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- sevenora, on 10/11/2007, -2/+117the internet is soon to be flooded with crappy digital landscapes.
- kdjsmith, on 10/11/2007, -5/+104Found this one a few days ago. The really nice thing? They offer an upgrade to Bryce 6.1 right off their site, and all it seems to check for is that v5 or v5.5 is currently installed. So, download the free version and activate it with the registration key you get emailed to you. Then act before the end of June, because that 6.1 update (which makes Bryce a Universal Binary for the Mac and I imagine the PC version is ready for Vista) is on sale for only $19.99 until the 30th. But it gets even better.
While I was downloading Bryce v5.5, I also downloaded their Poser-alike Daz Studio, which is a free app and I found later that it is included with Bryce 5.5 and Bryce 6.1, so once you have it you don't need to install it separately. You need to create an account with Daz to download it, which I did, and as a thank-you they emailed me a "30% off your next purchase" coupon code, which applied to the 6.1 upgrade. So with a little extra downloading, I got the free 5.5 and ordered the 6.1 upgrade for a measly $13.99 - where 6.1 sells for $99.99. THAT's a deal. - SpaceParanoids, on 10/11/2007, -15/+57"Professional 3D Design Software"
Professionals do not use Bryce. - ignavia, on 10/11/2007, -4/+34"It's like saying that professionals use paint, maybe the do for whatever small purpose, but they make damn sure nobody ever hears about it."
What?! Professionals absolutely use paint! How the hell do you think my walls got this color? - fass, on 10/11/2007, -5/+34Personally, I chose cake over death and counted myself lucky they were Church of England.
- directedition, on 10/11/2007, -9/+32Blender is already free and producing enough crappy digital landscapes to keep Digital Blasphemy going for the next 100 years.
- jakces, on 10/11/2007, -9/+30REAL professionals aren't constrained by their the tools. If Tibetan monks can create some of the most breathtaking art on the planet with sand anything is possible.
- streaky, on 10/11/2007, -2/+20In the hope of you liking it and buying an upgrade, same reason other software developers do the same.
- refoops, on 10/11/2007, -2/+18Bryce is actually quite fun, just don't expect anyone to take your artwork very seriously.
Doesn't require an advance engineering degree in awesomeness to start it out, pretty friendly interface, I used to like it years ago because I could create fun images with the art skill of a dying squirrel. - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -2/+19give it out free so they get a buzz about their product, people try it, like it, buy the new version.
- CaptMonkey, on 10/11/2007, -4/+20I've always been a fan of Blender, myself. It fits my budget too.
- dbr_onix, on 10/11/2007, -2/+17[Ignoring the fact that was a fairly random, unrelated to Bryce, comment..]
Of course you shouldn't be limited by your tools - But a "REAL professional" shouldn't be so "leetist" as to dismiss an application that might make their job easier.
Like dshls implied, you could make a perfect human face in Bryce by making millions of shperes, but why? Why not use a proper 3D modelling tool that's intended to create model.
Just because you can create a fully accurate 3D hair in a text editor by manually creating a .asc file doesn't mean you should - "The right tool for the job"?
A "REAL professional" should be able to know when to use an application, and be able to learn it quickly and use it well
As for us lesser non-professionals, Bryce is fun - It's reasonably simple to learn, and you can make decent looking images with very little experience - And even for "professionals", I can see it being useful for very quickly shoving together previs images/animations which can then be remade in more powerful applications.. - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -8/+22It's all about Maya.
- Deranged, on 10/11/2007, -6/+19terragen is free... =(
- PabloIV, on 10/11/2007, -6/+19lazy ones with deadlines working from home, cause they're sick and don't have their pro rig from work accessible sure do.
- popothebright, on 10/11/2007, -11/+23Oh yeah, Bryce.
I remember those days when people thought interfaces should be "exploratory" instead of logical, straightforward and intuitive.
Thank god those days are over.
Bryce is a nice toy, but if you're looking to create landscapes that are truly photorealistic, learn MAX. It'll probably take about 3x as long
to learn, but by the time you do you'll have learned a serious professional package. - BDLAMB, on 10/11/2007, -4/+15@ dshpls "Give me 3D studioMAX or give me death!"
Since you are missing the obvious here: 3D Studio max too expensive for most people.
The software being discussed is free and 3D Studio max is $3,495 dollars.
While Bryce may be more difficult to use than Autodesk 3ds, the price differential is
significant. It really depends on what you want to do with the software. Bryce is good
at what it does, but is limited. IF you are not doing computer animation for a living or
are not being paid for your 3d computer modeling efforts I would advise against
purchasing the $3,500 dollar software until you have at least tried the free stuff that is
available.
You should also note that 3d Studio max (or Autodesk) is also available as a free
demo version.. I would recommend you try that too before you buy because it is also
fairly complicated to use.. (easier than Bryce is a relative term and Bryce can be fairly
difficult to use, also). - dshPls, on 10/11/2007, -6/+17So you're currently constructing a human face in Bryce with 900,000 sphere primitives? That's commitment! You can expand the quality of your work with higher end programs, and streamline doing tedious stuff to further your final image. Or you could use Bryce and make everything out of boxes.
- DeadRooster, on 10/11/2007, -5/+15As a former graphic design professional I can tell you that professionals absolutely do use Bryce. Maybe not if 3D animation is your main thing, but it works great for the occasional 3D illustration.
- PRlME, on 10/11/2007, -2/+11Terragen is a real good 3d landscape program, its just that you need to visualize alot in your head to get your final render.
There is a lot of crappy art coming out of Blender cause alot of people who want to get into 3D use it as a starting point.
Bryce is good for people who are just getting into 3D also, but there is not real modeling tools so dont expect to shoot out a car just like that. - jawadde, on 10/11/2007, -2/+11I have this nice Death package here waiting for you, free for today, $19.99 after midnight.
- chanceman, on 10/11/2007, -5/+13Made with Bryce 2.0 (1996)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8755929@N04/535048408/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8755929@N04/541284189/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8755929@N04/540844102/ - socokoolaid, on 10/11/2007, -1/+9Use what works and quit crying about it.
- retral, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7Bryce.. professional?
If Bryce is a professional 3d app, 3ds max & maya must be god. - tokage, on 10/11/2007, -3/+10I wish all you artsy-fartsy douchebags would stop bitching about what Bryce is and isn't, and just enjoy the damn free software. It's like they're handing you a $100 bill, but all you can do is sit and complain about how old and dirty it is.
- unfinite, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7"Professional" made me giggle.
I used to use Bryce a few years ago. It's a landscaping program primarily (mountains, skies, water etc. are very easy). You can also use simple primitives (cube, cylinder, sphere, cone, tube etc.) with boolean modeling. You can also import models (you cant really make them in Bryce easily).
Renderings can take hours to complete because they are very high quality (area shadows, refraction, caustics).
I recommend Bryce to beginners, or if you really really really like mountains. It's a good program to start with, nice UI, very user friendly.
Some simple renders I did in Bryce in early 2004:
http://fc01.deviantart.com/images3/i/2004/163/a/2/Key_To_The_Universe.jpg
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs4/i/2004/212/c/b/RC_Car.jpg
http://ic3.deviantart.com/fs4/i/2004/232/b/b/Big_Mini_Gun.gif
More recent Cinema 4D work (for comparison) late 2005:
http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs7/i/2005/198/0/a/Basket_of_Peaches_by_Jammurch.jpg
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs6/i/2005/045/1/e/Monitor_WIP_by_Jammurch.jpg - darkstorm777, on 10/11/2007, -6/+12Its not just a Landscaping application. Its much much much more than that. The people comparing it to Blender are the same people that do the whole "M$ vs Linux" banter
Blender = Free so it must = >*
Blender is a Mesh Creator
Bryce is a 3d Model manipulation, Landscape creation, sub par animation, creative outlet for artists that aren't engineers
Its like comparing apples to oranges. - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6And by the way, if you want to give the folks in Human Resources a good laugh, make sure you put Bryce or Poser as your primary tools on your resume.
- norman619, on 10/11/2007, -3/+8It's a CG hobby tool.
- robodrew, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5I'd just like to have Kai's Power Tools back.
Kai Krause I miss you and all your overdeveloped crappy effects! I miss your UIs that were more complicated and 3d than the rest of the software! - Ryosen, on 10/11/2007, -5/+10For landscape generation, Bryce blows the doors off of blender and is a lot more powerful. I've been a Bryce user since the original version. Bryce is based off of the work of Kenton Musgrave, who pioneered the field of procedural texturing along with Ken Perlman and Dave Ebert.
- mecmermun, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Comment spam, but here's the direct link for the serial:
http://www.daz3d.com/i.x/software/bryce/-/breg55?
If nothing shows up you'll need to create an account first! - mygrayarea, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Bryce does modeling - csg from primitives and imports dxf's and other objects if I remember correctly. But it's not the type of modeling you would expect from 3ds max or maya with campher, bevel and splitting polys etc. Think of it more as being able to add and subtract basic shapes from each other. It also plays nice with poser.
- whiteyMcBrown, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5It's pretty awesome that they're giving it away for free, but I don't know if I'd call Bryce "Professional" 3d Software. It only really does pretty generic looking 3D landscapes that you wouldn't really use for anything, but a lame wallpaper.
- KarateMedia, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5Giving out free, full software isn't really that uncommon. The UK magazines Computer Arts and 3D World come with a disc of freebies -- usually demos, but sometimes full copies of older versions of Bryce, Poser, etc. Said issue will usually include an ad with details on how to get a discounted upgrade.
Chains like Borders, etc, usually carry these here in the US, at approx. $15 an issue.
It is a little rarer to see free downloads for all, but it's in the same vein... - norman619, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Yep modeling stationary objects and modeling for animation are VERY different. Then you have to keep in mind how you plan on texturing the thing.
- IceSabre, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4... no delete button in Digg...
- huckdunsany, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4I don't know if I'm just being dumb, but I created an account at the Daz3d site (the Bryce 5.5 installer told me to) so I could get a serial for Bryce, but now that I'm logged in, I can't find any trace or mention of the correct serial! Arrgh! Can anyone point me in the right direction?
- manbear, on 10/11/2007, -2/+5Sorry for the post spam, but anyone know how to get an activation key? I can't find it anywear on their site.
- ghoest, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3I still remember wanting to bitchslap a Professor for telling his students that Booleans where the best way to get the form of a mesh in Maya... That's just careless. Those students were wasting their money for 1 semester
- joshuair, on 10/11/2007, -10/+13When did Bryce become "professional" 3D design software?
- darkstorm777, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4You are talking about major upgrades that have been going on for years already by Daz3D, not just some company that just acquired the code and pushed it out.
Do a lil home work. - mcmadhatter, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4Bryce does have it's good points (especially now it is free), I got taught it at school for GCSE's back in the late 90's, mades some good animiations, it is easish to learn and good for schoolchildren I think, did me no harm learning it anyway, springboarded me on to more advanced things
- norman619, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3LOL!!! I remember in my high poly rigging class they had a game animator trying to teach a rigging class meant for high poly models. I made a model of a 3 legged beast from an H.P. Lovecraft story I read. He swore he'd be able to help me rig it. After 1 hr of him looking at my model being obviously lost as to how to start I went to a local bookstore and bought a book about complex rigging for high poly models. I wasted $1500 on that class. I wound up teaching myself how to rig it plus learned some mel scripting to boot.
- norman619, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4I agree. It's a good beginner CG tool. It is fun toplay with. I know I loved it when I bought it way back and started creating my first very basic CG scenes. But calling it a professional tool is being less than honest.
- ghoest, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3quick modeling = lame modeling if you don;t know anythign about topology
- Bamborzled, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4@dshpls
Gmax was discontinued and you can no longer download it. - flip, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4Excuse me?
I've been using bryce since I got ahold of one of the betas waaaaay back in the day
It's been a great little application for me to work in and I've never found it's learning curve to be "difficult"
The result can be very very nice and profitable.
I can't tell you how much cash I've made using this little workhorse application
My old site:
www.candyflipdesign.com
remember, everything there is a few generations old in software and computer power
but it still holds up with what I've seen currently in the arena of flyer design.
For everyone trying to yack about Maya and all the other 3D application suites
the old credo hold still holds true,
"Methodology over Technology"
( ie. having the latest and most expensive tools doesn't mean better results)
Bryce is a environmental renderer that can do much more than what some people think off the cuff. - socokoolaid, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3What if someone just wants to make up some cool *****, instead of starting a career out of 3d?
- mecmermun, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3Direct link: http://www.daz3d.com/i.x/software/bryce/-/breg55?
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