Forum: Bryce

Subject: Free Flaming Pear "Cumulus" plugin - Get it, if you haven't already!

AgentSmith opened this issue on Jan 31, 2006 ยท 31 posts

AgentSmith posted Tue, 31 January 2006 at 8:53 PM

This is a re-post of a thread I've made a few times before in the past. Doing it again for those of you who are unaware of this.

The June 2003 issue of Computer Arts (# 84), included 3 new plugins from Flaming Pear that aren't available anywhere for free! They are non-expiring, non-restrictive cool little plugins.

"Wreckage" - Trashes your picture and reassembles it. Basically, it messes up your pics in really interesting ways.

"Sphere Warp" - It can take a normal picture of anything, send it through Sphere Warp, and it will distort it so that it will again look (somewhat) normal when I apply it to a sphere in Bryce for fake hdri. Not perfect, but works as a quickie filter.

"Cumulus" - Just the absolute BEST one!! Make real-world clouds, simple as that, and as complex & big as you want to make. Very realistic, and completely customizable.

These plugins should work in most 2D editing applications. (Photoshop, PSP, and I assume in the freeware programs, Dogwaffle and Gimp)

I contacted Flaming Pear about these plugins, because so many people had wanted them. I asked if they were going to be offered on their site anytime;.

Bad news; "No -- Computer Arts has them under an exclusive distribution" (the plugins will never be offered on Flaming Pear's website)

BUT...the good news! They gave me permission to re-distribute them via e-mail (only).

SO, IF YOU WANT THEM;
E-mail me at agentsmith@renderosity.com, using your e-mail that you wish for me to reply to with the .zip of plugins. (572Kb)

I will collect addresses and do a mass e-mailing daily.

NOTE 1 - These plugins may NOT ever be offered by anyone for download in any way on the internet.

NOTE 2 - Macintosh Users - Sorry, although the Mac versions of these plugins are on the CD, I cannot correctly take them off the CD with my OS being a PC. I tried to do so in MANY ways the first time around, and although it would look like it worked to me, the plugins would never actually work for Mac users.

YET, I should be meeting up with a Mac friend of mine in a couple weeks, I'll get them off the CD then, so hang tight Mac users.

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AgentSmith posted Tue, 31 January 2006 at 8:54 PM

Cumulus example, at 400x300, and then 10 times larger. (Just make sure the "Detail" slider is maxed out)

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AgentSmith posted Tue, 31 January 2006 at 8:54 PM

Cumulus GUI

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AgentSmith posted Tue, 31 January 2006 at 8:54 PM

Attached Link: Link to larger pic

Wreckage plugin examples

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AgentSmith posted Tue, 31 January 2006 at 8:55 PM

Sphere Warp plugin example

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AgentSmith posted Tue, 31 January 2006 at 9:00 PM

The two older posts about these plugins, they have some extra pics and info from members; http://www.renderosity.com/messages.ez?Form.ShowMessage=1309119 http://www.renderosity.com/messages.ez?Form.ShowMessage=1683903 AgentSmith

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erosiaart posted Tue, 31 January 2006 at 9:34 PM

neat.. curious question..isn't there a time limit with them? i had a bit of a probs later on with flaming pear..downloaded some plug ins..and after a few weeks..there was a pop up window saying the trial time was over. think the plug ins had soemthing to do with the sky..and stars..

AgentSmith posted Tue, 31 January 2006 at 10:12 PM

"They are non-expiring, non-restrictive".

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erosiaart posted Tue, 31 January 2006 at 10:28 PM

lol! emailing you my email address..btw..had a nitemare about you a few nites ago..you had hair up to your shoulders and black.. think i woke up in shivers..;-P

mjhatch posted Tue, 31 January 2006 at 10:29 PM

They sound GREAT, thanks A.S. Mark...;)

danamo posted Tue, 31 January 2006 at 10:59 PM

I've been using 'em since you first offered them, and no, they don't expire. :-) I would have gladly paid for the Cumulus plug once I discovered how useful it was.

AgentSmith posted Wed, 01 February 2006 at 12:11 AM

Lol...black hair? I think pumeco is rubbing off. He said he thought he saw me one time, but had asked me if I ever had dark hair.... ---------------- *I'll collect e-mail address for the plugin, and do a mass e-mail once a day. Got 12 so far. ;o) AS

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UVDan posted Wed, 01 February 2006 at 12:38 AM Forum Moderator

Thanks, it is much appreciated.

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Elsina posted Wed, 01 February 2006 at 1:37 AM

Thank you!


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Erlik posted Wed, 01 February 2006 at 2:37 AM

Rosi, are you talking about LunarCell or Glitterato? They are commercially distributed and what you download from Flaming Pear site are trials, not freeware.

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Rayraz posted Wed, 01 February 2006 at 4:51 AM

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It's a great plug-in ;) Especially if you toy around a bit with it in photoshop and combine multiple cumulus generated clouds.

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bandolin posted Wed, 01 February 2006 at 7:29 AM

Count me in baby, sent you an email.


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marcfx posted Wed, 01 February 2006 at 8:50 AM

Its in the post!! :)


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ariannah posted Wed, 01 February 2006 at 10:19 AM

They sound awesome, AS, so many thanks for offering to make these available. If you have problems getting together with your Mac friend, let me know. I live in the same city & would be willing to help. :)

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Rosemaryr posted Wed, 01 February 2006 at 10:24 AM

ooooHHH! Thank you, AS!! (Emailing ASAP to AS)

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pakled posted Wed, 01 February 2006 at 10:30 AM

hmm..Dogwaffle and Gimp? that'd be nice. I've seen a plugin somewhere for Gimp that makes it look and act like Photoshop, but if Gimp can actually use Photoshop filters, I can use Lunar Cell, Gliteratto, the 'Inky one' and all the others. Maybe all those CD burns aren't wasted after all..thanks, worth checking out. I'll send you my addy as soon as I get home (can't access it from work..;)

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Erlik posted Wed, 01 February 2006 at 11:55 AM

Pakled, you mean GIMPshop? And you can use Photoshop filters in GIMP.

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sackrat posted Wed, 01 February 2006 at 2:18 PM

OK AS,.......sent you an e-mail,.........check your mailbox.

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Rochr posted Wed, 01 February 2006 at 3:11 PM

Actually lost these plugs some time ago, so my email is definitely on its way. :) Thanx pal!

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pakled posted Wed, 01 February 2006 at 4:34 PM

oh..I..am..dangerous now baby..Yeah..;)

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ariannah posted Thu, 02 February 2006 at 4:44 PM

"oh..I..am..dangerous now baby..Yeah..;)"

That's right. Rub it in you PC'ers to us poor Macsters.
Youse guys are kiiiiiiilling me while I wait! :P

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AgentSmith posted Thu, 02 February 2006 at 7:10 PM

Yeah, I should see a Mac person in another week or so, if that fails to happen, I know a couple other friends of friends I can .sit up the files on their computer, and send it out. AS

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mjhatch posted Thu, 02 February 2006 at 7:33 PM

Thanks again AS, I'm running the excellent plugins under GIMP right now :D...;)

ariannah posted Thu, 02 February 2006 at 10:19 PM

AS - thanks for the update. .zip would be even better if possible. ;)

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AgentSmith posted Fri, 03 February 2006 at 12:42 AM

Sure thing, I'll make sure I have them in both formats for Mac users just in case. AS

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