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Old 30-03-2006, 11:22 PM   #1
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I just got it! This thing is Unreal I mean Unreal if your on the fence on getting do it now!
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Old 31-03-2006, 02:12 AM   #2
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hmm dont have the time to search the price....how much is it nowadays?
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Old 31-03-2006, 02:19 AM   #3
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Its 400$ USD and worth Every penny. It progressively refines the image it first displays. Its so fast and gives so much feedback in seconds texturing is a pure joy now. Its very full featured you can pause renders and restart them, limited regen rendering, zoom into a portion of your image and more. This is going to change how I use layout 1 Billion percent. Here is a tire render after like 1 minute. Remember it progressively renders so you see it constantly update. If you watch the videos on Worleys site it does exactly what you see its amazing.
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Old 31-03-2006, 02:24 AM   #4
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On average I would say 20-45 seconds into Fprimes rendering after the window refreshes you have a image close to what it would take F9 5-6 minutes to spit out. It will also render forever if you just let it go.
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Old 31-03-2006, 02:27 AM   #5
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3 Seconds after refreshing the Fprime window.
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Old 31-03-2006, 02:29 AM   #6
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Old 31-03-2006, 02:30 AM   #7
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Old 31-03-2006, 02:32 AM   #8
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45 Seconds this should give you an idea how fast this beast is. You can see how it progressively renders the scene. Very quick and very good quality also.
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Old 31-03-2006, 02:33 AM   #9
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hmm this is somehting to think about.....then again i just invested about $400 on an IPod Video and $800 on LW9 so...:headbang: :headbang:
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Here is a little taste of the pure goodness that is Fprime. This is a radiosity render using Background radiosity with the only light source is a HDR Beach probe.
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FPRIME is just about as cool as it gets! I've recently dusted off my copy of LW and upgraded to V9 (enjoying the beta right now) and so I decided to spring for a couple of new plugins (FPRIME being one) in anticipation of the completed V9. I've been using MAYA for quite some time but my fondness for LW never dies. Now that I have FPRIME I think I may stick with it for a while. Its just SO bloody fast!

I have only been testing it out in 8.5, but if FPRIME can render the new LW V9 shaders I think we're all in for a super treat!

Nice wheel assembly, dude!

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Old 04-04-2006, 09:55 PM   #12
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I agree that FPrime is worth every $. I've been using it for over a year and it is superb. But it can't show light flares and shaders.
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Hopefully in LW9 they will have better access to Lightwave with Fprime so it can do more.
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Thats what it says on the NEWTEK site ... that they are working very closely together with 3rd party developers ... the result, if it happens, would be incredible!

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