Poser 6 IS worth it, but only if you have a high-specification PC. P6 is much more of a memory hog than ProPack.

I have 2 gig memory, and even then I sometimes get problems, although I can usually clear them up by saving, exiting P6, restarting it and reloading the scene.

The big advantages of P6 over P4 are:

1. The Firefly ray-tracing renderer (not for all scenes, but for a good many of them). FireFly includes ray-traced reflections and displacement (like bump-mapping, except that it actually moves part of the surface, so it can be seen in 3D).

2: The materials room. This is a vast improvement over what P4 offers, 'tho it takes a while to get used to it.

3: Dynamic cloth (one of my favourites). For loose-fitting clothes especially, you get a much more realistic drape than conforming clothes, and the draping can be influenced by wind...

4. (Not so sure about this one) The Dynamic hair room. In the right hands it can provide spectacular results, but, alas, I don't have the right hands:-((

(I've probably forgotten quite a few..)

Disadvantages:

It can (very often) be a lot slower than PPP. It is (much) more resource-hungry. And it can be a right pest at times.

But all-in-all, I'd say go for it. Just don't get rid of PPP.

PS: You can link P6 (and P5 for that matter) to your existing PPP runtime and keep it separate, and switch between the two any time you want. Be sure to install P6 into a totally separate directory tho' (it can even be on a completely different disk) to avoid naming conflicts.

Oh, and the latest Service Releases seem to have cleared up the majority of the P6 problems, although there will always be niggles..

Hope that helps:-))

Cheers,
Diolma

(oops X-Post - but maybe my 2p worth will help)

Message edited on: 02/25/2006 17:06 2nd edit ('cos I forgot about it 1st time), re: graphics cards: ensure you have the very latest updates for them. P6 uses a lot of relatively new features...

Message edited on: 02/25/2006 17:11