Re: DynAtomic 1.0.0 for Realsoft3D Released

2011-05-13 Thread Amir Ansari
Fantastic! Thank you, Carlo. Amir

Re: updated website

2011-05-01 Thread Amir Ansari
BTW, the painting in the cellar is truly excellent! (Go have a look, everyone!) My brother lives in south Italy. He'd be very impressed by the 'star ceilings' you modelled. (For a long time he was trying to figure out how they were created - I was able to explain it to him by showing him a 3D

Re: updated website

2011-05-01 Thread Amir Ansari
Very nice... Reminds me of Myst. Are you going to include a simple 'quest', and some puzzles? ;-) BTW, I signed the guest book. Are guests' email addresses safe from spam? I noticed an email icon which linked to my email address... Vulnerable to harvesting? Amir

Pixar & Disney libraries, plus Ptex

2011-04-27 Thread Amir Ansari
I found these links on Hacker News (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2486841): http://graphics.pixar.com/library/ http://www.disneyanimation.com/library/list.html Many fascinating papers! Also, information about Disney's open-source Ptex texture mapping system, which has some advantages ove

Re: Ashikhmin-Shirley Highlights for RS3D

2011-01-07 Thread Amir Ansari
I had a much more detailed look at the shaders you mention - you're doing an awesome job! I'm just curious: the algorithms are quite complex - how do you test whether you've implemented them properly in VSL? Is there a standard rendering test that you can compare your results with, or is it a

Re: Location of project files

2011-01-07 Thread Amir Ansari
Actually, after looking at it in more detail, I don't think this file is meant to be edited. What LeeE says is my experience too: when you open a file, RS3D uses that as the default directory next time around. On Sat, 08 Jan 2011 09:01:42 +0200 Ville Tirronen wrote: > I have tried to edit t

Re: Location of project files

2011-01-07 Thread Amir Ansari
There appears to be a configuration file: ~/.realsoft/Realsoft3D-7.0/resources/Realsoft3D It probably saves the changes each time you close the application, so you may be able to edit the paths here... On Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:04:57 +0200 Ville Tirronen wrote: > > This one's for linux version

Re: Ashikhmin-Shirley Highlights for RS3D

2011-01-05 Thread Amir Ansari
Uh - interesting?! ;-) What is this shader used for? I had a quick look on Google, but nothing grabbed my attention... On Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:59:24 +0100 mengil...@gmx.net wrote: > Come on people, has anybody even received my email? > Why is it so quiet whenever I post something about new sha

Re: Merry Christmas

2010-12-26 Thread Amir Ansari
Very nice - looks like something the kids would like! ;-) Amir On Sun, 26 Dec 2010 21:11:00 +0200 (EET) Ville Tirronen wrote: > Merry Christmas! > > I made this with RS and Zbrush for my goddaughter. Her family plays just too > much World Of Warcraft :) > I had slight problems while rigging

Re: Abandon the manual in favor of video tutorials.

2010-12-17 Thread Amir Ansari
Different people learn in different ways. Although I know many who prefer videos; I actually prefer a printed manual with tutorials! ;-) Amir On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 09:51:49 -0500 Jean-Sebastien Perron wrote: > I am watching all video tutorials of Houdini and Blender. > It's better than watchin

Re: Btw. I am just dissapointed from bugs in v4 - v6..

2010-11-12 Thread Amir Ansari
Let's try to keep things calm. RS actually *is* fully featured, it's just that some of those features are not (yet) fully realised. And it's certainly better than anything else at this price-point. I've always found Realsoft to be very prompt with bug-fixes; they've always responded to any pro

Re: SDK/ sites down/ frustration/Realsoft

2010-11-05 Thread Amir Ansari
I always buy new versions to support the software. 3D is a very competitive market, but I prefer RS3D for its clean 'mathematical' feel that distinguishes it from, say, Blender. Features and new technologies are critical though. It's the "Red Queen's race" at work (http://en.wikipedia.org/wik

Re: SDK/ sites down/ frustration/Realsoft

2010-11-05 Thread Amir Ansari
I recently returned to RS3D after a couple of years, wishing I'd had time to use it more frequently. I was shocked at the deterioration of the community. It was like entering a ghost town; so many resources had vanished or been abandoned. Even the mailing list was silent. Unfortunately, ther

Re: Web Programming - CSS and HTML5

2010-07-18 Thread Amir Ansari
There's quite a difference between 'web programming' and styling a web page using CSS with HTML. Programming usually entails an application (commonly written in PHP, Python, etc.) running on a server, providing some sort of useful dynamic function that cannot be covered by a static HTML page.

Re: RS 7 pdf usermanual and reference to read on an e-book

2010-04-13 Thread Amir Ansari
Are there that many significant differences between v6 and v7? The current pdf manual (in the Download section) is quite adequate for my needs at the moment! Amir On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:51:00 -0400 Jean-Sebastien Perron wrote: > I need it for my sony prs600 e-book. > Better would be in .epub

Re: QT: about Realsoft 3d Forum Discussion

2010-03-29 Thread Amir Ansari
The sense of vibrancy is crucially important, of course! I think the RS manual (which I LOVE) gives a solid grounding in the software, but I know many users prefer (for instance) video tutorials. I've found the Render Daemon tutorials invaluable. As for VSL - it's easier than Renderman! And RS

Re: QT: about Realsoft 3d Forum Discussion

2010-03-29 Thread Amir Ansari
Well, I agree completely. But after reading about the history of Real3D and Realsoft, I get the impression that the RS team are scientists, not salespeople. I, too, would love to see MUCH more of the support/purchase experience that most other companies have managed to put together. Realsoft o

Re: QT: about Realsoft 3d Forum Discussion

2010-03-29 Thread Amir Ansari
An alternative would be to host the forum at the RS website, and appoint a number of willing, trustworthy(!) community members to moderate/administer... The RS programmers are probably very busy with - programming! Just an aside, is there any reason why the Render Daemon and Realsoft Info websi

Re: QT: about Realsoft 3d Forum Discussion

2010-03-29 Thread Amir Ansari
I've been away from Realsoft 3D for more than a year, so I've missed a lot. What happened with Boris' forum? Amir On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:40:51 +0200 (CEST) Frank BrĂ¼bach wrote: > I have a simple question: what about re-animate the realoft 3d forum from > boris jahn (http://rs-forum.the-fin

Re: no wiki problem - Clifton Hill Extension

2006-09-24 Thread Amir Ansari
Garry, hopefully this is heading toward a round of sincere apologies to everyone you insulted...? Amir

Re: no wiki problem

2006-09-24 Thread Amir Ansari
There's a simple solution to abusive comments: IGNORE THEM! The destructive atmosphere builds up because we tend to react (quite naturally). Let's remind ourselves that this list is an exchange of ideas, resources and assistance. Should someone step beyond this, it's better (and more effect

Re: no wiki problem

2006-09-20 Thread Amir Ansari
Hi all I can't believe what I'm reading lately. Garry, you should be ashamed of yourself. If you want to learn the software, be prepared to work hard at it - no one owes you anything. It's just the old concept of 'personal responsibility'. And if you need help, you should remember that a