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....IIRC, um, the big deal made over at DAZ with Modo was...uh, wasn't V4 modelled in Modo? 

Modo is one of the tools used on V4; nowhere near all of them, though - not even the only Modeler - since more than one person worked w/ it.  Some folks there love it (I know of at least two who would have sex with a rabid wolverine before they gave up Modo), while others have their own prefs.

Quote - Rarely, if ever, is ANYONE on the team more than one type of artist for the project.  So, why is it SUCH a stigma for Poser users to not have modelled, textured, or lit what they're creating as artwork? 

I think the big stink in some cases has to do with what's being passed off, skill-wise. Posting a Poser mesh render in CGTalk w/o specifying that you're only working on lights, animation, or etc. skills tends to lead people on.

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