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Woah, that's an amazing package! :bug: :gulp:
Thanks for pointing that out - wishlisted for next Payday! :cheese:
Woah, that's an amazing package! :bug: :gulp:
Thanks for pointing that out - wishlisted for next Payday! :cheese:
I know! It is one of the BEST shader packs I've bought for DS! So much bang for the buck!
Huh?
I'm not sure what you said is incorrect, but being an Idiot™ myself, I found the answer at this link easier for my tiny brain to grasp.
http://idiotsguides.com/static/quickguides/sciencenature/quick-q-and-a-how-does-the-space-station-stay-in-orbit.html
Many paths, one destination :)
thanks :)
too many decaying orbit episodes, messing with my un-understanding
i installed my DS (except the appdata) to a hard drive partition. haven't had permissions woes, crossXfingers
i'd move the appdata folder too to the logical drive, if there was a way to tell ds where to find it?
yayy it finished rendering. hmm 4.5 mbs, will have to divvy it
:)
http://www.daz3d.com/elven-nymph
http://www.daz3d.com/the-songstress
Ooooh, very nice! :cheese: :coolsmile:
*edit* I like those outfits - wishlisted! :ahhh:
Yes, very nice renders.
thanks :)
10 rt bounces
35 pixel samples
and the light set from dm sacrifice - luv flash sales
I need to get back into rendering.
Full of barbecue chicken.. sleepyyyyyyyyyyyy.... :ohh: Can't nap at work, though, my snoring would bother everyone.
Likely will need 2-3 cups of coffee this afternoon.. snzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...
Going to be early to bed, after I install my new goodies and play with DS 4.6 a bit. :coolosmile:
Is Daz Studio 5 free? I cannot seem to find it.
DS 4.5 is the latest version of DS,
No wonder I cannot find it. Thanks.:-)
I've decided on this weeks 3D project: figure out how to get a tatt on Vicky in DS 4.6 BETA! :ahhh:
I have Poser python scripts and Advanced Shaders that do well in PPro 2012.. but never tried it in DS. Should keep me busy for a while. :)
Coffee run! :bug:
Create a transparent .png showing what you want, then pick the surface where you want to apply it, and use the menu to go to Layered Image Editor and arrange your piccy over skin. Remember! Split at the back, and scalp is in two surfaces. Other than that, it should be easy.
Sounds pretty simple. I have a number of pngs with transparency I can play with, I suspect I just need "air time" to figure out best practices.
Thanks! :cheese:
Yesh. And if you need help, yell.
RawArt also wrote a splendid tutorial for how to do it in a Photoshop type of program.
the TC2 has a thingee for Vickie tatts. never tried it though.
...so one of my questions is, why is there also a locked folder icon named "Application Data" (where the Daz logfiles in XP were routed), and again, as I am the admin on my own system, why is it (and other folders) locked out at all (giving a "Access Denied" error when clicked on)? In my view, this is just bad coding, it's not like I'm going to sabotage my own system I spent all these months and hard earned money to design and build. There has to be a switch or command somewhere to "unlock" these.
...next, I have been told that nothing for Daz Studio should end up in the Programme Files folders in Win7. However, all the "built in" Omnifreaker and Shader content installed there, which as I am also told, is what is most likely contributing to 4.5 hanging up when I am working in or transferring to/from the Surfaces tab. I didn't manually route that content there, it had to be the installers. All of the purchased/free content I manually installed is on the D Runtime drive (the DIM would not work with my content archives as it required me to re download everything I purchased in the last five years to populate its database - a task that with my poor connection would have been more of a nightmare to deal with considering all the network timeouts and connection resets that occur which would result in a lot of corrupted installers) .
So when I uninstall/reinstall, how can I guarantee that all built in content doesn't get routed to the Programme Files folder again? When I initially installed both 3A and 4.5 on the system I let it use the "factory" default install paths which should have been the correct ones for all the components. This is why I am considering installing the apps to the C:/root as I have them on my notebook.
This also brings up the next question...
Why was the application split up like this in the first place? Before ver 3.x, Daz Studio simply installed to Programme Files. From my interpretation "My Documents" should be for items like Word .doc and Excel .xls files which are actual "documents", just like "My Pictures" or "My Videos" is for downloaded/user created images and vid files. Likewise, programmes and applications should "logically" go to the Programme Files folder with any associated data files to the Application Data folder.
3D content is no more a "document" than a .wmv file is a "programme". It is a set of calculations arranged to create an object that can exist in a virtual 3 dimensional space within the bounds of a specific CG application. It by itself cannot be used to produce a readily "readable" printed form (a hardcopy "document") like a text file or spreadsheet can without extensive processing and manipulation (e.g. morphing), within said 3D application, and as part of a scene combined with other 3D content that is then rendered into a 2D format which can finally be printed (using a 2D programme or utility) as a .jpg, .tif, or .png on a photo printer.
...thank heaven I don't have to go through all that to simply print my resume which I composed in Word.
A bit ridiculous, yes, but it seems that in this case (concerning both Daz and MS), more effort has been placed into making things more complex (and clumsy) than they need to be.
Stupid Genesis question: if I get the V5/M5/A5 kits for Genesis, can I use my old Gen4 clothing with them?
I'm assuming V4/M4/A4 characters won't work on Genesis figures...
*puzzled in Austin* :-S
Yes, DS4.5P has autofit built in, which will convert most Gen4 clothing. Gen 4 textures also work on Genesis. For Gen4 morph you need GenX.
The days of putting everything in a single folder ended with Windows 95; it's just that Windows didn't enforce it until Vista.
Calling the folder "My Documents" is somewhat confusing -- it should really be thought of as "My Data".
And you DO have to go through the same thing with your resume composed in Word. Try printing it out if you don't have a word processing program which reads Word format.
Yes, DS4.5P has autofit built in, which will convert most Gen4 clothing. Gen 4 textures also work on Genesis. For Gen4 morph you need GenX.
Ok, cool. :coolsmile: I'm working in both Poser and DS now, I have a Poser-only runtime and I'm constructing a DS-only one as well.. so I'm not really too worried about using Genesis in Poser.
Running off to load up my Daz wishlist.. again.. :red: :red:
There are some monster morphs I want for Genesis that I can't find Gen4 equivalents of, which is what brought all this on.
...to autofit your Gen4 clothing you need the Gen4 Body shapes for Genesis. There are a couple bundles available one that has all the Gen4 the other all the Gen3 figures. If you are just looking to use Vicky, Michael, and Aiko the V4/M4 and A3/H3 body shapes will do.
I have D3, A3, H3, V4, M4, and S4 for Genesis.
To transfer Gen4 morphs to Genesis (including custom and character morph sets) you need the GenX plugin.
The Gen5 characters are not all that necessary unless you actually want to use them. The only ones I'd suggest are the YoungTeens5, as this is the first revision since Laura and Luke which were Gen3 characters, and the Troll. Pretty much all Gen5 clothing content will work with Genesis without the actual Gen5 figures.
Ah, thanks! Good to know. :coolsmile:
I saw the package that will give me Gen4 and Gen3 figures out of Genesis, they're wishisted now. I'll have to go add the young teens into the list as well.
Argh, wishlist bloat! :down: :down: :ahhh:
No, you DON'T need the Gen4 shapes to autofit Gen4 clothing to Genesis. You DO need the Gen3 shapes to autofit Gen3 clothing to Genesis.
...though it still isn't quite as involved since I don't need to "render" a textfile first to create a properly formatted version (that can be done on the fly in Word), and it doesn't require a second application (as well as a special printer) to actually print it.
The more and more I see how ridiculous this is becoming, the more I regret not having just purchased XP Pro 64 when it still was available and somewhat affordable.
No, you DON'T need the Gen4 shapes to autofit Gen4 clothing to Genesis. You DO need the Gen3 shapes to autofit Gen3 clothing to Genesis.
...oh? Then what is the purpose?
No, you DON'T need the Gen4 shapes to autofit Gen4 clothing to Genesis. You DO need the Gen3 shapes to autofit Gen3 clothing to Genesis.
The Gen4 and Gen3 shapes are nice to have though, because it allows you "dial-in" those shapes without actually having to buy the stand-alone characters.
Genesis shapes for David 3 and Stephanie 4 are also available. I'm probably forgetting some others.
ETA:
I may have accidently answered KK's question.
...oh? Then what is the purpose?
To have those base shapes as part of the Genesis gene pool, and to have a matching base shape for using GenX.