Comments on: Blender 2.5 ‘unveiled’ at SIGGRAPH, expected release date announced! http://www.blendernation.com/blender-2-5-unveiled-at-siggraph-expected-release-date-announced/ Fresh Blender News, Every Day Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:33:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Expected release date of Blender 2.5 announced « …got brain? http://www.blendernation.com/blender-2-5-unveiled-at-siggraph-expected-release-date-announced/comment-page-2/#comment-500516 Expected release date of Blender 2.5 announced « …got brain? Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:09:16 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=9050#comment-500516 [...] Expected release date of Blender 2.5 announced The first of the official 2.5 versions will be released in October, during the 8th annual Blender Conference in Amsterdam. The Blender team plans to give regular updates, with the 2.5 project to be completed with the Durian film premiere in 2nd quarter 2010. via blendernation.com [...] [...] Expected release date of Blender 2.5 announced The first of the official 2.5 versions will be released in October, during the 8th annual Blender Conference in Amsterdam. The Blender team plans to give regular updates, with the 2.5 project to be completed with the Durian film premiere in 2nd quarter 2010. via blendernation.com [...]

]]> By: Statik http://www.blendernation.com/blender-2-5-unveiled-at-siggraph-expected-release-date-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-493927 Statik Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:46:54 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=9050#comment-493927 @Gryphon, Actually, it would depend on if you set the variable as a string value in which case it would be the ASCII (or ANSI, or UNICODE) values for each character in the string. Otherwise, if it is a actual numeral value, it will depend on the precision of the language, and the datatype for the variable. INTegers are different than FLOATing point numbers, are different than LONG values, etc. That's why different sorting algorithms sort such numbers differently. They are using different criteria. Ain't programming fun? Statik @Gryphon,

Actually, it would depend on if you set the variable as a string value in which case it would be the ASCII (or ANSI, or UNICODE) values for each character in the string. Otherwise, if it is a actual numeral value, it will depend on the precision of the language, and the datatype for the variable. INTegers are different than FLOATing point numbers, are different than LONG values, etc.

That’s why different sorting algorithms sort such numbers differently. They are using different criteria.

Ain’t programming fun?

Statik

]]> By: Gryphon http://www.blendernation.com/blender-2-5-unveiled-at-siggraph-expected-release-date-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-493879 Gryphon Sun, 09 Aug 2009 04:34:23 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=9050#comment-493879 @ Statik: I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to exasperate anybody! My apologies, I was just pointing out what I thought might be an interesting fact (about the difference between the way file browsers and Blender's Outliner treat the same strings). I don't know anything about ASCII, so forgive me if I'm way off base -- I really was just curious to know whether 2.5 vs. 2.50 made any real difference. I don't know any of this stuff... if I did, I wouldn't be asking! Like I said: "I'm guessing all four environments are interpreting text strings with numbers in them, rather than numerical values." I imagine that if you set a variable via a programming or scripting language to = 2.5, then check to see if it == 2.50, you'll return "true." I just thought it'd be interesting to talk about, since I guess i missed the memo :p Thanks for that explanation, too, Statik! @ Statik:
I’m sorry, I really didn’t mean to exasperate anybody! My apologies, I was just pointing out what I thought might be an interesting fact (about the difference between the way file browsers and Blender’s Outliner treat the same strings). I don’t know anything about ASCII, so forgive me if I’m way off base — I really was just curious to know whether 2.5 vs. 2.50 made any real difference. I don’t know any of this stuff… if I did, I wouldn’t be asking!

Like I said:
“I’m guessing all four environments are interpreting text strings with numbers in them, rather than numerical values.”

I imagine that if you set a variable via a programming or scripting language to = 2.5, then check to see if it == 2.50, you’ll return “true.” I just thought it’d be interesting to talk about, since I guess i missed the memo :p

Thanks for that explanation, too, Statik!

]]> By: Statik http://www.blendernation.com/blender-2-5-unveiled-at-siggraph-expected-release-date-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-493645 Statik Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:26:02 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=9050#comment-493645 *sigh* In MATH, in a computer, 2.40 is less than 2.5. However, in SORTING, the characters are used, and depending on the sorting algorithm, the order could be reversed. B is less than a, because of the way ASCII is used. This means that 2.4B comes before 2.4a. As for the 2.5 announcement, Yahoo!!! Statik *sigh*
In MATH, in a computer, 2.40 is less than 2.5.
However, in SORTING, the characters are used, and depending on the sorting algorithm, the order could be reversed. B is less than a, because of the way ASCII is used. This means that 2.4B comes before 2.4a.

As for the 2.5 announcement, Yahoo!!!

Statik

]]> By: Ianvdl http://www.blendernation.com/blender-2-5-unveiled-at-siggraph-expected-release-date-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-493638 Ianvdl Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:50:16 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=9050#comment-493638 @AnyMation Thanks for correcting me in such a friendly non-flamed way :D Just goes to show how helpful the community really is. @AnyMation

Thanks for correcting me in such a friendly non-flamed way :D

Just goes to show how helpful the community really is.

]]> By: Reyn http://www.blendernation.com/blender-2-5-unveiled-at-siggraph-expected-release-date-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-493599 Reyn Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:01:10 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=9050#comment-493599 Yes! Finally a date! ^_^ Looking forward to it. Haven't tested any SVN versions yet, just don't want it to be spoiled. ^_^ -Reyn Yes! Finally a date! ^_^ Looking forward to it. Haven’t tested any SVN versions yet, just don’t want it to be spoiled. ^_^

-Reyn

]]> By: ralmon http://www.blendernation.com/blender-2-5-unveiled-at-siggraph-expected-release-date-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-493597 ralmon Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:50:19 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=9050#comment-493597 Whheeeeeeee! I'm so excited, but October is a mighty few months away. Sigh! :-) Whheeeeeeee! I’m so excited, but October is a mighty few months away. Sigh! :-)

]]> By: Troy James Sobotka (sobotka) 's status on Thursday, 06-Aug-09 05:12:14 UTC - Identi.ca http://www.blendernation.com/blender-2-5-unveiled-at-siggraph-expected-release-date-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-493591 Troy James Sobotka (sobotka) 's status on Thursday, 06-Aug-09 05:12:14 UTC - Identi.ca Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:17:44 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=9050#comment-493591 [...] http://www.blendernation.com/2009/08/05/blender-2-5-unveiled-at-siggraph-expected-release-date-anno... [...] [...] http://www.blendernation.com/2009/08/05/blender-2-5-unveiled-at-siggraph-expected-release-date-anno... [...]

]]> By: Gryphon http://www.blendernation.com/blender-2-5-unveiled-at-siggraph-expected-release-date-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-493582 Gryphon Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:48:23 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=9050#comment-493582 <blockquote><i>AnyMation wrote: "I think they use "2.5" because they refer to the "Blender 2.5 series"... In other words, they are keeping the door open on 2.5x..."</i></blockquote> I hadn't thought of that. It does make sense. I guess I was expecting to see more "2.5x" in that context. Thanks AnyMation! In case anyone cares... I created three empty folders (tested in OSX Finder, Vista Explorer and Ubuntu Nautilus), and named them "2.40," "2.50" and "2.5," and in all three file browsers (list view, organized by Name), 2.5 was listed before 2.40 and 2.50. <i>however,</i> when I created three cubes in Blender (2.49a) and gave them the same names as the folders, the Outliner switched the order of "2.5" and "2.40," putting the latter first. So as far as Blender is concerned, 2.40 < 2.5. Interesting? I doubt this is conclusive in any way though, because I'm guessing all four environments are interpreting text strings with numbers in them, rather than numerical values. I guess.

AnyMation wrote:
“I think they use “2.5″ because they refer to the “Blender 2.5 series”… In other words, they are keeping the door open on 2.5x…”

I hadn’t thought of that. It does make sense. I guess I was expecting to see more “2.5x” in that context. Thanks AnyMation!

In case anyone cares…
I created three empty folders (tested in OSX Finder, Vista Explorer and Ubuntu Nautilus), and named them “2.40,” “2.50″ and “2.5,” and in all three file browsers (list view, organized by Name), 2.5 was listed before 2.40 and 2.50. however, when I created three cubes in Blender (2.49a) and gave them the same names as the folders, the Outliner switched the order of “2.5″ and “2.40,” putting the latter first. So as far as Blender is concerned, 2.40 < 2.5. Interesting? I doubt this is conclusive in any way though, because I'm guessing all four environments are interpreting text strings with numbers in them, rather than numerical values. I guess.

]]> By: fraek http://www.blendernation.com/blender-2-5-unveiled-at-siggraph-expected-release-date-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-493559 fraek Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:32:52 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=9050#comment-493559 very nice _`~... very nice _`~…

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