Here are links to the v15.0d installers

• Windows Installer (Web Activated Yearly Subscription) (18m)
• Windows Installer (CD Box version Update) volumename HASH (11m)
• Mac Installer (Web Activiated Yearly Subscription) (29.7m)
• Mac Installer (CD Box version Update) volumename HASH (22.1m)

Info on the new Fluids can be found in this thread.
Info on the new SurfaceBaking can be found in this thread.
Info on the new NLE Features can be found in this thread.

Fixes since last release:

• 0005283: [Plugins] Newtonphysics crashing the app , when the simulation run is stopped with Esc (sgross)
• 0005281: [_Other] A fix for mirror mode with other commands (DJBREIT)
• 005241: [Constraints] Please do not set up Offset (Hiromoto Akinori)
• 005279: [Materials] Materials properties cannot be reset to 'Not Set' (seancwall)
• 005162: [Interface] [Mac] - Using the MRU list to open a previous project causes a crash (seancwall)
• 005275: [Modeling] Scaling a group doesn't altered the model (sgross)
• 0005266: [Particle Systems] 1) Fluid system dont work with Gradient material. 2) No selfcollisions of particles (serg2)
• 0005257: [Lighting] Export LightMap - Shuts down A:M.... (Fuchur)
• 0005258: [_Other] Reload last project failed , when start from dock or desktop (sgross)
• 0005244: [_Other] exception (PaulX)
• 0005158: [Particle Systems] On Fluid Material do not work Forses (serg2)
• 0004946: [Particle Systems] blobbies attribute can not be changed to material (johnl3d)
• 0005245: [_ Not Selected _] eception #10 and error #35 (kmilleraz)
• 0005130: [Particle Systems] Fluids Cause Exception #035 (frosteternal)
• 0005238: [Hair] Feature Request...have Hair always default to OFF when app starts (john bigboote)
• 0004847: [Particle Systems] Request for particles to be turned off when a render finishes and when aborting a render.

Some short notes

#5241
To prevent A:M to calculate and add the offset hold the Shift key down while adding the constraint .

#4847
Draw Particles /Hair now reverting his state, to the state before rendering starts, after rendering finished/aborted.
Means if You have Draw Particle/Hair off in the chor , rendering the scene with setting Draw Particle/Hair to on , after rendering is finished/aborted Draw Particle/Hair is set to off again .

MANY THANKS!!!!!!

Thanks. Have been looking forward to this update.

*edit* It looks like the CD update is missing or the link is broken

*edit2* Oh, sorry. Didn't see the 'up soon' notice

Good to see some development! Thanks!

v15d is installed and operational.

Having Hair Particles revert to their default state after rendering is a great timesaver.
Thanks you for that.

Awesome! Fluids fixed! Wonderful - thanks!

Very nice

*Fuchur*

NICE WORK! Thank-You!

Great to see Fluids working again. I just did a new small fluid test: Fluid test with camera tracking

I just upgraded and bought web sub and downloaded installer.
ok just installed V15.0d when I open chr the tarags are not being bought in when I delete the empty targas and try to re - import them I get "Invalid image file {winkieHair1-344.tga} Unsupported file type , or image plugin missing

I have tried to reboot same thing

I tried to download V15.0d from this fourm thinking mybe link I got in E-mail was OBS and rebooted and tried again same thing?

I tried to recreate targas in 15 and in render setting I get no option to select format it blank? I chose .tga in file naming section and I try to render and i get error "unable to save: Missing Image IIO for file[filepath]

Tried the blobbie attribute to material fix and it almost works or it might be my machine

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edit just noticed it was empty..correction had updated itunes/qt and forgot to turn on legacy codecs in qt prefs without that sor 3 will fail

strange artifacts when touching

did a jpeg Click to view attachment

v15d

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have to see about tga files

Ok I talke dto MArtin and he walked me through fixing this in AM

Toolsone <Options><Folders><Image IO Plug-ins>
select each and one look at path if there is a Distro after V15 then edit it and delete distro for all plugins and close AM then reopen.

Now Keekat loads with no errors and my TWO project as well

After I updated from V15? to V15d (both Web subscription) I lost a bunch of library items such as Primatives, my models, basic included materials all gone except for chrome. any suggestions?

Best regards
Jason Hampton
www.hdjibguy.com

Jason,

It may be a similar issue to Mark's. Check the <Tools><Options><Folders><Libraries> and make sure that the paths listed point to where the models and materials are actually located.

MAKE EVERYTHING OUT OF CHROME.

Sorry, I could'nt resist. This typically does not happen, hopefully Ganthofers advice does it. Or, try a re-install...

If you didn't create a new Library (i.e. just modified the default one in A:M) you have probably overwritten your Library upon installing v15. There is no way to get it back as far as I know but you can recreate it as the resources should all still be there.


I've attached a v14 Library that you can drop into the Library folder which will bring back most of the v15 Library shortcuts.
It won't point to your own files of course. Keep in mind that your file are still there.
If I can grab the v15 Library off of my other computer I'll upload that one here too.

Note: The attachment will need to have the extension renamed from .txt to .lbr

This won't solve your problem with restoring your Library of personal resources. The good news is that those resources are still there too.

In order to recreate your Library file with your own assets I suggest using the Library Manager program that Glenn Anthofer created. If you haven't used it before its is well worth investigating.

Link to Library Manager download/discussion: http://www.hash.com/forums/index.php?s=&am...st&p=240820

I bought Ver15 by my credit card.
Order number is 6334

And I tried to activate my A:M.I am sure that I inputed correct activation code,but It doesn't work at all.It said "Bad return data from web server",So I still can't use newest A:M.
I send e-mail to HASH at beginig of this month,but there's no answer so far.What should I do?Is there somebody who could kindly help me?

Sorry for my poor english,and I know this topic is not support forum.but since there's no answer from support.so then,Though I understand this is rude method to solve this problem,this is only way that I can do.So sorry for evryone.

http://animaspark.net/xoops2/uploads/aoki_...65533000_00.jpg

Good to hear from you ShaoGuee! Sorry you have not received help yet, I'll ask what's going on?! (You're famous at Hash - we must have missed your email because I would have heard otherwise.)

ShaoGuee- make sure your firewall is turned OFF when you are trying to activate- if you still get the error, e-mail me (steve@hash.com) and I can give you further instructions

Here is a pic of ShaoGuee's DVD 'Haruwo' as seen on the video rental shelves in Japan.
A feature length film made by one man with A:M.

What a wonderful movie. I agree... both creator and movie are famous around here.

OSX version still not letting me render successfully to QT.mov

Reported on AMReports.

That's very impressive! (I suppose we better keep it under our hat that they could see it for free on A:M films)

David,
If this is Sorensen compression that won't render be aware that Apple/Quicktime didn't renew the contract (or whatever deal they had) with the makers of the Sorensen codec.

Can you confirm that its all codecs that won't render?

I've given up. Now AM just locks up on the save as window in the render options. Tried it 5 times with 5 different projects. My only option is to kill the process.........

Render to an TGA-squence. That is always the better choice.. you wont loose anything if you have to cancel a rendering, you wont have any codecproblems, etc.. After that you can try to make an quicktime from the tgas with A:M, or you can use an external programm to do that.

*Fuchur*

Go to Quicktime preferences, and under the advanced tag, check "Show legacy encoders", it'll let you export using older codecs (including Sorenson).

Also, there's some tricky thing between A:M and the open/save dialogue windows. I've found by clicking onto another application and then back to A:M fixes it most of the times. Sometimes, though, you do get an error sound and the trick won't work.

I just tested, exporting as a quicktime movie, and it worked for me (using 15.D on an intel Mac running OSX 10.5.4)

qt will render in sorenson if you check the allow legacy codecs or something like that in the prefrences..sorry at lunch at work..no qt here

Thank you for everyone.I will check some method to solve this problem that was told by you all.If it still doesn't work well,I will send a e-mail.

And additionaly, As Rodny wrote,my work HARUWO DVD is published in Japan,and I will promise you all that I will let you know that my newest work.that will be more powerfull one.60 minutes long crazy animation film.off course,that one is made by A:M.I still use A:M.I belive that this application is most powerful 3D software.Anyway,I will post again sooner or later.

sorry for my poor english.
thanks.

Tact Aoki
A.K.A. ShaoGuee.Com

Unfortunately, my activation failed again. I send a e-mail to Mr. Steve Sappington. Please check my mail.

Mr Steven Sappington gave me a mail,and solve the problem.Thank you for everyone!
I will finish my work by A:M! Please looking forword to my new film.

And...This is a secret, I can't promise yet.
My new film might be released in US too.

Thanks

Tact Aoki
ShaoGuee.Com

Great news all around.
Up and running with A:M 2008 and a good shot at a release of your next film in the US... what more could we ask for?
Answer: A lot!

But it takes a lot of days... and a lot of animated frames to get there, doesn't it?
Keep making it happen ShaoGuee.com!

If you can post any of your work from either old projects (Haruwo) or new (your latest project) I'm sure you will find a very welcome audience here in the forum.

P.S. If you ever want to visit Studio Ghibli (again...as I'm sure you've been there already) ...I'm there. I'll even pay your admission fee. Your scenes out of 'Haruwo' inspired by 猫の恩返し 'The Cat Returns', as well as your entire production are a personal inspiration to me.

Thanks for the update! I logged onto A:M Reports for the first time in ages to report some render probs with Mac v15c...but then decided to see about updates before I opened a bug report.

Voila! v15d is running like butter! thanks hash!