I have been using DAZ exclusively for some time now. I tried Poser 5 and hated it. The materials reminded me of other 3d creation programs and Daz uses .jpeg templates which I can use to create textures in photoshop which I love. I have also used Blender and Anim8tor for object creation and then import these .obj files into Daz and create my texture templates in UVMapper off the objects. As far as I am concerned, Daz is in a league by itself so far above the others. I feel I would be lost without it. I use a simple OpenGL render engine and save all the renders in .PNG format. ( .jpegs look very lossy) and the render time is very fast. Daz also allows you to set up your content folders the way you like whereas Poser is kinda picky about that. The new Daz 1.3 offers many new options including support of BVH files for making timeline animations. This is a huge timesaver and hopefully some folks will start offering some preset BVH files here as freebies.Anyway....Daz gets two thumbs up from me.......besides,the best thing yet is this.........it's FREE!!!!!!. Poser is not.