"Tell that to Pixar or ILM ;) They're using strand-based hair in all their recent movie FX. Or how would you make Sulley (Monsters Inc) with transmaps?"

Yep. You couldn't do it simply with transmaps or shaders, at least not to a convincing degree in animation. The problem I see in this community is that it's deeply divided between "ease of use" and "power features". Has a lot to do with the fact that this program (Poser) based it's roots in STILL images, and now is trying to shift gears towards animators. Which is why I'd like to see TWO versions of P6. One higher end, and one for hobbyists.

I do think the P5 dynamic hair needs LOTS of improvements in the animation department (collisions), but it's definitely a step in the right direction for Curious Labs. I'm glad they're finally doing something for us animators (cloth, hair).

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Tools :  3dsmax 2015, Daz Studio 4.6, PoserPro 2012, Blender v2.74

System: Pentium QuadCore i7, under Win 8, GeForce GTX 780 / 2GB GPU.