[Frances]

Thanks for the info Mike.

[mverta]

Ok, one more specific question about speed:

By talking about the mac plattform will there be a full support of dual and quad systems in the nearterm ?

Near term? That's kind of relative... plus, I don't know (That's a better answer than silence, right?)

Again... not supporting it makes no sense... And perhaps at this stage of "RC," it may be putting the cart before the horse, if you get my drift.

_Mike

[mverta]

Hey, you guys should check out Tom's edition to the Cornell gallery in the Announcement section: http://www.maxwellrender.com/forum/view ... hp?t=10486


_Mike

[mverta]

If there is not a solution, then it might never be found. And that is not good news i guess.

I really wonder when this journey will end.

There is a solution, it's already known. The question is whether it's post-1.0 or not. And as for when the journey ends, I shall wax philosophical:

We know not, so be sure to enjoy the ride. You know, as much as you can without getting carsick.

_Mike

[ivox3]

hey Mike,

You mentioned that bump mapping was having an issue ........does it seem fixiable for '5' or down the line somewhere ? I hope they get it working ......it was working so good in the beta. For now, i'd settle on it for a consolation to an eventual displacement/normal mapping in V1 or later.

[mverta]

hey Mike, You mentioned that bump mapping was having an issue ........does it seem fixiable for '5' or down the line somewhere ? .

Down the line, prior to 1.0, absolutely. RC5? You know, it's funny.. some of the stuff we come across you'd think would take 2 seconds to fix and it takes 2 weeks, and other huge things will suddenly be better from the morning to the afternoon. So if you were to ask me, I'd say our bump issues sure "look" like insignificant ones, but what do I know. I know there's a way I want it to work, and there's how it works now, and they're not precisely equal, so I complain about it I wouldn't worry. And I agree, it's always behaved well in Beta, so that's at least as good as I would want it now.

_Mike

[paxreid]

I too agree with Ernest on this one...I respectfully think that without a sky system in place MR is a great industrial design tool. Thanks a lot for all the info Mike...you have transformed the discussion on this forum in less than a day. Hope NL takes notice and learns a thing or two from you.

Gracias Senor.
Paxton

[ivox3]

fair enough .........thanks bro.

[ivox3]

Correct me if i'm wrong, but NL has allowed Mike to be here to help facilitate answers to our questions. ......so they are aware.

[smeggy]

Thanks for the info Mike.

Any news on ies, fog, >2 moton blur, particle support?

[mverta]

Thanks a lot for all the info Mike...you have transformed the discussion on this forum in less than a day. Hope NL takes notice and learns a thing or two from you.

Gracias Senor.
Paxton

Well, let's not give me too much credit. I just typed up a post and said, "pretty please can we put this out?" and like, 3 minutes later it was up. Everyone agreed it was time! Plus, there's actually a lot of positive stuff to talk about, and it's a new year... good to get it off to a good start.

One other thing - I was braced (I bet we all were) for an absolute sh*tstorm, no matter what I posted, and I pretty much was ready to take a thorough smackdown, but you guys have stepped up and done exactly what you said you would. You said you just wanted info, and it would help. You got it, and you're right, the entire tone on this board was different today than it's been in a long time. That's goodwill on both sides like we've not seen for awhile. It's all good.

Anyway, you're welcome!

_Mike

[ivox3]

Amen to that.

[mverta]

Thanks for the info Mike.

Any news on ies, fog, >2 moton blur, particle support?

Fog and particles, no news yet.. motion blur happens to be a big one for me, and the last time I tried it my scene came out looking like that baboon from "The Fly" so I'd say hold off a bit yet. It wasn't pretty.

But also, too, I think the developers are of the mind like, "Uh, how about we get one frame right before we get into making movies?" And really, who can blame them. Get me a good still, first and then making it move will be a lot easier. But just so you know, motion blur is a little stick I keep prodding everyone with during testing. Not as big a stick as my "Layered Texture" requests, but not far behind.

_Mike

[max3d]

Thanks a lot for all the info Mike...you have transformed the discussion on this forum in less than a day. Hope NL takes notice and learns a thing or two from you.

Gracias Senor.
Paxton

Well, let's not give me too much credit. I just typed up a post and said, "pretty please can we put this out?" and like, 3 minutes later it was up. Everyone agreed it was time! Plus, there's actually a lot of positive stuff to talk about, and it's a new year... good to get it off to a good start.

One other thing - I was braced (I bet we all were) for an absolute sh*tstorm, no matter what I posted, and I pretty much was ready to take a thorough smackdown, but you guys have stepped up and done exactly what you said you would. You said you just wanted info, and it would help. You got it, and you're right, the entire tone on this board was different today than it's been in a long time. That's goodwill on both sides like we've not seen for awhile. It's all good.

Anyway, you're welcome!

_Mike

Mike, told you so this afternoon

""However there is a better way to change the atmosphere on the forum. Why don't you, Tom, Thomas An. and the other members of the A-team post some tidbits about the upcoming RC5.Things like: what's in it featurewise, how is the progress, is the light distribution problem solved, are the 'fireflies' all caught etc. Just some info would make people happy and change the tone of the discussions. If there's nothing new, only the last negative experience keeps on people's mind. So enlighten us, you Darth Bleh "

We are just a bunch of believers who's god fell silent. Anything from the horse mouth (sorry Mike) and we're happy again.

No seriously, NL got too afraid for it's own forum. I'm quite new here, but not on forum moderation and I can assure you that communication and honesty are key. You struck the right tone and I think you should be in charge of forum PR until 1.0.

Maybe it's Spanish, maybe it's a problem with the language, but sofar we only got wildly enthousiastic promises without substance. You provide the requested 'tidbits', a realistic approach and a more or less independant point of view and that's all people needed.

[dutch_designer]

Any news on procedurals? That would be good for lots of people to get working.