"How to Install Bryce 5.5c"

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Installing Bryce 5.5c

A video tutorial of how to install Bryce 5.5c on OS X. Using the software afterward, that's another story.

So, what are you witnessing above?
You are looking at the upgrade. The application files were purchased and downloaded from the DAZ3D site in the online store for Bryce 5.5.

You are looking at a real update installation happening in real time, with the video sped up so that you don't have to watch the progress bar crawl.

The video ends with a successful install, but as you can see, Bryce appears configured in such a way that opening it invokes the Apple Script Editor. Clearly this is wrong, it should be an application.

Are we talking about the same Bryce5.5 file?

Most likely, and you can check your version against the one in the video.

The MD5 hash is 0a533d4e2f07ea576073c35b4e534c61.
The file size is 4669756 bytes, and the file permissions are -rwx------ (0700).

A hex dump of the first 32 bytes for confirmation are:

0000000      4a6f    7921    7065    6666    7077    7063    0000    0001
           J   o   y   !   p   e   f   f   p   w   p   c nul nul nul soh
0000020      befc    3e72    0000    0000    0000    0000    0000    0000
          be  fc   >   r nul nul nul nul nul nul nul nul nul nul nul nul

Why did this suddenly become a problem?

After upgrading to OS X 10.4, many of us Bryce 5.0 users experienced problems. So we wrote to technical support, and here's what we were told:

Thank you for your email. Yes, Tiger or 10.4 will not work with
Bryce 5.0. You have to have the Bryce 5.5 and the update 5.5c.
The upgrade link is:
http://www.daz3d.com/support/downloads.php?product=bryce

Uninstalling Bryce

If you already have Bryce installed and your copy isn't working, get rid of Bryce, Bryce Lightning, and DAZStudio folders in your Applications folder. Check your home folder, there's a folder in there called lib, and inside of it are three files: libdaz-qsa.sylib, libdaz-qt-my.dylib, and libdzcore.dylib. Get rid of them too.

Do a Fresh Install

Make sure you have installed br_bn002_Bryce55_Full.sit first.

Here you see the 28.18MB Apple version of Bryce 5.5 Hi-Bandwith downloaded. This file is br_app001_cUP-99.sit, and comes with the happy description of:

Bryce 5.5c: Resolves compatability issues with DAZ|Studio via updated DLL files and a new version of DAZ|Studio.

What does Tech Support Say?

I would suggest making sure you have Bryce 5.0 uninstalled first, just in case it is interfering with Bryce 5.5.

Then, run the Bryce 5.5 installer again. If your Mac is not recognizing it as an installer file, I would suggest updating to the latest version of StuffIt Expander, deleting your existing SIT and Installer file, clearing your cache and cookies, and redownloading.

During the Bryce 5.5 installation, make sure you say Yes to install DAZ|Studio, if prompted. Once the installation is complete, restart your computer, and see if that allows you to open Bryce 5.5.

DAZ Technical Support
tech@daz3d.com
1-800-267-5170 ext 110
Mon-Fri 9AM to 5PM MST

Repeated installs and uninstalls did nothing for me.

Taking Matters Into One's Own Hands

Given that I had nothing to lose, and that multiple reinstalls produce the identical results as shown above, I decided to experiment a bit. Knowing on OS X that applications are really bundles, I gave Bryce the standard .app extension using the Terminal application:

$ cd /Applications/Bryce5.5 $ ls -l total 17072 -rwx------ 1 wls admin 1353898 Apr 28 2005 B6Axiom -rwx------ 1 wls admin 492207 Apr 28 2005 B6ImageIO -rwx------ 1 wls admin 4669756 Jul 14 2005 Bryce5.5 -rwx------ 1 wls admin 195 Dec 21 2004 Bryce55 Links.txt -rw-r--r-- 1 wls admin 24296 Feb 18 17:16 Bryce55 Prefs drwx------ 3 wls admin 102 Feb 18 17:09 Content drwx------ 61 wls admin 2074 Feb 18 17:12 Data drwx------ 4 wls admin 136 Feb 18 17:10 Help -rwx------ 1 wls admin 119791 Mar 18 2005 LinksImage.gif -rwx------ 1 wls admin 913 Mar 18 2005 LinksMenu.htm -rwx------ 1 wls admin 227090 Aug 25 2001 MSL_All_Carbon.Shlb drwx------ 40 wls admin 1360 Feb 18 17:10 Plugins drwx------ 11 wls admin 374 Feb 18 17:16 Presets -rwx------ 1 wls admin 2087 Mar 15 2005 StartupScript.ds drwx------ 4 wls admin 136 Feb 18 17:12 StudioSupport -rwx------ 1 wls admin 193588 Apr 28 2005 amberkrn -rwx------ 1 wls admin 67381 May 25 2005 amberogl $ mv Bryce5.5 Bryce5.5.app

Bryce 5.5c icon The moment I did this, the expected icon appeared and Bryce was functional.

The Problem Path
If you happen to see less files, like about 8, or you see this dialog when you try to open Bryce:

The default axiom applicatoin resource environment could not be found.
Then you did not properly uninstall Bryce. Or, more likely, you didn't install the full version of Bryce before the upgrade.
Go back, delete all the files and folders mentioned at the start, and when you install Bryce 5.5 Full and then the Update for Bryce 5.5c, make sure anytime you have the opportunity to Uninstall, you do that first, then resume with the installation.

Bryce 5 Books
Take a look at the Bryce 5 Handbook.

Get Info Bryce5.5.app