While I was still using Poser 4 I could easily edit all files (such as cr2) with the windows Notpad or Editor. All files were well formated with linefeeds and easy to read. If I create these files with P5 they are completly messed up and I am unable to read or edit anything Is there any way to bring these files in the old formated form or is there a special editor how makes working with the new files possible again ?

I get this also. I just open in Wordpad and save in plain text format. If you find that it forces a TXT extension, either edit it back in Windows Explorer, or when saving enclose the file name in "quotes".

Turn off the file compression in P5. I don't have it, so I can't tell you how.

Don't know. I installed my poser yesterday. Loaded one of my own P4 characters and added it to the P5 library. The file was messed up. file compression was never turned on. If I use file compression I don't get cr2 files but crz files. If I open them with a editor it's even not text anymore.

Wyrwulf is correct! crz files will open all messed up for they are compressed.. You need to convert it to a cr2 files first. In Poser 5 Goto (EDIT) (General Preferences) and uncheck "Use File Compression" and click OK. Now open your figure in Poser 5 and resave it with a new name. The new name will now have a cr2 extention.

Oh! Never mind then. ;)

ok, if I open the file with Wordpad instead the editor (notepad) it looks fine. And I just found out P5 creates external obj automaticly. What an improvement !

Might want to try editpad lite - its free (sorry do not have the link handy, but a google search should find it straightaway). I use to edit in notepad all the time, and early on was told that using wordpad can lead to problems when saving a cr2. Not sure, now, since it sounds like PhilC uses wordpad and he knows his stuff - hey Phil what's the real scoop?

Attached Link: http://www.editpadlite.com/

Yes I suspect EditPad Lite may display your files corectly, and it's a great text editor.

FYI: all compressed ..z files are just zipped text. Rename the file to *.zip and extract the contained text file! martin

Also you can open cz2 files with winzip without having to change the extension. Might work on other progs also, only know it works for winzip. right click on the file in WE and use the open with command. You can then view the cr2 with the internal view, and if needed copy to clipboard and paste into a text editor to be modified.

And the answer is... Don't use anything other than Poser 4 for creating Poser content. ;-)

PhilC, if you open wordpad, edit the file, then don't save but close wordpad you will get a message to save your file, save it then you will not get the .TXT added.

And if we only have Poser 5?

Well, if you selling stuff you actually aught to buy a copy of 4, honest! Otherwise your restricting yourself to the Poser 5 market, too. Poser 4 is a pretty solid program, incidently!