[yanada]

Do something original .... how hard can it be ?

You mean like designing your own radio, rather than using someone else's design? Gentlemen, I have no intention of 'irking' anyone, but this discussion is absurd.

INDEED

[ivox3]

I'm not irked Stinkie ... Good points. (edit: Counterpoint is always welcome -- so thanks )

Let me just say that I'm not defending copyright, IP or even the critique of his render or mine. When I did the render I went way out of the norm to find some subject matter that I could be just about 99.999999999%(in my mind it was 100%) certain had never been rendered before. An obscure 6-transistor radio from 1976 -- the plain jane Sony 8R-42. I collect 'em. Anyway ....

And now, ....to see exact radio in another rendering forum that's been rendered using a similar renderer as Maxwell trying to sell that software ??? Well, .. I am just pointing out the lack of originality -- I'm not attacking Mr.Weston's character as I'm sure he's a nice guy.


Moving along though --- I'm past it.

** For the record though, .. it does seem that Maxwell in general is where most of this kind of thing delineates from and not so much the other way around. I guess in a round about way that that is complimentary to the software and the images it produces. There --- a silver lining. ....sort of.

[Stinkie7000]

I am just pointing out the lack of originality

Look at it this way: you inspire people. You know, like Jesus.

Peace!

[Bubbaloo]

"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery."

[sandykoufax]

"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery."

Agreed!

~ from Ivox wannabe..

[-Adrian]

Didn't Ivox do something like this?

Haha damn i knew it, i didn't want to say anything.

[ivox3]

Alright alright ..... fair enough. lol

Appreciate ig guys.

[KurtS]

I do this all the time, find something I like and make my own version of it - usually with a twist and often with references to the original, depending on the similarity. I call it inspiration...

[Rickyx]

In fact on the web there is one... hi-res version:
http://www.classic-worldband.com/pages/ ... thumbs.htm



...I absolutely do not want to express a point about inspirations and creativity... the lack of...

Ricky

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[JTB]

I've tried KT and if Thea 1.0 is as KT 2008, it is already very good...
I am sure that Giannis Pantazopoulos, the leader of KT Team (who is Greek and that makes me very happy) will do a great job again...
I was probably the first mentioning Kerkythea (KT) here and almost nobody liked it... But I've found some points I would like very much to see in Maxwell too... Like instances brush for example... A great tools like eco-system painting in Vue...

[JCAddy]

Ack, I hate it when you have to register to see those 5 images I'm guessing are in their gallery section right now.

bad move, other companies

Agreed. I could care less about what they're trying to advertise now because as soon as I hit a link on their site it wants me to sign up to see it. If you're trying to show off your new product, you might want to make your forum public.

[KurtS]

Maxwell vs Kerkythea

[Bubbaloo]

Maxwell vs Kerkythea

Maxwell for the win.

[KurtS]

I just finished this model & rendering of and old (very rare) radio. It looks a bit like the Sony, but this is a PHILIPS as you clearly can see: