Is one of the best XSI tutorial sites now Dead?

[Gman]

Hello All,

Does anyone know if 'http://www.vast.ws' is now dead? I can never seem to view the site anymore. To me me it was my favorite XSI resourse ..

http://www.vast.ws/resources/xsi/tutorials/tutorials.html

Anyone have any information?

Cheers

Gman

[IslandDreamer]

I just checked and it's working for me.

[Gman]

Very Strange... :( It simply will not load for me.. All other sites are fine..

[Gman]

Do you know of any mirrors to this site?

[yayas]

I can't open it too.
I believe the site is there, as my browser seems connecting but somehow turned down.

[Gman]

I have had a few friends also check this site , some with success others cannot access like myself? Could this be an ISP issue?

[septopus]

try again now.

[Gman]

Nope :( Still the same... messge from firefox

The connection has timed out

The server at www.vast.ws is taking too long to respond.

* The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few
moments.

* If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
connection.

* If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure
that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.

[Hirazi Blue]

Same problem here (although I am on MSIE 6, yes I know... :eek: )...

[Gman]

Hirazi Blue (http://community.softimage.com/member.php?u=184)

Have you been able to hit it before?

[Leo]

I can't load it either...
Leo

[septopus]

works for me. using opera and comcast, im in boston Mass

[Gman]

It must be an ISP thing or something cause I just tried to connect with a proxy server and I was able to connect to the site without any problems... Werid... So my normal Uk connection /ISP seems to be blocked or something...

[grahamef]

I'm pretty sure that the Softimage Production Series hosted right here on Softimage Net has all the same videos: http://community.softimage.com/forumdisplay.php?f=73

Be aware that they were originally created for version 4.

[Zafar Iqbal]

Haven't worked for me for 1-2 weeks.

[Hirazi Blue]

I'm pretty sure that the Softimage Production Series hosted right here on Softimage Net has all the same videos: http://community.softimage.com/forumdisplay.php?f=73


Strangely, it hasn't...
The original "Production Series" contained more content than has been hosted here: Animation, Simulation, Rendering... These additional chapters were included on the aforementioned VAST-Website... :yes:

[tomkirbygreen]

The site worked first time (and so far, every time) for me - and I'm running Vista / IE7.

[Gman]

I've been told the site is for Americans only? Hmmm.. Very strange..

[Ge-force]

ok guys,
the same for me but then i was playing around with the website and i found how to open it ,it might seem stupid but here is how to open it :-
1.Open google translate.
2.select spanish to english.
3.past the website link overthere.
or you can have the website link
http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vast.ws%2Fresources%2 Fxsi%2Ftutorials%2Ftutorials.html&langpair=es%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF8

[Zafar Iqbal]

Ge-force: It does work... lol!

[Ge-force]

You mean it already worked or it worked using google translate ?

[Zafar Iqbal]

It worked using your translation tip - doesn't really make sence, thats why I was a bit surprised in my respond :o

[Ge-force]

XD ..Glade it worked ,BTW i use google translator as anonymouse web surfing too .becouse here in kuwait they have blocked many 3D sites

[Zafar Iqbal]

Nice - never thought of using it that way

[photex]

If you aren't able to get to a particular site because a timeout, while you are able to see it via google translate or some other web proxy; this is a great indicator that your ISP is filtering *at least* DNS from that site, or the IP block they belong too.
If you're on a college campus, or workplace contact your IT department. If you're at home, good luck getting a hold of someone at your broadband provider who can do anything about that. ;)

[Gman]

For anyone who need these video you can download them all from :

http://www.xsibase.com/forum/index.php?board=29;action=display;threadid=33369;s tart=15

http://81.169.168.8/projects/xsituts/XSI4_Modelling.rar
1.75 GB

http://81.169.168.8/projects/xsituts/XSI4_Animation.rar
1.33 GB

http://81.169.168.8/projects/xsituts/XSI4_rendering.rar
1.08GB

http://81.169.168.8/projects/xsituts/XSI4_RenderingConcepts.rar
698MB

http://81.169.168.8/projects/xsituts/xsi4_simulation.rar
904GB

Cheers to Vast and the Base

[Zafar Iqbal]

904GB? :biggrin:

[Ge-force]

LOL ,he meant MB i think,or else that is a "XSI|Noob To Pro" video XD.

[Michaela]

lol, I read 904 GB and was bummed I didn't have a larger HD.

I've never seen Vast before, so far I've relied on purchasing Digital Tutors Videos, but I'll take all the help I can. :D