I get an HTTP File not Found error when I click the link. --ratta

Nesterenko: Just so you know, all the graphics on pages -1 - 5 were broken when I browsed through. Great site and thanks. --ratta

Excellent work.

This is my first reply to a post in eons. Stuff given away free should have any damn restrictions the artist sees fit to apply. It's free for cripesakes. The artist should still specify whether the the item is for personal use only, if royalties apply, royalty-free, or if redistibution is ok. However, restrictions on stuff you pay for should be published at the point-of-sale. If I pay for an item, it's probably because I need it for a specific work that I am selling to someone else. I expect some restrictions, but NOT that I cannot use the item in a commercial work. That's ridiculuous. Are you asking me to pay for it so I look at it? I don't care if it costs 50$ or 100$. If I need it for a work, I'll pay, as long as my client can afford it. But I need to know this BEFORE I buy it. Naturally, if the the item is only for my personal amusement, then price matters a little more :) Whether I can only use a payed-for item for in one commericial work, and must pay for additional uses (royalties), or if I can use it in multiple commercial works (royalaty-free) should be specified. These restrictions seem fair, no matter what the original price. Redistribution of the original item, altered or unaltered should not happen, unless the artist who created it specifically gives permission to do so. The American Society of Magazine Photographers (ASMP) worked all this out years ago, and is pretty much standard stuff. I agree with Bushi. Never give up; never surrender. --ratta

Thanks Jim and Martin. I appreciate your efforts. --ratta

I must be dumber than dirt, cause I still ca't extract that Vickie Catsuit from fairyland. Did the name game as Martin suggested, etc. It still fails. Some things are never meant to be. --ratta

Thank Godess. I'm not insane. --ratta hmmm... well maybe just a bit. Thnaks, folks.

Oh, well. I get a "Maybe Wrong Seed File" message with CR/LF or L/F selected, then a "Failed" message, and "Failed" when CR is selected (that covers all 3 options in the Convert PCF dialog). I do have the blCatSuit.obj file. I even reloaded the version 1 .obj file, thinking the .pcf file was looking for that one, but still no dice. I'm using MacConverter 1.1.2. Is there a newer version? If there is, that could be the problem. --ratta

Hmmm... let me try IE 5. I was getting "Failed to Convert" and "Use with Caution" then "Failed..." errors. I'll do it now and report back. Thanks, Jim. And Ren, don't pull that trigger. --ratta

MacConverter failed to convert the .pcf file. Any suggestions? --ratta

casamerica and Lemurtek: Thanks for addressing my post. Maybe I'm just naive. I don't really worry about privacy stuff. I suppose I should. The ubiquitous 'they' have had 50 years to get whatever it is there is to be gotten about me, so if Curious Labs wants to insure I'm a legal Poser user, that's ok by me. Just don't crash my machine while doing it. After reading your posts, I see the need for informing the users about what's going on behind the scenes. Also, the 'butt-kiss' remark wasn't PC. I'm old. It's how I talk. I'll never learn. --ratta

I have a number of applications that perform this type of serial number checking. The most notable are Adobe products, Photoshop, in particular. I don't see what the big deal is. If you use the products legally, you'll never have a problem. But, thanks, kupa, for the timely explanation. It must suck to have to periodically kiss the collective butts of the users of this forum. I would find it demoralizing. People sure seem to want a lot for a couple hundred bucks. --ratta

Thanks :) --ratta

Good luck, Jeff, and thanks for all your help. --ratta

The Graphic Artists' Guild pricing guide will help explain a lot, but generally, its pricing represents a national average which is higher than most regional markets. It's a great book, though. I usually estimate a round of simple revisions and include those costs in my initial pricing. However, revisions after that, or revisions to the design after concept approval are billed as extras. I try to let the client know, when possible, what the additional costs will be. Be sure you can handle the project, otherwise don't take it on. Charge as much as the market will bear, based on your experience, and the value of the project to the client. This business eats your life. Stuff almost always takes more time than you think it will, and clients drink blood and will strip the flesh from your bones if you let them. I'm very thin. --ratta