Okay, I may be the only one who has not ordered poser 6 yet, but for those of you who have it how many of you downloaded it? Did you experience any problems? Should I download Poser 6 or order the physical shipment? Does the downloadable version contain everything the physical CD does? (Using High Speed DSL) Mac

Message edited on: 04/22/2005 12:32

I've downloaded it with no problems at all. Even downloaded it the first day it became available in 4hrs or so. The download should obtain everything the physical has. Unless you like a box, cd's and printed manual, I see no reason at all why not to download.

Yes, the download version is exactly like the CD version. It even has the autorun file so when you burn it onto a CD it will behave exactly like the regular CD when you put it in your drive.
And, no, I did not have any trouble downloading it, but YMMV depending on your connection speed. The zip is 698 MB (plus another 380 MB zip for Shade).

Message edited on: 04/22/2005 12:41

I did the download with high speed cable connection, no problems here.

I downloaded it. No problems at all. Its big, but since you have a high-speed connection, you should be fine.

The physical CD should hold everything that the downloadable version does and vice versa.

For me it was more worth the download because I really didn't need a hardcopy of the manual, and it included Shade LE for free.

I did both - boxed for Windows, download for MacOSX. As far as I know, the only difference is that you can't download the box, printed manual, and the other printed material included with the boxed version. :) The download is humongous, but I just let it chug along and no problems. Poser 6 is around 700MB and add an additional 400MB download if you need the free ShadeLE that comes with the purchase.

And the biggest advantage of all is that you don't have to pay any shipping charges and no waiting for delivery.

Ok, I was told Poser 6 didn't come with a printed manual only a .PDF manual. If Poser 6 Physical comes with a printed manual then I think I'll do that. Manual - Is the Poser 6 manual a hard copy or .PDF Does the hard copy cover in depth how to use Poser 6 for this newby? and how may pages is the hard copy?

The hard copy manual is identical to the PDF version included with the download. The shippable version includes both hard copy and pdf versions. The download version also includes a pdf of the reference card, tutorial manual and poser Ptyhon methods book.

I downloaded it when it was on sale that one weekend. I've had no problems with it, but I sort of wish I had gotten one with the printed manual. There is suppose to be a good one though 12$ I think from Amazon and I'll be getting that.

Thanks, but is the printed manual worth waiting 2 weeks to get it or would I be better off downloading and learning right away? Can someone email me the Poser 6 .pdf manual so I can decide if the .pdf is sufficient?

I downloaded it. Without download accelerators. DSL 512. 4 hours. No problemo ;)

I d/l ed it on Cable in less than an hour without any download accelerators, , but for some reason, though, I couldn't get Shade to download unassisted,. After about 50 tries I finally installed the GetRight demo and had it downloaded in about 20 minutes or half an hour.

Downloaded over high speed DSL (3 Mbit), no problem at all. Took about 40 minutes (average dl speed close to 300 KB/s). A mistake on my part: I also got the boxed version (Windows). The CDs are identical. The boxed version comes with a printed manual. It's better than the P5 manual IMO.

The Quick Reference cards are handy, and I prefer printed manuals so that I can put sticky notes on key points. If you download, you save shipping costs and you get it almost immediately. There are advantages both ways, but I'd still go with the box. Carolly

Attached Link: http://www.cocs.com/poser/poser6review.htm

Personally, I recommend getting the boxed version: 1) You don't have to wait for a 650M download. 2) You don't have to copy it to your CD. 3) The PDF manual (in the downloadable version) may be enough, but nothing beats having the printed manual on your desk as you work through a tutorial. 4) You get 3 physical CD's (Poser 6 install, Poser 6 content, and Shade LE7). 5) You get a nice, thick reference manual... though I haven't actually read it yet. ;) 6) You get a nice reference card... with a list of "secret" keyboard shortcuts. 7) You get a nice box to display on your shelf. --John

John, its your opinion and its okay, yeah ... ... but I couldnt wait more ... I prefer 4 hours of download against a waiting of x days (Im in Spain) ... and ... I never know what I do with THESE DAMNED EMPTY BOXES ... because I always store the CDs out there ... and I have no space for another box :)

I store all my CD's in a large carry case - for emergency reasons and so that they are all in one easy place for reference. As for the box, most of them are collapsable. Then storage is minimal. And the box is still available if you ever decide to sell later.