XENOPHONZ

I am not sure why you are banging away about Modo. I agree it is a very highly regarded modeler. So is ZBrush. I too feel the pull to acquire a $800 modeler for $400, just to get it. The recent ZBrush sale at Daz was just as tempting.

But fine as they are, these are modellers. I started this thread to attract anyone considering moving up to a professional app pipeline from modeling thru animation render. I thought that would be implicitly understood, as anyone considering these advanced tools with a $3500 pricepoint would not be recreational, period.

Your lightwave option, which I did mention, is a contender, granted. 

So, i explicitly extend the stipulation................ "...for professional or semi-professional purposes..."   OK?

Meanwhile, the XSI Essentials 6.5 package for $2000 has to be considered a gigantic temptation (or windfall) for all those Poser people planning to go up the ladder for professional purposes. There are many of us.

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