Attached Link: Lynda Online Training

I am new at poser software. I purchased poser through CP when they had their sale. Yea! Ok, so now I need to learn to use the software. I am one of those people that learn better when I see it - or someone shows me how to do it. I did purchase a Poser Basics book. But, I am looking for something I can watch - look at - and be taught on sight. So, I found Lynda.com and they have a $25 for the month fee to watch training on Poser software. I was wondering if anyone has tried this and if they suggest it? I read that the Software Teachers video was bad and in poor quality. So, I am looking for suggestions or advice.

Thank you - by the way - Happy New Year!

• Marlo

actually, this is the first I've heard of it. There are dozens of Poser tuts out there (I take that back; Dr. Geep alone has dozens of Poser tuts) for free. They're pretty meaty, but easy to follow.

Sometimes you just dive in and start making mistakes...it's worked for me for all these years...;) no problem with that, either.

Somebody call?

Tons of FREE tuts at Dr Geep Studios ... just click the link below and ... happy posing. :biggrin:

While you're there, make sure to visit the Sunrise Motel. :sneaky:
It has many secrets. :blink:

cheers,
dr geep
;=]

If instructional videos is more to your liking, go to Lynda.com and test drive the tutorial.  They usually have several chapters for free inspection without registration.  I, myself, have the instructional CD for Poser 7 have yet to sit down and peruse it.  I believe the combined tutorial time is over 2 hours.  I have used some of their products in the past and you do get something worthwhile out of them.

Quote - Somebody call?

LOL, geep! Since you have been summoned, I hafta say: your site is amazing, and your freely shared knowledge is greatly appreciated.

Mrssocolov, to answer your question: I have only used tutorials from Lynda.com for applications other than Poser. They were chuck full of handy tips & info, and were extremely useful to me because I am a visual learner. (If I see it, I can do it)...

Based on what you've said about your learning style, I think $25 for a month is actually a good investment. One can spend half that (or more) on single pdf tutorials -- which do not show real-time techniques. : )

Ok - thank you for the info - I will give Dr. Geeps a try and I think I might try the lyna.com for more if I need it. Yes, most of the time I learn from trial and error. But, I wanted to get some basics in so I am sitting there and trying to figure out basic functions for hours on end.

Thanks again - Have a great evening! -

• Marlo

expertvillage free videos

We (PlanIt3D) have had the pleasure of reviewing some of Lynda.com's training packages and have found them to be excellent...but as people are saying, there's a lot of good free stuff too,

I've been through their P7 title and found it quite good. Larry Mitchell is a knowledgeable instructor with a relaxed style that's easy to follow. The main advantage to the Lynda basic training titles is you get a bit of everything in one go. You won't go too deep (save that for Geep!) but you'll probably pick up a few things you wouldn't even come across strolling the back alleys of sites such as this for some time without Posering the right questions.

Oh good. Thank you to everyone for helping. I am going to see what I can do with the freebies first and then I will try the lynda.com.

Someone suggested to me the DVD tutorial that Software Teachers has put out. Someone is selling it on Ebay for $20 and you can rent it off another site(can't remember the name right now) for $15 a week. I thought that was a little pricey. But, I was wondering what everyone's thoughts were on the DVD tut? I read from reviews it was bad and slow to watch? Anyone buy here and try it?