Thanks AgentSmith.  I checked and all I have is the PCBonus15 voucher.   Did you already have to be a member to have the other bonus 10? 

 

Ron

When I signed up I only got a voucher for 15 items.  Where do I get the other 10 or is this done and over with.

 

Ron

Peggy, do you have an older cd drive on the computer that's giving you problems installing Vue? If so you might consider searching for a firmware update for your drive. Sometimes older drives don't like some cd protections. I've had this problem in the past with several games. Ron

Oops, the first line should read, "would not work". Really, I type and spell better then in that post...usually. Ron

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Come to think of it there have been a few games that I've bought in the past that would work on some of the drives I had at the time. Research showed that certain protection systems and certain drives weren't compatible. Try taliking to E-on again and askiing them if they have one of the older cd versions that seem to work on your computer. Definitely look into whether there is a new firmware for your particular drives. Some are updatable and some are not. Depends on the manufacturer. Here's a link a firmware update page. Ron

You won't find any cracks here. We're all legit users. Besides, if it won't install from a cd what makes you think a crack, hack, or whatever on a demo version will work any better. It's the same program and installation process minus the cd. Contact E-on's tech support. If they've replaced a defective cd already and you are still getting the same error upon attempting to install the program then chances are it has nothing to do with a defective cd. Try contacting Microsoft tech support. Ron

Thanks Guitta but the sawtooth edge is not from a low antialiasing. I used the User Settings for the rendering and went beyond Ultra and even upped the number of rays in the antialiasing and pushed the quality slider towards the better end. Original image was rendered at 1024 x 756 @ 300dpi. All terrains were at 512 (the waves are a clipped dunes terrain with a water material applied). I tried adding grit, pebbles, stones to the beach...several clicks worth...but still ended up with a fairly flat beach. Do the rock softness settings affect the effects? Thanks for the tip on adding another light opposite the sun, I will try that. Ron

I wonder if the problem is format specific or render to disc specific. I have never had a problem rendering at something other then 72 DPI and having it only show up as if it was 72 DPI. I usually save in the .bmp format but if I do a render at 300 DPI and open it up in photoshop and check the image size it reads as 300 DPI. Then again I also always render to screen and save the image from there. Ron

Lynn, I have a question too. I live in Portland, Oregon about 10-15 min away from the Beaverton area unless it's rush hour on 26. I've considerred buying Vue for quite some time now but one of the things that gets me is the shipping charge. It just doesn't make sense to pay a shipping charge and wait for the mail when I could be picking it up and playing with it as soon as I pay for it. Ron

Also includes transfer of license of course.

Forgot to add my email address. CoyoteRon@aol.com

I also have Rd5.5. The original 2cds plus the training cd, manual, 2nd edition handbook, and I even think I still have the box. Email me if you still need/want it. Willing to accept offers too. Ron