raven opened this issue on Jun 25, 2009 · 1706 posts
Netherworks posted Sat, 27 June 2009 at 8:16 PM
I suppose I'm a dino but I'm also going to use the best program for the task at hand. Whether I build in D|S to make Poser content or build in Poser to make Poser content is irrelevant to me.
There are some things in Poser that are outstanding and easy to use and really play well into my workflow. Some of it stems from being more comfortable in that program, which I started with. I find magnets easier to use than d-forms (more of a familiarity issue) plus to make a magnet set for redistribution I have to use Poser. I find the atom light "rig" in Poser easier to use. I know my way around the material room. Its easier in Poser to combine morphs and adjust them by spawning new ones. There are scripts in Poser which give me a lot of control.
However, for the most part I have adapted very well to D|S and find the rigging tools amazing and its easier to organize information (dials), work on multiple dials at once and set up ERC nodes. I have 3 advanced but have not had a great deal of time yet to really explore everything. What I have played with is pretty exciting and useful.
I don't think either program has the best content managment in the world. However, I do think that Poser's collections feature is a great step and could be expanded even more (to actually be able to just add an entire folder at once, for example). D|S has the advantage of direct control of the files and folders (delete, copy, rename) and I think the list view (don't use the tree view or database options) is adequate for working with content, though I'd like to see some little tweaks like resizing the individual columns or getting a side-side versus top-bottom view.
Anyways, I will be excited to see what Poser 8 has to offer and this side to side competition is that best thing that could happen to both companies. Both DAZ and SM have to stay on their toes to compete and ultimately us, as the users, win. However, there's also nothing wrong with keeping both programs in your arsenal and use what is the best for the job at hand.
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