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meh, .exe files only..
guess i'll wait for the mac versions to come out before i continue complaining about the price -
I have downloaded the training program and received the following warning from Norton. It may be just a misunderstanding between Norton and this file, or an honest threat.
Just giving a heads up.
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.exes? hm.... installers then?
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@thomthom said:
.exes? hm.... installers then?
Hmm Installer? let's hope it doesn't install in the home file, when the Mac version arrives eh?
$900 is a lot of money, but considering how cheap SU is, and how many plugs are so cheap, it doesn't seem so bad. But less is most certainly better.
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@unknownuser said:
I have downloaded the training program and received the following warning from Norton. It may be just a misunderstanding between Norton and this file, or an honest threat.
Just giving a heads up.
No warnings with f-secure.
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I think they probably just gave ThomThom a few ideas for vertex tools
I don't see how they could patent this i've seen a hundred 3D progs do that!
PS, i don't think a plugin should EVER cost more than the program it runs in, unless the parent program gets a cut. Ridiculous! BTW, i'm not including renderers in this statement. (at least not the ones that are also stand alone such as Thea) -
Installs fine with SU 7.1 Pro but when SU 8 Pro starts on the same PC following message occurs: no such file to load -- tgi3d/imain, there is file imain.rbs in Plugins/tgi3d though. Installed again with the same result. What am I doing wrong?
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@xrok1 said:
BTW, i'm not including renderers in this statement. (at least not the ones that are also stand alone such as Thea)
Why should there be a difference?
I'd say if it's worth it then it's worth it. No point setting a fixed limit for everything. You never how how extensive something might be. (This is not a statement in regard to this plugin, but just in general.) -
i made the difference in regards to certain renderers are a lot more complex and useful for more than one app via inexpensive plugins and obj... import.
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@xrok1 said:
[...]are a lot more complex and useful for more than one app via inexpensive plugins and obj... import.
Which is kind of my point - why set a max price generically for plugins without consideration of how complex they might be?
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When someone writes a unique plugin they choose a price.
If it's high they expect to sell very few.
If it's low they expect to sell a lot.
I my situation I 'give my stuff away' but I appreciate a 'donation'.
That way lots of people get to use my tools [and why else would I write them?] AND the ones who appreciate what I've given them pay a modest sum to show their appreciation...
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Expensive in comparison to SU Pro, yes. However if the plugin pays is way in time saved quickly, it would make sense to purchase. After all time = money
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high prices to me tend to insinuate that companies will be making the purchase and not individuals like us. thus Autocad's 3k price tag. 1000 is extremely high for me... I could use these tools but that's out of my price range for architecture.
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point taken
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@krisidious said:
high prices to me tend to insinuate that companies will be making the purchase and not individuals like us. thus Autocad's 3k price tag. 1000 is extremely high for me... I could use these tools but that's out of my price range for architecture.
Kris, I can understand where you are coming from when you say the the $999 price is aimed at companies, I imagine it is. I can see even small companies buying a copy and having one person specialise using it. He then becomes the 'Photoscan Expert' with the company, makes sense!
Its a bit more difficult to justify the purchase of a $1k app for occasional use for the sole operator UNLESS they can manage to use it for sub-contract work! Its always an option.
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dunno., i'm still a skeptic
from the video, it's not seeming all it's cracked up to be as far as 3D scanner goes..
you need at least 15 photos etc.. even textured non-shiny objects..then you have to patch the whole thing together which looks like quite a bit of work for that shape in the video.. not to mention the inaccuracies that are bound to occur + missing camera angles (bird's eye)etc..it's hobbyist work, not professional, yet it carries a pro price tag..
i can't try it out for myself but someone please wow me with a 3D scanning experience
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It's a free tool -- take it and be grateful just like you would any other plugin... if you feel that you need/want the more advanced features then you can pay for them. They have the right to charge whatever they think the market will bear -- if they are wrong then the market will speak and they will change their policy.
Griping about their pricing policy is pretty pointless.
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how is it a free tool? there's a training version but does it allow you to save it? and use the model? I don't think it's pointless.... in fact I bet their reading it... and I also bet they had these same arguments.
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Yes and yes... maybe you should use it before you comment.
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