Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: Crazed thoughts about the future of Poser and our communities

ynsaen opened this issue on Feb 12, 2004 ยท 22 posts


Mercytoo posted Fri, 13 February 2004 at 10:00 PM

(I deleted this because my html was screwy, sorry! - reposting without html) I feel compelled to put my 2 cents in here. But, as I always say, no worries - I accept refunds ;-) I use P4PP. I am interested in purchasing P5, but I keep hearing that P6 is due out soon, so I am waiting and very much looking forward to it's release! :-) I agree with many of the things said here. As I have never "experienced" they dynamic clothing & other P5 only features, I can only comment on what I know from using P4PP. I agree, I do not want to see Poser become more of a modeling program. I have a modeling program, it was very expensive! I use Poser because it's quick and FUN and the price has been right! It allows me to create images I probably could not otherwise create. So, with that said, I have a few things I would like to see improved as well :-) I can not stress enough how much I would love a better lighting system. As Ynsaen mentioned, Point lighting would be fantastic. I think I read that P5 has this, but, I'll say it anyway - volumetric lighting. :-) While I'm on the topic of lighting, a way to delete all the lights at once would be very grand. I have a python script to do this, but that's another window to open. It would be nice if there was one little button next to the lights to delete them all. A better render engine would be high on my list too. As well as better previews. I'm surprized sometimes when I render something and my lighting looks very different from my preview! Sure would save time if the work window's preview looked a little more like the render. Would be nice if you could actually preview transparant items instead of little dots. :- One very important feature I would love to see is the multiple undo! I'd be happy with 10 - 15 for Poser, lol. Anything's better than 1. Copy & Paste of objects is another fantastic Idea that Ynsaen mentioned and I've often wished for. I have python scripts to allow me to duplicate figures & props. Sure would be nice if duplication of objects was built right in. It would save me from having to open up another window. Of course, I have to add that It would be nice if it worked with Windows copy & paste keyboard shortcuts - ctrl + C & ctrl + V. Even if it just pasted the copy at the same coordinates of the origional object, or centered in my work window. That would be a nice feature. As I am getting ready to purchase more memory, which will be rather pricey... yes, better memory handling would be GREAT! :-D Working in multiple memory heavy programs like Photoshop & Poser or C4D & Poser really bogs down my system. And, my system's not too ancient yet! I'm not familiar with P5's interface, I do like P4's. But, one thing I don't like about P4 (and I do believe it's been fixed in P5) is the restriction of categories in each library. I have to manually clean my Pose folder once a month at least. Gets to be a bit trying. I for one would LOVE it if I could purchase something from a merchant, unzip or install it to my runtime directory, then while in poser, have the ability to put files where I want them to live. Like Mat files... If I buy a new texture/mat pack for the morphing fantasy dress from MerchantX, and MerchantX has it set up to be in his own special folder in the pose library... I'd love to just drag it (or cut & paste) to MY morphing fantasy dress category... thumbnail & all, while in Poser. That way I know where everything is and can keep Poser organize the way I like it. Not the way MerchantX likes it. I think we all do things our own ways, and we all tend to be a little set in those ways. Implimenting drag & drop for Libraries would allow each artist to customize his/her runtime quickly & easily. I also dislike how my Library categories are smooshed in P4PP. If they have long names, forget it, I have to guess sometimes and hope I'm going into the right folder (especially if I've been lazy & haven't cleaned up my runtime, lol). I agree that a larger pannel would be a great addition. If any of the things I've mentioned can be done in P5, I appologise for beating a dead horse. I can't stress enough how much I do love Poser and how wonderful it would be to see it keep improving for many years to come. Thanks to Ynsaen for posting this thread. It really gives us all a bit of a voice - I hope :-) (And thanks to CL for reading). Liz