but my main app for that platform is DAZ Studio, so I was all over that, over multiple purchases during the sale. On some I used the extra $6 coupon and made out with far greater than 70% off.

I especially went for the fibermesh hair, they look great in toon renders I am working on (after I remove the map from the opacity channel).

Genesis needs to handle poke through in Carrara just as well as it does in DAZ Studio. That's my only gripe at the moment. But I am sure there will be a few more as I work with it in Carrara more.

Oh, and Carrara's content browser needs a new design, like a few years back! What a pain in the ass.

Annie Potts, maybe?

http://www.librarising.com/astrology/sunsigns/suninscorpiofemale.html

Quote - I'm 99% sure Sabine for V4 is a celebrity likeness, but I don't keep up with movies enough any more to know the actress's name (I just know I've seen that face somewhere):

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/sabine-for-v4/94779

If memory serves, she's from the British Isles.

I have written a 3D Content Database I call 3D Librarian, it is similar to the 3D Content Database that was sold at DAZ 3D, but it allows you to browse your products via thumbnail images, similar to a photo centric database, or the way you browse stores like DAZ 3D and Renderosity.

I recently started working on it again, my goal is to have the database be capable of updating your product data by grabbing information directly from the site you purchased the product from. Unlike 3D Content Database, 3D Librarian will be interacting with the stores you pruchsed from to keep data like product and vendor URLs up-to-date (only with some stores, like DAZ 3D, Renderosity, and Runtime DNA).

It also uses the Orca Tools Purchased History scripts so that you can populate the database with your purchased history quickly.

It has a notes feature, for each product, where you can create notes, such as to keep Read Me's and descriptions of the products, or any notes you wish to keep, like project histories you used the products in. You can create folders to keep your notes organized, like you do with files on your hard drive.

Recently I added features to help DAZ 3D and/or Renderosity Affiliate's with their promotions. It will help you create image ads for Wordpress' AdRotate plug-in and you can create online catalogs, such as the sample one I have here.

The database is free, you can read more about it at:

www.3dlibrarian.net

You will find screenshots there.

The database runs on Linux and Mac OS X, as well. It uses the SQLite database engine for single desktop users, or you can use the Firebird Database server.

The version that is online now is the latest I made available, but I am working on a new version with many bug fixes and with some new features, like the affiliate tools I mentioned. I should be releasing that one as soon as I finish with some more tests and have the new documentation done.

I created a Youtube video, I hope it is easy to follow:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Byvf2kihjcE

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Those of you who are joking around having a good time making fun of people, you can just laugh alone. Why not let a DAZ representative answer questions without your interferance, or is there something you feel you need to protect them from? DAZ is not a person nor are they a child who needs protecting and defending. They are a hierarchy of individuals who run a corporation. Those of you who feel that DAZ has been slighted or bashed. Stop it! Stop getting emotional about a company and start acting like adults. You know the one's who debate with respect.

I for one was sincere in all my posts. I asked you to tell me if the URLs you posted were the exact ones you saw. If so, I explained how those possibly got there and also how installation-package creating suits have the potential to help developers gather relevant information from users (whether hidden or asked for).

We also understand how marketing works. I for one am not a sheeple, hell, I am as libertarian as they come.

From your last post I deduced that those are the exact URLs that you saw and in that case those URLs do nothing and go nowhere. When it comes to URLs they are as meaningless as trying to ask a Spanish speaker in English to do something. They are malformed, not correct syntax for URLs.

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1. file://localhost/path of your install (readme)

Hosts:

1. http://www.data.your country code/poser

2. http://www.downloads.your country/readme's/product name

I am curious, are those the actual URLs? If so, they seem to be from templates from the installer's creation software.

I re-installed a lot of content from installers from that period to my external hard drive recently, and still am. I run Windows 7 and I have never seen this, not even recently.

Also, I am installing without creating uninstallers and to a temp folder on my C:tempinstall before moving just what I want over to my new runtimes on my external hard drive.

I am not looking to create excuses for DAZ 3D, I am curious to know if those are the actually URLs, because if they are they seem to be an issue when creating the installer files. I remember creating installation files for MAC SO X for my 3D Librarian software and I had to try several times over several updates to get it right. Luckily I had help from a user of the software and am glad no one jumped the gun and accused me of nefarious reasons when in reality it was user error.

Quote - manleystanley is right.

I don't know about the new DAZ installers, but the older installers were reporting personal information on pre Win 7 machines. After Win 7 came out there was a mistake in the installer that revealed two web pages, showing the personal data that was being transmitted, including the IP address, while installing the product. In pre Win 7 machines there would be a quick flash on the screen, but the customer proabably wouldn't have noticed. It was more than likely a third party company that reported to DAZ the personal statistical information. Even if you didn't run the browser the info still went out. That might be why the antiV pops up for some people, such as manleystanley.

According to Richard Haseltine (Tue Oct 20, 2009 12:09 pm):

Quote - The installers do, or did, check for network access but they don't use it - there's no "call home" element. It is, however, possible that the security software on your system is taking pre-emptive action and so causing the installer to fail.

Usually it is the anti-malware part of the anti-virus package that would warn you. So I grant you that this can cause problems with anti-malware/anti-viruses. Still, a false positive can be ignored when considering where the installers are coming from, it's just commonsense.

I have read a lot on this over the years and I never did see proof that DAZ was receiving personal information from installers. If you have read a post with someone showing proof of this please post the link. Otherwise I treat these as rumors. Many installer packages, including the open source releases, have the ability to allow the developer of a software to receive personal info, many installers include the code regardless if you didn't check a box to setup the feature when creating the installers (this code in the installers could be the bases for all those rumors).

Many software publishers have in the past been hammered when their installers were caught sending personal information and they suffered greatly in the press and loss reputation. Normally, you should always ask the public if it is OK to gather and send this information. Something tells me that if DAZ 3D was doing this in the past it would quickly have been reported and proven and a huge brouhaha would have ensued. I mean, DAZ 3D is getting hammered, as usual, even when moving to a new store engine. LOL!

Quote - And once again I will ask the question everyone seems to be avoiding answering, if you downloaded content from a site besides DAZ and it sets off your antiV would you pause/turn off your antiV to install it?

No, but you are talking about a trusted supplier of content of many years here, not an unknown flyby-night operation.

The first time it happened to me with a DAZ installer, I did pause, then I went looking for answers, and when it was clear to me it was a false positive from my current anti-virus at that time (this was around 2007) I ignored it as such and installed my content. I was new to DAZ 3D at that time. I know you have been around a long time, I believe longer than I have to know DAZ 3D not to be a "flea infested" operation.

The difference between you and I is that you think your anti-virus is infallible and your thought process here is flawed.

So there, I did answer the question "everyone" was avoiding. :)

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