I have read all of these threads and I'm in the same little boat with **SoCalRoberta, I can't aford the BIG BOYS TOYS like C4D, Lightwave 3D $$$tudio Max and others, From a purely Amateur standpoint I will upgrade from 7 to PRO, I like my renders in Poser Supposedly Quidom (full release) will be included also, plus 64 bit, how can a hobbyist go wrong? I got the Poser 7 bundle with Vue 6 Esprit and tried to render a poser figure in it, I admit I am a RANK amateur, it looked like crap. I can get Frazetta like renders and reallity renders in Poser although setting up the f--ing lighting is a killer for me. As I said from a hobbyists point of view, POSERPRO will be worth the bucks and I will side upgrade to it.
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