Attached Link: http://www.datamike.com/susu.htm

Looked at the animations you have.. they look really good. I am sure you will make your money back on this one, great job. This is the kind of stuff we need more of.

Cool. I wonder tho about Konan's new s/w that does the same thing, only with simplified mapping & compressed object files. The object sequence files can be so huge, even with compression. Without compression, will hog gigs for each sequence. Konan's cost more but simple & compressed make alot of sense to me.

And it's only for WINDOWS??????????? C'mon, what's wrong with having something for us Mac users??????

Friends don't let friends drive mac's.

Here are some file details and other info. I ran the skeleton march today again with 45 skeletons (the one on the site has 20 bonemen). I also added some volume fog. I'll post the mpg later. Total render time 8 hour (1Ghz 256Mb upgraded Dell computer). Bryce 4 file size 16.9 kb. Poser exported OBJ files (25) total size 35MB. 150 resulting uncompressed BMP files 33.1MB Total uncompressed size for everything included about 69 MB. Using materials does not add much a few kb here and there: same material can be used for many objects. About a MAC version. I regret to say that the s/w code is pretty much windows specific and hard to port. Next thing coming is a Bryce 5 port and perhaps a Vue port.

What makes this all the more ironic is that Kai Krause, who developed Bryce and the interface for Poser, was a die-hard fan of Macs. Both Bryce 1 and Poser 1 were Mac-specific; the Windoze versions of both didn't come till later, after the programs had started finding success with the Mac people. Oh well.......

Was it Kai Krause who wrote that great "KaiGoo" program that let you easily do caricatures of people? I have two copies that came with hardware. It sure is funny. Anytime I get too tired I bring up the Mona Lisa and make so funny faces. Kids like it too. I'd like to donate one copy to a local kindergarten but I guess I'd have to donate the hardware as well.

It sure was. Kai also gave up Kai's Power Tools, which no Photoshop user should ever be without. I've used Goo (and its next descendent SuperGoo) on non-caricature works, and it's amazing what you can get out of that little utility... plus the fact that it creates morphing animations, which makes it worth four times the price.

Maybe that's why Metacreations fired Kai, because of the rather daunting interface:) In any case, cheers for the Poser routine despite the fact that I'm on a Mac. Maybe VPC and MacOS X will be the way to go when this thing and they are a little more advanced. manowar

They didn't fire him. They bought him out. Big difference. He's off creating new software under his own name now.

Same thing but what's done for upper echelon versus lower:) manowar

Has anyone here actually been able to purchase this thread's subject product for porting Poser animations to Bryce 4, called "Susana"? You have to email them for purchase details, but they haven't yet answered my inquiry email. If someone has purchased and used it, I would like to hear if it works as advertised. Also, anyone know how long ago was this product released? Konan's similar product, "Natural Pose", is supposed to be avaiable today; but as of this posting, it is still not up. Maybe later today. I plan to purchase both. They each seem to have unique advantages.

I'm sorry about the delay. We are currently setting up a secure net site where you can buy Susanna ($49.95) using a credit card. Should take a few working days. We are currently working on a Susanna port to Bryce 5 which will be sent free to those who buy Susanna now. All those who buy Susanna this June will also receive a surprise bonus. I rendered today the Skeleton March with 45 skeletons (it's now on the site) and render time was just 4 hours when I left out some volume fog which added much to renderin time.

Attached Link: http://www.koolkam.com

Hey ARADTECH: Couldn't find your "real time PowerGoo called Reality twisting" at your website?!

hey aradtech, your kool downloads ain`t working?

Attached Link: http://www.koolkam.com/download/

ARADTech: If the "real time PowerGoo called Reality twisting" program is KoolKam, filename KK2dRC1.zip, then it WAS in the downloads section. I got confused by the different name. If that's not the right program, then it's still not there. Please advise.

It is KoolKam 2d and has Reality Twisting in it as one of the effects , sorry that I was not more specific, still getting everything setup for the masses :) Chris

Ok i final found what i was looking for , BUt what if you can't afford the price of the program and do not have a credit card? Why can't Some one Help people that just want to render a single POSE into a bryce picture.

joke - Would you program work with Bryce 3D, cuz i haven't bought Bryce 4 yet, I guess i should just wait till 5 comes out.

It's been designed to work with Bryce 4 and OBJ files Poser creates. You can use other OBj files as well. I haven't tested it with Bryce 3d and I cannot say if it works or not. When Bryce 5 comes those who bought the Bryce 4 compatible version will get a free upgrade. Upgrades will be free for six months from purchase anyway.