Daz 3D is pleased to announce Daz Studio 4.9.1 Pro General Release!
- Version: 4.9.1.30
- Date: 2016-3-8
!! IF YOU HAVE NOT UPGRADED TO THE GENERAL RELEASE OF 4.9, IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU BACKUP YOUR CONTENT DATABASE IN DAZ STUDIO 4.x (E.G., 4.6, 4.7, 4.8) BEFORE LAUNCHING DAZ STUDIO 4.9 !!
How do I backup my User Data in Daz Studio?
!! IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY MIGRATED FROM THE OLDER VALENTINA DB BASED CMS TO THE POSTGRESQL BASED CMS, IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU DO SO BEFORE LAUNCHING DAZ STUDIO 4.9 !!
Has the Content Management Service (CMS) changed?
Highlights:
- Fixed various issues relating to being able to deliver Interactive Lessons via Daz Connect (add support for the ability install these like content instead of like a plugin)
- Updated the usage example embedded within the Interactive Lesson common include script
- Fixed an issue where MDL Directory Manager would hang on launch
- Fixed an issue in the Poser format importer with resolving paths of files installed via Daz Connect
- Fixed an issue that prevented the missing image prompt from appearing when images are missing on file load
- Added shader language identifiers for Material(s) and Shader presets; MDL (Iray) vs RSL (3Delight) etc.
- The sorting order option in smart content views/pages is now saved/restored between sessions (Smart Content Files/Products, Shaping Presets, Posing Presets, Surfaces Presets, Lights Presets, Cameras Presets, Render Settings Presets, etc).
- Fixed several issues with Scene Builder (now based on the 4.9 database instead of 4.6, 4.7, 4.8)
- Fixed path resolution for *.daz based content installed using Daz Connect
- A snapshot of categories and compatibility bases for assets are now copied when creating a product
- Fixed #DS-1142/#CS-210179 : Case-insensitive sort of folders and files
- Fixed an issue that prevented the removal of assets from products that were not installed through Daz Connect
- Removed the “Remove Orphaned File References” and “Consolidate File References” options from DB Maintenance dialog (does not make sense with the 4.9 database structure)
- Fixed an issue that prevented renaming of products that were not installed through Daz Connect
- Fixed an issue with product update triggers to prevent erroneous product deletes
- Extended the Store add/remove scripting API (removing "DAZ 3D" or "LOCAL USER" stores is not supported)
- Reserved values (i.e., "DAZ 3D" and "LOCAL USER" stores, and "LOCAL USER" product) are are now ensured to be present in the database on setup/startup
- Fixed an issue with setting the texture type while copying a layered texture
- Fixed an issue in Iray Uber shader with the application of Diffuse Strength to images
- Fixed an issue with Poser format files failing to receive metadata when the parent directory of the runtime directory was not also mapped as a native directory
- Fixed an issue where migrated products that were installed by Install Manager (or manually) were being marked as being installed by Daz Connect.
- Fixed an issue that prevented a serial number from being entered while working offline (unless adjacent wizard pages were stepped back/forth after the serial number was entered into the field).
- Fixed an issue with inaccurate indication of missing file on scene load (some products that are already installed were showing as needing to be installed).
- Fixed incorrectly removing existing asset records in the database when importing metadata from dsx files.
- Fixed advanced filter date parsing in smart asset/product views (see Advanced Filtering for more information).
- Fixed system configuration detection to be the same on 64 bit and 32 bit*
- Fixed system configuration detection to handle machine accounts with admin privileges*
- Fixed issues with messaging on failed connections to be more accurate (some occurances incorrectly stated that the username or password were incorrect)
- Fixed the “Update Metadata” action in context menus for products so that it now forces an update to the metadata cache rather than refreshing from the local cache
- Fixed the LOCAL USER product image (./resources/images/local-user-product.png was missing)
- Fixed an issue that could cause multiple unending connection attempts (prevented the application from successfully closing)
- Fixed an issue where account credentials were not being converted before being handed to Daz Connect (caused login to fail when non-ASCII characters were used)
- Fixed migration triggers for products where the StoreId is not “DAZ 3D” and/or where the ProductToken is empty
See the Change Log for more details.
*Note: A "Configuration Changed" message is expected to display for all users that have logged into Daz Connect upon launching this build; until said user has logged into Daz Connect a minimum of one more time; the system configuration detection algorithm changed to resolve differences as noted above, so everyone is impacted.
Important Notes:
- The first time you launch Daz Studio 4.9, any data that exists in the content database is migrated so that it can be used in Daz Studio 4.9.
- The amount of time the database migration operation takes is proportional to the amount of data to be migrated.
- The database migration operation does not delete the data that it migrates from the previous location so that it remains accessible by earlier versions and other applications, such as Carrara.
- Daz Studio 4.9 uses the same PostgreSQL database as Daz Studio 4.6 and later, and/or other applications, such as Carrara.
- A portion of the data contained within the database is shared amongst versions but not entirely. For example:
- Creating a category in either Daz Studio 4.9 or 4.8 will cause that category to exist in the other version
- Assigning a file to that category in Daz Studio 4.9 will NOT cause that file to be assigned to that category in Daz Studio 4.8
- Assigning a file to that category in Daz Studio 4.8 WILL cause the file to be assigned to the category in Daz Studio 4.9
- Reseting the database in any version of Daz Studio that uses PostgreSQL (e.g., 4.6 or later) will purge all of data in the database, including any data that may be used by earlier versions or other applications, such as Carrara.
- After the initial migration operation, edited metadata in Daz Studio 4.8 will not be migrated to Daz Studio 4.9.
- A workaround is to export User Data from Daz Studio 4.8 and reimport User Data in Daz Studio 4.9.
Frequently Asked Questions:
- How do I backup my User Data in Daz Studio?
- General Release, Public Build, BETA... What is the difference?
- Has the Content Management Service (CMS) changed?
- What is the Application Improvement Program about?
- Have the content packages been updated too? *
- How do I get the latest version?
- Can I have a General Release and a BETA installed at the same time?
- What about the plugins I have?
- Why are my custom categories missing after 4.8 database migration to 4.9?
- What is new in this build? Do I need to update my copy? *
- Is there any documentation? *
Frequently Asked Daz Connect Questions:
- What is Daz Connect?
- What are the goals of Daz Connect?
- How do I get my purchased products now?
- How can I get new products through Daz Connect?
- Are all products Daz Connect ready?
- Will the products I already own keep working?
- Will products from stores other than Daz 3D keep working?
- Can I use products installed through Daz Connect with other software?
- Does this update make it easier to find content I can use with Auto-Fit in Smart Content?
- Can I use the Content Library pane with Daz Connect?
- Does Daz Studio 4.9 require me to use Daz Connect?
- Does Daz Studio 4.9 require me to be online to use Daz Connect installed content?
- I use my content on multiple computers. Can I still do that?
- I have multiple people in my household who share content with each other. Can we still do that?
- Is the encryption associated with Daz Connect essentially Digital Rights Management (DRM)?
- Can I copy products installed using Daz Connect from one computer to another?
- I like to move files around on disk to organize them differently. Can I still do that?
- What will happen with the content already on my hard drive(s)?
- What will happen to my custom metadata?
- Can I still custom sort my files?
- If the content is stored encrypted, how do I reinitialize morphs?
- Will Daz Install Manager and Daz Connect work side by side? Can I choose one or the other?
- Do I have to re-download all of my products?
- Does having the Daz Connect service mean that all content will finally be Smart Content capable?
- Does Daz Connect work with plugins?
- Will my saved scenes also be encrypted?
- How do I add content that I have created myself to Daz Studio?
- What happens to my Bryce and Carrara content?
- Does Daz Connect support 32-bit operating systems?
- Will this update work with products like ZoneAlarm or other software firewalls?
- Will this update eliminate the Hexagon, Bryce, GoZ, or Photoshop bridges?
- Will the DSON Importer for Poser plugin work with products installed using Daz Connect?
- Will this update keep zip packages on my computer like Daz Install Manager does?
- Is there a reason to upgrade to 4.9 if I do not plan to use Daz Connect?