They can ALL have the same quality of graphics. > ALL Viewers use the same rendering code. He might be very arrogant, but he has every right to be it, because his viewer is top notch. > Niran is more an artist than he is a programmer. > An achievement system is what would fix all this. > It sucks, is crashy, and the twelve year old who makes it is an a-hole. Reading all these comments, i think there are some things to clean up here. For any imaging needs FS is the go-to-viewer. I switch between all of them with nothing that I have to unlearn, just remember that FS has more stuff. That is probably a good thing, but it requires learning the different UI.įirestorm, Catznip, and Alchemy are the viewers I turn to when I want to use something other than the Linden viewer. It is now a very different UI than Linden's. BD was but recently is less of an experiment in finding the best UI. FS is good about retaining their user interface, generally adding to it and changing little else. The learning invested in FS is likely to last you far longer than the learning time you might invest in BD. You are making your life harder than necessary by not having Firestorm as one of your viewers. But, an hour or two later someone with an answer will be around. There are times of day when a question will stump the online users. They welcome 'Where is the control for.' type questions. There is a button you can add to the basic UI (click on and to where you want it) to open and close Photo-Tools. It is just a panel with all the rendering and Windlight control in one panel. Great.įor controlling the render, use the Photo-Tools feature. Can't remember where a feature control is, type a name and a list of possible control come up and you can jump to the control. One of the great features is there is a SEARCH feature in Preference. But, it is the difference between never knowing of viewer features and having to dig to get to the settings when you learn about them AND being over whelmed with a flood of controls. They have made many more of the viewer controls accessible and that makes it look WAY tech. Recent versions have used a more consistent UI, meaning fewer drastic changes.įirestorm has a UI that is 'similar to the Linden viewer. But, the experimental UI makes it a challenge to learn and use and the small user base mean there isn't much support. The viewer has a couple of great unique features. But, take whatever Niran says well salted. For some time NiranV has been saying he would stop development. Read the latest posts on the Black Dragon blog.