'empty speculation with no facts' is what this thread should have been titled. I understand that people want information, or failing that, to make wild guesses at what a software may or may not do, but it's pointless really. Of course, not that that's ever stopped anyone. Human nature, I guess. What do we know about DAZ|Studio? Well, we've seen the interface and we have the word of several reliable people who have or are using it, so we know it's not 'vaporware'. That comment is totally unjustified. We know it's 'poser-compatable'. What does that mean? It means, presumably, that we can use all or most of our poser figures in it. We also know it's modular. So, instead of paying $200 for software with a bunch of things we have no use for, we pay $50 for the 5 plug-ins we need (random prices pulled out of my umderpants). Does that make sense? It sure does to me! And lastly, we know it'll be a free beta and it won't cost us a cent to find out whether it's a turkey or not. Other than that, we know very little, so why don't we just leave it at that until DAZ get the damned thing built. Then the feeding-frenzy can begin in earnest. And believe me, it will. mac