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Over and over and over again

davesodaveso Posts: 7,796
in The Commons

the questions are asked ... what hair is that?
what character is used ion that promo?
wow..what clothes are used in that prmo?

over and over...

Well, to make it easier on the PAs, how about they just put the items in the description? that would save the problem of hoew many can be listed and no links need to be added. 

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  • glaseyeglaseye Posts: 1,312

    https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/251126/used-items-in-promo-pictures

  • FSMCDesignsFSMCDesigns Posts: 12,843
    daveso said:

    the questions are asked ... what hair is that?
    what character is used ion that promo?
    wow..what clothes are used in that prmo?

    over and over...

    Well, to make it easier on the PAs, how about they just put the items in the description? that would save the problem of hoew many can be listed and no links need to be added. 

    And yet there is a very large portion (majority) of forum members that never ask and take a little initiative to find things for themselves, just saying.

  • AlmightyQUESTAlmightyQUEST Posts: 2,006

    They (DAZ) doesn't link to items in other stores, and also they have a limit on the number of items that they will list for the items used in promos (some PAs have mentioned this when they wanted to list more than the limit I believe).

    Secondary thought, it results in advertising in the forums when people ask about a product.

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 40,100

    the problem is many use assets sold elsewhere

  • xyer0xyer0 Posts: 6,334

    That reminds me of the chorus of a song by Bruce Hornsby & the Range.

  • nicsttnicstt Posts: 11,715

    I like these threads; I see products I somehow missed at the time, and sometimes I buy it if on sale, otherwise wishlist.

  • missuskissesmissuskisses Posts: 918

    I'm not a DAZ PA, and many of them have spoken out about this in the prior linked thread.

    That said, for my Rendo products, I list the products I've used in the promos in the Readme file (I don't know if DAZ policy would discourage this for DAZ items). It can take a lot of time to figure out what I've used in the past, but what I've started to do is to take notes while I'm working on the promo scenes, since this appears to be something many users want. This was just a choice I made, but I understand everyone has their workflow, time may be better spent elsewhere (esp. if you rely on this as a living), or the promos may have been outsourced, etc.

    Interesting point that not listing products may generate more talk on the forums, though.

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 108,079
    missuskisses said:
    ... It can take a lot of time to figure out what I've used in the past, but what I've started to do is to take notes while I'm working on the promo scenes, since this appears to be something many users want.

    There is a sample script to help with cataloguing products used: http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/samples/metadata/list_products_used/start

  • GreymomGreymom Posts: 1,140
    Richard Haseltine said:
    missuskisses said:
    ... It can take a lot of time to figure out what I've used in the past, but what I've started to do is to take notes while I'm working on the promo scenes, since this appears to be something many users want.

    There is a sample script to help with cataloguing products used: http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/samples/metadata/list_products_used/start

    surprise  Wow!  Cool!  That will be a help organizing a project too.   Thanks, Richard!

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 40,100
    missuskisses said:

    I'm not a DAZ PA, and many of them have spoken out about this in the prior linked thread.

    That said, for my Rendo products, I list the products I've used in the promos in the Readme file (I don't know if DAZ policy would discourage this for DAZ items). It can take a lot of time to figure out what I've used in the past, but what I've started to do is to take notes while I'm working on the promo scenes, since this appears to be something many users want. This was just a choice I made, but I understand everyone has their workflow, time may be better spent elsewhere (esp. if you rely on this as a living), or the promos may have been outsourced, etc.

    Interesting point that not listing products may generate more talk on the forums, though.

    yes indeed it draws attention to products otherwise overlooked 

    or in the case of the imfamous duck floatie an aching desire for some  for a personal model that has never been released 

  • missuskissesmissuskisses Posts: 918
    Richard Haseltine said:
    missuskisses said:
    ... It can take a lot of time to figure out what I've used in the past, but what I've started to do is to take notes while I'm working on the promo scenes, since this appears to be something many users want.

    There is a sample script to help with cataloguing products used: http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/samples/metadata/list_products_used/start

    So helpful as always, Richard! Thank you.

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