D/S 9.25.0 is now the current version. Updated spot renderer is now included in the base download of D/S. :D

Is this the final released version or is it still in beta?

still in beta :) but it seems that v1.0 is not that far away anymore!

Yep, still in beta, but not long now. Phil, I'll say what I say to other merchants at DAZ. Get it and learn now. Doing it step by step as new features are added is way easier than waiting till v 1.0 and trying to figure out how to make your products work all at once. Not only that, you have the option of requesting features and having a hand in the development of it. And they DO listen. I've seen a bunch of things implemented that I requested. Something poser users can only dream of. Apart from that, it's a pleasure to use. After 8 years of battling with klunky old poser, I've found an app I actually enjoy working in. mac

Can't load anything without crashing, on two computers.

What version and did you get the spot renderer also. On earlier versions I had probs crashing till I also installed it. Tho now it is included in the base download and install. :D

I got PC_DAZStudio_0_9_25_0.

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Interestin, I also hade crashes on one computer but I also had awarning that it could not find some element before the crash. Another thing is that the file was big and this computer dose not have lots of ram. On my second system there is no probleme actualy.

To anyone who's having crashes. The major factor in almost all crashes with DS is the video card, and most especially the drivers. You MUST have the latest drivers or problems are practically guaranteed. DAZ collaborate closely with Nvidia, mainly because Nvidia supports OpenGL more than ATI does. Actually, I have an ATI Radeon at the moment (with an Nvidia arriving in a few days), and I haven't had any trouble, but I've updated the drivers with every new release. I know it's really frustrating when apps crash constantly, but the latest releases of DS have been relatively trouble-free for most people. You might want to try again with a newer version. mac

This problem happens when you load any D|S content from their "library." Someone obviously didn't test this version before releasing it.

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Read my post in the Bryce forum before installing D/S 9.25 http://www.renderosity.com/messages.ez?ForumID=107&Form.ShowMessage=2323805

I just checked my two computers with the following video cards: ATI Radeon 7000 series (updated drivers today). D|S loads Vicky 3 RR just fine now! XFX NVidea GeForce FX5200 w/128 MB DDR: Still get the crashes. (Yes, I uninstalled the old drivers and installed the ones I got yesterday).

soul survivor, Yep, I saw your post in the DAZ forum, and it's pretty odd the problems your having. I'm not saying DS doesn't crash, because it obviously does on some systems, but yours seems to be quite an unusual situation. I won't say it's your system. That's stupid. But there may be some weird compatibilty problem and who knows what it could be. These things are so difficult to pinpoint. Sorry to be so unhelpful. It's hateful when these things happen and there's no rational explanation. BTW, have you tried uninstalling and installing a previous version? I make a point of always keeping previous versions, just in case. As a matter of fact, I've already uninstalled this version and gone back one. That was because of a smart-parent bug where some props (but not all) are opening in strange positions. I'm finishing off the DS version of a new product, so I was forced to go to an older build. Really annoying because I can't play with all the new save options. mac

Aha, so you have experienced your own difficulties with this version, and "rolled-back!" Remember I have two computers, with different video cards. D|S no longer crashes on the computer with the ATI Radeon 7000, but still does on the one with the Nvidea card. I may get around to "rolling back" later. In the meantime I've gone back to Poser for some creative projects. One must act when the inspiration attacks.

I also have been using Daz along with Poser 6. I have had some crashes on one of my computers on graphics intense scenes but that one only has 512 mb of ram the other with everything else identical and running 1536 mb of ram has yet to crash. It did shut down a scene or two when I foolishly tried to do several things at once. I do like that I can more easily control the characters with the new beta version without twisting them out of shape.

Seems that this version is not the best one. I got same crashes when trying to use the Base Content and reported that to DAZ. But on the other side D|S works well with Poser content and more than that, it has now "Save Shader" option, and if it works I will not have to fine-tune the surfaces anymore :) It stumbles but gets better and better ^_^ kitty #rendergods

How odd! I just replied to someone on the DAZ forum who's getting crashes with the base content too. I asked a whole slew of questions about computer, OS and video card, but didn't know there were any issues with the base content itself. I'll go back and post this new info. Poor girl! It's her very 1st day with DS and her 1st post at the forum. mac

maclean, I thought you've been reading my posts?! That's just what I was saying.

Yep, I read it, but must've forgotten what the problem was. That was a few days ago and I've read about 1000 posts since then. I think my brain needs a RAM upgrade. LOL. mac

We have something in common. However I don't read that many posts. I get bored easily.

I like to cover the forums. It keeps me in touch with what customers are saying, doing, thinking. And I learn something most days. There's a new build of DS coming soon which apparently fixes the content/bryce problems. Later this week, AFAIK. mac

I do too, but I skim through the subject headers and only read the interesting stuff.