Forum: DAZ|Studio


Subject: Unlike Poser, DAZ Studio ===ADDS=== Lights

Veritas777 opened this issue on Jan 02, 2004 ยท 9 posts


Veritas777 posted Sat, 03 January 2004 at 9:25 PM

I don't think that's in there yet. I love playing with lighting, but DS has what I would call good lights but so far only basically implimented. You can't yet soften the edge of a spotlight, etc. The shadows in DS can be very nice however and I know the 3delight rendering engine is just barely being tapped into. For people who have Bryce or Vue, they are going to LOVE using Daz Studio! A lot of "wish list" things like- importing Poser lights (which you cannot do in Bryce or Vue) is already implimented in DS. DS delivers a softer look than Bryce, somewhat more like Vue, AND has full Poser file imports (ALL of them!) But Pz3 is still buggy in this Alpha version. I think DAZ Studio is going to deliver some of the BEST features of Vue (without E-On's Plants- so far) but with a rendering engine that is more like Lightwave, 3D Studio MAX or Maya. Remember- DS can do straight Poser like scenes- AND do Ray-Tracing! This opens up things like beautiful Bryce and Vue water and sky-cloud scenes. E-On already has software like this for Lightwave- so it is conceivable that they might create a software plug-in for Daz Studio as well. I've already found that other 3D plant and tree models import well into DS- so you are looking a COMPLETE rendering environment-PLUS Cel-Shade and HDRI Plug-ins that Vue will not be able to match with its rendering engine (same problem Bryce has had). Daz Studio has a GREAT FUTURE, I think. I'm very excited about it and think others will be too once the software goes into Beta and the initial bugs get ironed-out.