Quote - A lot of people simply can't get DS to run. Just so you know.

I've been using D|S for nearly 2 years now and never heard that complaint before now. Odd that you had luck with the 1.7 versions as most agree that was the most bug infested of the later releases. ...strange...

Back on topic - Akbour pointed out the great mystery, D|S is free so what would be the problem with just loading it up and doing some test renders of the new content? The Runtime structure is the same and can be set to have both apps read from the same folders.

Some merchants do a good job of this but still don't mention it on their store pages. Take Aery Soul for example, the their content is labeled "Not tested in DAZ|Studio" but if you visit their forums you'll find they have a D|S tester and and a large section for fixes. You just have to dig deep and sometimes the answer is out there.

Now it's time to go back to my garbage little renders in my junkpile of software I happen prefer. Golden rule people - Effort makes the artist, not bells and whistles!

Borrowing a line from a real artist...

Render on!