In a thread a little down the list Poppi, with an 'i', mused the new member being welcomed (BTW welcome DefaultGuy ;-) ) was the only other person that she knew of that started with the first version of Poser. As one of the members here that can answer in the affirmative, I am curious how many others cut their teeth on Poser. If not, what was the version that got you started?

Poser 2 here...

Poser 1. It was dreadful but I thought it would help me learn how to paint figures. Hah! I ended up doing computer graphics instead :-) I remember thinking how great version 2 and then 3 were LOL. Claire

Poser 2 here also, although I really didn't do much with it. It wasn't until Poser 3 that I really got into it and started using Poser figures pretty heavily in my pictures.

Poser 4 for me

I am the proud owner of all 4 versions of Poser. I even have that Props and Objects CD. (And still haven't done much with any of them :) )

I started with the first one too (and have bought every one since), but used the first 3 only as an aid for drawing figures on paper. Now I use Poser only for digital art. :) SnowS Hoping his pictures are worth 1001 words.

I got Poser 1.0 on a free CD which came with a computer magazine from Great Britain. I've forgotten the name of the magazine I'm afraid. I have used all four versions of Poser.

Used Poser 1.0 for a drawing aid and a puppet pose style tool for drawing. Here's a question for ya. Who remembers or used Mannequin Designer? That package was like the dinosaur of Poser (not from the same company). It had mesh figures that you could pose (very very low detail) and you could only render solid color polygons. It was originally for laying out office spaces for buildings and such. Came in real handy for a drawing tool. I still have the darn thing too. Nice thing was it was only $90.

I went from 1 to 2 skipped 3 and on to 4. Marque

Poser 1 free on a magazine then upgraded to v3, got bryce 2 the same way and upgraded to v3 and then really got into 3d ;o).......Steve

Poser 1 from a magazine CD, and then an immediate upgrade to 2, now on 4. Oh and the first prop I remember downloading was a horse trough that MAZ had made. Ian

Been through Poser1 (for the PC, which came out after the original MAC release), Poser2, Poser3, and Poser4. Still have all disks and CD's, as well as manuals. Never upgraded to Pro Pack. I guess I expected so much more with the Poser5 wishlist that was going around for two years now. Maybe someday.....

I refuse to answer that question on the grounds I might remember what Poser 1 was like....

Poser 1. I didn't get Poser 2, but went straight in at version 3. It would also be interesting to know who has been 'here' since the days when it was just a message board with, what was it, one free download a week? Who remembers logging on one morning, I think it was a Saturday, and it had all changed into this?... LOL

Started with Poser 1, fumed at it through 2, got virtuous by 3. I remember bald posettes.

I started with P2. I had just bought a computer after being without one for a few years. Poser2 was on the shelf at Computer City, with a $50 rebate. I thought it could be a cool program, so I bought it. I never knew about any online resources until I had P4 for some time. I still don't do much with Poser. I think it would be great if Curious Labs could re-release Poser1.

I started with P1 on a 75Mhz Mac, hoping I could use the characters as fills for other projects. After P2, I lost interest since there still wasn't much you could do with the characters. One day at work, on a whim, I typed "Poser" into a search query and stumbled across the Poser Forum. Poser 4 had just come out and I was amazed at the improvements in it. I bought it immeadiately and played around with it for awhile until I happened across Rena's Fairywoods site and saw what she had done with a character modeled after Sandra Bullock. I asked her if she would do one of my wife (even offered to pay her for it) and, to my complete astonishment, she replied two hours later that not only was she willing to do that for me, but she would do it at no charge! From that evolved a friendship with her and Steve Shanks that grows stronger day by day and that I will cherish forever. -Jim Moore

I started with Poser 2 back when it was from Fractal Design. I found it on a bargain shelf at Egghead (remember when Egghead had real stores?). Someone had bought it and returned it becuase the figures were too complex!!!! LOL. They should see Poser 4 now! I got a whopping 5% discount on it because it was a return item, then discovered that Computer City had it for $20 less than I paid for it at Egghead. Upgraded to Poser 3, then 4. This is how I discovered 3D art in the first place. I then found Bryce and I was suddenly and completely smitten. I used Poser 2 (with heavy post work to make them look slightly more human) to visualize the characters in my fiction writing. Now, I'm a hopeless addict. I didn't discover these forums until a little bit later. I was doing a search for Poser on the www and I ran across the PFO with a whole page of free downloads (that was probably about 4 or 5 years ago). Look what all of this has developed into now! Melanie

I saw the ad for Poser 1 in a computer magazine and bought it. Then I got Poser 2. I missed Poser 3 and now have 4. It has been a continous learning experince and just when I think that I have it all figured out, Someone comes alone with a pic that blows me away and I have to start all over again. Right now I am awaiting Poser 5 and the price tag for it!

I have gotten all of them as they came out ... started with one since I was tired of trying to draw in mirrors and all S

I started with 4, only about 1 year ago, maybe alittle more than that. Still kind of a newbie but I am having alot of fun. I intend to keep upgrading Posers as they come out. My background is in traditional painting and drawing but I have become addicted to computer artwork over the past year! :)

Oh Fractal Design! :-) I remember when I first got Poser 1 (several years ago) and it came with a little pamphlet from Fractal Design with all their products. I oooed and aahed over that thing for days. Wanted it all LOL. Claire

Well, I didn't start till Poser 3 but that already seems like ages and ages ago. I was on the ol' Iguanasoft board though I didn't post very much until this site came about. I remember the old virtual ave funstuff site, the monthly galleries, the change over to this site (I think you're right about it being a Saturday, Colm), and EC50 chats before all the wars. And way back, forever ago when I was a newbie, folks like bushi, JeffH, Kevin (and a few others who are still around today) were already full-fledged Poser gurus, answering questions and supporting the community, and have been doing so costistanly ever since.

I was also one of the first. I started out with LogoMotion from MetaTools which became MetaCreations and then moved on to Infini-D, and then the blessed Poser Came out. How could I resist. I had "cut my teeth" as mentioned above on an Amiga computer and had searched and searched for quality "people" models. I had the program "Imagine" for the Amiga back then. It was one of the first affordable programs out there for a low price that did "Bones" and a form of IK. But it was very labor intensive and not for the weak of heart. But that was then and this is now. So after many years when Poser came out, I was certainly ready for it. But I have to say it truly exceeded all my expectations. And it only gets better with time. I have had every incarnation of Poser that was to be had. 1, 2, 3, 4 and every little upgrade and update that was available. And I always look forward to the next version. Oh and this all was on a MAC (75 MHz Performa) to begin with. Now I am running Poser 4 on 3 computers -- a G4 Mac, a G4 Cube and a Pentium III PC. I was also one of the first to become a member on this forum. I really remember when there were less than 100 members here. James

I started with Poser 1. I found it good for helping out with tricky poses for my paintings. I've used every version since, and pretty well do all my work on a computer now - I haven't picked up a paintbrush in months! All the best, Dal

I surprised the heck out of my folks when, totally out of the blue, I purchased Bryce 3d and Poser 4 in the space of two weeks from CompUsa. That was a little over two years ago, and I had not the faintest clue of what I was getting into. I was going to be a professional classical musicial, dammit! LOL -kimmarcus

Poser 2, though like others I did not do much with it, mostly because at the time my computer was very slow..I picked up poser 3 and figured out how to get the feet to come off the floor...and have been hooked ever since after finding the Poser forum....my life has changed...:-)

Played with 1 on somebodie else's Mac, but 2 was the first I had on my own computer. Used it quite a lot for awhile, but then sort of faded away. Finally saw some of the super stuff that was done in Poser 3 at th ePFO, abd upgradeded, Poser 4 had just come out. Metacreations used to be a real nice company to upgrade with, I bought Painter 2 (from Fractal), everything else, both versions of Poser, a couple of versions of Bryce, a couple-three upgrades to Painter and also Ray Dream Studio (the only bad one in the lot) were all upgrades.

All versions, Poser1 was $49, upgrade to P2 was $69, to P3 was $99, then I got smart and got into the beta program for P4 so I got it free. P1 came with a second floppy with extras props. Dan http://www.neca.com/~dwilmes/cr2edit.html Sorry Win only for software http://www.zenwareonline.com for ZenPaint, ZenTile, ZenGrid and VueMaster

Started off with Bryce 2 free on a magazine... discovered images with humans and got intrigued enough to get Poser2 and get accustomed to that horrible interface I hated! LOL! White Forum with Purple logos was the next wonderful discovery and further step...I'll never forget how I wondered at start why other figures I downloaded had more dials than mine...did I have a bugged copy or what? ROFLMAO The rest..is history! :o) Rena

BETA Poser 1

Started with Poser 1, got discouraged didn't come back till Poser 4.

Hi Folks! I started with Poser 1--when it was made by Fractal Design. 1 hour into the program and I was already trying to pose the male and female characters together in compromising positions! LOL Hearing some of the software titles mentioned bring back nice memories: LogoMotion, Infini-D, Ray Dream Designer, the original KPT Bryce-- I got 'em all. Anyone remember Animation Works? Cinemation? Adobe Dimensions? Peter (Dr Zik)

Theres a Poser 2,3 and 4 ?!!!!! While I'm on the subject what's a pentium, is it better than my 286 ?

Hi Bushi and the rest of the Renderosity gang. Since this topic came about from Poppi and I, let me tell you what my first experience was. While taking computer graphics courses at a trade school, a classmate told me about this program from Fractal Design called Poser. Since I has a comicbook freak, I had to get my hands on this app. I went to Fry's Electronics in Sunnyvale California and picked it up. Believe me, I still have the original box! Anyway, that night, on my Mac SE working in 640x480 and quickly skimming over the User's Guide,I spent the late night creating a texture map in Photoshop of the Green Lantern, (Silver age version...Hal Jordan). When I applied the texture and hit Cmd r, I was totally happy. Although my version of the superhero was bald, I couldn't believe that this application was so easy to work with. I have to thank Larry Weinberg (and Fractal Design, Meta.., CuriousLabs)for making an app that has endured and just as easy yet so sophisicated to use with Poser4 and the ProPack. I can't wait to see what's in store for Poser 5! Default Guy

Started with 1, didn't use it much. Missed 2. Got 3 late and upgraded immediately to 4.