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zaxxon · 24th December 2006, 17:37

Hey Sketchy, I think I understand where you are coming from. But in truth, there's nothing being 'hidden'. The forums are closed to non-registered owners (my opinion) because this is the principal 'support' for users. Skymatter is aware that the beta was heavily pirated, this is not a new idea, e-onsoftware has a similar setup for registered users. As to the website having 'scant' info, well that is a matter of opinion. The gallery alone gives you some idea of what the software can do. The overview and posted videos are very good. The accolades from industry leaders in 3D modeling, the praise from high level reviews. And, remember, this was created by working artists, not a marketing company. I have the soft, it works as advertised (the glitches that are there are more akin to a mature program than a 1.0 rev.) Once again, for $299 bucks american, this is great value. Keep in mind that the 'industry' has followed the development of this soft for some time. The Guys at WETA were beta testing the next rev of ZB, and evidently not real pleased with the limitations and directions it was headed in. They needed this type of tool, and started developing mudbox 'in house'. So the marketing buzz has grown thru skymatter's choice of beta testors and the work generated, voila! instant customer demand upon release. myself included.

24th December 2006, 17:37	#39 (permalink)
zaxxon NURBS Booleans are your friend Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 117	Hey Sketchy, I think I understand where you are coming from. But in truth, there's nothing being 'hidden'. The forums are closed to non-registered owners (my opinion) because this is the principal 'support' for users. Skymatter is aware that the beta was heavily pirated, this is not a new idea, e-onsoftware has a similar setup for registered users. As to the website having 'scant' info, well that is a matter of opinion. The gallery alone gives you some idea of what the software can do. The overview and posted videos are very good. The accolades from industry leaders in 3D modeling, the praise from high level reviews. And, remember, this was created by working artists, not a marketing company. I have the soft, it works as advertised (the glitches that are there are more akin to a mature program than a 1.0 rev.) Once again, for $299 bucks american, this is great value. Keep in mind that the 'industry' has followed the development of this soft for some time. The Guys at WETA were beta testing the next rev of ZB, and evidently not real pleased with the limitations and directions it was headed in. They needed this type of tool, and started developing mudbox 'in house'. So the marketing buzz has grown thru skymatter's choice of beta testors and the work generated, voila! instant customer demand upon release. myself included.