Doro, and others, I've really got to wonder what you mean by the Vue gallary being a place devoid of "hurray patriotism." And I'd really like to know what you mean by patriotism being a "slap on the face of peace-loving artist." Are you saying that a patriotic artist is not allowed to post here? Or just artists that you disagree with? Political messages are no long valid forms of art? Heaven forbid, who knew Dr. Suess wasn't an artist? And I don't know what gallery you're looking at, but I'd hardly call the Vue gallery full of anything. There are plenty of pictures in the Vue gallery I find offensive, don't get me wrong, the vast majority of them are great. Even the one's that are offensive have artistic value, claiming otherwise would just be me being a snob. Propoganda art has a place. It is a valid art form, on that has been around far longer than just about any type of art concievable. From the cave man painting propaganda about the success of his hunt, art has served as a means to express messages and ideas. If you managed to get the feeling of "Hurray patriotism" from the images, then they gave you a message and, by definition, were "inspired" as well as inspiring. The fact that you disagreed with the message is irrelevant. Looking down your nose at other artist and pacing judgement on the PERSON instead of the ART is wrong. Questioning the validity of any art lessens all art. Yes, there are things about an art piece that should be judged. Composition, quality, color, tone. But content? Political message? Ideology? No. These are not to be judged by a true artist. If an artist feels moved to compose a piece on war, then it is his right. Lord knows it's at least more realistic than the "half-naked poser woman in temple" art that is easy to find in just about every gallery, including the Vue gallery, here at renderosity. This doesn't mean that Girl in Temple art is invalid, shouldn't be created or exist. It means that I've seen enough to know that as a rule, I don't care for it. I'm glad some people like it, and even more excited that others create for that desire. As for me, I'll pass. I consider myself a patriotic person. As an American, I feel a sense of pride in my country and my countrymen. I view our way of life as a wonderful source of inspiration. This doesn't mean I blindly accept whatever the powers that be tell me is the proper thing to do. I've already posted one piece of anti-war art on this site, but many took it as offensive and warmongering. That means my message failed, so I suppose my art failed. Then again, the message of all art is often in the mind of the beholder, and at least a message was created, shall I dare say inspired, into the beholders mind, so I guess it wasn't a complete failure, just a failure of motive. I guess I've gotten off the point, and to get back on it I would caution you against letting your personal views blind you to the art that is around you. If you don't like it, move on. But suggesting it has no value opens the door to others suggesting other kinds of art, perhaps art you create and/or enjoy be done away with as well. The freedom of expression is the artists greatest friend and something we should all be fighting for. It is enshrined in the American constitution, and is what allows the likes of Rush Limbaugh and Michael Moore to exist and thrive in the same country. It is a concept that is young in this world, and we should be nurturing it, not ignoring it.

Vue runs under the Aqua desktop for Darwin, a Unix Flavor.

If it was mac, I'd give you space on my high bandwidth server.

You can use a .jpg as a bump map? Every time I try, it doesn't work. Hmmmmm.

Guitta, You've assumed a college student has the book. In my experience, for whatever reason, college students tend not to have the manual.

The above renders are EXACTLY the problem I'm having with poser and vue. And it only happens with the DAZ characters, Dork and Posette and the P4/P3 kids work fine. This weekend I'm going to reorganize the box and see if that helps. I'll keep you guys posted. Always, the problems are on the Mac. Grrrr.

what is Mac Installer and why should I have it?

I love the dress. Is that a custom texture or is it out of the box?

I like it. I love the tire tracks in the sand, and the texture of the sand itself is nice. A little haze in the distance, maybe even some of the salt flat's famous heat shimmer would be nice.

The day I joined the Daz club, I bought enough that I saved enough to pay for the membership. Since then, its saved me more than enough to make the membership worthwhile. So all hail the Bank of DAZ.

Also, you don't really want VUE to compress it for you? Render it out as uncompressed, and use cleaner or something else to compress it to the codec you want.

Perhaps if you moved the astral projection into the fire?

Is that a bump or texture (or both) map on what I assume are scars over her left check/lip?

My real middle name is Running Wolf and my lucky number is 13. Running Wolf is to long, so I shortened it to Runwolf, and it's what my friends all call me.

According to the DAZ license agreement, I can use Vicki in any way I see fit as long as I don't sell or provide the mesh to anyone else. In other words, and 2d creation I make on Film/Video with Vicki is perfectly within the Terms of Use inside the License. Here is the issue point: 4. GENERAL RESTRICTIONS AND TERMS OF USE. The 3-D Model(s) may be copied in whole or in part for User's exclusive use. Unauthorized copying of the 3-D Model(s) is expressly forbidden. User expressly agrees to include DAZ 3D'S (and third parties, if any) copyright notice(s) and proprietary interest(s) on all copies of the 3-D Model(s), in whole or in part, in any form, including data form, made by User in accordance with this Agreement. The 3-D Model(s) is provided for User's exclusive use. User does not have the right to provide the 3-D Model(s) to others in any form or on any media. Specifically, you (the User) may copy the 3-D Model(s) onto the storage device of an unlimited number of computers; provided that all such computers are physically located at your business, or if you are a residence, your place of residence located at a single specific street address (or its equivalent). You may (i) access, use, copy and modify the 3-D Models stored on such computers at such single location in the creation and presentation of animations and renderings which may require runtime access to the 3-D Model(s), and (ii) incorporate two dimensional images (including two dimensional images that simulate motion of three dimensional objects) derived from the 3-D Model(s) in other works and publish, market, distribute, transfer, sell or sublicense such combined works; provided that you may not in any case: (a) separately publish, market, distribute, transfer, sell or sublicense any 3-D Model(s) or any part thereof; or (b) publish, market, distribute, transfer, sell or sublicense renderings, animations, software applications, data or any other product from which any original 3-D Model(s), or any part thereof, or any substantially similar version of the original 3-D Model(s) can be separately exported, extracted, or de-compiled into any re-distributable form or format. Subject to the foregoing limitations, and the rights, if any, of third parties in or to the objects represented by the 3-D Model(s), you may copy and distribute your animations and renderings derived from the 3-D Model(s).