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Pixologic Release: Integrated Help System & ZClassroom Returns

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#33

We’re looking into this with the ZSpheres movies. Thanks!

#34

RThank you for offering a demo available for download.

Unfortunately all the videos in the ZClassroom crash all the browsers I’ve tried. I’m on a PC with the latest Quicktime and Flash and Firefox, IE, Opera and several of IE and Firefox derivatives.

Video tutorials are so much more easier to follow than reading documentation so if they were made available for download instead of only the online player (unless it doesn’t crash any more of course) I would appreciate it. I’ve seen other posts reporting the same problem so it must be something independent of the browser used to view them.

Thank you.

[[[CORRECTION - EDIT]]]

After reinstalling the latest Quicktime Player from Apple the tutorials play fine in Firefox.

Thank you!

#35

We should have this fixed now so that it doesn’t occur with any more movies. Please let us know if it happens again.

#36

well as where getting things fixed on the site your Geoff Campbell interview seems to be broken but your others are seeming to work rather well heres the link http://www.pixologic.com/zbrush/trial/ just figured i would bring to your attention also. is there any way can move back to quicktime format for the videos i noticed some are quicktime (newer ones) and some are flash (older ones). quicktime seems to be easier to download then flash if we should want to save video content for later viewing and archiving? thanks for the off line documentation still do miss the zscript help though that was prevalent in zbrush 2 really went through everything thoroughly and concise great for learning what each new feature did.

#37

…great support, Pixol-peepz:sunglasses:small_orange_diamond:+1:small_orange_diamond:+1:
5 points 4 sure…

-cheerZ- :small_blue_diamond:small_orange_diamond:small_blue_diamond:small_orange_diamond:small_blue_diamond:small_orange_diamond:small_blue_diamond:small_orange_diamond:small_blue_diamond:

#38

My copy of ZBrush 3.1 is installed in C:>Program Files>ZBrush3 on my Intel Mac running XP 32-bit, instead of C:/Program Files/Pixologic. I’ve installed the new Help system to the correct file path, and there is a folder installed called ZHelp with all of its contents, but when I click on the Help button within ZBrush 3.1 a window pops up and asks me, “Where do you want to move the file ZBrush_3.htm?” If I move the file somewhere as the dialog asks, the Help button does nothing at all–even after relaunching ZBrush. If I hit Cancel in the dialog a couple of times, the Help directory launches… but this method is annoying.

I don’t know if the directory for my ZBrush installation is causing the problem or not. Any suggestions?

#39

At least it opens eventually… I can’t force it to launch at all :frowning:

#40

Hey, pretty cool idea you guys behind Pixologic Team!
I especially love the zclassroom and simple projects like “Building Vase” and “Creating a sword” is kind of tutorials ZBrush needs… Like learning new features throught that feature oriented tutorial… Really adore it, and hope to see a lot projects like those two… :+1: :+1: :+1: :+1:
Cheers,
-Xtreme

#41

Installed/uninstalled ZHelp many times, verified existence of ZHELP folder inside of ZBrush3 folder…

When I try to activate HELP there is no activity… suspect faulty HelpBrowser.zsc file…

Please advise.

regards,
William

#42

Identified Firefox as my default web browser and now HELP fires up as expected with no problems!

What do I need to do to allow for useage of IExplorer???

regards,
William

#43

I would also like to say “Thank you” for making these available to us all.
How ever I cannot watch (or download, because that would be ideal!) the workflow from Zbrush to Max.
Is there a reason why we can’t download any of these tutorials, is it a bandwidth thing?
Not complaining, just asking.
Thanks again.

#44

(Well, it’s a late reply, but in case it helps someone else … :wink: )

I had the same problem last night, after installing the new help system, and even after re-running the install and selecting the “repair” function.

It turned out that my system still had the older version of the HelpBrowser.zsc from August 2007 in the ZBrush3\ZData\ZPlugs folder.

I deleted that particular zsc file, ran the repair install again, then the new help system worked.

BTW, thank you, Pixologic team, for the time and effort to put that information together! :+1:

#45

Can i make a suggestion, it seems many new users run into problems with some of the concepts of zbrush at the beginning. For instance, 2.5d, poly division smoothing over normal smoothing, dropping your model on the canvas and losing it, which things to save ala docs/tools etc.
What i think would be something that could be useful is what they employ in most video games, that is a tutorial that walks you through the basic moves/concepts while making it interesting. New users would have to complete this course to move ahead, then it could save a registry key or whatever so zbrush knows they finished it in the future.
I believe this would help many new users from becoming frustrated not to mention the board moderators as well.
P.S. some people don’t even know what polygons are so maybe that should be in there too.

#46

Well, I had ‘similar’ trouble with helpfile system. It was not doing anything when I click ‘Help’ button.
Assuming repair installation would work as you described, I did run both 3.0 and 3.1 patch after deleting ‘HelpBrowser.zsc’
Then restarted ZB and clicked ‘help’ then it prompted following screen that request ‘HelpInfo.txt’ is missing, which I could not find.

[img]http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/6457/zbhelpsystem01qr4.jpg[/img] My system is win xp x64, and ZB 3.1. HelpSystem file was downloaded from pixologic page. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Rybeck
#47

I see normal mapping workflow for maya and max… any chance of a workflow tutorial for lightwave?

I grabbed them all… maybe a bittorrent download option for everything at nice would be nice, instead of users trying to make sure they are grabbing every file?

Numbering them would also be a nice enhancement… I can just play them in order of download now, but a numbered list would be easier for noob use.

#48

THANKS A LOT FOR JOB!! :wink: :+1: :+1: :+1: :+1: :+1: :+1: :+1: :+1: :+1: :+1:

#49

3.1forhelp~Right-click download directly，
but zclassroom must Installation of software ~~quicktime7
Then we can see from the opening pages download link

#50

:+1: :+1: :+1:
Please!! Don’t forget people speak spanish, :cry: that community also uses it alot guys.
They’re a very very strong community so, make sure you have something done for them too!
Thankss!!:slight_smile:

#51

谢谢分享！~:lol:

#52

Hi,

I just found this but the links don’t seem to work. Can anyone help?

thanks

Pen