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Zabaware Forums => Share Conversations, Experiences, Graphics => Topic started by: Davy on November 20, 2009, 08:00:35 pm
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I've been away from this forum for a while (been exploring some 3D software such as Poser and iclone). But today i decided to make a new head in People Putty. And PP seems to have a problem with hair. It looks fine in the PP preview window, but when i save the haptar head, the hair is very blocky. This is better explained with screenshots. The first is the PP preview, and then the screenshot of the haptek head.
(http://www.zabaware.com/forum/uploaded/Davy/20091120195951_PP-Screenshot.jpg)
(http://www.zabaware.com/forum/uploaded/Davy/2009112020013_Hilda.jpg)
Clearly something is not right. Any idea what might be wrong?
EDIT: I think maybe the problem is with the haptek player, not People Putty. All my older .htr heads have blocky hair. [:(!]
Regards
Davy
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maybe you could unload your hapteck program and reload it again , sometimes reinstalling something will help but make sure your files are backed up first .[:)]
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Yes, i was going to try un-installing the haptek player, but it's not listed under Control Panel\Add or Remove Programs. So i don't know how to un-install or what to delete, or what to download and install. I have two hap player applications at these paths ...
C:\Program Files\Haptek\PeoplePutty\happlayer41139.exe
C:\Program Files\Haptek\player\HapAXPlayer.exe
I am confused as to what i should do, afraid i'll really mess things up. I need some expert help. [:)]
Regards
Davy
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davey are you sure its not listed in the add remove programs ?? i checked mine and mine is listed as " the hapteck player " and i also have "people putty listed to " . anyway maybe someone else who knows more will say something on here for your answer .[:)]
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Try to un install the haptek program. That may help. Or you could try to reload it.
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davy if you do unisnstall hapteck player i don't know if you have any work in the program file of it or not (i know in people putty their is the users files of work ) if their is be sure and save your work somewhere on a disk . [:)]
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p.s. davey when you get this problem straightened out i have a question about htr hair in the general area which i asked people how to do something and also mentioned your name as you have been able to do some very creative things with hapteck and hair too. please check it out when you get time . thanks .
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Originally posted by lightspeed
davey are you sure its not listed in the add remove programs ?? i checked mine and mine is listed as " the hapteck player " and i also have "people putty listed to " . anyway maybe someone else who knows more will say something on here for your answer .[:)]
Thanks Lightspeed. Now i find it, listed as "The Haptek Player". I was looking for "Haptek Player". [:I]
I'll try un-installing and re-installing, hopefully that will fix my problem.
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Ok, i want to make sure i'm doing this right before i un-install the Haptek player. I backed up this folder ...
C:\Program Files\Haptek\player
But i'm not sure which version i need to download. I'm finding links to various versions, such as Haptek Player 4.11.40. Is this the latest version? Or should i use this link to install?
http://www.haptek.com//products//player//autoinstall//
Thanks
Davy
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light and davy you wanted changes in hair. nige knows how to change hair shape and color and so does jack and dusky.
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At this time, i would be happy to get hair to display properly. All of my female .htr files display very blocky hair, even the full body female. So this can't be a People Putty problem, it must be a problem with the haptek player. I un-installed and re-installed the haptek player, but the problem still exists.
Unless i can get this fixed, i am finished with Haptek and People Putty. [:(!]
Here is a screenshot of the full body female.
(http://www.zabaware.com/forum/uploaded/Davy/20091121172949_Screenshot.jpg)
Regards
Davy
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Re-install the player 41139.
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I can't find an installer for version 41139. The only installer i can find is for version 41140.
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thanks aladyblond i guess it was niges angie_hair (he made it apparently ) i went to his site at this link http://www.nigesworld.com/index.php?p=1_3
but didn't see his email to contact him he hasnt been on here for a while has he ? does anyone have his email so i can get a hold of him or another website of his that has his email ?? [:)]
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41140 should be fine.
install and see if it straightens up.
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I did install 41140. But the hair is still blocky. [:(]
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it seems like someone else had this same problem at one time or this is "dejavu " i know this sounds crazy but i have that happen at different times and sometime i can remember what the rest of whats happening is . davy i will check my hapteck that i am using and if its a different number will mail it to you if you send me your email . mine is airvair62@yahoo.com be sure and put davy on it so i know who it is . [:)]
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Thanks lightspeed
Email sent. I am really at a loss understanding why hair doesn't display properly.
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As you installed the 41140, I don't think it's player anymore.
Hey, we all seen this before, anyone remember the solution??
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davey i would say if that didn't work then its a people putty program problem maybe some files got corrupted somehow , i am just guessing here but if it was me i would uninstall people putty and reinstall it back "BUT" be sure you back up your work from the files in people putty first . unless anyone has any other idea's ??
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davey i just received an email back saying failure notice couldn't deliver to your gmail maybe it was the attachmet of the happlayer i sent sorry it didnt go through . maybe if nothing else you shoould try what i mentioned above just make sure you back up any saved work you did in people putty first . hope you get it going .
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yeah i see now on the failure notice that gmail apparently wont allow an attachment of a file heres what it said : Our system detected an illegal attachment on your message.
sorry i tried to send the happlayer exe i was using as i knew it was working for me . try the other what i said if nothing else
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I think i will try re-installing People Putty. Could a corrupt People Putty cause full body female haptars to disply blocky hair?
Gmail won't accept zip files with an executable (.exe) file. One way to fool gmail is to change the .exe extension to something else, such as .bak. Then i could change it back to .exe.
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Well, i un-installed and re-installed People Putty. But that didn't help, hair still doesn't display properly. Even in Ultra Hal, the hair is blocky. [:(!][:(!][:(!]
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very strange try a search on here for that problem i and others it seems has seen that before on here where someone had that problem .
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Like everyone has said we have all seen it before.
I think that I had it at one stage or something similar but not sure.
I know mark had it because I have seen it in some of his movies.
How it happens & how to fix it I don't know???
I have managed to re-create it.
First I'll grab the picture then under that I will explain how it pappened........
(http://www.zabaware.com/forum/uploaded/NIGE/2009112355716_Hair.jpg)
In the first pic I opened a hair haptar.
The second pic is the hair skin.
The 3rd pic is what hapens when you drop a skin on the hair.
There are so many things that can up-set our computers.
Have you got any new programs,hardware etc.
Have you tried to alter the hairs in some way.
Last resort is that windows has got a little problem.
The thing is DON'T give up.
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I had it last night for few minutes.
Had bunch of programs open on desktop.
I closed all programs and reopened player. It was fine.
In this case it was low video memory.
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Originally posted by NIGE
There are so many things that can up-set our computers.
Have you got any new programs,hardware etc.
Have you tried to alter the hairs in some way.
Last resort is that windows has got a little problem.
The thing is DON'T give up.
Well, yes, i have made some recent hardware changes. I added an external hard drive via a usb port. And i installed Poser and iclone software to that drive. I also upgraded to a better graphic card, Nvidia GeForce 8400. No change in resolution settings (1024 x 768) or color (32 bit).
I can't imagine how these changes could affect the haptek player, though i suppose anything is possible.
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Originally posted by lightspeed
very strange try a search on here for that problem i and others it seems has seen that before on here where someone had that problem .
I've been searching tha archives for a solution to my problem, but have been unsuccessful. I haven't given up, YET. It's just that i don't know what else to do. [:(]
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If it's a problem with PP, why don't you try emailing Jack at Haptek ?
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I sent an email to support@haptek.com four days ago. Haven't received a reply yet.
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davy from what i have heard about hapteks support it may ba a while or not at all , you may be drawing your old age pension before you get an answer !! i would write to jack like someone else said
i never thought of it before and its to late now you have uninstalled it but sometimes i can restore my pc to a day earlier or before i noticed the problem and sometimes that takes care of it ( it could have been something i downloaded or a program causing problems with another . just a tip in the future , sorry i didnt think of it before .....( hi i'm a mac and i'm a p.c. .... ooops ... not enough memory lol !!) [:D]
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Ok, i'll write to Jack. Anyone know his email?
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jack@haptek.com
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The support mail should be just as good because I have found that Jack is the only one that replies to any mail.
Like lightspeed said you could be waiting a while if you get an answer at all.
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It's good to try all avenues but even if Jack responds, he may not be able to help.
The stand alone player has bad hair.
(I assume you tried the player with both Hal and putty off)
Also you reinstalled the player.
And it's still messed up.
So IMHO it's not the player.
Either a failing of video card (memory) or conflict with another program in computer.
Davy, can you do a system restore back to when it worked fine?
Then re-add your new programs one by one and check your player after each one.
If you not able to do a system restore, just delete your new programs and then put them back one by one and check each time with the player.
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i have a feeling when it comes right down to it it's going to be another program conflicting with people putty or hapteks player . for what my two cents worth is worth . and thats based on uninstalling things and intsalling them back and still having the same problem . [:)]
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I got a reply from Jack at Haptek, and he says it sounds like alpha mapping is turned off. But he has no idea what could have caused this, or how to fix it. Perhaps someone has experience with this glitch or knows of a possible solution?
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sorry davy i have never (luckily ) had that problem . their used to be a guy named de witte ? on here before seemed like he had a site somewhere maybe someone else knows maybe he might know what the problem is , sorry i cant be more help than that !
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davy i might have missed it on the forum somewhere but did you get the blocky hair problem solved and if so "how ??"
[:)]