paganeagle2001
Adventurous
If people are thinking of downloading stuff at RDNA, don't bother for now, it's getting hammered!!!
All the best.
Richard
All the best.
Richard
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Runtime DNA merges with DAZ 3D
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eclark1894
Visionary
Well, if for some
Well, Hi! Glad you made it over here!
But, let's not do that, please
Awww!!
Awww!!
LOL
eclark1894
Visionary
My Hivewire accounts weren't letting me on. Found out I had to create a new forum account, and I still don't know what I did wrong with the store account. Anyway, got all that straightened out. Now if I can just figger out how to post an image I'll show some of the stuff I'm working on.
paganeagle2001
Adventurous
Click on the Upload a file button and you can then browse to your pictures to load up.
All the best.
Richard
All the best.
Richard
There are some renders in the Micheal and Friends thread over at DS Forums that I think Pen posted, they are still there!
A couple of my renders of Nataani also.
paganeagle2001
Adventurous
I would sooner have the variety of things for various programs in the store here at HW3D than a monopoly of a lot of items just for a few products.
Variety is the spice of life.
All the best.
Richard
Variety is the spice of life.
All the best.
Richard
Greybro
Inspired
I remember the last time I went on a shopping spree at RDNA. I took the Terradrome 2 free CBT seminar thing and afterwards they gave everyone on the call a %60 off coupon. I went right over and wiped out my wish list. At the end I was left thinking, on the one hand, Wow! Cool. I'll be making renders from this stuff for years and I got it for a song. On the other hand, I began to think, how can they carry on with such deep, deep discounts.
Syyd, Colm and Eric, were probably offered some guaranteed money in lieu of a few years of “maybe” money from store sales that are likely declining with each new release of DS.
Some artist, like myself, make their art in whatever form, music, films, renders etc for the arts sake. This has to be a different paradigm when you do it (make art and art product while running a brokerage) for a living. I imagine that this, “let's call it a sale of the business cause I don't really see it as a merger” with DAZ was something they carefully weighed out, pros versus cons and decided the pros were greater. Seems like Colm is back in Ireland focusing on his amazing photography. It couldn't be easy handling the kind of day to day support they did. Every time I needed to call about support which only came up maybe twice over the years, it was Syyd who answered the phone. Think about that for a second. No call service support. Virtually around the clock personal support. Hundreds and hundreds of customers from all over. If they made a good living wage from all of that work, I'd be surprised.
As for the RDNA store, I actually view this as a positive outcome for some really cool folks who've given a lot to the community as a whole. If the RDNA purchased products show up in my DAZ products library, no muss, no fuss, I'll be happy enough.
Yes, DAZ did crush Poser Pros whether intentionally or not, but for those of us around PPros in those days you'll remember there was a pivotal moment prior to the DAZ buyout involving copyright infringement that really started that snowball down hill towards destruction.
Competition is a good thing in this marketplace. DAZ will always have competition and I for one would never essentially hurt myself by saying I'll only shop at X or Y. Offer a quality product at a fair price and if I need it for something I'll shop your store.
The community is something different. I will miss the forums over there that did seem much more open and certainly less censored. Same with the galleries. To that I can only say, RIP RDNA. I'm glad I knew you.
Syyd, Colm and Eric, were probably offered some guaranteed money in lieu of a few years of “maybe” money from store sales that are likely declining with each new release of DS.
Some artist, like myself, make their art in whatever form, music, films, renders etc for the arts sake. This has to be a different paradigm when you do it (make art and art product while running a brokerage) for a living. I imagine that this, “let's call it a sale of the business cause I don't really see it as a merger” with DAZ was something they carefully weighed out, pros versus cons and decided the pros were greater. Seems like Colm is back in Ireland focusing on his amazing photography. It couldn't be easy handling the kind of day to day support they did. Every time I needed to call about support which only came up maybe twice over the years, it was Syyd who answered the phone. Think about that for a second. No call service support. Virtually around the clock personal support. Hundreds and hundreds of customers from all over. If they made a good living wage from all of that work, I'd be surprised.
As for the RDNA store, I actually view this as a positive outcome for some really cool folks who've given a lot to the community as a whole. If the RDNA purchased products show up in my DAZ products library, no muss, no fuss, I'll be happy enough.
Yes, DAZ did crush Poser Pros whether intentionally or not, but for those of us around PPros in those days you'll remember there was a pivotal moment prior to the DAZ buyout involving copyright infringement that really started that snowball down hill towards destruction.
Competition is a good thing in this marketplace. DAZ will always have competition and I for one would never essentially hurt myself by saying I'll only shop at X or Y. Offer a quality product at a fair price and if I need it for something I'll shop your store.
The community is something different. I will miss the forums over there that did seem much more open and certainly less censored. Same with the galleries. To that I can only say, RIP RDNA. I'm glad I knew you.
eclark1894
Visionary
I would like and hope that a lot of the vendors who do not wish to go to DAZ will migrate over to Hivewire and bring their inventories with them.
They are certainly welcome!
paganeagle2001
Adventurous
Agree!!!
All the best.
Richard
All the best.
Richard
Darryl
Adventurous
Well... umm... I'd say you're closer to "spin" than anything else, and I did add the "good people" modifier.I sure hope that our marketing isn't between spin and outright misinformation... Of course, marketing of ANYTHING focuses on the upside. Can you imagine any company saying "we just brought out a new product. Frankly it's awful, and I wouldn't buy it."
I tend to take everything with a grain of salt though. Like the BB King lyric says: "Nobody loves me but my mother... and she may be jivin' too".
Hornet3d
Wise
I agree with the rest of your post, but my view on the quote above is a little different. I will not shop anywhere that I do not feel my custom is valued. My cash is hard earned and I not about let any company walk all over me just because I want a particular product. In that respect I clearly have a different view than you, not that mine is any more valid than yours, I am just highlighting the fact. I am also not saying this about Daz I am just outlining my view on the subject.
Welcome, Greybro
Look here, Earl - what Richard mentioned is one way to do it but there are others, too
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Look here, Earl - what Richard mentioned is one way to do it but there are others, too
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Please make yourselves at home, grab some cookies and wander around the forums. Our new forums have a great FAQ section here:
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This is a wonderful, cooperative, friendly atmosphere, and all who wish to dwell in that type of atmosphere will find a good home here
Well... umm... I'd say you're closer to "spin" than anything else, and I did add the "good people" modifier.
You did at that
Which hopefully puts us on the other side of "spin" LOL!
paganeagle2001
Adventurous
COOKIES!!!!!! they have been hiding COOKIES!!!!!! Lol.
All the best.
Richard
All the best.
Richard
eclark1894
Visionary
Don't have any cookies but I've got cupcakes and pancakes!Welcome, Greybro
Look here, Earl - what Richard mentioned is one way to do it but there are others, too
How To Add Inline Images To The Forum | HiveWire 3D Community
Please make yourselves at home, grab some cookies and wander around the forums. Our new forums have a great FAQ section here:
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions | HiveWire 3D Community
This is a wonderful, cooperative, friendly atmosphere, and all who wish to dwell in that type of atmosphere will find a good home here
paganeagle2001
Adventurous
They will do!!!! Lol.
All the best.
Richard
All the best.
Richard
