Well, I wouldn't consider myself a poser genius, but Rancen IS trying to use a walk animation utility for dancing.. those are two VERY different things when it comes to animation, and animating in a dance sequence is VERY complex.

I well remember many hours of frustration trying to make things move they way they should move when animating something, and the big problem now a days, is there are low end apps like poser the make doing animation LOOK easy, when in fact, it still isn't.

You also need an intuative eye for animation, what to move where, and how, and not everyone has that. Some people who can't draw worth a damned however are excellent animators.

I will however agree that Ockham is one of THE poser geniuses, however you can't just use a utility written for one thing, and apply it to something else.

It's kinda like using mimic to do breast animation.. NOt really an option.. LOL!

People just do not like to hear there's no "make art" button in poser, and that it's not all just a little simple dial spinning.

CGI Animation is light years easier then it was 20 years ago, but it's still by no means simple. if anything it's become more complex in some ways, because more options (like soft body dynamics, and amazing lighting and rendering advancements) are now available. For every new feature that makes things easier, there is more learning to be able to use them.

I'd hazard a guess if farmed out to a cheap animation house, they'd bid something like $3000-$8000 for the job, assuming a bhv animated sequence and rigged figure was provided,  and they would laugh if you mentioned them using poser for the job.

I'm not offended because I've got many years of animation frustration under my belt already. That's what makes it fun.. the challenge.

And I'll bet Rancen still hasn't read up on Ghost Warrior yet.

Thanks for the compliment though, Operaguy!

Way too many people take way too many things way too seriously.