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Remembering both Greg and Sam, even though I hung out mostly in Cinema4D. It was the expense that slayed scanmead, but I've moved back to my roots in graphite and am tackling colored pencil now.
I'll raise a glass to old friends for the both of you, wishing you a peaceful holiday, and a new year of hope and joy.
Thread: Another WIP | Forum: Bryce
Thanks, Bryster. I've got a Win7 machine, and a still-functioning XP. I've got those original Myst discs somewhere. Clay's render has me missing that game.
Thread: Another WIP | Forum: Bryce
Thread: Another WIP | Forum: Bryce
Sorry for your loss. This is a great classic Bryce render! Brings back a lot of memories.
Thread: OT: Vaping, the story so far... | Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL
Wow, Sam, excellent! I'm going to have to look into the sort you're describing.
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I tried one that has the separate vaporizer, 2 batteries, and you just order cartridges, and was down to about 1 pack of old-fashioned cigarettes per week. Then I caught a cold and couldn't use the e-cig without launching into a coughing fit.
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Besides the health benefits (just getting rid of the tar alone is great), the house didn't stink, the car didn't stink, there were no nasty ash trays scattered around, and no stray ashes all over. The cats didn't even leave the room! Plus, you only smoke a few puffs instead of having to finish a whole cigarette. (too expensive to waste)
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You're giving me incentive to give it another run.
Thread: Star Trek: Aurora–"Thine Own Self" animation teaser | Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL
Thread: Wow ,,, is Renderosity bought by DAZ ? | Forum: Community Center
I did recheck what I'd typed in the navigation bar! Honestly, I think this is a brighter, cleaner look. No matter what you do, people don't like change. It happens every time a site freshens up their look. Someone put a lot of work into the new look, and I know they're still tweaking it. Your work is appreciated: it's not easy coming up with something new.
Thread: Delirare Ipso Loquitur. | Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL
Hey, hey, hey! Not all nostalgia derives from advanced age. Sometimes when you get what you wish for, you find out it's a massive bore. While I wouldn't go back to my first car on a bet, because the new toys really are features, sometimes software takes too much control. Just look at Vista. Having a modeling/rendering platform do too much for you is like running a script to play games. It's not a challenge. It's not fun.
Thread: Delirare Ipso Loquitur. | Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL
Yeah, Poser 4 renders, for the most part, look pretty bad compared to the latest versions. That was ok, though, because the meshes weren't all that hot, either. There were incredible artists who stood out from the crowd, and some aspiring artists who truly put their heart in their work... just like today. I am going to belabor one point, though: technical perfection seems to have over-shadowed actually having something to say. I prefer a render showing less technical adroitness, but with substance. (Does that sentence make sense?) The "pretty/shiny factor" has increased, I'll grant you. When you're trying to put something you feel strongly about into an image, though, sometimes the demand for technical perfection makes it fall apart. I'm babbling... and I just had tacos for lunch. ;)
Thread: Delirare Ipso Loquitur. | Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL
You know, it has become boring. Making a program do things it wasn't supposed to was the best part of the process. Getting things to sorta/kinda look like something gave you a huge sense of accomplishment. Seeing works by Robin Woods or Beton were thrilling. It was a frelling huge amount of work, and took forever to get a scene right and wait out the render. And it didn't cost an arm and a leg. Bryce was about $100. Poser a little more. From then on, there were freebies, and learning how to make do with what you could create. I'll admit I fell into the trap of buying better modeling apps, but it was the render engines that really got me. Instead of faking GI in Bryce, the temptation of real GI that was easy to use and turned out amazingly real renders sucked me in. And why struggle to model something when excellent ones are so reasonably priced? That texture giving me fits? Someone else has a perfect one for sale. Something got lost along the way. Maybe it was the adventure of something new. Maybe it was the sense of community when not so many people were doing it. Maybe it was before money got so integrated into the mix, and people were happy to share techniques and what they made. Maybe it was that amateurs were happy being just that, and didn't compete with professionals. Maybe I've just gotten jaded about the whole process. Yeah, I miss that time. Not enough to open up the Bryce DTE, though. ;)
Thread: OT Very OT | Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL
My sister is the wicked one. When she got a call for my Mom, who had died 5 years earlier, she requested info in the mail and gave them the address of the cemetery. It was for life insurance.
Thread: when does skimpy become skanky? posing to express body language? | Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL
For an in-depth lesson on skanky, a couple of hours perusing peopleofwalmart should enlighten you. It's amazing what people wear (and don't wear) out shopping. When did the rule about covering tushies change, and why wasn't I notified?
Thread: Somewhat OT. RonKnight resurfaces again! | Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL
Ironbear was at least from this planet and you could understand what he said. The other one... cranky people from alternate dimensions where facts act like quantum particles make me nervous.
Thread: OT: Life's Regrets | Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL
All those things are 100% true, and had they occurred to me 40 years ago, might have made a difference. I always put work first. I'm never late. I'm a perfectionist. I'm very good at my job. If I drop dead tomorrow not one person would miss me as soon as they replaced me. No family, except my sister, who would be sad until she the money cleared, not one friend (I never "had time" for socializing). Younger people might not be seen as ambitious, or self-motivated, or career-oriented, but I think they have it more right. Friends and family are far more important than money or toys.
Thread: Can't get to Renderosity via Windows Explorer | Forum: Community Center
Yeah, the Bookmark function seems broken. The mouse-over to pick a folder poofs before you can pick one. But this is a new machine, so it could be that, too.
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Thread: A long, overdue Farewell from William_the_Bloody, aka Darth_Logice... | Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL