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VMware Fusion 2

from: Smith Micro Software Inc.

October 05, 2008
I bought VM Ware Fusion 1 and then upgraded to VM Fusion 2. The initial version worked fine and was most effective.

As soon as I upgraded to Fusion 2, I received a notice of "failure to connect peer process." I have been completely unsuccessful at correcting the problem; so I cannot use my virtual machine.
I have tried to get help from Smith Micro and from VM Ware. Smith says they cannot help because I bought the upgrade through Amazon. VM Ware sends you in every direction but one that offers assistance to the non technician. It is almost impossible to speak to a human being at VM Ware unless I sign on and pay for support, even though I have just purchased the basic and upgraded program.
The result is I have a Mac and ... Read More:

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VMware Fusion [OLD VERSION]

from: Smith Micro Software Inc.

August 20, 2007
I bought this for my work MacBook so that I could continue to run a few essential XP applications.

Pros:
* Seamless XP App integration with Unity
* Free upgrade to 2.x
* Downloadable utility to import your old Windows PC image saves a ton of reinstall work.
* Plenty of available VMware images containing Open Source OS's available to tinker with.

Cons:
* Watch the fine print on the rebate - I sent mine in > 30 days later and the request was denied. One would think hanging onto the funds a bit longer would mean more interest earned.
* If your Mac crashes while your guest is open, be prepared to recover the guest disk image from backup.
* Adequate guest performance requires a substantial amount ... Read More:

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Manga Studio Debut 4

from: Smith Micro Software Inc.

November 25, 2008
I bought this for my work MacBook so that I could continue to run a few essential XP applications.

Pros:
* Seamless XP App integration with Unity
* Free upgrade to 2.x
* Downloadable utility to import your old Windows PC image saves a ton of reinstall work.
* Plenty of available VMware images containing Open Source OS's available to tinker with.

Cons:
* Watch the fine print on the rebate - I sent mine in > 30 days later and the request was denied. One would think hanging onto the funds a bit longer would mean more interest earned.
* If your Mac crashes while your guest is open, be prepared to recover the guest disk image from backup.
* Adequate guest performance requires a substantial amount ... Read More:

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Anime Studio 5 Win/Mac

from: Smith Micro Software Inc.

October 30, 2006
Should have 0 stars. I just bought Anime Studio 5 at Target yesterday. I wanted to use it to make animations for use in my classroom. Unfortunately, when I entered the serial number on the sleeve, the program said, "invalid serial number." I tried many more times to enter the serial number, in case I'd made a mistake. I got the same error message. So there's 50 bucks down the drain. Can't return opened software to Target, of course. What a rip off! Ironically, I was able to register it via their website, with the given serial number. Still, it only wants to run the trial or I have to "buy" it again.

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Manga Studio 3.0 Debut for Windows [OLD VERSION]

from: Smith Micro Software Inc.

February 17, 2006
If your operating system is for Windows Vista I'd advise you to stay away from this program! I purchased this program in Feb.2008 and figured I had plenty of time to install it on my computer. Well, it won't install using Vista as the operating system. I'd probably wouldn't have had a problem if I was running it on my old computer, Window XP was it's operating system but I brought a new one. So don't buy this unless you check to make sure it'll run on your computers operating system! I'd rate this 0 stars since I can't use it but the system wouldn't allow it so it has 1 star!

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Poser 7 3D Figure Design and Animation (Win/Mac)

from: Smith Micro Software Inc.

December 04, 2006
It was great to find what I was looking for here and it was even a better to find it for a price lower than anywhere else.

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Vue Easel 6

from: Smith Micro Software Inc.

May 14, 2007
So far the software is great but my computer is the problem because I don't think the video board on my computer is up to stuff for this software. Most of the stuff on there though you have to buy content from Cornicopia...like with Poser 7 you can buy and add content from Content Paradise...which sadly I think both with my Poser 7 software and Vue 6 easel...I am not computer suavy enough to figure it out...but I still love the software.

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Poser 7 3D Figure Design and Animation (Mac)

from: Smith Micro Software Inc.

December 31, 2006
So far the software is great but my computer is the problem because I don't think the video board on my computer is up to stuff for this software. Most of the stuff on there though you have to buy content from Cornicopia...like with Poser 7 you can buy and add content from Content Paradise...which sadly I think both with my Poser 7 software and Vue 6 easel...I am not computer suavy enough to figure it out...but I still love the software.

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eFrontier Anime Studio Pro (Win/Mac)

from: Smith Micro Software Inc.

October 31, 2006
I love this software! I am using the demo version and waiting for my full version order. This is the Professional version and it's easy for any amateur to use, which I am. It comes with tutorials with easy to follow steps. I feel confident that I can do a huge project with this, by myself! I just received the Official Guide and it's a wonderful read. Not boring at all. Kelly L Murdock did an excellent job with manual.

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Poser Pro

from: Smith Micro Software

May 13, 2008
When I heard that a company with a techie name like Smith Micro was buying Poser, I hoped that what had been a fun, but fragmented program might at last be in good hands. No such luck. As noted in the title, Smith Micro does not bring much technology to the Poser table. It basically adds network rendering, which was needed, but at a hefty price, especially for those of us in the Art community who never intended to use Poser with a high end program like Maya. As noted in another review, they haven't done much for those guys either.

In its last release Poser 7 seemed like a mish-mash of modules each designed by a different person. The cloth room required a very different approach from the materials area and the hair and face modules had nothing in common with ... Read More: