Its out

[SalaTar]

FU5

"The wait is finally over! Fusion 5 went gold today and has been sent out
for duplication. No need to wait for the actual cdrom media because we
have made Fusion 5 available for download immediately after your order
is processed.

If you live in the Americas, placing an order is as easy as logging in
to your account at www.eyeonline.com. If you live in Europe or Asia, you
will need to contact your local reseller to place your order and receive
a link for electronic download. Visit
http://www.eyeonline.com/Web/EyeonWeb/Buying/Resellers.aspx if you need
to know who your closest reseller is, or send a message to one of the
sales email addresses listed below.

Whether you choose to download the electronic version or not, we will
ship you a shiny box containing the installation cdrom, almost 1000
pages of printed documentation as well as in excess of 3 hours of 1280 x
1024 courseware videos.

Those of you who purchased Fusion after August 10th, 2004 can receive
Fusion 5 for only the cost of materials and shipping. Log in to your
account at www.eyeonline.com or contact your local representative for
details.

As always, there is no charge to upgrade render slaves from Digital
Fusion 4 to Fusion 5. Once you have ordered your Fusion 5 upgrade you
will be able to download the render slave installer from your account.

For a complete list of changes between Digital Fusion 4 and Fusion 5,
please visit


http://www.eyeonline.com/Web/EyeonWeb/Products/fusion5/fusion5_whatsnew.
aspx


USA Sales : sales.usa@eyeonline.com
Canadian Sales : sales.canada@eyeonline.com
European Sales : sales.europe@eyeonline.com
Asia-Pacific : sales.asia@eyeonline.com
General Inquiries : sales@eyeonline.com


Thanks
Isaac Guenard - Product Manager
eyeon Software

http://www.eyeonline.com"
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[Whelkn]

Sweet just bought my upgrade---Just waiting for the email--hopefully it wont take long-- :niceone:

Jeremy

[alive]

Sweet.......Mine's on the way too! Managed save some money for this! But I guess we will have to keep a copy of 4.04e as the .flw comps are not compatible with fusion5. :(

[SalaTar]

"A bug was found this morning in the officially released version of Fusion 5.00. It seems that viewing any mask tool in the displays will provoke a crash. Rendering the tool is fine, it is viewing that causes the problem. The bad news is, I consider this to be a show stopper bug. I am removing the electronic download link until we can provide a fix.

The good news is we found it before any physical shipments went out, and it looks like we can fix it within the next few hours. At the very latest we will be delayed by a single day and the new build will be available this time tomorrow. With any luck, I will have the build with the fix available later tonight.

Everyone who has downloaded Fusion 5 so far will be sent an email as soon as the 'new and improved' Fusion 5 is available for download.

Obviously, this is not the way such things should go - and one would think that beta testing and release candidates would catch such errors before release. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of allowing a tiny change to the software at the last minute, entirely confident that it would affect nothing.

I was wrong. I apologize for the delay, and beg your patience while we correct the matter. --------------------

Thanks

Isaac Guenard
Sr. Product Manager - eyeon Software

www.eyeonline.com"


Ouch but hey at least they fix the bugs unlike others that wait for a .5 release

[izyk]

I am pleased to announce that the problem with masks has been solved and
the electronic downloads are available again. Those who have placed
orders over the past three days should see emails over the next 24
hours.

The new version is still labeled Fusion 5.00, but the build number is
304 rather than 301. If you previously downloaded Fusion 5.00 Build 301
you may use the same link you received previously to download build 304
now.

Thank you for your patience.

Thanks

Isaac Guenard
Sr. Product Manager - eyeon Software

www.eyeonline.com