LUMIPro 2017 - Faqs for New Users

LUMIPro 2017
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Tips and Hints - FAQs for New Users
Q: What makes LUMIPro a better choice than just rezzing a prim and creating your own light?
A: Convenience and control. If you want to be bathed in blue, with LUMIPro you simply open the Colors panel, click the white ball at the bottom, click on a blue swatch, set the
intensity, and that’s it: done. In that same amount of time, you might have the edit window for the rst light prim open. And when it comes to control, LUMIPro has no equal.
You can give a prim light to a model, but you cannot do a thing to it yourself once they’ve put it on; you’ll have to walk them through every step in the process, and hope they get
it right. If you have all the time and patience in the world, rezzing a prim might be OK. For the rest of us, it’s LUMIPro, or nothing at all.
Q: Does LUMIPro really work in no-rez and no-script areas?
A: Yes, it does, as long as you’re aware of a couple things. First, in no-rez sims, there are some functions that will not be available to you, specically rezzing gazers, sitballs, and
projectors. However, LUMIPro has you covered there: you can wear a projector, which is virtually identical to using a rezzed projector; and though you can’t rez an eye gazer,
LUMIPro’s advanced Eye Gazer system gives you 121 positions for your eyes, all without rezzing a single pixel. e only thing lacking is sitball capabilities, and for that we suggest
becoming friendly with the sim owner, and seeing if they’ll give you access to the land group temporarily. As for no-script sims, just make sure you are wearing your HUD, lights,
and projector before entering those sims. ey won’t work if you try to initialize them there, but if you put them on rst, and then TP in, you’re good to go.
Q: Do you oer discounts?
A: Yes. Aer you buy the rst one, every update is 100% free! ink of it as joining a really exclusive group (and LUMIPro’s group is amazing), and then getting your products
for free for life. ink about all the Lindens you spend at your favorite skin store, or your favorite mesh clothing store, and what do you get for free? A skin you’ll never wear, or
maybe a pair of boots that are from last year and don’t t any of the mesh bodies you have today. Add it up, and you’ll see: LUMIPro is an astounding bargain!
Q: I have seen a few dierent lighting and pose systems in SL. What makes LUMIPro the right choice?
A: Simply put, because LUMIPro is the best there is. Yes, there are some systems that let you store a few poses, and some that will control a couple lights. ere are even some that
have tried to copy LUMIPro. But nobody has the team that LUMIPro has: from pro developer and photographer Stefan Buscaylet, to our crack marketing and professional design
team, to the amazing group of professional SL photographers we enjoy as beta testers, nobody cares as much about you, the photographer, as the team at LUMIPro.
Q: Does LUMIPro support couples posing?
A: We believe every couple has the right to pose in any manner they wish, and fully support couples posing in every way...except through our HUD. Because of the vagaries of
Second Life’s posing system, there are signicant challenges involved that we will make happen when we can do it right. In the meantime, there is a workaround: place the couple’s
pose animations into your LUMIPro HUD, rez a sitball for avatar A, and a sitball for avatar B, then pose your models with the appropriate animation. Move the two sit balls as
you would any couple’s sit balls, until your models are joined at the hip, or whatever body parts are supposed to be joined for the pose. And lest we forget, for those adventurers
who consider couple animations just a “good start,” LUMIPro can manage up to 8 separate models (or close, personal friends) at once. ink of the possibilities, and then get your
LUMIPro 2017 on!
Q: I would love to learn more! Where can I try a demo or get more information?
A: We’re glad we’ve piqued your interest! LUMIPro is, without reservation, the best in-world lighting, posing, camera, and model management system available. We do not have
demos available, but we do have a wealth of online resources, including our blog, which includes a link to our manual; our in-world LUMIPro group where users ask questions,
get answers, and get to know each other; and we also have a Flickr page, where our users post their LUMIPro-lit works for all to enjoy. You can even contact anybody on our team
for a demonstration. Sign up for our group in world, and ask for Sammi, Lyrical, or Stefan, and somebody will make sure you have all your questions answered.
If you’re new to LUMIPro, you are going to have some questions. is is understandable when you’re about to plunk down a chunk of lindens, and want to make sure you’re not about to
get taken to the cleaners. We’ve listed below the questions we’ve been asked regularly, which can be summed up as “is it worth it?” e short answer to that, whether you ask us (we know
we’re biased) or anybody who has used LUMIPro, is a resounding “yes!”