Questor, IIRC (since I can no longer use them with newer versions of the software), the Pro Pack plugins for LightWave, C4D, and 3DS supported both uncompressed and compressed Poser files. Considering that both the plugins and file compression were part of Pro Pack, it would be a massive oversight on CL's part if this were not the case. Since most of these others use BINARY format files, if there is compression, it's built into their respective proprietary format and basically impossible to determine - without insider knowledge. I just find it funny. I started writing a plugin for C4D to import Poser files a while back (using their C SDK) and included support for compressed Poser files no problem. Greenbriar Studio's Poser plugins also support this. It is that simple. You can either create a temporary uncompressed version of the file to actually load or load with decompression/read into a buffer. Since Pro Pack offers the ability to save files compressed, Daz Studio should be made to handle them. Maybe in the future?

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