The ones on the Beth Rishon site look good as well. Nice work.

"you should be able to just register and then have access to the forum."

Did that yesterday. I can access it just fine. Posting is something else, though.

"I have had Maxwell since the beta (which has worse than terrible). I say I have "had it" because I have not used it hardly at all."

I plan on using it quite a lot. I need the quality and, especially, the control over lighting it offers. I really regret that Indigo hasn't got Multilight, as it surely offers the better workflow. (Did I mention yet I recommend Indigo? )

"Also, check out the MXM gallery. They have great pre-built materials that will save you alot of time."

One of the reasons I bought it, mate. Took a peak earlier today. Some nice stuff in there.

Hmpf. Wanted to ask about this over at the Maxwell forum. But I can't, as I haven't been granted 'special access' yet. Seems like the NL people have a problem with efficiency in more than one regard.

Very nice!

Thanks, I'll have a poke around at the Maxwell forum (you know ... Rendering Elite HQ). I have this sneaking suspicision it might be best to have a "Current Project" map with copied mxm's and textures on my desktop.

Arroway - I've all their dvd's. Except for the last one. Which I cannot get as I am now out of money.

Separate bank accounts, mate, separate bank accounts.

Being a fan of Maxwell's output (and of it's Multilight feature), I decided last Friday to give NextLimit a small fortune, in exchange for a license.

Now, when I first took a look at Maxwell, little over a year ago, lots of people were having problems with textures not being found etc. I assumed those were ironed out. But no. Maxwell insists on looking for the Arroway jpegs it comes with on my drive.

Which is weird, as I don't have a drive. I'm on a Mac. I tried to set different paths under Preferences, but no luck.

I guess my question is: how did you fellow Maxwell users overcome this? You don't actually point Maxwell to the right textures every time, do ya?

Nice image. Indigo's good stuff.

Very, very nice.

These look promising (love the raspberries)!

Let's not forget even Joyce was mocked by his contemporaries.

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Bought it. 1038,20 € Unfortunately, I gotta wait til monday to actually get it.

Maxwell's bleedin' expensive - but I feel it's worth it. Export times are ridiculous, though. Them NextLimit boys gotta get together with Whaat.

Bed. Now.

Looks good. Put some grime on that boat's hull (thats a word, isn't it?), will ya? Now I really gotta go to bed.

You + certain software =

I wholeheartedly agree! All rendering apps have their pros and cons. The same goes for rendering methods. At the moment, I use Podium and Indigo. They're both good at different things. And I'm very seriously considering buying Maxwell - I simply cannot resist Multilight any longer.

"It is a comprimise and it all depends on the job." Nothing to add. This is just true.

A good start, but I have to agree with G. (hey, that rhymes!). Also, your arcs need more segments.

I was finally able to check the Artlantis gallery. I have to admit there's some very nice images in there. Yet, if I had 900 € to spare (and I just might), I think I wouldn't spend them on Artlantis. I'd rather squander them on Maxwell (easy now, Pete ), as its output quality is much better, in my opinion. (Indigo offers superior workflow, but - alas! - does not have Multilight. ) Is this a matter of personal taste and needs? Only to a certain extent, I think.

I guess my conclusion is that Artlantis is a tad too pricy for the kind of output it offers. IMO

Thanks for the links. I'm not the world's biggest fan of npr rendering, but I find these well-executed. Yes, Pete, so are yours.

The Artlantis site seems to be unreachable today. So I did a Google search for Artlantis images. The app doesn't seem to be the best choice for photorealistic rendering. I must admit, however, that I did see a couple of very attractive npr renders. But 900 €? I'm guessing Artlantis comes with callgirls and cocaine.

No, seriously, why is it so expensive? I am genuinely wondering, not taking a stab at the Artlantis people.

I somehow missed Lewis' post. Looks very appealing.

900 euro? That's quite a lot of money. Too much, IMO.

@whaat said:

The importance of quick setup time is extremely underrated. My primary goals with SkIndigo were quick setup time, ease of use, and fast/intuitive workflow.

Yes, the UI of version 1.0+ was somewhat inspired by Podium. The core geometry export algorithm (a few lines of code) is the only remnant of SU2KT in SkIndigo. Everything else was rewritten.

BTW, the official stable releases of Indigo / SkIndigo 1.0 are right around the corner.

Well, you succeeded. I owe both you and TBD. If it weren't for Podium and (Sk)Indigo, well, I probably would be rendering a lot less.