Q2 opened this issue on Dec 24, 2002 ยท 8 posts
wolf359 posted Thu, 26 December 2002 at 7:55 AM
If you already OWN poser/vicky/mike and one these applications you can do this yourself and even if Daz built the LW vicky rig for you its still NOT going to function as it does in poser once you open the Scene file in lightwave cinema or MAYA. you WONT be able to click a library button and change clothes and hair like in poser any change of clothing will have to be parented and weight mapped in LW or cinema.( I Dont Know MAYA..... YET) you still will have to use the lightwave ,MAYA modeling tool for facial body morphs You will still have to learn to properly use the Character Manipulation tools of LW MAYA C4DXL etc. to "POSE" your LW vicky rig. NOW I dont want to come off sounding like "Wgreenlee1" BUT By Stepping outside the push buttonwork flow of poser you gain a whole new world of total control over every aspect of your characters and scenes The kind of control that requires you to learn the underlying core of your program funtions thats hidden from you in poser Everything that Poser5 failed to implement or implemented poorly already exists in lightwave for those who are willing to read their manuals and download tutorials, I mean Fur /Hair Cloth simulation hardware graphics support, real volumetric lighting, mapping of human faces onto characters etc Collison detection and soft body dynamics.( jiggling Fat jowls Breast etc) particle system that can simulate fluid dynamics like running water etc. and a world class Subpatch modelor that can create ANYTHING you want. NOW if none of this animation/effects crap interests, you and all you want to do is have vicky /mike/possette, posed and renderd for stills then DAZ knows that there are already free is very low cost alternative to posers "Firefly" renderer that dont require the purchase of a complete CG/effects package like MAYA or Lightwave.