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Novica · August 2015

I updated my signature to include a link to the videos I did for beginners. Several people asked me about the link (signature links disappeared with the new forum) and I had to go back and dig to find it. Although the videos are from 2013, it shows you how to use the Parameter tab and some of the basics. They are videos but everything is printed, not verbal, so it's easier to follow along. Hope it helps. (See signature below.)

Mjvol · August 2015

frank0314 said:

Never download your video driver from Windows update. Always go to the manufactures website to get the current ones.

Yes I tried that , Right at intel, .Tried also to install the older version, and it won't let me, and then I uninstalled the one from micorsoft to try getting the intel one and it went back to microsoft one. The one from microsofts driver from my update to win 10 has taken control of that it seems. tried every bloody thing, to fix the problem in my display card. I am at a lost , roadblock can't get over.

thanks thou for input

Mjvol

frank0314 · August 2015

How were you trying to remove the driver

Mjvol · August 2015

DAZ_Rawb said:

Just to let you know, I looked it up on Intel's site and your card should be able to handle much higher levels of OpenGL than you are able to right now.

The issue is that Microsoft's default driver for that video card only supports the bare minimum OpenGL, but if you upgrade it by finding the latest driver for your card on Intel's site you should be able to run it just fine (and get a speed up in anything else that is graphic intensive)

yes is was at intel site and downloaded the program that search for intel drivers to update them and it told me I was up to date..I know that my graphic card should handle this.. I am going to keep trying to figure this out, because I really don't want to quit on this, but if I can't find a solution, I have decided not to close account anyway, I am going to enjoy interacting and looking at other creations.

thank you for your input.

Mjvol

mjc1016 · August 2015

frank0314 said:

Never download your video driver from Windows update. Always go to the manufactures website to get the current ones.

That should be burned into every computer case, keyboard, mouse, monitor ever made.

The least of the problems is WU is only one or two versions back from the 'latest'.

Mjvol · August 2015

Guess what you wonderful people, I fixed it ,it is up and running yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.. I am so happy, and thank for all the encouragement and input..

Yours truely

Mjvol

barbult · August 2015

Wonderful! We look forward to seeing you more around here.

KA1 · August 2015

Hi mjvol

I originally downloaded Daz Studio in 2012 and deleted it after 2 days of thinking I'd never be able to do anything with it. March 2015 I revisited Daz and started using the forums this time and everyone here is very very helpful. If this is something you want to do, you can do it without a shadow of a doubt and you will.

It's a steep learning curve but with the support you can find here on the forums you will start finding your way round in no time. It's overwhelming how much there is to learn initially, but when you put in the time and a little help from our forum friends you'll be churning out some cracking renders in no time.

From 2012 where I struggled with the first Daz tutorial to make an avatar to when I started in March this year, after a couple of months looking at tutorials, some help from the forums and even purchasing some dreamlight tutorials to boot I feel like I'm actually learning things now and getting to the point where I am happy to show some of the renders I have been doing, must start uploading some to the gallery at some point!

Here's a quick render I did to try out the Alien Metals iRay shades from Eva1 as well as learning to apply shaders etc for iRay

Mjvol · August 2015

KA1 said:

Hi mjvol

I originally downloaded Daz Studio in 2012 and deleted it after 2 days of thinking I'd never be able to do anything with it. March 2015 I revisited Daz and started using the forums this time and everyone here is very very helpful. If this is something you want to do, you can do it without a shadow of a doubt and you will.

It's a steep learning curve but with the support you can find here on the forums you will start finding your way round in no time. It's overwhelming how much there is to learn initially, but when you put in the time and a little help from our forum friends you'll be churning out some cracking renders in no time.

From 2012 where I struggled with the first Daz tutorial to make an avatar to when I started in March this year, after a couple of months looking at tutorials, some help from the forums and even purchasing some dreamlight tutorials to boot I feel like I'm actually learning things now and getting to the point where I am happy to show some of the renders I have been doing, must start uploading some to the gallery at some point!

Here's a quick render I did to try out the Alien Metals iRay shades from Eva1 as well as learning to apply shaders etc for iRay

Wow KA1, that is really nice, great job.. That is encouraging , you are right, I will look in the forums for help thank you..

Mjvol

Mjvol · August 2015

Herald of Fire said:

Keep at it! We all started somewhere, and some of the guys on the forums have a superhuman level of patience for teaching. When I moved from Poser to Daz Studio, I had to relearn just about everything, and thanks to their help I was able to start making art I could be happy with. I'm far from a professional, but I'm sure I can help you with the basics if you ever wanted to get started.

The first step to learning is to give it a try.

Thank you Herald of fire.. I will keep that in mind.. And message me anytime..

Herald of Fire said:

Keep at it! We all started somewhere, and some of the guys on the forums have a superhuman level of patience for teaching. When I moved from Poser to Daz Studio, I had to relearn just about everything, and thanks to their help I was able to start making art I could be happy with. I'm far from a professional, but I'm sure I can help you with the basics if you ever wanted to get started.

The first step to learning is to give it a try.

larsmidnatt · August 2015

@mjvol, when you quote someone be sure to do a few returns before you type, otherwise your text goes into the quote.

Kharma · August 2015

Just wanted to welcome you here, I have been messing with Daz Studio since 2004, I kinda come and go depending on how real life is going, but everytime I get back here trying to learn and asking questions there are so many helpful people ready to give advice on how to do things and answering my questions no matter how silly they may seem to be. I am glad you got the driver issues figured out and didn't give up, I am looking forward to seeing your posts of artwork in the very near future!! :)

Mjvol · August 2015

Kharma said:

Just wanted to welcome you here, I have been messing with Daz Studio since 2004, I kinda come and go depending on how real life is going, but everytime I get back here trying to learn and asking questions there are so many helpful people ready to give advice on how to do things and answering my questions no matter how silly they may seem to be. I am glad you got the driver issues figured out and didn't give up, I am looking forward to seeing your posts of artwork in the very near future!! :)

Thank you Kharma for the warm welcome, that is one good trate I do have is a percentage of determination.. I will post something eventually.

You take care and see around.

Mjvol

Mjvol · August 2015

larsmidnatt said:

@mjvol, when you quote someone be sure to do a few returns before you type, otherwise your text goes into the quote.

Alright thank you for the advice..

Mjvol

Mjvol · August 2015

barbult said:

Wonderful! We look forward to seeing you more around here.

Thank you and will be seeing you also ..Taker easy.

Mjvol

Mjvol · August 2015

McGyver said:

Also, when you are starting off, if you are worried about spending money on something that might not work out for you, then check out ShareCG... There are tons of things that will work in DAZ Studio. Everything at ShareCG is free and even though it requires you to register at the site, that is free to as well as safe. There are sections for DAZ Studio and Poser... In case you are not aware yet, DAZ Studio can also use most Poser content.

There is also a free section here at DAZ which contains many links to members free works/projects/stuff...

Be warned, if you end up enjoying this stuff, it can be an addictive hobby... You could end up becoming what is known as a "Dazaholic"... staying up late tweaking shaders or lights in the wee hours of the night... Or shakily awaiting the next big sale or FastGrab... That last one is a rotating sale with big discounts, not something dirty, which it sounds like.

Starting out can be frustrating at first, sometimes there an be a lack of obvious instructions or manuals on how to do stuff, or get the results others seem to be getting... I think it is slowly getting better, but the great thing is you usually can get the answer to your question right here on these forums.

Good luck!

Thank you for the info, anything free will be fine by me. I'm on a set income, so thanks for these ideas..

Mjvol

McGyver said:

DarkSpartan · August 2015

I'm glad you managed to get that problem turned around. Welcome aboard!

Taoz · August 2015

frank0314 said:

Never download your video driver from Windows update. Always go to the manufactures website to get the current ones.

I'll second that.

BeeMKay · August 2015

mjvol said:

lee_lhs said:

mjvol, you can download the new, free version 4.8 as an update here in your account. It also includes extra free stuff, plus the new Genesis 3 Female. And it alo has Iray (which has us all in a new learning curve, going bald from tearing out hairs etc. :-))

About learning DS, since you are still using 4.6, I suggest you start out with the videos here: http://www.daz3d.com/help/help-daz-3d-video-tutorials/

I especially recommend the "Start to Finish Tutorial" at the bottom of the page. When I started out with DS, it helped me a lot. That is, if videos are for you.

And from my experience, as a newbie in DS (because that's how it feels, even after 2 years of learning), just don't let the obstacles discourage you. Tackle one problem at a time. Participate in the contests here: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/categories/new-user-contests-and-events

Not for winning, but because they will teach you a lot of things, and you can experiment with a specific goal. Personally, I have found this very helpful, because "wandering around aimlessly" can be discouraging, but most of all very frustrating.

But you will find that, once you have developed an understanding of some of the basic concepts, you will start making visible progress.

Below, I have attached two images. The one of the guy sitting is my first "work", completed with tons of help from the nice people here and in another forum. It took me almost a month to put it together, and I had to buy a new PC for rendering after frying my laptop during those first renders. I don't remember how often I was so frustrated that I just wanted to throw everything away, not to mention the decision of "invest in a new PC or not". In the end, I made the jump, because my less-reasonable-part kept telling me "This is wwhat you always wanted to do!".

The other one is a recent work (done with the Iray render engine), which are two characters from the Graphic novel I am working on. When I completed that test render, I felt that I'm finally have a tool in hand to do what I like to do, rather than having a stone around my neck that keeps me down. Yes, I still have a long way to go before that's anywhere near good, but my un-reasonable-part was right. This is what I love to do. :-)

One of those are your first job wow.. Both are excellent work..

Thanks. :-) All I see in it are the many, many, mistakes I made.

But keep in mind, to make the first picture took a month, with too many test renders to count. But with every render, I learned something new, because I got a lot of help from everyone.

(Here's render no 12 of that set, just for illustration purposes.)

I'm glad to hear that you solved the card issue, and I'm looking foreard to see you soar!

Szark · August 2015

mjvol said:

Thanks for the encouragement, and the poetry from StratDragon.. And Szark read your story about being disabled , I am disabled too, worked up until 5 years ago, also had a brain injury when I was in grade school, and it affected left side of the brain which make it hard for me to comprehend and understand things being said, so often I read something and it either don;t make sence or I understand wrong.. That just a little part of my disablility I also am physically disabled , mind you at least I can still walk for now. And that is why I tried this because I am getting bored and also like this type of stuff. But that being said you don't have to waste anymore time on me, if I cannot close the account , at least I will keep it to look at everyone elses work.. And will be content with that.. I do enjoy also looking at other creations. So you all have beee very nice. and by the look at some of your work , I am very impressed.. So you all keep up the great work..

Thanks I wouldn't call my encouragment a waste of time even if you don't use DS. I know dyslexia is not brain damage but it sure does make reading hard so IMHO you shuldn't give up now. Give it 6 months and see how it is coming and see if you enjoy it. Aim low a first.

Mjvol · September 2015

Novica said:

I updated my signature to include a link to the videos I did for beginners. Several people asked me about the link (signature links disappeared with the new forum) and I had to go back and dig to find it. Although the videos are from 2013, it shows you how to use the Parameter tab and some of the basics. They are videos but everything is printed, not verbal, so it's easier to follow along. Hope it helps. (See signature below.)

Sorry have not replied to you, I finially got back here, just wanted to say thank you for encouraging me and give me help. Thanks.

Don't ever feel you can't message me ok, my message door is always open. Take care

Mjvol

Mjvol · September 2015

barbult said:

Wonderful! We look forward to seeing you more around here.

Thank you Barbult.

Mjvol · September 2015

DarkSpartan said:

I'm glad you managed to get that problem turned around. Welcome aboard!

Thank you Dark Spartan

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