how about launching a PLE

Sales are very much decreased when people dont know to use the software.

Moreover trial versions pose a 30days limit on practising for a newbie.

I insist for a PLE with sole features to prevent commercial application of the PLE


1. Watermarked rendering in window as well as full render. Or full render may be blocked as well
2. Filters can be saved, but cant be uploaded nor downloaded.
3. Filters created by PLE should be in a different format so that 3rd party sharing could be avoided!
4. PLE has an advertisemet in the window so that this keep user reminded for buying original softwares.
5. HDRI import could be blocked in PLE.


A screenshot of what it may be





With these all features
1. PLE will never block sales of original softwares. Infact may increase
2. Increase awareness of the software and bring it into main stream line of leading image based softwares like Photoshop, PSP, Bryce etc.

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Kraellin wrote: what the hell is a PLE?

Learning version with watermarked work area.....like AutoDesk did with Maya, etc.....

Actually a PLE would be really cool for people not wanting to buy Filter Forge. Think about it, they could never use it for anything but submitting filters, and they would eventually get enough HU.

A PLE shouldnt have features to upload filters nor downloading.
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ANother thing.


We run coaching center here for Multimedia.
We teach mostly freewares or via PLEs or Beta versions.

So Filter forge could be added to that list as our center runs more than 60 days in a year.

If PLE wil have feature of submitting filters than most of the FF user by time will shift towards free FF winners out of reward points.
and that would be an economic loss to FF!

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