Daz Studio Pro BETA - version 4.9.0.44!

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  • mjc1016mjc1016 Posts: 15,001
    kyoto kid said:
    namffuak said:
    kyoto kid said:

    ..waitaminute... "\Data\Cloud\". 

    What does that mean?

    That was the original DS-Connect download directory - I don't know if they plan on changing it at this point, although it does sound like it no longer has to be in the first mapped studio format content directory.

    ...well, when I see the term "cloud" in any path, to me it says the data's kept on a server somewhre and not resident on my own system meaning I need a net connection while working which takes extra processing resources.

    It's on your hard drive...I do wish they'd start naming these things better...maybe they should have used Fred or Ignatius or something.

  • lx_2807502lx_2807502 Posts: 2,996
    mjc1016 said:
    kyoto kid said:
    namffuak said:
    kyoto kid said:

    ..waitaminute... "\Data\Cloud\". 

    What does that mean?

    That was the original DS-Connect download directory - I don't know if they plan on changing it at this point, although it does sound like it no longer has to be in the first mapped studio format content directory.

    ...well, when I see the term "cloud" in any path, to me it says the data's kept on a server somewhre and not resident on my own system meaning I need a net connection while working which takes extra processing resources.

    It's on your hard drive...I do wish they'd start naming these things better...maybe they should have used Fred or Ignatius or something.

    Or... Connect?

  • mjc1016mjc1016 Posts: 15,001
    lx said:
    mjc1016 said:
    kyoto kid said:
    namffuak said:
    kyoto kid said:

    ..waitaminute... "\Data\Cloud\". 

    What does that mean?

    That was the original DS-Connect download directory - I don't know if they plan on changing it at this point, although it does sound like it no longer has to be in the first mapped studio format content directory.

    ...well, when I see the term "cloud" in any path, to me it says the data's kept on a server somewhre and not resident on my own system meaning I need a net connection while working which takes extra processing resources.

    It's on your hard drive...I do wish they'd start naming these things better...maybe they should have used Fred or Ignatius or something.

    Or... Connect?

    What...name it something that would remove all mystery?

    Why would they want to do something like that?

    cheeky

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 40,517
    mjc1016 said:
    kyoto kid said:
    namffuak said:
    kyoto kid said:

    ..waitaminute... "\Data\Cloud\". 

    What does that mean?

    That was the original DS-Connect download directory - I don't know if they plan on changing it at this point, although it does sound like it no longer has to be in the first mapped studio format content directory.

    ...well, when I see the term "cloud" in any path, to me it says the data's kept on a server somewhre and not resident on my own system meaning I need a net connection while working which takes extra processing resources.

    It's on your hard drive...I do wish they'd start naming these things better...maybe they should have used Fred or Ignatius or something.

    ...10 or WIn7? (I use the latter).

  • namffuaknamffuak Posts: 4,040
    mjc1016 said:
    kyoto kid said:
    namffuak said:
    kyoto kid said:

    ..waitaminute... "\Data\Cloud\". 

    What does that mean?

    That was the original DS-Connect download directory - I don't know if they plan on changing it at this point, although it does sound like it no longer has to be in the first mapped studio format content directory.

    ...well, when I see the term "cloud" in any path, to me it says the data's kept on a server somewhre and not resident on my own system meaning I need a net connection while working which takes extra processing resources.

    It's on your hard drive...I do wish they'd start naming these things better...maybe they should have used Fred or Ignatius or something.

    +1. From my point of view, 'cloud' means 'someone else's disk drive I have no control over'.

  •  

    kyoto kid said:
    mjc1016 said:
    kyoto kid said:
    namffuak said:
    kyoto kid said:

    ..waitaminute... "\Data\Cloud\". 

    What does that mean?

    That was the original DS-Connect download directory - I don't know if they plan on changing it at this point, although it does sound like it no longer has to be in the first mapped studio format content directory.

    ...well, when I see the term "cloud" in any path, to me it says the data's kept on a server somewhre and not resident on my own system meaning I need a net connection while working which takes extra processing resources.

    It's on your hard drive...I do wish they'd start naming these things better...maybe they should have used Fred or Ignatius or something.

    ...10 or WIn7? (I use the latter).

    The [Your Content Folder Name]/data/cloud/ folder structure should be the same regardless of the windows version being used.

    I agree that the term 'cloud' is used to describe too many things these days and that 'The Cloud' is equated with information and/or services that are remote to the users machine. I personally face the challenge everyday of making everyone happy and that is rarely possible. So I put it out there that we all try to work with the development team to make a better product that functions the best way it can for as many people as possible. As I stated above, I understand the confusion, but a folder name is the least of the problems the current public beta faces.

    <Warning! Humor ahead>

    Remember, don't sweat the little stuff and don't lick the sweaty stuff. You will be both happier and healthier.

    <End Humor Warning>

    BTW: kyoto kid, I love your 'Brave' gif.

  • jag11jag11 Posts: 885

    When I load Michael 7 or Victoria 7 all I get is the base Genesis 3 Male/Female but the M7/V7 Morphs are at 100%, does anyone know how fix this?

    All the content I have was loaded using DAZ Connect only. Genesis 2 figures load normally.

     

    M7.JPG
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  • jag11jag11 Posts: 885

    Nevemind, I fixed, checking the log I noticed this messaje:

    	C:/Users/jag11/AppData/Roaming/DAZ 3D/dson/cache/data/DAZ 3D/Genesis 3/Male.cache.dsf (107025,18): Unhandled exception during parsing.
    

    I just deleted that folder and rerun DS, everything was back to normal.

  • Cris PalominoCris Palomino Posts: 11,142
    edited December 2015
    kyoto kid said:
    namffuak said:
    kyoto kid said:

    ..waitaminute... "\Data\Cloud\". 

    What does that mean?

    That was the original DS-Connect download directory - I don't know if they plan on changing it at this point, although it does sound like it no longer has to be in the first mapped studio format content directory.

    ...well, when I see the term "cloud" in any path, to me it says the data's kept on a server somewhre and not resident on my own system meaning I need a net connection while working which takes extra processing resources.

    Daz is not providing "cloud storage" or "cloud subscription," they're providing "cloud delivery" from a "cloud distribution network."  This does not mean you do not have your data locally.  As Daz has stated before, you do not have to be online to use your purchased products once they have been installed.  

    Use of the "Cloud" is referring to the fact that "the cloud" (a Content Distribution Network - CDN; i.e. many servers working in concert around the globe) served as the source of the data that is ultimately stored locally on the user's machine, rather than the Daz servers specifically -which is what Install Manager and Product Library use. Use of "the cloud" (a CDN) is one of the reasons why downloads are consistantly so much faster around the globe through Daz Connect than the other two delivery mechanisms. 

    The data for a product only lives "in the cloud" until its downloaded/installed locally, which Daz Studio must do in order to actually load the files. It's the same for Install Manager and/or Product Library, except they communicate with Daz servers directly instead of through "the cloud."

    Post edited by Cris Palomino on
  • takezo_3001takezo_3001 Posts: 1,914
    ... though I'm still not happy about the offline file system of near impossible to find textures/Obj/etc..As it's tied into sku numbers rather than actual human names not spat out by automatons.

    In the change log theer are entries stating that they have added an option to the right-click menu in various containers so that you can open an OS window on the product folder in \Data\Cloud, to get to the textures etc. That was a later build than the current beta.

    Thanks for putting my concerns to rest, I'm much more confident in which Daz has chosen to direct it's company's direction!

  • Gr00vusGr00vus Posts: 366
    edited December 2015

    I don't know if this is the right place for reporting issues, if not please copy/paste this to the right place - I'm not spending more time on Beta issues.

    I tried 4.9 for a few hours last night, but gave up after having issues with the content management system within 4.9.

    It did import my categories from my 4.8 db, but about half of the item references were bad and were unable to resolve to anything.

    The "new" metadata tag was messed up as things that were not new got tagged as new and things that were new (I tried installing a couple of items after the 4.9 install/db migration) did not get tagged as new.

    I stopped the CMS from within 4.9's content management interface, but was unable to get it started again according to 4.9. I tried starting from within the 4.9 interface, and starting via the CMS's own windows 7 start menu item. 4.9 was unable to connect to CMS regardless from that point forward.

    I did several iterations of unistalling/reinstalling 4.9 and even uninstalling the CMS and reinstalling the CMS (even the beta version of the CMS). Nothing I did made 4.9 able to connect to CMS again. I ran 4.8 after all this and it seems to be working fine. So I've given up on the 4.9 beta. Maybe I'll try 4.9 again some months after it's been promoted to release. The above took several hours, that's all the time I have to work with this Beta.

    Also, when I attempted to load a scene created in 4.8 in 4.9, 4.9 was unable to locate several files. I forget whether I had remembered to set all my base content directories first (I have multiple runtimes I use), so that may have been the problem. The problems I had with CMS occurred before and after I set my base content directories.

    I sure hope these issues can be resolved. The prospect of having to completely redo my content installs and/or classifications presents a serious roadblock in considering moving to the next version otherwise.

    Post edited by Gr00vus on
  • SpottedKittySpottedKitty Posts: 7,232
    edited December 2015
    Gr00vus said:
    Also, when I attempted to load a scene created in 4.8 in 4.9, 4.9 was unable to locate several files. I forget whether I had remembered to set all my base content directories first (I have multiple runtimes I use), so that may have been the problem.

    It probably was — the way the beta versions work now, they're installed separately from the current release version, and they use their own setup files, not the ones you're already using in 4.8 or whichever. This means if this was the first time you've used one of the new-style betas, you don't have any links to your existing content folders or UI setup; everything falls back to the plain unvarnished default, until you manually change the settings for content, UI, etc. in the beta to match the existing settings in the current release.

    Remember, too, that a beta isn't the complete ready-to-go new version, it's a final-chance-to-test does-it-really-work-in-real-life can-the-users-break-anything-else version. We won't see anything close to the final 4.9 until we see something labelled as a Release Candidate version.

    Post edited by SpottedKitty on
  • kyoto kid said:
    namffuak said:
    kyoto kid said:

    ..waitaminute... "\Data\Cloud\". 

    What does that mean?

    That was the original DS-Connect download directory - I don't know if they plan on changing it at this point, although it does sound like it no longer has to be in the first mapped studio format content directory.

    ...well, when I see the term "cloud" in any path, to me it says the data's kept on a server somewhre and not resident on my own system meaning I need a net connection while working which takes extra processing resources.

    Daz is not providing "cloud storage" or "cloud subscription," they're providing "cloud delivery" from a "cloud distribution network."  This does not mean you do not have your data locally.  As Daz has stated before, you do not have to be online to use your purchased products once they have been installed.  

    Use of the "Cloud" is referring to the fact that "the cloud" (a Content Distribution Network - CDN; i.e. many servers working in concert around the globe) served as the source of the data that is ultimately stored locally on the user's machine, rather than the Daz servers specifically -which is what Install Manager and Product Library use. Use of "the cloud" (a CDN) is one of the reasons why downloads are consistantly so much faster around the globe through Daz Connect than the other two delivery mechanisms. 

    The data for a product only lives "in the cloud" until its downloaded/installed locally, which Daz Studio must do in order to actually load the files. It's the same for Install Manager and/or Product Library, except they communicate with Daz servers directly instead of through "the cloud."

    Excellent explanation Cris!

    Hopefully this information will help people understand the entire process more clearly.

  • IppotamusIppotamus Posts: 1,578
    edited December 2015

    I really wish you would get the fix out of beta for some Iray materials crashing windows 8 and 10.

    I'm so tired of waiting for a crucial fix while you fiddle around with all this non-essential and unstable stuff.

    :(

    Post edited by Ippotamus on
  • Ippotamus said:

    I really wish you would get the fix out of beta for some Iray materials crashing windows 8 and 10.

    I'm so tired of waiting for a crucial fix while you fiddle around with all this non-essential and unstable stuff.

    :(

    You can use the beta and ignore Daz Connect.

  • linvanchenelinvanchene Posts: 1,303
    edited December 2015

    To test DAZ connect I installed all products with only DAZ connect.

    For some time now whenever I added a Genesis 3 Female based character to the scene a duplicate ID error was triggered.

    It seems the duplicate ID is for some reason caused by the product:
    SKU 22162 - Victoria 7 Attitude Expressions
     
    http://www.daz3d.com/victoria-7-attitude-expressions

    There is allready an existing support ticket. I share this here in case other users noticed that duplicate ID as well and are looking for a quick solution.

    Uninstalling Victoria 7 Attitude Expressions removes the duplicate ID error.

    image

    If someone else could replicate the issue on their system that might help to confirm this.

    - - -

    Additonal information:
    Just uninstalling Genesis 3 Starter Essentials did not solve the issue.
    Therefore I started to suspect that the error may be triggered by other products.
    To test this I added G3F to the scene and then uninstalled all products with DAZ connect that were considered compatible with G3F.
    Then the Duplicate ID Error was gone.
    I started to install a selection of products and then the error was there again.
    I kept uninstalling smaller selection of products until the error was gone to narrow down the source...

    It seems the duplicate ID is for some reason caused by the product:
    SKU 22162 - Victoria 7 Attitude Expressions
     
    http://www.daz3d.com/victoria-7-attitude-expressions

    I was able to replicate this on a 2nd workstation by just installing Genesis 3 Starter Essentials and Victoria 7 Attitude Expressions.

    Without Victoria 7 Attitude Expression installed with DAZ connect there is no duplicate ID error triggered when adding Genesis 3 Female Characters to the scene.

    Duplicate ID caused by SKU 22162 - Victoria 7 Attitude Expressions.jpg
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    Post edited by linvanchene on
  • Well, the new beta 4.9.0.54 is tagged as a Release Candidate, so it might not be much longer. I'll say again what I said at the last major-changes-are-afoot update; considering how much still needs to be worked on, if the final release still isn't out in a month, I won't be too surprised. If it's out in less than a week, I'll be worried.

    Of course, the last time I said that, it went live the next day...  

  • namffuaknamffuak Posts: 4,040

    I've run into this as well - just too lazy to submit a ticket on it.

    Am I the only person who sees that 4.9.0.54 has been released as a release candidate public beta? Looks to have fixes for the errors we've seen in 44.

  • namffuaknamffuak Posts: 4,040

    Well, the new beta 4.9.0.54 is tagged as a Release Candidate, so it might not be much longer. I'll say again what I said at the last major-changes-are-afoot update; considering how much still needs to be worked on, if the final release still isn't out in a month, I won't be too surprised. If it's out in less than a week, I'll be worried.

    Of course, the last time I said that, it went live the next day...  

    Friday wouldn't suprise me if no one finds a show-stopper.

  • Ghosty12Ghosty12 Posts: 1,955
    edited December 2015
    namffuak said:

    I've run into this as well - just too lazy to submit a ticket on it.

    Am I the only person who sees that 4.9.0.54 has been released as a release candidate public beta? Looks to have fixes for the errors we've seen in 44.

    Well at least Powerpose for the Gen 4 characters works now and does not cause Studio to self destruct like it did in the previous beta release.

    And the scene clearance issue is fixed as well which is very cool.

    Post edited by Ghosty12 on
  • 3dOutlaw3dOutlaw Posts: 2,470
    edited December 2015

    whoops wrong thread...

    Post edited by 3dOutlaw on
  • araneldonaraneldon Posts: 712
    edited December 2015
    DAZ_Jon said:

    We can't offer (or better stated, we won't offer) updated meta data through DIM and the zip method because of one simple reason. The update of metadata is a relatively small change to the package which would require re-downloading the entire product. Often this would be hundreds of megabytes, if not gigabytes, of transfer, per product, just for the metadata which can come down in a 10KB payload essentially. The bandwidth it would generate as well as customer support queries as to "why was X updated and nothing seemed to change?", and how many people wouldn't be able to take advantage of it due to bandwidth caps, makes it unrealistic to do.

    Why can you not send the updated metadata and then update the downloaded archive? Other programs can do this; why not DIM?

    Alternatively why not store metadata outside of the archive?

    Because DAZ would rather resort to technically nonsensical excuses to make DAZ Connect seem more appealing?

     

    Post edited by araneldon on
  • evilded777evilded777 Posts: 2,437
    araneldon said:
    DAZ_Jon said:

    We can't offer (or better stated, we won't offer) updated meta data through DIM and the zip method because of one simple reason. The update of metadata is a relatively small change to the package which would require re-downloading the entire product. Often this would be hundreds of megabytes, if not gigabytes, of transfer, per product, just for the metadata which can come down in a 10KB payload essentially. The bandwidth it would generate as well as customer support queries as to "why was X updated and nothing seemed to change?", and how many people wouldn't be able to take advantage of it due to bandwidth caps, makes it unrealistic to do.

    Why can you not send the updated metadata and then update the downloaded archive? Other programs can do this; why not DIM?

    Alternatively why not store metadata outside of the archive?

    Because DAZ would rather resort to technically nonsensical excuses to make DAZ Connect seem more appealing?

     

    Araneldon, this was explained quite in-depthly elsewhere by a Daz representative.  Its not a great big conspiracy to force anyone to use anything. I'll see if I can find it.

  • araneldonaraneldon Posts: 712
    edited December 2015

    evilded777, thanks but no need to do that for my benefit. I won't use Smart Content or DAZ Connect so it's not an issue to me personally.

    Edit: I was actually going to remove the last line from my previous post to tone down the hostility, but you'd already quoted it.

    Post edited by araneldon on
  • evilded777evilded777 Posts: 2,437

    well, I can't find it anyway.  But it was a very well reasoned explanation as to why its not a "simple" task to get DIM to add the updated meta-data.

     

  • rampart_1576840087rampart_1576840087 Posts: 504
    edited December 2015

    Still using the Daz 4.8 version.  Constant problem I have when I install new content.  The Meadata shows up in the DIM, but not in the DS.

    The installs look fine. I can use the search and find items in the DIM.

    I do a re-import MetaData from DS 4.8 and still the items don't show in Content Library or Smart Content.

    This is been a consistent problem. 

    What about 4.9?  Should I install it and hope for the best...or should I work through my issues with DS 4.8 first?

    I just Re-imported MetaData 3 times after installing some new content items from Daz3d shop and still not showing up in DS.

    Then tried a Re-set Database from Content Database Maintenance and then re-imported metadata... no show.

    Are there some considerations about Cloud storage with 4.9 to be aware..
    It doesn't matter to me, if Daz wants to keep a repository of my content on their cloud server as long as I can maintain one on my computer in case of server or internet connection problems.

    My internet brroadband works most of the time.  There are times when it goes down for several hours in my area. It is particularly difficult to get any kind of usage in the early evenings, because so many people get off work and plow the internet until about 11PM.  I have adjusted my hours to work around peak usage times for the most part.

    What about content management in Carrara, if the files are on cloud server?

     

     

    Post edited by rampart_1576840087 on
  • If the items aren't even showing in the Content Library under DAZ Studio Formats or Poser Formats then the problem is not the CMS, it's the install location.

  • rampart_1576840087rampart_1576840087 Posts: 504
    edited December 2015

    If the items aren't even showing in the Content Library under DAZ Studio Formats or Poser Formats then the problem is not the CMS, it's the install location.

    Richard, thank you for responding.  I was thinking it was OK to just use one folder for the files.

    There are other files with various suffixes, should they have separate folders as well?

    I had the poser and daz files all being installed into Daz3d/MyLibrary

    I created a folder Daz3d/My Poser

    Now this should mean Poser files should be installed in the My Poser folder.

    Since all the files have been installed previously have been installed into Daz3d/My Library what is the most efficient way to clean this up?

    I would think it best to use the DIM in some way to accomplish this.

     

    Post edited by rampart_1576840087 on
  • jestmartjestmart Posts: 4,449

    It is ok to use just one library for both Studio and Poser files, but they need to be installed properly.  Poser files will need to in sub-folders of the "Runtime" folder for them to be recognized as Poser files.

  • It's OK to have both the Poser and DAZ Studio content folders be the same location, the question was whether the files were showing inside DAZ Studio in the Content Library pane under Poser Formats>Install folder and/or DAZ Studio>Install Folder (which are not depenedent on the content management system, so they act as a check on where the problem lies).

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