No. Poser isn't a remote threat to Maya. If you want to 'creat your own characters and animate them' you might wanna take a look at Animation Master. It's only $250.00 and the character animation toolset is better than any in the industry, including Maya (many Maya pros do their personal projects with Animation Master). There is downside to it, though, mainly that it won't fit neatly into a poly pipeline. But if you're a hobbyist you probably don't care about that.

Message edited on: 08/20/2004 16:02