Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: ...Are Poser Figure Artist using Deceptive or Mis-leading Advertising?

Veritas777 opened this issue on Nov 17, 2006 · 92 posts


Veritas777 posted Sat, 18 November 2006 at 2:47 PM

My point is:

.........in the video it SAYS (as it shows this picture)...

"Can generate Photorealistic images like these..."

Since this program is AIMED AT Newbie Users- Particularly FINE ARTISTS who are NOT computer types (The video even starts off on the right foot showing a "Fine Artist" at work...but apparently DOESN'T LIKE using her computer for much MORE than a Virtual Posing system)
then WHY would it SAY:

"Can generate Photorealistic images like these..."???

The image is NOT Photorealistic at all- and was done in a DIFFERENT version of Poser and was Post-Worked in other software...

SURE- Sophisticated Poser users on THIS FORUM KNOW all this type of stuff- if you have hung around here for a while... but a NEWBIE ARTIST does NOT... They may very likely see the video and BELIEVE what it says (After all- it IS the "truth" isn't it?..Or why would they use a REAL ARTIST to "lead in" with a real art setup...???)

This is sort of like adding candy or sugar flavoring to cigarettes--so that kids will buy them...

This is why I posted the FTC info- so that you can see that there is REASONABLE QUESTION that the INTENDED AUDIENCE (Not experienced Poser users, Photoshop users, etc.) MAY VERY LIKELY view this video in a "different way" and BELIEVE IT...

I think this is very DIFFERENT from seeing well produced Poser 6 art in the galleries where people can usually SEE FOR THEMSELVES that "I used Poser 6, Art Materials, Dress by X, Photoshop Filter X and Y, etc..."  ...that's a very DIFFERENT setof information to go on to understand the complexity of arriving at a fine piece of DIGITAL fine art...