Re Filter Promotions

It can take as little as a month to get an HU, or as long as well, never, it depends on how useful your filters are to people. And ya gotta consider that the library has 5000+ filters in it now, ie = a lot of competition. If nothing else, sign up for beta testing the Mac version when it's out, or the Pc V2.0 If you can find some bugs for them to fix that is almost a shoe-in for a free copy (I say that because FF was very generous with the free copies to all the original beta testers of the program).

jffe

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Kraellin wrote: i agree with jffe (boy, there's something you dont see every day

----Oh shoosh, we've agreed 1/2 a dozen times in the 2 years or so now of these forums ha-ha
----And speaking of filter promotions or whatever, I just allowed my usage stats to be sent (and always do, and always will) and just wanted encourage everyone to do so, so that the reward system does still work despite the tougher competition these days.

jffe

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jffe wrote: ya gotta consider that the library has 5000+ filters in it now, ie = a lot of competition.

Exactly.....and the downside is that it's pushing new authors to either do variants of existing HU filters (like uuk did....) or throw anything and everything up against the wall in hopes that something will stick (like Ronjonie is doing....) in the hope of getting the HUs for the program.....

Hi guys - thanks for all your replys -
So really the bottom line is - to learn FF in the 3 trial months plus design a couple of filters good enough to earn HUs etc is probably impossible these days and a new comer to FF really hasn't a hope in hell of obtaing a free copy of the program.
It also looks as if it was a lot easier when the program was first launched. When FF was on the hunt for filters.
In the mean time FF keep the filters one has designed and adds them to the 5000+ in their libary. (Clever)

Incedntly i did uncover 2 bugs in the trial program that i was using, which crahed FF and lost the filter you were working on - reported both along with actions to FF but never got an awknowledgment from them.

Ah well never mind i will still keep looking at the new filers added by you guys each week plus keep adding FF to my christmas wish list.

Thanks again for all your comments - Mikita

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Mikita wrote: It also looks as if it was a lot easier when the program was first launched. When FF was on the hunt for filters.

Hard to know......would depend on knowing how the number of users has grown and usage stat patterns in comparison to the number of filters.....

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Mikita wrote: In the mean time FF keep the filters one has designed and adds them to the 5000+ in their libary. (Clever)

Yeah, I think there is a growing problem with new authors not knowing that it is getting tougher to obtain HUs.....

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Mikita wrote: Incedntly i did uncover 2 bugs in the trial program that i was using, which crahed FF and lost the filter you were working on - reported both along with actions to FF but never got an awknowledgment from them.

Those are part of one "Bastard Bug" (aka - resource leak issue).....which hopefully will be resolved soon.....

You can also contact FF and ask for demo time extensions.....I believe they will give you up to 90 days of extra time.....if you ask them nicely.....

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Crapadilla wrote: Personally, I have the feeling that it will get harder and harder to earn Rewards with effect filters

Hard to know without looking at the stats.....but it seems like alot more variant texture filters are being produced and diluting each other's usage than that of effect filters.....and looking at the most popular filters, effect filters seem to make up the 'lion's share' of the most used filters here.....

It would be very interesting to see the stats on this stuff.....

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StevieJ wrote: ..I believe they will give you up to 90 days of extra time

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Mikita wrote: i spent 3 months solid learning Filter Forge

I think Mikita has used that extra time already.

Am thinking now it will just be a waiting game Mikita to see if your lucky to get any HU's or not. Best bet might be to do what jffe mentioned and see if they need testers for the new versions.