ZB3 CountDown thread

[Jester]

15

[Psionic]

Still 15 ;)

[j.c.]

Actually, wouldn't today be 14, as in 14 more days? Seems like the 15th of May, Z-Day, should be the zero mark, no?

[lemonnado]

It's just enough time for Aurick to buy a truck load of valium and for Element5 to prepare for the onslaught. I am looking at ebay for a helmet I can send Aurick 8).
Lemo


PS:I think people with more than 3460 Posts should get it a day earlier :lol: :rolleyes:

[Gibraltor]

You would say that lol

[billrobertson42]

So you're sort of in line for it I guess. Sort of reminds me of something... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkSXWm6b9hg

;)

[lemonnado]

Loooooooooool!

14 btw...

Lemo

[Plakkie]

Lol Bill! That movie was great!

Darn, it's May already... In two weeks we will be sitting in front of a download screen cursing 'cause the server's overloaded. I must say I'm beginning to feel the tension growing.
Had there been any news about the way we will be able to get Z3? Will we get an email or something?

[markkens]

I was looking back to how we got Z2...I spec there'll be some kind of validation on your license first, wouldn't think there'd be a lemo lottery :D

14

[lemonnado]

I volunteer for the beta test of the distribution mechanism :D
Lemo

[Plakkie]

Yeah, and then post our results in a "Beta Distributions" thread, telling everyone we got Z3 on our computer. I wonder if we will get 5 stars...

[Braindrop]

I was just starting to learn Z2 when they made the announcement, I have essentially stopped running it in anticipation of z3. :tu:

14...

[j.c.]

You guys say 14, I say 13. On May 14th, I'll be at 1 and you'll be at 2...:cool:

[testure]

You guys aren't including the week and a half or so before you can actually activate Z3 because of Element5's crappy customer support :)

[Frenchy Pilou]

...for a new travel for mars? :lol:

[Plakkie]

What's element5 ? Is it bad?

If it will take days to acquire Z3 after the release date I would like to know now, then I can prepare for it and ask my friends to peel my face of the monitor.

It's May 3 down here... less then 2 weeks...

[bicc39]

If it is released on May 15, what is the best guess on an individual
actually having it.
I am guessing June 1.

( edit: have to say that so far my dealings with element 5 have
been great. Seriously, great bunch.)

[testure]

If it is released on May 15, what is the best guess on an individual
actually having it.
I am guessing June 1.

( edit: have to say that so far my dealings with element 5 have
been great. Seriously, great bunch.)Well, chances are you only had to deal with them when you first bought Z2. When the 64 bit Z2 binaries were released, activating it through element5 was a nightmare. You figure the userbase who are on 64bit hardware is well below 50%, now imagine 100% of your userbase upgrading to Z3 at the same time. Let's just hope Pixologic and Element5 have put their heads together on this one, or it'll be a huge mess :)

[pumeco]

I think Element5 is the least of our worries - didn't you see the other thread?
Z3 has been put back just one more month.

Just Kidding - but lol - you should have seen your faces :D

[Jester]

you've almost killed me...

[testure]

I think Element5 is the least of our worries - didn't you see the other thread?
Z3 has been put back just one more month.

Just Kidding - but lol - you should have seen your faces :Doh you evil bastard :lol:

[mouse_art]

Well, chances are you only had to deal with them when you first bought Z2. When the 64 bit Z2 binaries were released, activating it through element5 was a nightmare. You figure the userbase who are on 64bit hardware is well below 50%, now imagine 100% of your userbase upgrading to Z3 at the same time. Let's just hope Pixologic and Element5 have put their heads together on this one, or it'll be a huge mess :)
i think they are aware of that, and hopefully this won't happen anymore, else i had with other purchases over element5 never problems.

Btw i don't think the problem was the amount of peoples that are upgraded, i mean el5 has many clients more for other Software ect, but they should stack the support part a bit up.

At the end are just human peoples behind every company.(nah not really) ;)

[Plakkie]

How many registered Zbrush users would there be in the world?

[billrobertson42]

How many Zbrush users does it take to render a light bulb?

[Kryos]

It's just enough time for Aurick to buy a truck load of valium and for Element5 to prepare for the onslaught. I am looking at ebay for a helmet I can send Aurick 8).
Lemo


PS:I think people with more than 3460 Posts should get it a day earlier :lol: :rolleyes:Lemonnado how about this? Anyone who registerred before 2004? :p

[itsalive]

How do you get Z3 when it comes out? I just bought the retail version of Zbrush 2. I wrote the POP (proof of purchase) number inside big guide book the CD box came with. I don't have my new PC yet and this means I dont have the program installed either.

[testure]

I would assume it's a digital download, but who knows. I seriously doubt Pixologic wants to hand mail about 50,000 Z3 discs for free :)

[DanRoberts]

So its the 6th today .... so 9 more to go :) right? O.o

[Plakkie]

We ARE getting closer. Now is the time to get some exercise and fresh air, spend time with your loved ones, feed your pets, do some chores...
Because after May 15th we'll be busy with Z3!!

[Plakkie]

Lol! Last night I dreamed that Z3 had come out a week earlier! My desktop portrayed the happy news in shining images, and going to ZCentral I saw countless threads by enthousiastic people exclaiming how cool Z3 was. Then I thought: "But how do I get it?". Opening Zbrush it turned out that Pixologic had already updated my old version into Z3. I could start right away!! :eek:
That was the moment I awoke: dreams are bastards.:mad: So, I still haven't played with Z3 and can't reveal cool new tools and techniques from the subconscious realm... :(

[tez]

Well not including today we have 8 whole days left. I hope I got my computer built in time.

Has it actualy been said that pixologic will use element5 for this download?

[DanRoberts]

Lol! Last night I dreamed that Z3 had come out a week earlier! My desktop portrayed the happy news in shining images, and going to ZCentral I saw countless threads by enthousiastic people exclaiming how cool Z3 was. Then I thought: "But how do I get it?". Opening Zbrush it turned out that Pixologic had already updated my old version into Z3. I could start right away!! :eek:
That was the moment I awoke: dreams are bastards.:mad: So, I still haven't played with Z3 and can't reveal cool new tools and techniques from the subconscious realm... :(
Funny :) ... 8 Days to go !!

[Slosh]

I see the bottom row flooded with red....everyone is going to want to play with that new material.

Wouldn't it be funny if no one used it for the first couple of days? Talk about confusion at Pixologic! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Buckie]

How many days until the Mac version??? :( :rolleyes: :confused: :cry:

[DanRoberts]

7 !! 0.0

[Plakkie]

This will be the longest week ever!

[DanRoberts]

6 !

[Plakkie]

5 !!!

[DanRoberts]

5 !!!
:) dang right !!

[Plakkie]

:) dang right !!What are we counting, by the way?

...
;):D

[DanRoberts]

What are we counting, by the way?

...
;):D
Chickens ... er ... um ... sheep?

chickens.jpg

sheep.jpg

[Plakkie]

Nice chickens... are they polypainted? :lol:
O boy, the tension is mounting isn't it.

[DanRoberts]

4 Chickens/sheep to go.

[Plakkie]

Four! My God!
It just seems like we are the only ones counting eh Dan? Or the others are so nervous they can't type anymore... :D

[Jester]

ooops...some four days left?

[SuperVee]

I have stopped using ZB too, am waiting for ZB3, mainly because it crashed when I did the tutorial (zspheres). Crashed my whole computer and couldn't get Windows to start, even in SafeMode. I hope and pray this version will be an improvement.

[DanRoberts]

Four! My God!
It just seems like we are the only ones counting eh Dan? Or the others are so nervous they can't type anymore... :DSome like to have fun with this kinda stuff I guess. We're a rare breed :)

[wckedsunny]

Is it 3 now ?

Sorry dont know whats the timing tre in usa.

Man the pressure is building :)

BTW spiderman 3 has done horribly in India, hows it going tre?

Every one saying good fx but story is horrible. :cry:

[Frenchy Pilou]

Hitch**** is n't it? :D

[lemonnado]

Na, not really. (LIE AALLERT LIE ALLERT BL :o P BL :o P)
;) Lemo


PS:I don;t know how it is with you guy's. But I have the feeling that the red material is already overused before the new version is out...

[DanRoberts]

Na, not really. (LIE AALLERT LIE ALLERT BL :o P BL :o P)
;) Lemo


PS:I don;t know how it is with you guy's. But I have the feeling that the red material is already overused before the new version is out...
On that joking picture of a sheep i was gonna find a way to put the red material on it :) would have been funny ...but I got lazy and didnt :(

[mouse_art]

Does not matter i like many colors. ;)

[dustinbrown]

This looks like it's going to be great. Can't wait to try it out.

- Dustin

[testure]

I dunno, 4 days or 4 weeks doesn't really matter to me at this point. I waited 3 years, so it's just a drop in the bucket by now. What I'd like to see is a finalized feature list for Z3.. seems strange that they haven't released one yet. We don't know if it'll do UV's, if it has improved GUV/AUV tiling, etc. We only know what we've gleaned off of the next step video :)

Either way, we'll all know soon enough.

[asaxon]

3 Days here...... I'm hoping I can model medieval helms a bit better in version 3 (hard edges and bending ear guards etc), but I suppose I'll find out soon enough.

[Pixolholic]

Hello ZBrushers,

New member first post. Downloaded demo 2 weeks ago, have'nt splept since.
Plan on purchasing ZB3 on the 15th and I can't wait. I've been a Maya user for about two years, but I found organic modeling to be difficult. ZBrush is the holy grail for this and is unmatched by any program in any price range (but you already knew this). Congrats to Pixologic for the best instructional tutorials in the business. I look forward to learning and corresponding with all of you amazing artists. As my username implies I'm already addicted and don't foresee any sleep in my near future!

[WingedOne]

Here's something to keep you all occupied while we wait: :p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR_LccOnBMY

[yoogy]

Sleepless Nights
Counting for
Waiting with Pain
till the Day
Z3 was born

:D :D :D :D :D

:tu: :tu: :tu:

[cmurray]

Pixolholic (http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/member.php?u=84390),
You may want to buy Zbrush 2 now. Element 5 will be very busy on the 15th! Plus, nobody knows if the prices will stay the same.

[Psionic]

Pre-registrations are up now ;)

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=44562

[Plakkie]

Aah, now this thread gets busy! We are not alone Dan, guess more people like the "Day before Christmas" threads. :D
3 days indeed, and: Pre-registration is open!

I tried to fill in as good as I could. Why is this registration progress for any piece of software always so confusing. Too many terms: POP, ID#, Serial, Liscense, Coupon Code... :rolleyes:
We will see, glad I stored my emails with the first perchase.

Three days. I'm already imagining what I'm going to make first... Probably we will first go through a doodle fase showing off all the cool new features we discover. :cool: Probably there will be a lot of red on this forum Lemo, but I have no doubt that soon some of the material masters will make all kind of colored materials for us to sculpt with. :)

Pixolholic, welcome to the forum, and happy buying. Zbrush was the best buy I made in years and I have no doubt it will be for you too! Looking forward to see your first discoveries around here.

Try to get some sleep everyone, because in a few days we will be going through the night with millions of poly's to push, mold, rake, melt, flatten, sharpen, dent, paint and admire. :eek:

[3Dean]

3 Days! Argh.

[Tartan]

tic tic tic

[DanRoberts]

Indeed Plak ... we are not alone :).

All pre registered too, 3 days to go .... hmmm ... wonder if there will be manual :).

[asaxon]

2 Days in 7 minutes.... :lol::lol::lol:

[Plakkie]

2 days... I can almost smell it.

There probably will be a big Wiki full of new goodies. Probably some movies too. And we can always start a thread titled: "New Z3 Tech Discoveries".

[wckedsunny]

Life has become so B/W without you, now come and bring some color in my life :)

zbrush-3-bw.jpg (javascript:zb_insimg('55875','zbrush-3-bw.jpg',1,0))

how many minutes days left ?

[raymi]

OMG!!! I sitting here on my laptop at work and just got my newsletter.
I don't have any of the infomation handy for pre-registration....it's all on my home system. I"M GONNA PUKE!!!!!
Can someone hold my place in line??????:eek:

[DanRoberts]

OMG!!! I sitting here on my laptop at work and just got my newsletter.
I don't have any of the infomation handy for pre-registration....it's all on my home system. I"M GONNA PUKE!!!!!
Can someone hold my place in line??????:eek:/holds place for raymi.

[raymi]

Thanks Dan! A true gentleman.

[Buckie]

Well mine went through after I used my old address as I've moved since buying ZB2... :D

I just hope it works on Parallels on my Mac as ZB2 wouldn't... :evil:

[Plakkie]

0.00 on the last day before Z3 is released!!! I'm very close to a 4th exclamation mark...

[DanRoberts]

So I guess were at about ~2 now :)

[BazC]

Z-Brush'll come out
Tomorrow
So ya gotta hang on
'Til tomorrow
Come what may
Tomorrow! Tomorrow!
I love ya Tomorrow!
Z-Brush is
A day
A way!


Sorry, I couldn't help myself! :o

[Reanimathor]

OMG, will they manage to make enough copies for all of us?! ;):D

[DanRoberts]

Z-Brush'll come out
Tomorrow
So ya gotta hang on
'Til tomorrow
Come what may
Tomorrow! Tomorrow!
I love ya Tomorrow!
Z-Brush is
A day
A way!


Sorry, I couldn't help myself! :o Lol ... made me smile ... g1 :)

[Plakkie]

I'm too nervous for singing, but: such beautifull verse BazC.

[WingedOne]

I was going to post something similar to what BazC posted, but BazC stole my thunder.

BazC is now my arch-enemy. :lol:

[BazC]

LOL! :lol:

[Arcanox]

Man the anticipation is getting to me, at least I have the Ottawa-Buffalo game to keep me occupied until later tonight.

Here's hoping for a 12:00 am launch PST time, I doubt I'll be able to wait much longer than that :)

[DanRoberts]

Si I guess were at ... 1 !!! :)

[bicc39]

Was wondering if staying up until 12:01 est, would put me
at the head of the line.
Think Pixologic has a night crew?
Would gladly chip in to buy "uppers" for the staff;)

[j.c.]

OK, I'm not letting you guys get away that easy...

All of you who started counting down from 15 on the 1st of the month don't get to say "1" today, because you should still be at "2"!

...So you'll just have to wait until the 16th to get your upgrade! :p

[Bubblegum Monster]

Hello everyone.

I've noticed that Z-brush 3 is out tomorrow. My question is, do I buy now as I'm not sure if Z3 is qoing to be a lot more expensive so buying now will mean I get it at Z2 price. But I also want the packaging which means if I buy now won't I just get the Z2 packaging.

Oh and finally I have a PC at the moment but want to buy a Mac. If I buy the PC version can I convert for free later?

BM

[mouse_art]

If it's time, it's Next Step.

[Plakkie]

This is stupid: my hart is beating faster, and for some reason I have knowing grin on my face. I have a hartbeat-monitor and right now my hartbeat is about 10 beats above my normal level. It's 20.25 down here, so it's 3,5 hours till May 15th. I haven't the foggiest as to when the release will happen, and what will happen exactly, but I am ready!
It's so hard not making a fuss. I'm so glad this forum is around, because no one in my neighbourhood understands why I'm a bit nervous. It's been roughly 20 months since I first learned about Zbrush, so this is the first time I see a new version coming out. I'm very glad that I'm a part of it now.
I wish you all a happy and quick transition, and that we may learn Zbrush 3.0 together.

And now its time for some fun:


ARE WE THERE YET??!!!!

:eek::D:lol::rolleyes::cool::o:eek::p:D:)

[Xazax]

In here about 2 hours for May 15 u can check the forum time zone it is 14 May 10.27 AM so it will be release about14 hours later...

[lemonnado]

I am actually making wood chips for Plakkie while waiting 8)
Lemo

[Xazax]

Haha ! I want to do patotoes chips for waiting :D

[DanRoberts]

OK, I'm not letting you guys get away that easy...

All of you who started counting down from 15 on the 1st of the month don't get to say "1" today, because you should still be at "2"!

...So you'll just have to wait until the 16th to get your upgrade! :pLOL :) ... Ill take urs on the 15th u can have mine on the 16th ... Deal? ;)

[Buckie]

So is it tomorrow evening for us dudes in Blighty... :confused:

Gotta get Parallels sorted with XP, BazC you got your stuff sorted on the Mac or have you defected... ;)

[BazC]

So is it tomorrow evening for us dudes in Blighty... :confused:

Gotta get Parallels sorted with XP, BazC you got your stuff sorted on the Mac or have you defected... ;)Bootcamp did it's stuff on my Mac Pro this afternoon, XP pro up and running on a 32gig partition specially for ZB3! :D

Is there any way to change the colour of the start button? I've selected the silver theme which is way better than the fisher-price default look but I hate that bright green start button! Anyone one know of a good subdued theme from a trustworthy site?

[Plakkie]

I am actually making wood chips for Plakkie while waiting 8)
LemoSo you are telling me I have to be nervous about TWO things AT THE SAME TIME??! :eek:

I wonder what we are going to do with all those wood chips... They will probably help burning midnight oil. :D Good luck Lemo!

14 hours till this forum reaches May 15th?? Ooof.... Well, at least I will celebrate midnight here, together with my fellow timezoners.

[mouse_art]

Bootcamp did it's stuff on my Mac Pro this afternoon, XP pro up and running on a 32gig partition specially for ZB3! :D

Is there any way to change the colour of the start button? I've selected the silver theme which is way better than the fisher-price default look but I hate that bright green start button! Anyone one know of a good subdued theme from a trustworthy site?Just use the classic Style(Windows 2000) i use that even on Vista. :D (love that, because w2k is my alltime favorite, 48mb ram usage with good settings. *g*)

And in XP you get a little bit more Power. :P

[lemonnado]

So you are telling me I have to be nervous about TWO things AT THE SAME TIME??! :eek:


Yes
:lol:

Lemo

[BazC]

Just use the classic Style(Windows 2000) i use that even on Vista. :D (love that, because w2k is my alltime favorite, 48mb ram usage with good settings. *g*)

And in XP you get a little bit more Power. :PThanks, I suppose you're right, it's certainly less distracting, looks kinda clunky to me though lol!

[3Dean]

yay, I'm on EST so I just have to stay up till midnight. Lucky guys in CST.

[mouse_art]

Thanks, I suppose you're right, it's certainly less distracting, looks kinda clunky to me though lol!You get used to, and i guess it's a little victim compared to waiting almost a half year before you can use ZB3 on your shiny OSX. ;)

Btw one thing that i'd like to have from OSX is the borderless windows(more space!) ;)

[BazC]

You get used to. and i guess it's a little victim compared to waiting almost a half year before OSX release. ;) LOL True enough! :D

[pixelsoul]

Bootcamp did it's stuff on my Mac Pro this afternoon, XP pro up and running on a 32gig partition specially for ZB3! :D

Is there any way to change the colour of the start button? I've selected the silver theme which is way better than the fisher-price default look but I hate that bright green start button! Anyone one know of a good subdued theme from a trustworthy site?Yeah the default look of XP is awfull personally i really like the Blackmesa theme :)

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/18979317/

You need this program to path the dll to run the themes without any other programs :D
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/UXTheme-MultiPatcher.shtml

[mouse_art]

Yep, better than style tools, that just bloats the tasks unnecessary. ;)

btw don't throw stones at me for the edits in my posts, i have often to rephrase the text(as long i'm fine with that what i really want to say), because my english is crap.

[BazC]

Yeah the default look of XP is awfull personally i really like the Blackmesa theme :)

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/18979317/

You need this program to path the dll to run the themes without any other programs :D
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/UXTheme-MultiPatcher.shtml

Yeah that's nice, thanks Pixelsoul! :D

[seanforsyth]

Yeah, am thinking now that not getting a reply to the email I send to support means I won't be getting my copy soon. Also concerned that it'll probably end up taking a few weeks before things calm down enough for us all to get our downloads and things to get sorted out. Anyone know how much of this whole processing is being done by Pixologic and how much by Element 5?

Am hoping that they have things coordinated together enough so that my codes from Element 5 will be enough to prove I bought the software, seeing as my coupon code is way out of date (having had formats and what not to deal with over the years). Suspect it won't be the 15th I'll be getting my update!

[lemonnado]

I had no problem at all in talking to Element5 and getting my account data back active. And I only had a couple of email addresses and a rough purchase date to tell them. Go, give element5 a ring or try and log into your account there. I bet that the Pixologic support is swamped.
Lemo

[Plakkie]

45 minutes before May 15th down here. I'm going to get my party-hat!

[asaxon]

Windows is ugly but you can make it nice with Windowblinds, I can't live without it. It's fast, skins everything and has hundreds of themes. It's not free, but it's worth the money if you hate the look of Windows.

Windowblinds (http://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/)

I reckon it will be about this time tomorrow before ZB is released in England. But it will be well worth the wait.

Haven't been this excited about something computer-related since I purchased an Amiga 500 in the 80's.

[Malcolm Zaloon]

Almost there!!

[Bingo_Jackson]

I got my confirm email immediately, but I'm just hoping server burden doenst shut a lot of people out anyways. I would have liked to see some "pre loading" for registered users, to dillute the release day bandwidth demand. The file is probably well under 500 mb...maybe it wont be a big deal...am I being paranoid?


Maybe Im overestimating the demand too...I suppose its possible not everyone in the world is going to be trying to download the program at the same time tomorrow. I suppose its possible that there are one or two people in some part of the world without easy access to electricity who may not even be intetrested in zb3. I cant understand that myself...Im even starting to dream in that cool new reddish default shader... and they are making those solar powered, hand-crank laptops...but I suppose its mathematically possible...


Back to creating some nice clean base meshes for zbrushing tomorrow, to keep busy. Have a good night everyone and try to get some sleep, you'll need it over the coming days.

[Plakkie]

WOOHOOO!!!

It's May 15th down here! Start the music! Flex your fingers! Now the waiting is for our special guest to arrive and get this party going.

-tries to get some sleep-

[Blaine91555]

I'm an hour earlier than LA (AST Alaska Standard Time). I figure since they are in California the release will come either at midnight their time or 9AM PST tomorrow. Either way I should be downloading before work.

Why am I acting like a groupie. :o

Even if I get it, I won't have time to play until Friday or Saturday:cry: Oh well, I don't relay need sleep anyway.

[minmi]

Not wanting to put a downer on things, but don't forget that several of the recent trailed announcements have actually come at the very end of the possible timeslot - for example the pre-order page went live just before midnight on the day it was promised... Don't think that I'm complaining, since Pix have been good to their word every time, but there could still be 30+ hours to go...

;)

[Bonecradle]

The file is probably well under 500 mb...maybe it wont be a big deal...am I being paranoid?Absolutely! :p

ZB in the past has been a 20-30Mb download.

I don't want to rain on anyone's parade, but if I recall correctly, access to the upgrade for the last two versions came fairly late in the day LA time, so a little more patience may be required.

For myself, I am so busy I don't think I'll be able to get stuck into ZB3 until next week, but by next month that will be a distant disappointment hidden under millions of polygons.

[j.c.]

LOL :) ... Ill take urs on the 15th u can have mine on the 16th ... Deal? ;)
Fuggeddaboudit!! :lol:

[Drakelot]

This is a very funny thread ... 2 hours for me ... KICK OFF TIME, LOL !!!

[industripop]

i'm really kind of excited for everyone who is getting to use 3.0 (very) soon. i personally cannot--using a mac---but it'll be really cool to see everyone's reactions to all of the new stuff. have fun everyone!! :D

[Escape]

The Official ZBC Time is ---

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 12:00 AM.

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

Here we go...

Escape

[Xazax]

Forum Time

All times are GMT -8. The time now is 09:09 PM.

we need to wait 3 hours or a bit more

[Plakkie]

8.00: Awoke early for some reason. First thing to do: computer on. Smiling to see fellow Zbrushers just as nervous as I am. Why couldn't the sun go up in the west today? Well, time to check my email every 5 minutes.
Good luck everyone!

[astearon]

9:18 ... hmm not much now :D

[zeke3d]

half an hour to go

[BazC]

LOL! I'm still in bed! Half hour to go by my reckoning, or maybe 24 and a half hours? Depends I guess! :D

[ProAnim8tor]

Quick question ladies and gents, once this does go live, where will the download link be posted? Or should I be checking my email? **trying to be patient, gnawing my fingers off**

[BazC]

Windows is ugly but you can make it nice with Windowblinds, I can't live without it. It's fast, skins everything and has hundreds of themes. It's not free, but it's worth the money if you hate the look of Windows.

Windowblinds (http://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/)

I reckon it will be about this time tomorrow before ZB is released in England. But it will be well worth the wait.

Haven't been this excited about something computer-related since I purchased an Amiga 500 in the 80's.Thankyou! Looks cool, cheap too!

[BazC]

Quick question ladies and gents, once this does go live, where will the download link be posted? Or should I be checking my email? **trying to be patient, gnawing my fingers off**I'm guessing email but I can't remember what happened last time, there could be a post on the main forum.

[Xazax]

hey where is the Zbrush 3 today is 15 and somewhere at 16 May Pixologic TEAMMMMMMMM!!!!!

[Moochie]

Well, the Pixologic front page has been replaced with rimasson's gorgeous crouching lady, and a message that the site will be back up at midnight .. so you've got a bit of a wait. Chill. :D

[Reanimathor]

ARGH :D

US midnight or Europe midnight?! :D

[testure]

It's 3:00am on May 15th in Central Time right now. Pixologic is on Pacific time if i'm not mistaken.. and if the Next Step announcement was any indication, you can expect them to post on the very last minute of the very last hour of May 15th, so you've got about 24 more hours to wait i'm betting :)

[astearon]

yea ... 15'th at midnight .. L.A. time ? or GMT ?

[Plakkie]

Let's stop talking about timezones, it's bad for nerves :o, midnight will be theír midnight and not hours. They will open the new site upon Midnight in LA, I am guessing emails will start to rain at that hour too.

How are you guys doing? It's fun to see 3 threads full of anxious nervous people. My emailbox is constantly open, just in case.

[eyeweaver]

So it's gonna be tomorrow then :cry:

[grassynoel]

2:17am Californian time.... Waiting.... :)

[Tartan]

tic tic tic :confused: :lol:

[Plakkie]

toc toc toc :o:)

[DanRoberts]

Hmmm ... I just thought of something. The web site changed in the weeeee early hours of the morning. I would imagine that preparations have started for an early in the day release ... maybe everything done via e-mails? Keep the traffic at the site low to help with bandwidth? :o

Hmmm ... I just thought of something. The web site changed in the weeeee early hours of the morning. I would imagine that preparations have started foran early in the day release ... maybe everything done via e-mails? Keep thetraffic at the site low to help with bandwidth? :o

Hmmm ... Ijustthoughtofsomething. Thewebsitechangedintheweeeee earlyhoursof themorning. I would imaginethat preparationshavestartedfor anearlyinthedayrelease ... maybe everythingdoneviae-mails? Keepthe trafficatthesitelowtohelpwithbandwidth? :o

HELP ME !!!!

[grassynoel]

Tic tic.. it's 3:03 :)

[Xazax]

tic toc tic toc tic toccc.... :o :D

[DanRoberts]

3:07!!!

[wckedsunny]

Hey its 3.14 now

Sorry I am guessing.

Anyhow the girl on the website is sexy:D

[ProAnim8tor]

They say a watched pot never boils, as time goes so very slowly when you're watching the clock. I would humbly suggest that there are things we could be doing to make the time pass more quickly. I for one will be cleaning my computer (read "eradicating that organism that is growing under my keys") and getting it prepared to house ZB3. I'll also be creating a more ergonomic working environment as I doubt I'll be leaving it any time soon after ZB3 is released (I.V. fluids and catheter are optional, but suggested). If you have any ideas how to pass this time more quickly, I'd love to hear them.

[pixelstudio]

a coffee-infuse system would be helpfull yes.

[SalmonGod]

I have to work in 30 min... 8 hours of mind numbing training for a customs processing/data entry job... seeing ZBrush available first thing when I get home would really make my day :)

[grassynoel]

I just made a batch of apple muffins.. Ooo nice. but still the girl with the blure tatts taunts me.

Glenn

[lemonnado]

"we will return at midnight May 15th" ??? If I am not wrong... it will be released the 16th then... AHHHHHHHH I lost a bet.....
Lemo

[asaxon]

They say a watched pot never boils, as time goes so very slowly when you're watching the clock. I would humbly suggest that there are things we could be doing to make the time pass more quickly. I for one will be cleaning my computer (read "eradicating that organism that is growing under my keys") and getting it prepared to house ZB3. I'll also be creating a more ergonomic working environment as I doubt I'll be leaving it any time soon after ZB3 is released (I.V. fluids and catheter are optional, but suggested). If you have any ideas how to pass this time more quickly, I'd love to hear them.Sleep? I reckon it'll be released on 17th in the UK now.

[grassynoel]

Sleep? I reckon it'll be released on 17th in the UK now.Ha! I was so excited I didn't bother reading it properly.

Glenn

[Tartan]

tic toc tic toc :lol:

tic tic.jpg

[Reanimathor]

Sleepin` at work wouldn`t be apreciated by my boss. ;)

Lunch break at 1 pm, so... there will be one hour of Battlefield 2 local multiplayer session ;)

[JackMcRip]

So :)
Now I 'm prepare for ZBrush3

I have finished my work earlier. (I'm a german User)
Now I have holliday for some Days.

I found the new Website of pixologic, too.

But since what date the hint is show ?

Does they mean midnight this time, or midnight next night ?

[Bingo_Jackson]

I just woke up and ran to check my email, saw there was a message, started to do my "joyful jig of all happy things"... but it was only one of the stupid mass mailings from CGTalk they send out every 5 minutes whenever somone's teaching a new web course on how to model a hangnail or something.

Man, Im so glad I didn't stay up all night waiting for this thing.

[DanRoberts]

They say a watched pot never boils, as time goes so very slowly when you're watching the clock. I would humbly suggest that there are things we could be doing to make the time pass more quickly. I for one will be cleaning my computer (read "eradicating that organism that is growing under my keys") and getting it prepared to house ZB3. I'll also be creating a more ergonomic working environment as I doubt I'll be leaving it any time soon after ZB3 is released (I.V. fluids and catheter are optional, but suggested). If you have any ideas how to pass this time more quickly, I'd love to hear them. Something like this?? :p

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c192/Torgul/I-found-a-Way2.jpg

[Plakkie]

Hm... Battlefield 2... that's an option! Nothing for killing time than killing people. ;)
Personally I'm trying to get as much work done so that I have extra time for when it ís released. Another tip for passing the time is looking HERE (http://www.planet.nl/planet/show/id=2219209/sc=cf508f) for a live feed into a webcam inside a nest of Peregrin Falcon's. Right now the chicks are sleeping, but now and again an adult brings in a big fat dove and then the fun starts. Actually there was much commotion on that site: the mother and father Falcon have been breeding for 3 sucsessive years now, but this year it went wrong. A female falcon from Belgium fought with the mother Falcon, which was never seen again, presumed dead (the fight was terrible, plummating from the sky with claws locked!). The father was left alone to raise the three newborn chicks. For days he flew double shifts, but the prey was often confiscated by the new female from Belgium. The youngest of the chicks died of famine, and things looked grim for the two other. But two days ago, on a feast called mothers day down here, the female from Belgium finally started feeding the chicks, and showing motherly feelings for them. So now they are adopted and chances are they will survive.

Well, if that link didn't pass some time, this story did. It's fun to study their behaveour and see them grow and change.

As for the Pixologic website, I never thought I'd say this:
I don't want a nude girl, I want Zbrush 3!! :D

[WoodyLWG]

LOL @ Pixologic.

My question is, why didn't they just say it would be out May 16th? :lol:
May 15th seems a little misleading...

Well, they certainly have everyone's attention today! :D

[ProAnim8tor]

DanRoberts - All I can say is "Baa, Baaaaaaaa" you're right on the mark! :lol:

[Bingo_Jackson]

My question is, why didn't they just say it would be out May 16th? :lol:
May 15th seems a little misleading...


Agreed. If the software releases alongside the new website on west coast time, thats actually 3.AM on the 16th for me. But we are talking about sofware that was scheduled for release a year and a half ago, and went overdue for a year without any substantial word on where it was...

I'll be thrilled if I have it on the 16th...thats downright punctual for Pixologic ;)



If you have any ideas how to pass this time more quickly, I'd love to hear them.

Probably not what you want to hear, but I think the best thing you could be doing is creating nice clean, complete base meshes for zbrushing when you get it. That way you'll have something more sophisticated than a sphere to use the new tools with. The most agonizing part for me is being stuck outside of zbrush makiing my foundation for the fun stuff...I'm assuming that for all its imrpovements , Zbrush3 is still more of a supplemental modeller if you're not into zspheres.

[WoodyLWG]

Good one Scott! :)

I have been building up some OBJ's just for the release. :D

[asaxon]

I spy anyone?

I spy with my little eye, something beginning with "M"

[pixelstudio]

zzzz.jpg or this

[Bingo_Jackson]

zzzz.jpg or this

Pixo should replace the spash page for the new site with that image. Im not even kidding...its perfect.

[Plakkie]

Ach gut... :)
That young and already Z-addicted...

[lemonnado]

Hahahahaha that picture is perfect!
ROFL

And well... cough cough... on the Pixologic website it says Midnight the 15th... GMT? EST? PST? Or here:
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/international_date.html
An if... will the Pixologists introduce a new route for the international date line?
8)

Lemo...

[seanforsyth]

I had no problem at all in talking to Element5 and getting my account data back active. And I only had a couple of email addresses and a rough purchase date to tell them. Go, give element5 a ring or try and log into your account there. I bet that the Pixologic support is swamped.
LemoThanks Lemo, I'm so bad with dates I can barely remember my age though! Anyway, I managed to find an old email with a POP number (which I used for the Coupon number) and the Order number, so I tried again and got the "Congratulations" page. No confirmation email, just the page. We'll see.


Just wish they had said it would be the 16th now. I mean, surely midnight on the 15th ACTUALLY means the 16th anyway, right?

[marcus_civis]

pixelstudio, that picture is wonderful! :tu:

[Codexus]

haha, perfect picture, pixelstudio!! :lol:

[pixelstudio]

the next step.jpg

[mir-vadim]

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/attachment.php?attachmentid=56028&stc=1

[Plakkie]

June 15?!!

[Wyatt]

Okay I know its my fault for not reading before this but I've got the day off, the kids are in school, its raining so no mowing the grass and no Z-Brush.

Gyaaaaaaaa!!!!!!

This IS worse than Christmas.

[pixelstudio]

Nice1 vadim :)

[MacGregg]

What ever happened to version 2.5 announced 1.2 years ago? :o

[Codexus]

For some reason they decided to wait and make a big version 3 release instead. (Captain Obvious to the rescue!!!!)

[MacGregg]

So, they really mean midnight 3/15/07? That is rather sneeky I think, how much of 3/15/07 exists at midnight 3/15/07? Like less than a microsecond, or an nanosecond or a picosecond or 0.000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 1 seconds? Or less?

I think it fully qualifies as the 16th! Lied to again! :)

[mouse_art]

For some reason they decided to wait and make a big version 3 release instead. (Captain Obvious to the rescue!!!!)But i don't think they waited, but worked out more features refined, ect. :P


btw for me it's ok, i go in 5-7 hours to bed, go then to work, and after then i can sure DL ZB3, but im sure with enough bandwith. ;)

btw something for poeples who needs something to do besides working.

http://www.fileplanet.com/177003/download/Team-Fortress-2---Heavy-Weapons-Guy-Trailer

Oh man nostalgia pure for me, and i'm really happy that they throwed away the military look...

[MacGregg]

Hey Codexus thanks for the insight... :p

[MacGregg]

If ZBrush3 is really as good as it looks, they fixed everything I ever b*tch*d at. Now if it doesn't require the 256 cores/threads to run that would be a big plus.

[mouse_art]

If ZBrush3 is really as good as it looks, they fixed everything I ever b*tch*d at. Now if it doesn't require the 256 cores/threads to run that would be a big plus.For me, Zbrush ran on every PC generation(selfbuilds, i mean) really good, so i woul'd nothing else expect from Pixologic. ;)

besides that i don't think tehy would like to minimize their userbase to zero.(the 256core thingy) :D

[marcus_civis]

Bigger, newer, faster is better, of course, but the beta runs fine on my old 1800 MHz, 768 MB machine.

[Wyatt]

Aw man I didn't think about that. Bandwidth is going to CRrrrrrrap with everyone downloading at midnight. Why I wanted to wait till this afternoon.

From what I've read from all the BETA testers. They were mostly working with adequate equipment, nothing really extravagant. I'm very excited to hear about that.

[Slosh]

Hi all, just found these old threads from when we awaited ZBrush 2. As you can see, history does indeed repeat itself. With patience, we will all make it through. :D :D The nice thing is, despite our frustration right now, Pixologic does deliver a great product and they are far more generous than any other software company I've ever dealt with.


ZBrush 2 Waiting (http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=19014&page=1&pp=20&highlight=waiting)
Waiting for your upgrade to Z2? (http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=17585&highlight=waiting)
ZBrush 2 MAC Version (http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=16534&highlight=ZBrush)

[mouse_art]

Bigger, newer, faster is better, of course, but the beta runs fine on my old 1800 MHz, 768 MB machine.Nice to hear. :)

[Wyatt]

Bigger, newer, faster is better, of course, but the beta runs fine on my old 1800 MHz, 768 MB machine.Sweetness, I've got that much for sure.

[cmurray]

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=44659

Is this true? Is he joking?

[marcus_civis]

Is this true? Is he joking?

Don't get excited. He's on the beta team and just got a little carried away. You'll have to forgive him, he's Australian. :)

[Bingo_Jackson]

That post is like dangling a ripe steak over a sack full of angry badgers who havent been fed in a week, while simultaneosuly insulting their mothers.

Or something.

[Xazax]

why release is too late damm i cant wait...

[Xazax]

the time is up where is the links!!!

[eyeweaver]

is it midnight now or noon?:confused:

[asaxon]

1.59 pm their time I reckon. Still another 12 hours?

[rookie-z]

actually, it's a little after 1:00pm on the west coast of the USA (pacific time)
.......just under 11 hours to go until the typical Nth-hour *hopeful* release.

I don't know why I thought they had it squared away with this pre-register biz.

For some reason I was foolishly thinking that they would allow downloads in the order
people hopped on the pre-reg.....you know, submit the download links continuously
from the time people pre-register to ease the bandwidth of having
a big hit on the magical "15th" (which really turns out to be 16th or later) :(

carrots, carrots....where'd I put those pesky dangling carrots..... :evil:

[DanRoberts]

Bigger, newer, faster is better, of course, but the beta runs fine on my old 1800 MHz, 768 MB machine.showoff :)

[Xazax]

it will be release no time!!!!! :evil:

[marcus_civis]

showoff :)

:lol:

[billrobertson42]

:tu: Nice one.

[-WOODY-]

Yep it's 3:57 pm 5/15/07 and still no e-mail link. I suppose with all the owners they have now that it will take quite some time to get things in order.

It's takin this long to wait for the release, I suppose a day or two more wont kill me.

Besides, it's a weekday so I don't have much time to devote to it until the weekend. Ah yes, a "Z" weekend.

[SuperVee]

Just think, if it we were all waiting for a dentist appointment for a root canal or gum scalling:rolleyes: , time would be just flying by....

[asaxon]

They are just playing with us my friends, like a cat with a ball of wool. They are all sitting there, coffee in hand watching us drool in the forum. :D

They know there will be some masterpieces produced over the next few days, so it will be all worth it.

I'll be going to bed soon as it's 22.37 here in England, so hopefully it will be available when I wake up :tu:

According to the bottom of the forum, it's 01:39 PM now there?

[Plakkie]

It's 14.46 right now in LA, so still some hours to go. I'm holding out juuuust fine. I even think I can go to sleep now and wake up tomorrow and see the dawn of Z3.

Good night, and good luck!

[DanRoberts]

It's 14.46 right now in LA, so still some hours to go. I'm holding out juuuust fine. I even think I can go to sleep now and wake up tomorrow and see the dawn of Z3.

Good night, and good luck!NOOOOOOOO !!!! u can't goto sleep .... Im telling ya 10 minutes after ur ZZZZZ's start .... the Z3 download will be in ur mailbox!!! :cool:

[Plakkie]

I'm still awake. But seriously: according to my calculations there are still some 6 hours to go till midnight in LA right?

[Plakkie]

Btw, very funny image Dan! :D

[DanRoberts]

I'm still awake. But seriously: according to my calculations there are still some 6 hours to go till midnight in LA right?Well actually more around 8.75 ... but sleep bad ... coffee good. :eek:

Seriously tho Im just playing around ... hehe .... sleep is good. :D

[MacGregg]

Is this central DST? Isn't that where they are?

It is really going to me emailed to me?

[Plakkie]

Oof! You nearly convinced me to stay awake all night. It's a fun experience, knowing that around the world people are waiting on the same thing. Maybe I will get some sleep and see you on the other side. :)

[DanRoberts]

Is this central DST? Isn't that where they are?

It is really going to me emailed to me?Hmmm ... Ive always thought they are in california? so that would be PST. Aren;t they in CA?

[Plakkie]

So, here we are again. The other side looks... well... a bit the same. Although, I háve changed my desktop picture. A nude and wet women is looking very attractive although covered with pictograms a bit.

Seems like we have to wait a bit longer, now knowing a bit more about what is to come.

Glad this forum is back, I went a bit crazy without it.

[lemonnado]

:qu: :qu: :qu:
Lemo

[Plakkie]

What is it Lemo? Confused?

[pixelstudio]

Back to writing useless post on the subject waiting for the mail :)
heheh this is weird, i thought they had planned everything very carefull.. but well

[Plakkie]

Well, I guess they'd want it to go differently as well. But another day of waiting is hard to bear... At least we have something to read now.

[thomasphoenix]

There is an official post about a technical snag which will cause a minimum 24 hours delay,and a possibility of further delay is implied.I feel the upgrades will not go through before another few days or maybe a week.But it looks like new users might be able to buy it immediately as it releases.

[Psionic]

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=44683

:(

[Jester]

Hello there,

Pixologic site is ON!!!!!!!!!!!

[Plakkie]

Will everbody stop reading that Wiki?! I can't open a single bloody page 'cause of swamping! :lol:

[DanRoberts]

Hello again everyone ... hmmm .... dont know what to count anymore. :(

[SalmonGod]

as heartbreaking as the delay is (I wanted to have it lastnight so I could create an image for my creative concept class later today :(...) I am just floored by all the new information and more excited than ever... I'm literally feeling ill with excitement... have been for a couple days actually... I think all the non-cg people I know think I'm really wierd

[Psionic]

-1 ;)

[DanRoberts]

-1 ;)
LOL :)

[Plakkie]

Ill Salmon? There is only one cure I'm afraid...
I feel restless too. It's hard to concentrate, it really is.

Dan: Keep strong buddy! We WILL get there. We are all waiting with you. :)

Matcap seems awesome, will be so much fun to play with....

[Plakkie]

Local subdivision? Great!!!

[3Dean]

can anyone see the debut video? Or any of them? I get a flashing "FLV" on all the videos, and in some cases a "ZOOM error".

[Plakkie]

Nope. Most of the pages are swamped.

[Tartan]

Let's see. Where were we? O yah! Ahem.... tic, tic tic :lol:

[Plakkie]

Ah, yes! Toctoctoc...

[Reanimathor]

*gasp*

I`m so freakin anxious to lay my dirty hands on ZeeBee I can`t concentrate on my work. Just readin wiki and refreshin Store page ;> :o

[Plakkie]

Have you seen the tutorials? Awe inspiring. I can't believe we will actually be able to do such things!!!

[lemonnado]

http://www.onesmall.com/stuff/jesus.jpg
Lemo :p

[Plakkie]

Hahaha! Lol Lemo! A welcome tension releaver. :tu:

[Mukkinese]

So how much is Z3 to new buyers?

[DanRoberts]

So how much is Z3 to new buyers?
Someone early this morning over at the modo forums said $599 ... But im not for sure.

[Plakkie]

Hm, that would be a bit more pricy then before. Not that it's not worth the money in gold ofcource.

[solomon]

k, I hope I am not living in a strange parallel universe or something like that, but on my calendar it's the 16th - and I still haven't received my Zbrush3


has anyone received theirs?

[asaxon]

Nope, it's been delayed by a day.

Look here (http://zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=44683)

[3Dean]

nope, they were having some techincal issues. 24 hour delay.

[markkens]

:D :D :D :D :D

Lemo, you are too clever!!!!

5 big grins from me!

markkens

[wckedsunny]

It will still take me two months to get zbrush updated, (before that time I wont be able to get back to home), so I am no hurry. :D


I went through the wiki tutorials and they are awesome. :tu: :tu: :tu:

If and only if it doesnt take me another lifetime to learn zbrush 3 from scratch again, it will solve all the artistic problems I had till now.

BTW- I did spend one lifetime in learning zbrush 2.

Well rest of you, ah i feel how you feel, but accept the delay and your anxiety will be gone.

chill guys. ;)

hey Lemo any ideas about the demo ?

[marcus_civis]

Lemo, that's very funny! :D

[solomon]

Nope, it's been delayed by a day.

Look here (http://zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=44683)
DEJAVU??


please tell me I am not dreaming this dream again like the umpteenth time....


am I dreaming, is this air that I am breathing??

[marcus_civis]

Oh, and welcome to new Orleans...
orleans.jpg

(It's obviously going to be one of those days...)

[pumeco]

Bloody hell, isn't it out yet?

I had a shower, combed my hair and everything (it's been known to happen).
I dunno, still, I'm glad I didn't wait up for it last night :p

Anyway, I see from the new info that it's very generous as regards the minimum system requirements. I'm pleased about that 'cause it means I can hang-on to my trusty ol' Celeron box for a good while longer :tu:

[wckedsunny]

Ya lemo is going to become my biggest rival in comics soon with that quality of humor :D ;)

[bicc39]

matthew, mark, luke, john, and lemonnado.

[wckedsunny]

and what abt you bicc? :)

[Drakelot]

Wait-zbrush.jpg

Playing some more ... this wait is going to teach me ZBrush, lol !!!

That is so funny Lemmo ... !!!

Antonio

[3Dean]

Can anyone see the Z3 Debut movie?

[bicc39]

movie downloads slowly and quits part way through.

Just around the time they are peeling off their clothing.

[Plakkie]

You mean their mesh projected clothing? ;)

[bicc39]

Rumors fly a lot.
However.
Reason for delay:
Key member of Zbrush 3 newer version, just cut off hair
and checked into rehab.

edit: who's the tatooed broad in the advertisement?
Looks like a weekend in Vegas gone amuck.

edit edit: blame Lemonnado, he started me on the road to irreverence.
( Thank you Lemonnado, feel better now, being good was too much
strain on me;) )

[testure]

I hate being right all the time :)

[bicc39]

I hate being right all the time :)

If you were betting on a delay you would have had
to give odds.

It's the thought that counts.

[bicc39]

this might be the only time you can post a reply and say

whatever you want.
If will be months before they come down here.
Enjoy:lol: