I thought the sales ads changed at midnight my time (central) Is the Flash sale the new daily sale or just one that is going to only last a few hours??? 

Flash sales generally last a few hours (but it can be completely random.) They are different to the daily sales page.

I thought the sales ads changed at midnight my time (central) Is the Flash sale the new daily sale or just one that is going to only last a few hours??? 

Nice and also currently there is a sale going on so good time to buy, just checking if it is permissible to use Central Business District for Carrara and Night and Day City  in Game Engines like Unity?  Dowe need a licnese of some sort?

I am pretty sure that the Daz terms do not allow use in published games. If you are thinking of using it in Unity for your own private purposes, that would be fine, but for something commercial you would need a game licence - there are quite a few game licences from vendors on the Daz Store if you search for it. Let me know if this is your intention and maybe we can discuss offline if this is the case.  Also note the discussion above with avxp - it would be a non-trivial matter to get these products working in Unity.

Thanks Phil. It is still great to use them in animations, vidoes etc.

I think probably it will be good to have game license options available for all DAZ store models etc.

Here, about 60 miles south of Buffalo, we had about 2" snow last night.  It was late coming, it had been expected the day before.  It almost waited until I was done with my Tuesday driving chores but Noooo, it had to force me to yet again dig out the car.  However, it was light fluffy stuff so it brushed off easily, and it's still coming down heavily.  Much more expected over the next couple of days.  I cut short my typical Tuesday driving chores because the roads were getting quite slippery.  I did, however, get my car to the mechanic to give me an estimate for critically needed frame repairs.  He showed me what was wrong.  ARGH, it looks like somebody threw acid under there.  Some areas are as soft as cardboard and there are gaping holes in critical support members!!!!   BUT..., he says as bad as it looks, he's fixed worse.  It does need new metal cut, shaped, and welded into place but the floor panel is OK and all the wheel mounts are OK.  The rear axle assembly has to be dropped to get at some places, and he has to remove the carpeting and rear seats to avoid burns during the welding process, but the total cost isn't too far outside my budget.  He pointed out that the car was never undercoated, probably because it began life in central Florida where neither road salt nor sea salt is a problem.  The repair cost includes undercoating (I get this image of closing the barn door after the horse escapes) but that should help slow further decay.  I need this car to outlast me.  New car $20,000.  Decent used car $10,000.  Current repair estimate $1,200.  This is a no brainer.  The car is 14 years old but is low milage, excellent body exterior and interior, motor has been well maintained, it gets reasonable milage (21 city, 30 on interstate), big, luxurious, and everything works.  Yeah, it will need things done now and then but there's life in the old gal yet.

...road salt is a real killer for cars as well as for shoes.  I remember living in Wisconsin and seeing rust on the lower fender panels behind the wheel well and bottom of the doors of cars that were only a few years old.  Another undesireable feature is it tends to turn snow into gloppy cold slush that if you don't have rubber boots (which of course offer no traction on hard pack snow or ice) makes walking difficult without getting an icy cold "soaker" and getting splashed by a passing car, one of the most miserable experiences one can endure.  What is worse if it gets very cold, the slush freezes creating an uneven surface of ice.where geting footing can be difficult (especially for older artrhitic folks such as myself which is why I put up with the rain and high rents here).  

Speaking of sea salt, it does have a corrosive effect.  I've seen cars on the Washington coast (the beach there at Ledbetter point is actually a state highway) which were pretty much rust buckets as people often drive on the wet sand kicking up salt spray. 

Then there was that 737 in Hawai'i back in the 80s that blew it's top.  A combination of metal fatigue brought about by the salt air and aggravated by frequent pressurisation cycles (most flights in the islands last about 30 - 40 min so a plane can go though pressurisation cycle two to three times as much in one day as one here on the mainland) was the cause.  Amazing that there was only one fatality and that the front section didn't break off due to stresses from the catastrophic failure.  Actually saw it sitting off to the side on the tarmac with a big white tarp over the front fuselage when I landed in Maui several week later.

Here, about 60 miles south of Buffalo, we had about 2" snow last night.  It was late coming, it had been expected the day before.  It almost waited until I was done with my Tuesday driving chores but Noooo, it had to force me to yet again dig out the car.  However, it was light fluffy stuff so it brushed off easily, and it's still coming down heavily.  Much more expected over the next couple of days.  I cut short my typical Tuesday driving chores because the roads were getting quite slippery.  I did, however, get my car to the mechanic to give me an estimate for critically needed frame repairs.  He showed me what was wrong.  ARGH, it looks like somebody threw acid under there.  Some areas are as soft as cardboard and there are gaping holes in critical support members!!!!   BUT..., he says as bad as it looks, he's fixed worse.  It does need new metal cut, shaped, and welded into place but the floor panel is OK and all the wheel mounts are OK.  The rear axle assembly has to be dropped to get at some places, and he has to remove the carpeting and rear seats to avoid burns during the welding process, but the total cost isn't too far outside my budget.  He pointed out that the car was never undercoated, probably because it began life in central Florida where neither road salt nor sea salt is a problem.  The repair cost includes undercoating (I get this image of closing the barn door after the horse escapes) but that should help slow further decay.  I need this car to outlast me.  New car $20,000.  Decent used car $10,000.  Current repair estimate $1,200.  This is a no brainer.  The car is 14 years old but is low milage, excellent body exterior and interior, motor has been well maintained, it gets reasonable milage (21 city, 30 on interstate), big, luxurious, and everything works.  Yeah, it will need things done now and then but there's life in the old gal yet.

I'm currently begging my best half for both the new PhilW Central Business District as well as the Animation Course... but it's not looking good right now... Daughter getting married is putting pinching onot the pennies! LOL

Some nice Freebies to help add to our Genesis and Genesis 2 Female collections:

• Cherry Blossom Dress for Genesis 2 Female(s)
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• Summer Casuals Fitted Sundress
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• Pure Hair: Cool for Genesis
• 
• Starlight Dress for Genesis
• 
• Cool Sports for Genesis
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I have Winter Flower for V4, so I also grabbed the freshly free Blooms for Winter Flower

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Thanks for the heads up!  I have been watching Blooms for Winter Flower for some time, but it always ended up being taken out of the cart for something else lol.  Cherry Blossom looks interesting too (the rest I already had lol).  And of course Phil's Central Business District looks wonderful, but I have shot my 'wad' for now, it will have to wait for another time. :/

Nice and also currently there is a sale going on so good time to buy, just checking if it is permissible to use Central Business District for Carrara and Night and Day City  in Game Engines like Unity?  Dowe need a licnese of some sort?

I am pretty sure that the Daz terms do not allow use in published games. If you are thinking of using it in Unity for your own private purposes, that would be fine, but for something commercial you would need a game licence - there are quite a few game licences from vendors on the Daz Store if you search for it. Let me know if this is your intention and maybe we can discuss offline if this is the case.  Also note the discussion above with avxp - it would be a non-trivial matter to get these products working in Unity.

Nice and also currently there is a sale going on so good time to buy, just checking if it is permissible to use Central Business District for Carrara and Night and Day City  in Game Engines like Unity?  Dowe need a licnese of some sort?

Of course, PhilW's new kit looks Fan-Freaking-Tastic!!!

Central Business District for Carrara

A must have!!!

Of course, PhilW's new kit looks Fan-Freaking-Tastic!!!

Central Business District for Carrara

As of 11:30AM Central/10:30AM Mountain, the "Get 50% off with two or more" new releases is still not working. Both DA Horse and Rider Pose Set and Central Business District for Carrara should be 55% off (the Bonus Buyer discount is working correctly, which would pull that over 50% with both the normal Madness and Two Or More discounts).

I've no idea what Day at the Office should be; I think this is the first new Daz Original that I've bought during The Madness this year, and I don't have a percentage to compare to. The cart should be stacking PC+, Madness, Two or More, and Bonus Buyer discounts all at once for that item. I'm assuming it should be lower than it is, though, if the "two or more" discount isn't working for PA products.

tag: luci45 #5
Sir Mandrake Boland - Unsung Hero of the Steampunk Era
Renowned inventor Sir Mandrake Boland arrives at his new home adjacent to his first experimental "steam farm." Sons Tad and Thad accompany him.  

Sir Mandrake, AKA Mr Poofy Pants, is best known for his role in combatting piracy.

Used:
Midnight Watchmen for Night Guard
Central Station
Adventure Land Outfit
Steel Town Refinery
Bus Rex (LB)
Contemporary Living (LB)

Also used:
Renaissance Male Clothing For Genesis
Unshaven Beard for Genesis
Aiden for M5
Various Morphs
Lorenzo Lorez 
Steam Truck Red Bizon

Poofy Pants are back!

tag: luci45 #5
Sir Mandrake Boland - Unsung Hero of the Steampunk Era
Renowned inventor Sir Mandrake Boland arrives at his new home adjacent to his first experimental "steam farm." Sons Tad and Thad accompany him.  

Sir Mandrake, AKA Mr Poofy Pants, is best known for his role in combatting piracy.

Used:
Midnight Watchmen for Night Guard
Central Station
Adventure Land Outfit
Steel Town Refinery
Bus Rex (LB)
Contemporary Living (LB)

Also used:
Renaissance Male Clothing For Genesis
Unshaven Beard for Genesis
Aiden for M5
Various Morphs
Lorenzo Lorez 
Steam Truck Red Bizon

...and here are some promo images, the first four using just the Central Business District set and the last two used together with Night & Day City.  These are renders of the sets as distributed, including people, vehicles, trees, etc, nothing extra has been added.

I have a new set coming out for Carrara entitled Central Business District for Carrara. It can be used on its own, but is also a complementary set to Night & Day City. It should be launched next week.  Here is an overview video that tells you all about it!

Thanks, Gopherus!

Ostadan #1 LOL, you really matched your boring pull with the situation and the guy's pose! Nice one. And welcome back!

Pull #5:
Midnight Watchmen for Night Guard
Central Station
Adventure Land Outfit
Steel Town Refinery
Bus Rex (LB)
Contemporary Living (LB)

...true, PC sales have tapered off due to tablets, Smartphones, and Netbooks as the majority of users do not require a lot of horsepower for routine functions like reading emails, commenting on FB, tweeting, watching videos on You Tube, managing photo galleries, creating memes on Cheezburger, etc

The next largest segment is business where one often finds low to medium power desktop PCs networked to a central server.  After that is the gaming crowd who have heavier requirements for system resources to get the best detail, sound, refresh, and fame rates (media enthusiasts also fall into this area). Finally, there's us, the 3D CG enthusiasts, who yes, make up a very small segment of PC users compared to the general and even gaming population.

Dart,

One good turn deserves another...This  link will take you to "The last Valley"... a terrific flick that takes place during the thirty years war. It is a wonderful cast including Michael Caine and Omar Shariff. The thirty years war has dragged on for years and most of central Europe has been plundered and impoverished. Omar Sharif is a scholar on th run and stumbles upon this untouched valley high in the alps...Unfortunately, so does a a scavaging band of mercenaries led by Micaael Caine.  They have long ago lost any resemblance to amilitary unit with uniforms and instead  wear any form of military equipment they can find or take from those they defeat. The story soon becomes a survival situation  and a battle of wits .  For some reason the link brings up the movie a couple of minutes in..You will have to move it back to the beginning.

The whole movie is available in 8 sections online...and  can be enlarged up to HD.........Enjoy. It has been one of my favorites.

Dziels already recognizes this necessity, but he has reminded me of something I should share with everyone.

There is a bit of terminlogy I want to make sure we all agree on for this thread to avoid confusion.

Key Light- This is the equivalent of Direct Light in CG conceptualization. Such as light from the default Sun and light from indiviudal radials and spots. Key lights cast cleary discernable shadows onto nearby objects. Key lights also elicit specular reflections.

Indirect Light- Light from sources that are not point-like in nature, such as the light that sheds down from the sky. Coming in from lots of angles, skylight produces very soft shadows compared to those of the sun where all the rays face the same direction. Indirect light also comes from surfaces as they reflect the input of key light sources. True Ambience specializes in this type of lighting.

Fill LIght-The term "Fill Light" has a very specific meaning in real world photography. It is usually a single light bulb softened by a scrim that is placed to the left or the right of the model to illuminate the shadows along angles which diverge from the angles being lit brightly by the key light source.

3D Fill Light- This is a special cluster light form found in only one application as far as I know...Bryce. Unlike the photographical Fill light that comes from a point, the 3D Fill is actually a bit of a volume light, coming from an area instead of from a central point. The size of that area can vary from nearly point like, to world encompassing.

When we discuss the lighting in our scenes, we should draw a clear distinction between a traditional "Fill" light and the Bryce specific 3D Fill Light. Thus, the extra typing required to indicate 3D Fill is worthwhile.

Sometimes, all you need is a Fill light, which you'd apply with a single radial to the left or right of the target model. Other times you need something to solve the indirect light for more than the mere target object, but for the rest of the room as well. Those are the situations when you want to use the Bryce 3D Fill.

Thanks

For further reading:

Specular Channel: In Bryce, the specular channel of the material lab allows surfaces to reflect the images of light sources themselves and only the light sources.

Reflection Channel: True reflection however, allows the surface to reflect the images of all items within the scene, not just the light sources.

In the real world all "reflections" are the same, they are all specular in nature capturing both light sources and nearby geometry. But for biased engines like Bryce, Poser, Carrara, 3DL, "reflection" has been broken into two separate parts.