Information on V-Ray 2.0

[g_i_joe]

I to am an early adopter of Vary RT, and also dissatisfied with with upgrade price i have to pay.
So I sent an email to vray@chaosgroup.com about two days ago hoping for a break
but never got a response back. I was given a great break from another 3DS Max plugin company
that i wont mention here after they discontinued the version i used to only the basic or expensive version.
I been a supporter of Vray since day one.

[claude_tnt]

hi Joe,
welcome to the Ben Dover club..don't seem like there is much we can do about this.. i was hoping for something better myself...

claude

[g_i_joe]

Thanks Claude,

Still a supporter, but no longer an early adopter and still disappointed.
I also don't have an issue with paying for the upgrade just have an issue with
the way early adopters are not getting a break. Still waiting for my email response "NONE YET"
I guess i was ignored

[peterguthrie]

It's beta download day today isn't it?

When do we get our grubby hands on the goods?

exciting!

[vlado]

Coming a bit later today...

Best regards,
Vlado

[sandykoufax]

Hope to see nice beta rendering.
I've emailed to local reseller several times, but they didn't answer yet.
I have to wait some more days. They are all lazybones and they don't consider a personal user.

[BBB3]

Coming a bit later today...

I guess not

[yyk]

I guess not

Yes, a shame.. why these announcements are always so very hard for the developers to be clear about is beyond me

[simmsimaging]

Yes, a shame.. why these announcements are always so very hard for the developers to be clear about is beyond me

That "always" indicates there is probably a pretty good reason (or reasons) for it

I've learned to just wait till it's done and not make any plans till it's in-hand.
/b

[yyk]

That "always" indicates there is probably a pretty good reason (or reasons) for it

I've learned to just wait till it's done and not make any plans till it's in-hand.
/b

True I hope I don't have too much work next weekend. Would be nice to give 2.0 (beta) a spin!

[GregM]

I work for a larger corporation, so we'll get it eventually. I'm still not happy about it though. RT has never been worth the money in my opinion, and STILL doesn't work properly. 90% of my early crashes are related to RT, if I even choose to use it.
Generally, in my workflow the only use i can find is the very beginning, tweak a few lights previewed by RT (maybe 1 hour of work turned into 30 minutes by RT). Then I can't use RT anymore because the features, if supported at all, won't match the final render.

Is 30 minutes per project worth it? Not in my book.

I work for a very small company but had the same results. I purchased RT 7/2009. The concept of RT is great and we thought it would be a big help to the work flow. I found that the RT renders didn't match the final renders well enough and was only going to be of use for very preliminary lighting setups. After trying RT out for a few projects I gave up on it and decided to wait for the next version.

Still, I wasn't all that upset about purchasing RT, thinking that it would improve in time and paying for an update wouldn't be bad since I already owned RT. Wrong!

I have to say that the VRay 2.0 upgrade pricing for early adopters of RT feels like a slap in the face and that purchasing RT early has turned out to be a waste of time and money.

[marko_mandaric]

i am amazed by the amount of whining and crying in a forum supposedly filled with adults...


RT became available after a long and large amount of development went into it...

but that is completely aside the point that:

-who forced you to be an early adopter of RT?
-why didn't you ask for an evaluation copy with a temp license? (the chaosgroup is always willing and incredibly helpful in this regard)
-why didn't you use the demo?

and worst of all:

-why, after purchasing a license and realizing that it isn't for you; didn't you ask for a refund?


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i mean, i realize that everyones been affected by the global economy but sweet mother of god...


it's almost as if you go into clothing stores with your eyes closed and pick up the first shirt you feel. hoping that it's not only in your size but style too!
only to never ask for a return.
and then badgering the store that sold it to you for... selling things?



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the chaosgroup has proven themselves to be one of the best assets we have at our disposal; they are active, responsive, capable, and open minded.

if things ever got that bad for me, i'd happily skip a single night of drinking and take the $200 and hand it over to them if and when i found the software was what i needed.




that being said, the vray 2.0 beta just finished downloading!

[claude_tnt]

dear marko,
here is some whining just for you.. ****

unlike you, jacknannie. i don't have $200.00 to just go drinking.....so keep you asinine comment to yourself....

claude.....

PS would you'd be happier if i pirated vray??

[marko_mandaric]

dear marko,
here is some whining just for you.. ****

unlike you, jacknannie. i don't have $200.00 to just go drinking.....so keep you asinine comment to yourself....

claude.....

PS would you'd be happier if i pirated vray??

*sigh*


and i'm somehow put in the same category as you as a professional.

[Donald2B]

WOW!!

I am truly disappointed by the behavior of many in this thread.

I thought this was supposed to be a professional forum. It's a shame.