In english : You're wrong, little keyboard ! In french : Tu te trompes, petit clavier ! Argentium Thri'ile PS : don't you think that 'Cahllenge' have a celtic sound ? This could be a hidden place under the scott's ground, no ?

Happy for you, and I hope we'll see the animation soon... :-) Argentium Thri'ile

Sure that with this size, nobody will be able to say that he didn't saw it !!! :-) Happy smallspace ? Argentium Thri'ile

This is not a cynical argument, eric, just a good marketing view... :-) Argentium Thri'ile

Good job, Nightvoice ! :-) Argentium Thri'ile

You're right, audity, but the new technology I was talking about is a graphic HARDWARE displacement mapping, and that is provided by dX9 new functions... Argentium Thri'ile

Attached Link: http://www.e-onsoftware.com/Products/vue4/Demo.php

In fact, the enhancement you describe, smallspace, looks like the render engine of Poser 5 will use specific features of recent high end graphic cards and DirectX. For convincing you, go search the specifications of the new ATI Radeon 9700 card : The Micro Polygon rendering option is what is called TrueForm for ATI and T&L for NVidia. The Displacement Mapping is a technology introduced with the upcoming DirectX9 and is announced supported by the Radeon 9700 and Probably the upcoming NV30 graphic card from NVidia. Now, my thoughts about this is that this technologies are Hardware features that is available for the most recent graphic cards (TrueForm/T&L available only for graphic cards supporting DirectX8) or even the last or just announced cards (Displacement Mapping only for DirectX9 graphic cards). So, what about most of us ? Some will benefit from the micro-polygon announced rendering option, those who have at least a GeForce 3 (or this generation of cards) but displacement mapping will only be available if you choose to purchase another card... And for others ? Well, if my suppositions are good, you will take benefits of procedural materials... Now, about your wonderings, as Vue d'Esprit use an only software rendering, you'll not be able to benefit from the new technologies introduced with Poser 5. But we'll have to consider two things : FIRST - Introducing some features in a rendering engine does not include that this engine will be really good, only that it will be better than the previous one. I mean that under the Vue's rendering engine, there are lots and lots of features for having the 'realistic' looking renders that we all like. Lightwave was having a really good rendering engine when it was decided to make Ozone. The question is : 'will the Poser 5's rendering engine be goo to the point it will support a Ozone-like plug-in ?'. I don't say 'No'. I just say 'time will tell'... SECOND - This will probably not mean that you'll not be able to import Poser figures. But they'll don't look like they will with Poser rendering. For supporting the new enhancement that Curious Lab will bring to Poser 5, I suppose this will need that Vue break from software rendering to hardware rendering. As I also suppose that it mean a complete re-writing of the engine, I doubt a patch will solve the whole problem. And if I'm true, full support of poser's model will need a waiting for Vue 5... This (long) message is only calculations and suppositions and we'll have to wail Curious Lab's and E-On's annoucement. 'Time will tell'... Argentium Thri'ile

What, you offer champain to everyone ?!? Cool !!! :-) Argentium Thri'ile PS : congrats for your wonderfull picture !!!

I think these bandes are coming from one of your clouds layer. Try to check them. The other thing that can make this kind of things could be volume lights but I think there is none in your animation... The last thing I can say is that you can eventually contact me via instant message. I'll send you my e-mail adress so you can send me your Vue file for I can try to find the problem... Hope it can help ! Argentium Thri'ile

And, Guitta, not that I want to criticize but this is a really strange September's monthly challenge... I prefered when we submited pictures... LoL ! Argentium Thri'ile

Why not 'EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT VUE D'ESPRIT BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK' ? Yes, I know this isn't short but I think that it's clear, don't you ? no ? OK, so what about 'FORUM EXCERPTS - Ressources for Vue d'Esprit' ? For me, the first one is much more fun ! :-) Argentium Thri'ile

Errr... I wish I could help you, but I don't understand your post (as I'm french it could also be my english skill...). Maybe try to describe much clearly the problem, or wait for someone understanding... Sorry ! :-) Argentium Thri'ile

Gosh, there must be a problem with your screen, smallspace, cause I run mine 1600x1200 and the font size of the 'forum annex' link is ok... Argentium Thri'ile

Yep, it's now really hard to make a choice... My vote goes to 03 Argentium Thri'ile