Hi Folks,

I know one of you out there in the 'Sity knows the answer to this so ...

(where) Is there a utility that will convert (old) .rsr thumbnail files to (new) .png files?

Thanks.

cheers,
dr geep
;=]

Attached Link: http://www.daz3d.com/support/tutorial/tutorial.php?id=710

I think P3DO Explorer will do the job.

Gee Doc, thought you were always a PC type... have you crossed over? ;-) Martin C's converter is one, think its on the "soft-Rabbit" or something or other website. the other utility I know of is one at Poser Pro's calle dthe "PoserMacConv" utility, a $5 type of thing. But then again, this is for Mac type conversion of rsr's to png's. Hope that helps big guy! :-) -jay

Attached Link: http://www.senosoft.com/

Good ol' P3dO ....

Get a free copy using the Attached Link:

It includes a utility to convert .rsr files to .png files.

cheers,
dr geep
;=]

OMG!!! I helped Dr. Geep!!!!! runs around the forum doing cart wheels LOL

Thanks guys ...... Yup, me must be gettin' senile ... or sumthin'.

Maybe I've just been hanging around NaySayGuy too long and some of his "smarts" are starting to rub off ... do ya think?

;=[

Have fun ....... just don't get hurt. ;=]

LOL

Another little trick. Put the .rsr into a folder in P6 or any runtime linked to P6. Open that folder in P6 and they are converted.

Sheeeesh! Had to pick myself up off the floor! lol Marque

I think he paid me a visit and is hiding in my closet. I just spent the better part of 10 minutes trying to fix my dryer dial. I kept trying to set it but noticed the times weren't aligning with the clicking sounds the dial was making when I was turning it. And no matter what set it at it shut off in 10 minutes! Turns out I was looking at the wrong spot on the dial for the time to dry. I was looking at the 12 O'Clock position instead of the fancy little line at the 9 O'Clock position. This is a dryer that I've had and used for 10 years!!!!!!!!!!! LOL Duh!!!!

Dodger has an online applet over at his website that'll convert PNGs to RSRs, and vice-versa. Handy when you want to convert a few thumbnails individually ... less helpful if you need to batch-convert an entire folder.

so, a little leap for a newb here... .rsr is the suffix for the older preview files. in order for poser to show previews i need to convert all of them to .png. a batch convert that will leave the new file in the same directory as the .rsr file would be sweet! as for opening a Runtime folder with Poser 6 and an automatic conversion over ~ i have had no luck with that so far. i just get the little shrugging guy in my library window. X) i will explore the links to files above in hopes of a good app. oh, btw, all of you Win guys really need to consider a mac if you are serious about graphics. the kingdom of pixels is incontestably ruled by the crowned family of apple! !!! say it with me "UNIX BABY" :)

"as for opening a Runtime folder with Poser 6 and an automatic conversion over ~ i have had no luck with that so far. i just get the little shrugging guy in my library window." Means you don't have a .rsr in the folder to convert. All Daz stuff is .rsr most of the time. I just place it in whatever runtime I think it should go into and open P6. I then go back later and delete the .rsr's. P3DO is the better way if you want to convert both ways. I've used it for a few years untill P6.

You can get rid of the shrugging guy by rendering an image of the object/character and then saving it back to the library with the same name. It will write over your old shrugging guy version.

"You can get rid of the shrugging guy by rendering an image of the object/character and then saving it back to the library with the same name.

It will write over your old shrugging guy version."

Yep, You can also render Then goto Display > Paste to background. Move your Main camera towards the background, straight through your figure. Make sure your figure or Prop is selected and save in what ever folder you want. Thats how I save my new creations. PS, that works in all versions of Poser.

Message edited on: 03/15/2006 16:28

LOL, this was a joy to read....Sharen

smaugthewyrm: The easiest way to create a thumbnail in Poser 5-6 for someone who is new to Poser is like this: 1. Render Dimension: 91x91 (make sure you see what you want to see in the thumbnail in the square that will show up a shade paler in your document window. 2. Render 3. Export IMAGE as png format in the same folder your prop (figure or whatever) is and give it the exact same name. Voil you have your png thumbnail. When you get used to Poser, you'll found your own method of doing this. There are MANY.

an excellent technique. primarily though i am looking to convert all of the rsr files from my daz purchases so that i can see an icon for them. poser does not like them at all. the posermacconverter may be the answer... its only $5

I would get P3DO Explorer. It's free and it can convert rsr to png or png to rsr. I bought the pro version for somewhere around $25 but to start with, the free version works great. And you can set it to delete the original files after conversion so you don't have all those RSR you don't need. The pro version lets you browse subfolders which makes the job faster but even the free version can convert all files in one folder.

guess there is no way around it... i will have to install windows on my mac.

~shiver~shudder~

that does seem to be the way to go.

p3do looks like the most functional app for this job.

Message edited on: 03/16/2006 23:25

I missed the part about you working on a MAC. Does P3dO work on a MAC? If it does, you won't regret installing it though. It is amazing all you can do with that little program. I've been using it since I first bought Poser in March 2004 and since last Fall, I installed PRPC and use exclusively P3dO+PRPC when I work in Poser. No more changing Runtime in Poser and waiting 30 seconds or more each time I want something new in my scene. Plus, P3dO lets you see all the referenced files in PZ3 and all Poser files. You'll find it very useful. And, what is a very good plus value, Yarp is very helpful so if you have problem with P3dO or if you don't understand something, you can send him an email and he'll reply. (Yarp is the creator of P3dO) Good luck!

i know this diverges a bit from the thread, but .... with macs now using intel processors, windows will run as a simultaneous boot. http://openosx.com/wintel/ http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/virtualpc/virtualpc.aspx?pid=virtualpc they still have to call it a virtual environment, but becuase the routines seek intel components and find them, there are nearly no delays. so i will have win and unix running on the same monitor when i am done.