D64Day opened this issue on Dec 30, 2004 ยท 6 posts
D64Day posted Thu, 30 December 2004 at 10:10 AM
Greetings,
I have recently returned to the 3D rendering scene after a very long um... hiatus.
The last time I worked with any 3D software was in 1991 on an Amiga 3000 with Imagine 2.0.
I would love to get back into 3D graphics rendering but I am quite unfamiliar with the titles and 3rd party support.
Please help me find older versions of current software so that I can experiment with them at a reduced price. A thousand bucks is a slightly beyond my current budget. So is Imagine V8.6 or 8.7. Can you direct me to older versions of the most popular programs that would be at a reduced price? I am very anxious to get restarted in 3D rendering again.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Darren J Day ( D Day )
blaufeld posted Thu, 30 December 2004 at 11:33 AM
The download versions of Vue 4 Esprit (69$ at www.e-onsoftware.com) or Bryce 5 (79.95$ at www.daz3d.com) are a very good way to start, try the demos and make your mind... :)
insomnium78 posted Thu, 30 December 2004 at 12:59 PM
lightwave also has a nice demo at
http://newtek.com/products/lightwave/downloads/index.html
Message edited on: 12/30/2004 13:00
deemarie posted Fri, 31 December 2004 at 6:23 AM
{{{Note - due to the servers being wonky the other day - the above original thread by D64Day was posted twice, thus the reason I have removed the second duplicate thread and posted Jaqui's answer to the post below - Dee-Marie}}} Jaqui - Answer to the above question look at the listing of forums for specific applications. there is the list of popular applications. some are even free. ( wings 3d, terragen, xfrog ( I think ), anim*tor, openfx...) buy computer 3d magazines with cover disks, usually one app free on each plus demos for others. ( 3D World is one such magazine ) once you figure out which app you want to use, then it's easier to find low cost versions for an app.
bonestructure posted Sun, 02 January 2005 at 5:46 AM
Attached Link: http://sourceforge.net
no, Xfrog isn't free lol. Google old versions of software. I've done that a few times. You might also look at sourceforge for open source freeware graphics programs. I get a lot of stuff from there.Talent is God's gift to you. Using it is your gift to God.
FrenchToast posted Thu, 06 January 2005 at 1:18 AM
Attached Link: http://www.alias.com/eng/products-services/maya/maya_ple/get_maya_ple.shtml
If you're not interested in making commercial stuff, you can try the Maya 6 personal learning edition. It's totally free, but under the stipulation that you cannot use it for commercial perposes.