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  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 102,449
    edited July 2016
    nicstt said:

    ... Besides I don't like a database on my system I have not control of, or access to, externally.

    In fact accessing the CMS databse with a stand-alone version of PostgreSQL has been discussed in a couple of threads, though it's obviously not something that should be done without expertise and a pressing reason (and a full back-up).

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  • jestmartjestmart Posts: 4,449

    Connect IS NOT DRM, it is just another way of installing content.  I hate Connect too but it is not evil or spyware, just one more dumbed down attempt to help technophobes use Studio.

  • nicsttnicstt Posts: 11,715
    jestmart said:

    Connect IS NOT DRM, it is just another way of installing content.  I hate Connect too but it is not evil or spyware, just one more dumbed down attempt to help technophobes use Studio.

    It is tied to DRM though, admittedly not especially closely.

    Richard Haseltine said:
    nicstt said:

    ... Besides I don't like a database on my system I have not control of, or access to, externally.

    In fact accessing the CMS databse with a stand-alone version of PostgreSQL has been discussed in a couple of threads, though it's obviously not something that should be done without expertise and a pressing reason (and a full back-up).

    There is?

    Any idea where?

  • evilded777evilded777 Posts: 2,465
    evilded777 said:
    nicstt said:
    evilded777 said:
    nicstt said:
    evilded777 said:
    Cris Palomino said:

    I don't really understand the reason for not using the product till it's no longer encrypted.  I get not getting it cuz you want to be able to mess with the files, but if you've already got it, why not use as is and then mess with the files at the end of the year's wait.  If your reasons are different than needing to mess with the files, well, that's different, I guess.  I honestly don't get it (and I've read all the reasons...it's just I don't grasp the problem as some see it, but I honor anyone's decision to not purchase for any reason).

    Because some people aren't happy unless they have something to complain about?

     

    runs for cover.

    Its just a joke people.

    I feel your pain. I struggled with content organization for years, I had banks and banks of Pboost for anyone who remembers that. I used to spend more time organizing my content than using it.

    Now most everything is a click or three away, okay maybe four. Its still faster than drilling through all those folders.  I know, I timed it.

    Take a few deep breaths and try it again. You might find a way to work with it.

    The toughest part is the content from other places that doesn't have metadata, but once you get the hang of it, you can build your own pretty quickly.

     

    Indeed not.

    Avoids holding up the mirror to evilded777. devil

    ... But in this case, I suspect its cause folks don't like DRMed content.

    But they are seperate issues. Yes, this particular thread does mention an instance of the dreaded DRM, but there's quite a few people put their two cents in and not all of it is about DRM.

    I won't discuss the DRM topic, I'm just trying to advocate for Smart Content. Its made my life so much easier.  I do wish the facilities for creating it were a little less cumbersome, because doing it from scratch for an entire set is a bother.  But I think its great.  I think we ought to convince vendors everywhere to create it. And we should push for DAZ to update the older products to current standards.

    If the Smart Content did not have DRM, I'd be testing it out; seeing if I could make it work. It doesn't so it is no use to me. Although the issues I see getting reported would make me nervous. Sure there are lots out there (are there?) who are not having probelms, but we don't tend to hear from those who have no issues - so introduces some uncertainty.

    Smart Content has nothing to do with DRM.

    Smart Content has been a part of Studio since the debut of Studio 4.

    You don't even need to use Connect to use Smart Content, though it makes more sense to.

    Anyone can use Smart Content regardless of their stance on DRM content. They are seperate.

     

    jestmart said:

    Connect IS NOT DRM, it is just another way of installing content.  I hate Connect too but it is not evil or spyware, just one more dumbed down attempt to help technophobes use Studio.

    Technophobes rely on Connect?

    Wait.. technophobes use computers?

    Seems a hypothetical impossibility.

  • jestmartjestmart Posts: 4,449

    Technophobe seemed better than 'Simple minded Twit(ter)s'.  I have no patients for the ever increasing number of computer users who take the stance, "Why should I be smart when my [insert device here] is?".

  • evilded777evilded777 Posts: 2,465
    jestmart said:

    Technophobe seemed better than 'Simple minded Twit(ter)s'.  I have no patients for the ever increasing number of computer users who take the stance, "Why should I be smart when my [insert device here] is?".

    So those of us who use Smart Content are simple minded twits? Because I find it handy to have a database driven view of the content I paid a great deal of money for.. so I can spend time using that content rather than organizing it constantly or searching for it endlessly?

    Thats rather a narrow minded view and a little high handed of an opinion.

     

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 102,449

    Please keep the discussion civil and focussed on the topic, not other users.

  • Ron KnightsRon Knights Posts: 1,805

    Smart Content might be nice if it worked. Unfortunately, I gave up on it years ago.

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