SydneyInPeril posted at 4:24 PM Fri, 18 October 2024 - #4490482

darken666 posted at 4:03 PM Fri, 18 October 2024 - #4490477

At this point I wouldn't put it past them to have a timebomb coded in 4.23 if not earlier versions so if you don't update each time there's a new release your program starts falling apart and when it eventually becomes subscription only, anyone who doesn't keep really old versions of Studio on hand will end up either subscribing or not being able to use their content anymore.

I have DAZStudio blocked at the firewall, I have ever since I heard about the AI garbage. I canNOT trust AI to be used for good when it comes to artists.

They tried moving to subscription content when they released the Connect DRM, but the backlash was too much then. Now they're trying again.

Yeah, I kinda missed that (I either wasn't paying attention, or I was using Poser).

 A manager I had once told me about “customer surveys” where it may say "40% of our customers love it!"…while leaving out the percentage of customer that didnt.
Its implied acceptance/approval. It's not “wrong”. It's just presenting the percentage of acceptance.

As for AI…at least here in the UK/EU we are getting some hope. That companies(including companies doing business with the UK/EU) will have to offer the "opt out" option(Like they forced META to do).
So artists will have the ability to opt out of getting their work mined/harvested.

The down side, as noted by many trying to get regulation…that means artists have to hunt down companies/sites that may be mining their work and “opt out”(just had to opt-out on LinkedIn)
There is progress for artists…just slow and hard-earned.
This would mean that even Daz…would have to abide that if they continue to cater to customers in the UK/EU

Just like Meta did, just like LinkedIn did...

As for Daz doing an "Adobe"
Would anyone wish to make bets?

The thing with adobe, is there are free and low-cost options...Daz was that low cost/free option other than say blender(and by the time you dress that out with the bells and whistles…not so free. But check out humblebundles...from time to time they do blender and unreal packages that are a steal! Never mind other software and RPG sets)

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