pls tell me about 'imagine' 3d software

[Ral-Clan]

I've been learning Amiga 3d rendering software this past year and have been really enjoying it.  I bought Aladdin4d and it's very powerful and runs well on the lastest Amiga OS (with RTG, etc).  The interface is a little "clinical" I find.  I've also been learning Lightwave 5.0 on the Amiga.  It's much more intuitive I find -- the interface is friendlier and I like the way keyframes are set up.

I've had Imagine on disk for a long time, but never had a manual for it - so I could never get my head around the workflow.  I've love to buy a manual if anyone has one for sale (just PM me).  I think the version I have was the latest one released on the coverdisk.

[Ral-Clan]

By the way, the last version of Imagine was 5.19, and it is still supported and sold by the developers.

On the other hand, you can get the PC version for free at the website mentioned above!

I registered at that website in order to download the PC version of Imagine.  It said I would get an e-mail response with a registration/login confirmation link, but I didn't receive any such e-mail!  Can someone who has access to the free version there post it or send it to me?  Thanks.

Kind of frustrating.  The software is now free but you can't find in *anywhere* on the 'net except one place, and the one place where it is won't let you have access to it (everything but Imagine 2.0 for Windows is freely downloadable - for Imagine you have to register).

[Ral-Clan]

This is the link to the very last version for Windows, 2.19: http://www.imagine3d.org/modules/wfdownloads/singlefile.php?cid=13&lid=202

Yup, can't access that link.  Only for registered users (and the registration process doesn't work).

[Ral-Clan]

This site, CAD Technologies, has an archive page with downloads of TurboSilver, Imagine V1, Imagine V2.9, Imagine V3.0 and Imagine 4.0.
The link... http://www.imaginefa.com/

Some of the renders on that site are absolutely stunning:
http://www.imaginefa.com/gallery.shtml

I wonder if they were really done in Imagine for Amiga.  If so, I'm VERY impressed at what this "old" piece of software can do....it seems to me the quality of images still hold up today.

[Ral-Clan]

Grab yourself a copy of Steve Worleys "understanding imagine"

I own 3 copies myself LOL... this book together with the manual will make learning how to use Imagine alot of fun...

This book doesn't seem to be available for purchase anywhere.  Amazon.ca and Amazon.com don't list it, and a general Google search pulls up news about the book, but no retailers.  Want to sell or trade a copy?

[Ral-Clan]

Check out these great tutorials from Imagine artist Lahl. She is able to achieve the most "state of the art" image quality with the software. http://members.iinet.net.au/~multispud22/lahl/tutorials/tutorials.htm

The problem with Imagine isn't the raytrace renderer; it's the software's workflow that is hopelessly obsolete vs. contemporary 3d applications.

So I guess that most of the best demo pictures on the developer for the developer of Imagine on the Amiga (link above in this thread) weren't done on the Amiga version after all.  Lahl did them, and while she used to work with Amiga, the examples of her work used on the Amiga Imagine site were rendered in version 2.0 for Windows.