"If you're exporting to a high end program anyway, why not just animate there?" I prefer to use the dials found in Poser for animation. I know exactly what I'm moving and exactly what direction it's moving. Sometimes displaying 3D motion on a 2D screen gets a little confusing and I can avoid that. Granted the high end apps have certain aspects that far surpass Posers but those dials make all the difference in the world - for me. [That's also why I haven't bothered with the GreenBriar Poser/Lightwave plugins.] I also don't have to worry about target nulls and all sorts of other things that are often used in the higher end apps. I look at other's work within some of the high end apps and think, "Sheesh, how can they keep track of what's what on that cluttered screen??" In other words, it's just easier for me in Poser. I do, however, animate other things in the high end apps (I use Lightwave). I also texture there. I like the Poser/Lightwave combination enough that I haven't upgraded Poser since Pro Pack. I'd be tempted to try P6/Carrara (it sure seems to work well for wolf359) but I can't afford to buy Carrara. Maybe one of these days...

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