Absolutely get a copy, Im in NZ and I got a copy for about $50 NZ (inc shipping) 3 or 4 years ago from Amazon.

3 pts Hollo - i was impressed that all the models were the artists 2pts Agnesdodoart - a nice restful piece and good use of DOF 1pt Zhann - great models and textures, and a serene scene

Im a newbie and I have the Susan Kitchens Bryce Bible and am pleased I got it. Its helped me figure out lots of things and is full of info, some of which I will probably never understand but its there when i need it I recommend it and if you are a complete noob, these are the tuts i started out doing in private group, but they are now public http://www.mulawa.net/bryce/ these are REALLY good to get you started

Ive got a picture in a book, i will have to scan it tonite after work (its 8 am ish here) so you can see. Thanks for the help folks!

Attached Link: http://www.geocities.com/terragenblue/brycegall1.htm

yup it was a silly simple thing like switching on the Autokey. But now I know LOTS more about animations than I did before hand :)

Hey thanks! I actually managed to figure out what the problem was after surfing the net for tuts and testing it. The tut I had was for ver 4 and for people who had done animations before. Im using a brand spanking new ver 5 and the tut finally worked after I turned AUTOKEY on, then it was fine. I also found how to do a path manually which was also good. But this Path thingy........oooh I didnt know about that, it looks quite cool! Thanks for the help folks, and good to see the book Ive paid quite a bit of money for, is recommended again :)

both the ball does not move once i play the animation, and everyone else sees a path line, and I dont, I followed your instructions but again got no path or no movement sigh oh btw I have actually bought that book, but Im waiting for it to arrive from Amazon, its 4-6 weeks shipping time to here and I have min 2 weeks to go. Thanks for the advice tho. Any advice on where to go for info on metaballs and trees while you mention it

Hi a bit of a delayed response here (ive been in hospital) but I use Xenodream fairly extensively its fair to say, and I trialled UF. I must be a right brained person cos I just could not get into UF (or Bryce for that matter) but XD is sooooooooooo me! I have also used Sterling and QSFlame - two more different and free programs. Sterling makes classic type fractals similar to UF but without the layering and colouring options and cool stuffs. QSFlame makes flame type fractals which are swirly stripes of colour arranged in diff ways as far as I can tell, a bit limited in scope but pretty to look at. I would love to get my hands on FraxFlame cos it looks more in depth. Anyway you can see some beginner examples of all the ones ive mentioned here: http://www.geocities.com/terragenblue and go to the Fractal Gallery. There are links to where you can find them on my links page. HTH

We had a discussion a few weeks ago about what kind of ambience we like (time of day, music etc) and overwhelmingly came to the conclusion that late at night was the most popular time. Various reasons as to why (after work, after kids have gone to bed etc) But yes Ive been known to stay up till at least midnight rendering on the odd occasion :) (usually chatting on ICQ at the time LOL)

yes just clicking on stuff (which is how I work too :) gets surprising results) doesnt really work with XD, you need to have a basic idea of what to do THEN randomly clik on stuff :)

Well I can recommend going in to the help files and doing the Shell Tutorial and then the other one. I did the Shell one first and played quite happily for a few months with that. The second one (name forgotten sorry) teaches you about metamorphs which are really cool!

Its $69 US and with the exchange rate I paid NZ $189 and think its worth every cent.

I like a combo - 2 drops Sandalwood and 2 drop Ylang Ylang

For me its something to drink, usually coke, something to snack on, either lollies or bikkies and music of choice for the last little while is the sound track to Queen of the Damned. I also like Karma by Delerium, Book of Secrets by Loreena McKennit, and various other mixed compilations I can sing to without thinking about the words. With Headphones on so I can listen really loud, and sing really tunelessly so I dont hear myself LOL Oh and I like to turn the main light off and turn my reading halogen light around to it backlights me, i can see my shadow on the bedroom wall while im boogying to the music while im rendering :) Almost always prefer to work at night to get something creative done, im a 'moderate owl' not by choice but by lifestyle, if I had a choice I would be an 'extreme owl'