>> FutureBasic 3 will be proud when my own Poser type app gets released some >> time later this year. :) >> Still have to get my image editor "Compositor" out the door soon. Near >> release time for v 1.0 > >The first of the year I purchased the MetaCreations 3D Suite at a bargain >price. >It included Bryce 4, Canoma and Poser 4. Are you saying that there will >be no 5s >of these items - that they are defunct? Curious Labs is composed of the product manager and code engineers of the Poser product team at MetaCreations. Most of the other MetaCreations products got sold to Corel. Curious Labs is working on Poser 5 right now. Zygote , a 3D model company continues to come out with new improved models. I think they skim some ideas from the creative pool of Poser users at times. >What is MetaStream? and are the products I purchased now owned by "Curious >Labs"? MetaStream is a 3D model streaming and display technology. Corel now owns most of the other products you own, and unlucky for all of us users as such, they are in a financial bind as well right now, so updates may be iffy. >PS -- When you get around to beta testing YOUR "Poser", maybe I could >model some >of my Game Pieces with it as a test? Will forward you a copy when ready. Still have to get my points to bezier curve code working, sort of a last block. If anyone has Graphics Gems series, or wouldn't mind porting some C code to FB 3, I would greatly appreciate it. Email me privately. It is rather straight forward, but a little long. Lot of vector conversion going on. >This was done in 1975-76, so my copyrights are about to expire in a couple of >years, and the Design Patent for the circular game board has already expired. >The FB version of Astro-Chess is still years away. As I understand it copyrights last for the life of the author plus 50 years, not sure about stuff before the 80's legislation however. Robert Covington ps Bill wrote: >Any mention of another language at this point >however is the quickest way possible to find yourself unsubscribed... Even Espanol? :) Lo siento.