Hi all... CRPro II is on the shelves! Another 6 months in development, it takes the program to new levels of simplicity and strength:) 'cos my fingers are worn to a nub, I'm pasting the product blurbs here, but first a couple of things: CRPro II comes in two flavours. The full version is for new users while a (I hope very reasonable) upgrade version is available for those who already own CRPro. For each sale of the full or upgrade I'm donating approx $1.50 to a local art-based charity who do some great work in my town. I can post some more info on Artscape if requested:) Here goes with the blurb........

CorrectReference Professional is a stand-alone utility for Curious Labs Poser 3, 4, 5 and Propack. CorrectReference and CRPro are copyright 2002-2005 Hogsoft. Poser is a trademark of Curious Labs and E-Frontier. 75p (about $1.50) from each sale is donated to an art-based charity!

CRPro II (2.1.1.23)

The basics:
Poser's library files contain 'references' to other files such as texture images and geometry mesh files. Generally, these references work well but misplaced files or incorrect references can cause all sorts of problems. Poser itself is notoriously sensitive to bad references: incorrect geometry references will cause Poser 4 to crash when it attempts to load the library file, while bad texture references often lead to an endless loop of 'locate file' dialogues. Squeaky-clean references in your libraries will provide many benefits: Your Poser library files will load more quickly and without spitting out errors, your distributed content will work out-of-the-box without end-users having to tweak the files, Poser will not 'lock' the library folders to PBooost and you will know that your content will always be in tip-top shape, ready for the rigours of even the most demanding Poser session.

But this is just the beginning. CRPro II has much, much more to offer both the professional and the casual Poser user...

What CRPro II will fix in your libraries:
Corrects image references to texture, bump, reflection and transparency references in P4 and P5 style materials so they explicitly point to exactly the right file and path. CRPro II looks deeply into the syntax of reference lines:
Repairs missing "0 0" lines after image references in P4 materials,
Fixes missing, incomplete or incorrect quotation marks,
Repairs incorrectly defined null or blank references,
Enumerates getStringRes calls and checks the existence of the underlying file,
Repairs references to PICT images if the file is actually a TIFF.
Corrects geometry mesh references so they explicitly point to exactly the right file and path. In addition to many of the syntax checks described above, CRpro II also:
Repairs references to an OBJ file if the file is actually an OBZ and vice-versa.
Corrects injection (readScript) references in your 3rd generation figures so they explicitly point to exactly the right file and path and, in addition to the usual syntax checks,
Repairs file compression irregularities in injection references (pz2/p2z etc.).
Corrects Poser 6 PMD (binary morph file) references.
Unwanted RSR or PNG thumbnails can be automatically removed during the scan.
All references to duplicate files are dealt with intelligently and safely.
Options to deal with bump references in a variety of ways depending on your content.
Corrects incorrect file-types in your Poser libraries. i.e. ".pz2" mat poses in your camera libraries are changed to ".cm2" etc.

What makes it so powerful and easy to use:
Designed to be fully compatible with Poser 3, 4, 5, 6 and Propack.
Invisibly scans compressed and uncompressed content files.
Dry-run scans can be performed showing you exactly what CRPro II would like to repair.
Special quarantine folder where unwanted files are placed so they retain their path structure.
Super-efficient Direct Disk Read scanning routines give the speed you expect with much reduced memory useage.
You can organise your textures and geometries folders as you like, then run CRPro on the library to re-fix all the references in one hit.
All windows and dialogues have an information bar giving you detailed instructions and hints.
When manually selecting from duplicate files a thumb is shown together with useful file details.
Choose a folder in which to start the scan either from CRPro II or from the right-click menu in Windows Explorer.
Choose from a list of previously scanned folders.
Scan your whole library, a particular folder or even selected files.
Filter the file browser to only show Poser library files and folders which contain them.
All functions are accessable through tool-buttons for quick access and useability.
Quickly set up all your texture, geometry and injection folders once and only once.
Automatically chooses the appropriate textures, geometries and injections folders for the selected content.
References to unfound files are quick and easy to fix in the incredible new unfound files tool.
Scan options can be altered individually or standard scan profiles can be used.
CRPro II can automatically choose the appropriate scan profile for the selected content.
Save your own scan profiles with your own preferred settings.
Colour-highlighted scan log gives you a detailed account of the scan in plain English.
Options to load scan logs as you browse, save logs after each scan and delete logs.
Scan priority options allow you to choose how much of the processor to give to CRPro II during a scan.
Audible spoken signals can tell you when the scan is completed and the outcome.

**Extra tools and features:
** Create real zip files from entire products or packages ready for immediate distribution via an intuitive new tool
Safely remove content together with all dependant files in a similar way to making a zip
Intelligently move or copy content and dependant files to another runtime or folder in a similar way to making a zip.
Option to only scan files which have changed since they were last scanned.
Make all references to a file point to another file, delete a file and make it's references point elsewhere or even rename a file and correct it's references to point to the new path!
Identify and remove unused textures and geometries through a new wizard-like interface.
Remove empty folders starting from a chosen folder.
Compatible with utilities such as PhilC's Wardrobe Wizard.
Includes a copy of the Hogsoft Utility Hub - a central point for working with Poser and related utilities.

**System requirements:
** Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP, Pentuim 133 or higher processor, 256MB RAM (>512MB recommended), video with 800x600 pixels and 16M colours minimum recommended.

Attached Link: CRPro II at the Renderosity store

Attached Link: CRPro II at the Renderosity store

Attached Link: CRPro II at the Renderosity store

Attached Link: CRPro II at the Renderosity store

Attached Link: CRPro II at the Renderosity store

Attached Link: CRPro II at the Renderosity store

I already got the upgrade, 'cause CR Pro has been the most usefull Poser app I ever purchased. Question though; is there a summary of the major changes between this and the last version. (I suspect some of them may be specific to the changes between Poser 5 & 6.) Curious minds want to know.

Hi Terry... Hehe... glad you find CRPro useful!! Yes... I answered a thread asking exactly the same question today at http://www.hogsoft.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=164 although it's difficult to list all the changes since CRPro I's most recent patch as my brain now hurts quite badly:)) Addled! I realise I've not really "sold" the update:) But I can assure everyone that it is far from a bug-fix release. All the bugs in CRPro1 were sorted on the subsequent free patches... the update contains serious changes to the operation, UI and functionality of the program, some requested by the Poser professionals and others thought out here at Hogsoft, which I'm certain will make it worth the "price of a pack of fags"... hehe... you don't get fags in packets in the US, I guess, just in bars and at the roller disco:)) LOL! H:))

A little on Artscape... Artscape is a charitable organisation (charitable status in progress) based in Petersfield, Hampshire UK. They ahve premises in the tonw and, twice a week, they open up for the day. It's a place where people with mental health problems can go to create great art! They have a couple of professional ert-workers who help the attedees to express themslves through their chosen medium. My goal is to set them up with a decent art PC with a good monitor, Poser, Bryce, Photoshop/PSP, fractal software, a decent dig. camera and printer and give them an afternoon/week tuition (for free, of course!) and advice on their computer-based artwork projects. Some of the art Artscape has helped to cultivate so far is wonderful... and the benefits to those involved is beyond question:) H:))

Thanks, and respect for the work with Artscape.

For cleaning our runtime,is CRpro allow us to choose a cr2 or pp2 and select all files noded with this cr2 or pp2(geometry,textures etc) and offer option to delete all

Message edited on: 09/14/2005 04:31

Re the upgrade - if you had CRPro I and found it useful, but perhaps a tad challenging to use (not Howard's fault, more a measure of the complexity of the task attempted), then you'll be VERY glad to buy the upgrade. Besides the feature improvements, it has numerous small changes throughout which plain make it easier and more intuitive to use. I assure you you'll find a few features in CRPro II that were there in CRPro I - just because they are so much more accessible now. If you have P6 you'll also want the upgrade, not just because CL/eF made some (oddball) design changes making CRPro even more necessary, but because P6 content was shipped in such an appaling state it really needs a CRPro pass before use! CRPro I will still work with P6, but won't be able to ferret out some of the wrinkles in the new stuff. BTW, Howard has his own store at www.hogsoft.com, if you catch my drift.