Hi.
I'm begginer of Poser.
And I found there are many clothes about PP and P4.
Who are they?
Is P4 Poser 4 version model?
Then PP is ...?
Can you help me?
Please.

pp is poser propak, came between P4 & P5 I think.

Attached Link: The History of Poser compliments of Dr Geep Studios

cheers,
dr geep
;=]

GEEP

Your history is a bit behind. We do now have P7P (in two versions).

This is described as Poser Pro not to be confused with Poser Propack.

So keep in mind the general notation is:
P4 for Poser 4
PP for Poser Propack
P5 for Poser 5
P6 for Poser 6
P7 for Poser 7
P7P for Proser (7) Pro

Additionally we also often use DS for DAZ Studio, C6 for Carrara 6, and V6 for Vue 6.
And don't forget EF for the previous owner of Poser and SM for the current one.

Quote - GEEP

Your history is a bit behind. ...

Yup, that's because NaySayGuy is the custodian of that part of the website ...
... and he's a little behind*, also.

Some say he's a BIG behind. :biggrin:

cheers,
dr geep
;=]

** aka in French une petite deriere or as we say in English a small ass*

HAY  - Ah resembles dat remark.

I see.
That was a very informative and professional infomation.
Your kindness really moved me.
Thank you very much!

There are many clothes about p4 and pp.
I think that p4 and pp are basic because many people use them.

In P4 conforming clothing was first introduced so a lot of clothing was produced at the time.
In PP some features of P5 were introduced, one of the less mentioned changes was to change of RSR files in PNG file and the use of different bump maps. This made files produced for this version (and all later versions) no longer compatible with P4.

Anything made for P4 can be used in P4 and all later versions.
Anything made for PP can be used in PP and all later versions (but NOT in P4).

Starting from P5 dynamic clothing was introduced in a lot less conforming clothing was produced. Those still making conforming clothing generally make sure it will work in P4 or PP. Producing things for P4 can currently be a bit of a challenge but compatibility with PP isn't a big problem.

Of course a lot of clothing is now made for the DAZ figures and clothing for the build in figures of Poser (all versions) is mostly ignored. Several clothing converters are now available to port any kind of clothing from almost any figure to almost any other figure and also convert it from conforming clothing to dynamic clothing for generally improved appearance. Also some programs or plug-ins exist to produce new clothing from scratch.
In addition to all this there are now tutorials on how to make clothes with virtually every modeling program.

Nowadays making clothing is a lot less difficult then it was in days of P4. The overall quality has improved and you can now use whatever you like by converting and carefully draping it.

I would say most clothing is available for Victoria 3 with Victoria 4 catching up.

Quote - Anything made for P4 can be used in P4 and all later versions.
Anything made for PP can be used in PP and all later versions (but NOT in P4).

Actually, you can use anything made for PP in P4, you just won't see the thumbnails in your libraries without using an PNG to RSR converter. As far as I know, PP through P7 will convert RSR's made for P4 to PNG's automatically.

As far as I know, PP through P7 will convert RSR's made for P4 to PNG's automatically.

Yes

And P1 through P4 used .bum format for bump maps. Which basicly were bitmaps (.bmp) that are very large in file size. P4pro changed from them to jpg's which are MUCH smaller in file size.