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Thanks Carlosan, I didn't realize the price for the Pro version was so low to start with.. And the add-on packs for express makes it very affordable. Checking out

I had my finger over the download button and then saw the missing features, Particles, Chroma, 3D..etc. Didnt get. If you're already using the software in a studio and want to have a home copy, this is great.. But with all the other free options out there, you have to make it appealing if you want people to switch to your suite. Maybe I'm missing something, dont hesitate to comment if i am.

Man... These guys 'get it'. https://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3206&Itemid=66 For Animation, render resolution is set to a max of 1920x1080. Stills render resolution is unlimited.

If you watch the clouds in some of the scenes, it has actual etching like pencil drawing for the shading, really cool. It was definitely a slow starter, I almost canceled the stream but my co-workers sitting beside me where going, dont.. stick with it.. you better not hit that close window. lol For software used, I'm calling Lightwave.. There's just something in there that's LW familiar.

Check out this great CG trailer, Love the art style. It starts slowly but gets really interesting

You guys ever heard of this 3D Sculpting App? I landed there somehow and started to watch the videos.. Looks crazy cool. Will check out the actual app later, I'm still watching the videos https://neobarok.wordpress.com/

Well I gotta say my GPU Conference predictions have come up flat... NVidia had nothing for regular consumers and AMD wasnt about to say anything at conference Green.

GPU Conference starts tomorrow, we should find out what both team Red and Green has lined up for the year I'm still smack on the fence about which side I'll go with, I've been team Green for years but team Red looks hungry this year.

Hi Ajz3d, If you can, I would hold on a little bit longer before upgrading.. GPU Conference is in a few weeks and both NVidia and AMD are to officially announce their next gen cards. This can benefit you in two ways, lower existing card cost or you might see a card revealed that you like better. The theme for NVidia and AMD this year is lower power req, new architecture and "maybe" some HBM2 memory. Hope this helps.

From what I read online, GDDR5X wont be ready in time for NVidia or AMD's summer lineup.. That leaves us with GDDR5. So far, the only card I saw from NVidia with HBM2 is the Titan 1000 series, all the rest are GDDR5.. I'd hoped the 1070GTX and up would use HBM2, I guess we'll know more the first week of April during the GPU conference, AMD and Nvidia are suppose to make announcements.

I was disappointed to hear they're going DDR5 as well.. But TBH, I had a feeling this 10x the performance was not going to make it, I mean why give us X times faster this year when they can milk this for years to come right? I'd like to see AMD go all in with HBM2 and leave those NVidias DDR5 cards in the dust.. I've been on team NVidia for a decade+ now but I'd switch teams in an instant if AMDs offering are X times faster and not 20-25%

I haven't tried Polybrush but it sure looks interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4_h1FTiQ_g

Reminds me of the Maya 2017'ish feature videos we saw last year. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3biu7r_future-of-modeling-in-maya-andrew-camenisch-autodesk-vision-series_creation I'm guessing they'll update the viewport tech as well to support those high poly sculpting sessions..

I love the shots of the moon.. Impressive.

See I would take a completely different approach, save both models as readable .obj or a format that can output to readable text (non binary) and use a simple file compare tool. There are also IDEs that have the compare feature built in, highlights the different parts of the file..etc Source control software is another example ( a bit overkill here) but if you guys already have that for version control, you can pretty much diff both files and it will tell you what's changed.

Lol, I was thinking the same thing.. Dinner!!

Caught the line of interest with the link you provided, upgrade from "any" previous versions. Looks like I'm all set, ty Carlosan Not sure which version it was but 3.x rings a bell.

Frig I just remembered I owned a Video Toaster 4000 back in the days with Lightwave running on it.. I wonder if that's available for the upgrade? I remember it came with the Babylon 5 animation render of a Vorlon ship entering B5's docking bay.. It was the coolest thing ever back then. It's just crazy how long LW has been around.

Someone can correct me on this but I believe I read nVidia GIMPs their card so you cant use the wireframe optimizations that the Quattro cards have even though the technology is on the card, they just zap the bridge to that circuit area so you have to upgrade to the more expansive Quattro.. I never used a Quattro so I dont know what I'm missing AMD does not do that, you get full wireframe optimizations off the bat. As for Ram on the card, unless you game or do full GPU renderings, the 4GB on the Fusion will suffice. But if in doubt, grab the 390 and get that phat 8GB DDR frame buffer. Which ever way you decide, please post back your impressions of the card you bought. I'd really like to hear. gl!

My personal preference is the x70s in the Geforce line. Very good performance vs price. I think that if you dont game, the extra you spend on a 980 or 980TI would probably go to waste. My suggestion however would be to get a 970 with at least 3GB ram on board.

Some of the upcoming 2016 features look amazing. I'm intrigued by the new Volumetrics and Unified Mesh system, cant wait for more reveal. https://blog.lightwave3d.com/ Also, I'm wondering if with the unified mesh system they'll be able to integrate Chronosculpt in the base package now.. Same with Nevronmotion.

I havent tried the Occulus runtime, is it used with Unity or UE4?

I have to say everything has been smooth on my end, from ZBrush to 3DC, photoshop, Nuke, gaming.. Not a single issue or crash yet. About the issues the people above me had, might be hardware specific, driver versions...etc.. I did the dreaded upgrade path instead of the clean install.. <- I never do upgrades.. was really surprised it worked. I cleaned up the leftover OS as best as I could to reclaim the HD space. All in all, I really like Windows 10.

How does Natron compare to Blender's Compositor? Stability, features, tracking..etc I have used both Blender and After Effects in the past for comps but never used Natron. Looks good though

Think they're going subscription? I read that new pricing scheme blurp.. Hopefully 2016 will be a good year for the Modeler, it's in dire need of attention.