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Subject: The future of 3D on the Mac.

Gear opened this issue on Apr 28, 2000 ยท 11 posts
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Gear ( ) posted Fri, 28 April 2000 at 12:19 AM ยท edited Fri, 29 November 2024 at 5:41 AM

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There is no Mac software of note that I do not have. The strongest single program for Mac 3D is still ElectricImage 2.9, but there is a more "magical" program, and I'm not sure why. I'm talking about Bryce. Bryce is to 3D what Marvel Comics used to be to fantasy illustration, what Star Trek is to sci-fi. When I heard that Patrick Stuart was going to play Dr.X in the new X-men movie, I thought of Bryce. Legions of Bryce freaks were waiting patiently for Poser characters to become animatable within Bryce.Now that these former Metacreations programs have been purchased by different companies, integration may never happen. This is a very sad prospect. Is there anyone who can help us? Please don't piss on this thread by touting Poser integration with some other program. Bryce is unique and you know it. -Gear

smallspace ( ) posted Fri, 28 April 2000 at 2:21 AM

hmm...Corel, wasn't it? I'd have to say the future of Bryce is not too bright. Being a longtime user of Photopaint, I think I know Corel pretty well. First off, no matter what they might want you to think, Corel is NOT a Mac company. 2. Corel is not a 3D software company. You only have to look at how they failed with their version of Raydream (Coreldream) to see that. 3. Corel is not an innovator. They have a history of buying other people's software then offering update after update that does little to improve the product. 4. Corel is spread in too many directions to give Bryce the attention it needs. Can you say, "Word Perfect"? 5. Corel is in sad shape money-wise. When you're low on cash, the first thing to go is R&D. I think you're looking at the present version of Bryce as being pretty much it for Mac or PC. - SMT

I'd rather stay in my lane than lay in my stain!

smallspace ( ) posted Fri, 28 April 2000 at 2:26 AM

BTW: 6. Corel tends to move at, "the speed of mud".

I'd rather stay in my lane than lay in my stain!

Anthony Appleyard ( ) posted Fri, 28 April 2000 at 2:34 AM

Yet again, we need to get our own copy of the source form of Bryce, to debug and improve it and make it more compatible with Poser. It is said: "If you want something doing properly, do it yourself.".

lmacken ( ) posted Fri, 28 April 2000 at 11:19 AM
  1. Corel has declared bankruptcy. (IIRC) Bryce could be available soon at fire-sale prices.

lmacken ( ) posted Fri, 28 April 2000 at 11:20 AM
  1. Corel has declared bankruptcy. (IIRC) Bryce could be available soon at fire-sale prices.

lmacken ( ) posted Fri, 28 April 2000 at 11:22 AM
  1. Corel has declared bankruptcy. (IIRC) Bryce could be available soon at fire-sale prices.

jnmoore ( ) posted Fri, 28 April 2000 at 1:31 PM

Isn't corparate greed a wonderful thing to behold???

Spanfarkle ( ) posted Fri, 28 April 2000 at 4:40 PM

Why does'nt some get together and buy Bryce, like what happened with Poser?

dlfurman ( ) posted Sat, 29 April 2000 at 12:12 AM

BTW, Re: Patrick Steward and the X-Men film. It's Professor X. I'm sure he's got doctorates though ;).

"Few are agreeable in conversation, because each thinks more of what he intends to say than that of what others are saying, and listens no more when he himself has a chance to speak." - Francois de la Rochefoucauld

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Ankhara ( ) posted Sun, 30 April 2000 at 1:17 PM

That really sucks. Why doesn't the creator of Bryce do something and reclaim it? Bryce is too great of a program to let go. Someone really needs to do something.

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