Jonathan Kaplan on sun 12 may 96
I use both Insight as well as Hyperglaze and the money spent for both these
programs pails in light of the amount of information and results gleaned
from their use.
Jonathan
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Dave Finkelnburg on tue 18 aug 09
Bruce,=3D0A=3DA0=3DA0=3DA0 You may also want to check out Hyperglaze.=3DA0 =
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gh results should be the same.=3DA0 Both Hyperglaze and GlazeMaster let you=
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=3DA0link photos and notes to recipes.=3DA0 I don't know if Tony has added =
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to Insight.=3D0A=3DA0=3DA0=3DA0 All the best,=3D0A=3DA0=3DA0=3DA0=3DA0=3DA=
0=3DA0=3DA0=3DA0=3DA0 Dave F=3D
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__________________=3D0AFrom: Bruce Girrell =3D0A=
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Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG=3D0ASent: Monday, August 17, 2009 4:25:38 PM=3D0AS=
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ct: =3D0AMany thanks to those who took the time to respond to my request bo=
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on-list and off.=3D0A=3D0AThe general preference of most was Insight, but =
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=3D0A=3D0APersonally, I would like the ability to generate variants - line =
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ds and Currie grids, for example - and compare a set of glazes graphically,=
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something that would make comparing the glazes to each other and to the va=
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rious limits much easier. It would also be nice if I could annotate with ph=
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otos and descriptions of fired results. Maybe some of them do that and I si=
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mply don't know it.=3D0A=3D0AIt seems that all of the programs are missing =
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or that in their database. For example, Insight has rutile, but doesn't ha=
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ve ilmenite, which seems odd, as ilmenite has more iron in it than rutile a=
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nd would affect the results more, especially in reduction. And Insight make=
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s me feel like I'm still running DOS.=3D0A=3D0AI guess I'll download a tria=
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GM and GC to try them out as well. If I discover anything worth mentioning=
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- including my ignorance of existing features - I'll post.=3D0A=3D0AOnce a=
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, I appreciate the input from your experiences and I thank you.=3D0A=3D0A=
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ce Girrell=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A
June on tue 18 aug 09
Insight does allow notes and photos.
Regards,
June
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From: Dave Finkelnburg
To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 2:50:58 PM
Subject: Re: Glaze calc programs
Bruce,
You may also want to check out Hyperglaze. It was created by Richard =
Burkett at San Diego State.
I originally bought Tony Hansen's Insight, and though I did really like=
how easy it was to use, I never upgraded. Instead, I switched to John Hes=
selberth's Glaze Master. The most recent version of the latter is improved=
and I find it also easy to use. Richard Burkett gave me a copy of Hypergl=
aze 3 years ago and I tested it, found it is really more "visual" than the =
other two I mentioned. I think that reflects Burkett's artist background, =
versus the technical backgrounds of Hesselberth and Hansen. That said, all=
three do basically the same thing, which is quickly calculate UMF from a r=
ecipe by using an updateable database of raw materials. Artists who really=
struggle with us linear technogeeks may find Hyperglaze easier to work wit=
h though results should be the same. Both Hyperglaze and GlazeMaster let y=
ou link photos and notes to recipes. I don't know if Tony has added that t=
o Insight.
All the best,
Dave Finkelnburg
http://www.mattanddavesclays.com/
________________________________
From: Bruce Girrell
To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 4:25:38 PM
Subject:
Many thanks to those who took the time to respond to my request both on-lis=
t and off.
The general preference of most was Insight, but GlazeMaster appears to be a=
close second with GlazeChem coming in after that.
Personally, I would like the ability to generate variants - line blends and=
Currie grids, for example - and compare a set of glazes graphically, somet=
hing that would make comparing the glazes to each other and to the various =
limits much easier. It would also be nice if I could annotate with photos a=
nd descriptions of fired results. Maybe some of them do that and I simply d=
on't know it.
It seems that all of the programs are missing this or that in their databas=
e. For example, Insight has rutile, but doesn't have ilmenite, which seems =
odd, as ilmenite has more iron in it than rutile and would affect the resul=
ts more, especially in reduction. And Insight makes me feel like I'm still =
running DOS.
I guess I'll download a trial of GM and GC to try them out as well. If I di=
scover anything worth mentioning - including my ignorance of existing featu=
res - I'll post.
Once again, I appreciate the input from your experiences and I thank you.
Bruce Girrell
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