Aladdin 4d, last version, and WinUAE

[rednova]

Friends:

Just to let you know. The last version of aladdin 4d (v5 made by nova design) can be installed in a new pc using amiga forever. It has a few problems, but mostly it runs good. I was able to render a 3d scene in the pc (aladdin 4d) in just 5 minutes, the complete scene, which on my amiga 030 it would have had taken 10 hours.Basically, a4d on the pc/winUAE takes a couple seconds per frame, and the editor and preview is amazingly fast. So fast, is like having a 1ghz aladdin 4d system, able to easily create new scenes and renders very fast. If you buy the last version of aladdin 4d, which now is under discreet fx, you will be able to install and run on your pc+amiga forever, and it will be great to get into amiga/3d.
Cheers!!!

rednova
-mobilis in mobile-

[terminator4]

How to registered users of your software receive updates of your latest version?
I have yet to receive an email notification anything... no wonder Amiga is a dead platform.  Only pagestream & os4 list actively updates users of update releases to download.

[amigadave]

terminator4 wrote:
How to registered users of your software receive updates of your latest version?
I have yet to receive an email notification anything... no wonder Amiga is a dead platform.  Only pagestream & os4 list actively updates users of update releases to download.

First, it is not Reds software, so you are complaining to the wrong guy.  Second, Pagestream and OS4 are NOT the only active Amiga programs that update users when new versions are available, so that complaint and reason for the Amiga being a dead platform is not correct either.

There are many other program developers that update the community by notifying sites like this one when they have an updated version available.  Hollywood comes to mind as a recent example.

Amiga is not dead, there are still thousands of users that use and support it, but it is far from mainstream.  If you want better support, support the developers better.

Edit: Red, what are the possible problems with installing and using it on the PC via AmigaForever and how did you overcome them?  Myself and others will want to know.

[jorkany]

terminator4,

How to registered users of your software receive updates of your latest version?

DiscreetFX bought Aladdin 4D late last year, so best to ask them that question.

[rednova]

Dear friends:

http://www.feryogi.com/review1.html

This is a new review of aladdin 4d I wrote. It includes what is not working with the emulation/pc/a4d.
I am creating a new free amiga online magazine, is called team amiga. I just started working on it, and included is the review.

Cheers!!!

rednova
-mobilis in mobile-

[amigadave]

Nice review Red!

Check PMail.

[0amigan0]

...
Amiga is not dead, there are still thousands of users that use and support it, but it is far from mainstream.  If you want better support, support the developers better.
...

No, it's not dead! It's in a state of coma, to be precise!
As for the userbase; thousands of users is way optimistic;
20 or 22 (at most) is the most accurate estimation!

[amigadave]

0amigan0 wrote:

...
Amiga is not dead, there are still thousands of users that use and support it, but it is far from mainstream.  If you want better support, support the developers better.
...

No, it's not dead! It's in a state of coma, to be precise!
As for the userbase; thousands of users is way optimistic;
20 or 22 (at most) is the most accurate estimation!

Surely you jest!  At the moment I write this there are almost 100 users visiting this forum during the middle of a working day.  If you doubt my claim, look at the number of registered users on this forum and again on other Amiga websites.  Although all may not be still active, my estimate still would be between 2,000 to 5,000 Amiga users worldwide.

I consider those that no longer own an Amiga, but use all the different versions of UAE to still be Amiga users, and if you check the AmiKit website you will see that it has long past its 10,000th download of AmiKit 1.4, so perhaps my estimate is much too low and there are perhaps 12,000 people that still have interest in the Amiga and use it in one way or another on occasion.

[Pyromania]

@terminator4

Once a new version of Aladdin 4D is available the news will be on the Aladdin 4D Blog

http://aladdin4d.blogspot.com/

And the Aladdin 4D forums.


www.aladdin4d.com

red thanks for the nice review.

[Rob]

@amigadave

I consider those that no longer own an Amiga, but use all the different versions of UAE to still be Amiga users, and if you check the AmiKit website you will see that it has long past its 10,000th download of AmiKit 1.4, so perhaps my estimate is much too low and there are perhaps 12,000 people that still have interest in the Amiga and use it in one way or another on occasion.

Theres's also all the emulation users who didn't download AmiKit 1.4 because of the live update, and then the ones who don't use AmiKit.

[Bonami]

Hi,
I'm a legitimate owner of an original copy of Aladdin4D v5 - the five disks are still with me, but have lost the user manual years ago when i moved house.
Any kind soul who can send me a copy of the user manual please? Am willing to pay postage cost. Thanks.
(Or is there online-manual somewhere?)

[Pyromania]

Still have your registration card?

[Bonami]

No. I must have tucked the reg. card in the user manual.
I actually lost a stack of user manuals - those incl. AdPro2.5, Morph, ImageFx3.5, Pixel3D,... Only the original disks left with me :-(

[Pyromania]

Get us a scan of your original disks and we get you a replacement manual for no charge.

[terminator4]

how can i obtain the latest version / patches etc.
I have the cd - will need to check for registration #.
CD, manual, box and disks came with it...
It would be nice to get any updates that improve things - thats always good!
thanks.