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Wacom - a change of mind + Vue 7 unleashed!

Journal Entry: Wed Nov 5, 2008, 7:59 PM
  • Mood: Alarmed
  • Listening to: Nothing - I'm alone at the moment
  • Reading: The news at e-on software.com
  • Watching: Vue 7 teaser video
  • Playing: Wario Land 4
Check all yer other messages first...that way I can have your undivided attention lol

Wacom Story:
Hi, two stories this time, Firstly, Well I said in my last journal that I wouldn't update again until I actually GOT a tablet, But something I read in another journal has blown the warning whistle to anyone considering spending all that money on a Cintiq that I thought I'd best share with you. To avoid my journal here becoming too long, I won't copy/paste what was said, I'll link you right to it and maybe you could spread the word if the issue concerns you that badly.
It's here [link] by ~microbot23 He's a good artist with two DD's, and has been using Wacom brand tablets for years, so I'm pretty sure he knows what he's talking about when he gives this rather...negative review on Cintiqs :hmm:

So now, reality has set in and I'm leaning back towards the Intuous 3 again, lucky I'm not the sort of person who rushes out and buys something, otherwise I could have blown nearly $2000 right now. I guess I'm more than used to having to look at the screen when drawing anyway, since I've been using a mouse all these years, So I suppose an Intuous 3 is all that's necessary for me anyway, still far better than a mouse lol, I suppose I can pass the considerable savings on to buying Vue 7! :w00t:

Vue 7 story:
Which brings me to the second story, 3D landscapers would be stoked to find out that Vue 7 has finally arrived [link] They only have the more costly, studio-level versions out at the moment, but the cheaper - home-hobbyist versions will soon follow.

Vue 6 is what I have been using for certain works for about a year and a half, it's what I use to make those dramatic, realistic 3D landscapes like "Blushing Bonsai", "Dry Tide" and "Missing Moon's Mystery Mirror" just to name a few...Now Vue 7 promises to help artists take the creation of 3D scenes to all new levels, boasting much sharper-detailed clouds more like those from Terragen2, better Radiosity lighting which renders faster, so you can use realistic lighting on your scenes more often, Endless landscapes that will go on and on, no matter how far into the scene you travel, over 70 plants ready to use, (or over 160 of them if you buy the full deal) More natural-looking terrain (landscape) capabilities, and a whole bunch of other things that I'm willing to go broke over :laughing:

To get your gears going, here's the teaser video, it was made and animated in this fantastic 3D software, just click the "Quicktime version" link on this page to watch it [link]

Also,here's some features that were mostly, or fully created in Vue 6, they are NOT photo's! :wow:
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WOW that was a lot, if you made it this far, then you deserve a Coke.
Yeah...I need to change this footer lol, hope Pepsi is OK?
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:iconfrankey89:
OMG! VUE 7 is almost like 2000$ :faint:
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:iconpriteeboy:
`priteeboy Nov 11, 2008  Hobbyist Digital Artist
That's the "Vue 7 xstream" version you are looking at :nod: it's the highest level studio quality one that has many features that a home user would pay for, but not need...later on, other versions of Vue 7 will come out which are cheaper, and for those like me who have the previous version (Vue 6) it's cheaper again because I can simply upgrade and download the upgrades through the internet...I think in my situsation, it will cost me no more than $500 :D
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:iconsweetcorn:
thats crazy. like you i was really interested in the cintiq but scratches would kill me, i just got colours for my nintendo ds which is amazing, as close as ill get to owning a cintiq i think!!
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:iconpriteeboy:
`priteeboy Nov 9, 2008  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Yeah, can't belive how close I was to getting one too...I'm sure not all Cintiqs will scratch like that, but after hearing how unwilling Wacom was to deal with complaints about defective shipments, well I wasn't ready to take that risk. So now I'm just going to get the Intuous 3, which is enough anyway I guess, since I've managed to do what I've got so far with a mouse, so I'll be able to step-up again with an Intuous :)
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:iconkykel:
Glad to see you didn't make a mistake. And the Vue 6 works, wow! Utterly amazing!
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:iconpriteeboy:
`priteeboy Nov 8, 2008  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Yeah, I can't belive how close I was to getting a Cintiq too...I then wouldn't have had any money to get Vue 7 then :lol: guess fate always chooses what's best for everyone, even if it dosn't feel that way at the time :) and yeah, those Vue works are just a small sample of the dozens more I could have featured lol, but I figured features have more impact in smaller amounts :)
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:iconkykel:
Yeah. Makes sense. Funny how things just seem to work out.
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:iconlonelytrepidation:
I so need money to buy all thisxD Gee, thanks for flashing it*sarcasm*
Nah, seriously, that's pretty awesome stuff, actually. Hmm...*plots a saving-up-plan*... Would be simpler tot ake over the world, though.
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:iconaridax:
~Aridax Nov 6, 2008  Hobbyist Digital Artist
HOLY SNAP, THAT'S AMAZING.
Ironically, in the first image I clicked on, the artist apologizes for how her image doesn't look realistic. Say what? O_O
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:iconpriteeboy:
`priteeboy Nov 6, 2008  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Lol, yes...what people can do in Vue is nothing short of amazing :wow: Lol, I guess it only appears not-realistic in their eyes because once you start producing realistic stuff, your bar is set higher and you soon learn to easily tell what things will give away that it's not "realistic"...Some have calle dmy works realistic before, but they are far from it in my eyes, since I'm the one who made e'm lol :)
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