Ive been messing with Ndo more, and its pretty awesome.
Although, I've had it crash 2 times now in about 15-20min, working only on 2-3 layers, the others zipped, where it is in the middle of an action and stops. So from there I dont think its recoverable?
@mLichy, You mentioned that you paid $45 for NDO2, Which license did you buy and am not seeing that price on the site. Let me know when you get a chance.
It has been on sale for last few weeks 30% to 35% off sale any license.
Picked me up a copy and loving it.
Looking now and looks like the New Years and Xmas sales codes are not on the site.
I am sure they will have another sale once a another major holiday is around.
I gotta say it's a little weak when their Twitter feed along the top of their site says 35% off just use the NDO2FORALL code. Then I plug it in and no dice. Just last night the code worked so I go into work and try to get my office to buy copies telling them it's 30% off and now it says it won't? Eh?
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I gotta say it's a little weak when their Twitter feed along the top of their site says 35% off just use the NDO2FORALL code. Then I plug it in and no dice. Just last night the code worked so I go into work and try to get my office to buy copies telling them it's 30% off and now it says it won't? Eh?
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Same here, checked it yesterday and it worked fine, decided to buy it and it's gone. Oh well, will do it some other time. Looks pretty good though
I gotta say it's a little weak when their Twitter feed along the top of their site says 35% off just use the NDO2FORALL code. Then I plug it in and no dice. Just last night the code worked so I go into work and try to get my office to buy copies telling them it's 30% off and now it says it won't? Eh?
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yep. i thought i could get it in time too, too bad i dont have paypal or credit card =(
and these european taxes are eating me up !
just received a message from teddy !
since i wrote him a message, asking for alternative payment methods, while the new years deal was still active i will still receive my 35% off !
Also, it would be nice if there was an option to toggle TopMost for the 3D Preview. So I can move other windows over it like Chat, and minimize/move chat instead of closing/moving the 3D Object .
Damn that looks awesome, I love how the preview is just slapped on top, no need to take yourself out of the editor to go check that it works in a previewer.
I worked at a studio that used something similar to this on character armor
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Crazy bump? Or Custom. You know I almost bought nDo 2 until I read the reviews, there were many pieces made for environment instead of character.
It would be good for something like, a leather belt, or leather jacket. Unless there is a solid use to make the normals for skin or something (tho it might be, but not demonstrated as yet) I'll leave it for later.
The official rundown is more or less just screenshots of the interface, I wouldn't call it documentation (let alone a 'ton' of useful information), but it is useful nevertheless.
I don't do video tutorials; I find them difficult to follow and you cannot use them for quick reference, which for me renders them largely useless.
Yes, I know I'm against the curve there in a forum full of artists who usually seem to want everything presented in some sort of video format - but you can't go back to a 30 minute video and hit 'Ctrl+F' to find that small bit you were looking for. That's an absolute killer - like I said before, you just can't use it for quick reference, and if you do need to find something specific (what's the name of that tickbox again?) you have to sit and flick through the video until you find what you were looking for. That's painful. Something like text and images? I can just search for appropriate terms.
The other issue with video tutorials is that they often only focus on getting a specific task-at-hand dealt with and don't actually go into detail regarding your options for various ends. When they do do this, it's a pain in the arse to skip through it when you don't want to cover it; so you just cannot win.
I don't do video tutorials; I find them difficult to follow and you cannot use them for quick reference, which for me renders them largely useless.
Yeah,...? If you watch it once, you can note down times to look for in the video for certain info, or... just write it down. That's what I did when I went through alot of Maxscript videos, just rewatched parts and mainly took notes.
I think Videos can explain alot more than screenshots can.
Yes, I know I'm against the curve there in a forum full of artists who usually seem to want everything presented in some sort of video format
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The other issue with video tutorials is that they often only focus on getting a specific task-at-hand dealt with and don't actually go into detail regarding your options for various ends.
You just basically said you don't want to have it all explained to you, but you do.
For real, I don't understand that people are shouting that Ndo is just/mainly for hard surface/environment use. I mean how did use to make your bump maps back in the day.
If you watch it once, you can note down times to look for in the video for certain info, or... just write it down. That's what I did when I went through alot of Maxscript videos, just rewatched parts and mainly took notes.
When coming back to a tool after six or more weeks of not using it, it's unlikely that those original notes are still kicking about. It also implies I have the ability to prophetically divine what I'll need to quickly look up in the future - which is somewhat unlikely.
You just basically said you don't want to have it all explained to you, but you do.
No, I didn't. I implied there are times when you need one or the other; an explanation of the capabilities of a tool, or an explanation of how to achieve something specific given a certain tool. A video will only ever provide one of the above, and it is usually the latter. In cases of the former, videos become extremely long and unwieldy.
I think Videos can explain alot more than screenshots can.
I don't disagree, they can - but I can't rely on them to give me what I find I most commonly need; something I can quickly look at to answer simple questions. I'm just trying to get people to understand why I do not like relying on video tutorials. It's not like my reasons are unfathomable to the human mind, they do make sense if you actually try to see where I'm coming from.
Seriously dude, give it a break. The reasons you're citing are minor and laughable at best.
Text tutorials very rarely have a leg up on video tutorials, let alone easy to use with Ctrl+F, I can't tell you how many times I looked up a word only to have it break because it couldn't find the word correctly (Warp vs Wrap), instead forcing me to write a part of the sentence to get what I need.
Or how about typing in an abbreviation/lingo word only to cycle through 10 different paragraphs which don't have the word in the first place? Yeah, that was just dandy.
I agree nDo's so called 'tutorials' are rubbish, and if you didn't use ndo1, then ndo2 will be a tad bit nightmarish to get on grips with, but for everything that is Holy, don't put every video tutorials on the same level of nDo's tutorials, let alone complain about them as whole.
nDo videos = rubbish, most others = not rubbish, see where I'm coming from?
How about instead you get a little free player known as VLC, and take snapshots of the respective parts of the video you wish to keep in stock? Or even better, make VIDEO BOOKMARKS! Yes, you can do that with VLC, you ca literally bookmarks parts of the video you wish to access, something which in text format, ONLY PDF files have which work properly on different formats and PC's unlike say Documents which can break from PC to PC, amazing what FREE TECH can do to ease your life.
The official rundown is more or less just screenshots of the interface, I wouldn't call it documentation (let alone a 'ton' of useful information), but it is useful nevertheless.
I don't do video tutorials; I find them difficult to follow and you cannot use them for quick reference, which for me renders them largely useless.
So you're a needy artist who has to have tutorials specifically created for your method of learning? And when someone goes out of their way to help you by listing 3 perfectly good tutorials you not only find it useless, but do not thank him for trying to help?
I just broke both eyebrows from rolling my eyes so hard.
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Although, I've had it crash 2 times now in about 15-20min, working only on 2-3 layers, the others zipped, where it is in the middle of an action and stops. So from there I dont think its recoverable?
Cheers
Picked me up a copy and loving it.
Looking now and looks like the New Years and Xmas sales codes are not on the site.
I am sure they will have another sale once a another major holiday is around.
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Same here, checked it yesterday and it worked fine, decided to buy it and it's gone. Oh well, will do it some other time. Looks pretty good though
yep. i thought i could get it in time too, too bad i dont have paypal or credit card =(
and these european taxes are eating me up !
since i wrote him a message, asking for alternative payment methods, while the new years deal was still active i will still receive my 35% off !
happy customer count : +1
Is eating up quite a bit of time/processing to do those first, then do the ones I want last. If that's how it works, then ok. Just making sure!
Edit: Nevermind, found it
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Crazy bump? Or Custom. You know I almost bought nDo 2 until I read the reviews, there were many pieces made for environment instead of character.
It would be good for something like, a leather belt, or leather jacket. Unless there is a solid use to make the normals for skin or something (tho it might be, but not demonstrated as yet) I'll leave it for later.
I already have too many softwares related to 3d.
Ummm reaaaaally? The official rundown thread has a ton of good information: http://quixel.se/forum/index.php?topic=5.0
Three vids:
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I'll also be doing an NDo tutorial for an online site in another week or so.
If this isn't enough information to at least get you started, there's no hope for ya. The best learning experience is practice.
I don't do video tutorials; I find them difficult to follow and you cannot use them for quick reference, which for me renders them largely useless.
The other issue with video tutorials is that they often only focus on getting a specific task-at-hand dealt with and don't actually go into detail regarding your options for various ends. When they do do this, it's a pain in the arse to skip through it when you don't want to cover it; so you just cannot win.
Yeah,...? If you watch it once, you can note down times to look for in the video for certain info, or... just write it down. That's what I did when I went through alot of Maxscript videos, just rewatched parts and mainly took notes.
I think Videos can explain alot more than screenshots can.
You just basically said you don't want to have it all explained to you, but you do.
When coming back to a tool after six or more weeks of not using it, it's unlikely that those original notes are still kicking about. It also implies I have the ability to prophetically divine what I'll need to quickly look up in the future - which is somewhat unlikely.
No, I didn't. I implied there are times when you need one or the other; an explanation of the capabilities of a tool, or an explanation of how to achieve something specific given a certain tool. A video will only ever provide one of the above, and it is usually the latter. In cases of the former, videos become extremely long and unwieldy.
I don't disagree, they can - but I can't rely on them to give me what I find I most commonly need; something I can quickly look at to answer simple questions. I'm just trying to get people to understand why I do not like relying on video tutorials. It's not like my reasons are unfathomable to the human mind, they do make sense if you actually try to see where I'm coming from.
Text tutorials very rarely have a leg up on video tutorials, let alone easy to use with Ctrl+F, I can't tell you how many times I looked up a word only to have it break because it couldn't find the word correctly (Warp vs Wrap), instead forcing me to write a part of the sentence to get what I need.
Or how about typing in an abbreviation/lingo word only to cycle through 10 different paragraphs which don't have the word in the first place? Yeah, that was just dandy.
I agree nDo's so called 'tutorials' are rubbish, and if you didn't use ndo1, then ndo2 will be a tad bit nightmarish to get on grips with, but for everything that is Holy, don't put every video tutorials on the same level of nDo's tutorials, let alone complain about them as whole.
nDo videos = rubbish, most others = not rubbish, see where I'm coming from?
How about instead you get a little free player known as VLC, and take snapshots of the respective parts of the video you wish to keep in stock? Or even better, make VIDEO BOOKMARKS! Yes, you can do that with VLC, you ca literally bookmarks parts of the video you wish to access, something which in text format, ONLY PDF files have which work properly on different formats and PC's unlike say Documents which can break from PC to PC, amazing what FREE TECH can do to ease your life.
So you're a needy artist who has to have tutorials specifically created for your method of learning? And when someone goes out of their way to help you by listing 3 perfectly good tutorials you not only find it useless, but do not thank him for trying to help?
I just broke both eyebrows from rolling my eyes so hard.
Computer based. You can only have the license active on one PC at a time. If you swap PC's you have to re-auth the license on the website. No biggie.
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