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A desktop application for Windows, Linux, Macintosh that you download and install.
Insight was first released in 1979 and has been used world wide since. It is an excellent teaching tool for demonstrating the principles of formula/analysis/unity, limit formulas, LOI, and material-oxide relationships. Insight + SQLite = Supercharged Database InsightSQLite is the fastest, smallest, most reliable cross platform database and it is integrated into level 1 and 2 Insight! This is the same database that is in your smart phone, tablet or MP3 player. Read about it at http://sqllite.org (you can download a command-line shell from there to execute SQL commands on the database). Insight builds the database automatically at startup (if it does not exist) and imports any existing recipe files it finds. The Insight recipe database is in just one file, it is maintained in the same folder as MDT and recipe files, so it is easy to find and backup. Insight now uses the traditional XML format recipe files as an automatic backup so you can actually erase the database file and it will be rebuilt and the recipes reimported! The previous recipe filing system has not been discarded, but improved: it reads and writes all legacy format recipe files using a standard file open/save dialog. Insight has always been targeted at ceramic calculations but now it also has the best database. |
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Learning INSIGHTIt is simple: Click Video Tutorials (above left) to learn to use INSIGHT and to formulate, fix and adjust glazes at the same time. The videos will play on any standard PC with Flash installed, but they will also play on iOS, Android or any device that can play a 640x480 mp4 file. PricesSee the Red Numbers below in the chart.To BuyLogin or create an account |
Feature ComparisonClick links below for more information. References to Insight-Live.com refer to online version, it is a separate product. | Desktop INSIGHT Version (to buy click here) |
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Level 1 $59 |
Level 2 $149 |
Site License $695 |
Insight-Live From 3¢/day | |
| Multi-Platform: [Windows] [OSX] [OS9] [Linux] |  |
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| Download privileges expire in | 2 months | 3 years | 4 years | 5 years | Nothing to download |
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| Ceramic chemistry calculation | Interactive | Interactive | Interactive | Interactive | Passive |
| Integrates with Digitalfire Reference Library | |
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| Maintain materials database as Excel CSV | |
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| Free copy of 4Sight Ceramic Database | |
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| Install on many computers for use by many people | |
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| Support for units-of-measure, firing schedules, projects, recipe variations, inter-recipe linking, reference materials and recipes | |
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| Unlimited materials, recipes | |
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| Physical testing data management | |
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| Side-by-side recipes | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Unlimited |
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| Features evolve automatically, automatic backup, secure, works on any device with a browser and internet | |
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What People Are Saying
- Anyway, good program and lots of info on the web site. Keep up the good work.
- First impressions of the software on my Macintosh are very good and the manual is excellent. When I'm not acting the part-time ceramicist, I'm a web software designer/developer and I know how hard it is to do this stuff well.
- I'm back on track with my glaze tests! I'm using Insight to change the expansion of a red / purple glaze. Your program really is teaching me.
- The download and install went perfect which I enjoyed ;-) . I find it very expensive to keep buying all the various components of the recipes. It would be nice to actually understand what the ingredients do and learn how to substitute a smaller subset of ingredients for the desired results. Hence the interest in your product! There is a lot to learn and it looks like the software coupled with the Magic of Fire book would be a structured path to meet this goal.
- I will say this Tony, you sure packed alot of knowledge into your software. I have only just begun investigating glaze formulation. I am looking forward to getting a better understanding of what's going on an to demystify the process. I fixed cars for 30 years so I find it a challenge to problem solve. During your instruction videos I was astonished about all the possibilities.
