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And I go along with you Gerry.
I love the tS interface which I grew up in 3D with and if I think back
to tS 4.3 (which is when I joined the tS and 3D community) the advances have
been excellent.
Due to various circumstances I have not been able to do much 3D in the last
two years and six months nut I have had a look at other packages out of
curiosity (avid tS fan) and to use "normal" menus throws me big time.
Apart from all of that for me the next paragraph says it all ...............
The bottom line for me has been the customer service which in this
day is something a lot of companies could (and should) aspire to.
Just my $0.01
Dave Gray
-- --Original Message-- --
From: TSML [mailto:truespace@(protected)]On Behalf Of Gerry Shaw
Sent: 08 December 2004 05:19 PM
To: truespace@(protected)
Subject: Re: [TSML] TS7 Renderers
I agree Neil.
Also, let's put everything into perspective. I've been a user since
TS/SE (TS 1 for Windows). My financial situation over the years
caused me to skip TS 3, and I juts upgraded to TS6.6 about 2 weeks
ago. The one thing thta comes to mind when looking at TS over the
years is that it has remained pretty solid in it's pricepoint, while
it has definetly grown.
The $595 you would have spent in 2000 or 2001 for TS, will today buy
you the product & several of the paks which in my opinion extend the
product WAAAAYYY beyond it's "midrange" competitors. So while it is
maybe "expensive" for a hobbyist, (which I am), it brings so much to
the table that it's worth it hands down.
By the way, TS has far surpassed my talent level with TS2., yet I
appreciate this community, Caligari and trueSpace itself enough that I
always have the desire to upgrade when new versions come out.
Just my $.02
Gerry
On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 12:05:53 +1100, Neil Robertson
<nroberts@(protected)> wrote:
> Actually I don't think Caligari is going to stray too far from its past
> pricing regime. The move to include the current Lightworks render engine
is
> simply in line with past releases. The inclusion of the virtual light
> renderer was foreshadowed by its creator Stephane Marty some months ago.
The
> virtual light renderer is already available for free although the plugin
to
> allow better integration did cost money. Fully integrating the renderer
into
> Truespace is a good step however and will make it more useful for the
> average Truespace user. Seeing that Stephane has already allowed free use
of
> his renderer there should be little in the way of additional cost added to
> Truespace by the integration move.
>
> Any real increase in costs will come from the Vray renderer which is a
> commercial product. The base version of this costs around $299- I believe.
> According to Caligari's announcement the Vray renderer will be an optional
> extra and that is where the increased cost will show up. For those that
wish
> to spend the extra money they will have a leading edge renderer at their
> disposal coupled with the ease of use already provided by the Truespace
> product. Seems like a good move.
>
> For those that don't need or want the extra expense of the Vray renderer
the
> base Truespace product will be available. I think this is probably a very
> good move by Caligari as they retain their hobbiest user base but have
> potential to attract those who want more but have previously overlooked
the
> Truespace product due to perceived lack of leading edge progress. Time
will
> tell I guess.
>
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