"The same snobbery goes on over here. And now we're putting down what snobs the Epiloguers are." THANK YOU! I'm so glad someone had the balls to post this. Poser users are just as guilty of snobbery as ANYONE ELSE. I've seen it plenty of times myself. If someone renders a fantastic Poser scene in 3dsMax or Lightwave, there are a certain demographic of users here who either IGNORE a completely fantastic render because it's done in a "high end" app, or go about calling the person a "cheater" (using words that amount to about the same thing) for not using Poser to render it. MEANWHILE, these same people are postworking the hell out of their own renders in Photoshop, or rendering their stuff in Vue or Bryce! Why is it that someone who makes a TOP QUALITY render in say 3dsMax of Vicki in a temple gets snubbed in the galleries, while guys and gals who basically paint the final piece get high praise and 100 votes? It's snobbery, just like the kind you get from the "elitists". Anyway, I don't have any recent examples to give, but everyone knows that stuff goes on. People ask "what did you use to render this?" If the answer is Bryce or Vue, it's OK. If it's Lightwave or Max, then it's treated as if the guy was cheating? As if either of those programs has a magic render button. For those here who think like that, I might point out that it's often harder to get good renders in the high end apps than it is in the low end apps. There's many complex factors to deal with, and tons of options to choose from, which can confuse and frustrate you. Believe me, I work with them! So in closing, all I'd like to say is... if you see a 3dsMax, or Maya, or Lightwave user rendering Poser figures in the galleries, instead of ignoring them or thinking they cheated because they used a high end app to achieve the results, perhaps it would be best to leave a comment or even a little praise (if the result deserves it), because they worked just as hard on thier images as anyone, and the fact that their using Poser figures means their doing their part in breaking the stereotype. ;-))

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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.