Hello.  I am trying to use Victoria 4.2 and Michael 4 in Poser 5.  Both of the models installed without problems.  I selected each model and clicked through dozens of “The file has a newer version number than expected.  Poser will attempt to read it anyway.” error messages.  I then saved each model under a new name which eliminated the error messages.

 

My problem is that Michael 4 is not being displayed correctly in half of the Document Display Styles.  V4 displays correctly in all the modes.  M4 displays correctly in: Silhouette (Ctrl-1), Outline (Ctrl-2), Wireframe (Ctrl-3), Hidden Line (Ctrl-4).  In Lit Wireframe (Ctrl-5), there is an area around the eyes that is flesh toned.  In Flat Shaded (Ctrl-6), the entire figure go white as if it were in Silhouette mode with the exceptions of an area around the eyes.  This is repeated in Flat Lined mode.  Cartoon mode and Cartoon w/Line (Ctrl-7) work with the exception of the flesh toned area around the eyes.  Smooth Shaded (Ctrl-8), Smooth Lined, and Textured Shaded (Ctrl-9) are all white silhouettes with the funny areas around the eyes.  Does anyone know of a way to correct this?

 

Above is a picture of V4 and M4 in Textured Shaded mode to show what I am talking about.

 Well it's kindof obvious why he wouldn't work. Cause poser 5 is way old by now.

Why haven't you updated to at least Poser 6?

The ambient color is probably the problem. It is probably white, and should be black or another dark color. You will probably have to change it one material at a time. I don't have Poser5 installed, but I have M4 working fine in Poser4. I'm pretty sure I had to change the ambient colors on him.

Thank you wyrwulf, your suggestion was right on target.  I changed the ambient to black and it now works correctly.  Thanks again, DrOsborn

You're welcome. Most things still work in older versions. Shaders and materials can be a problem, and the dreaded newer version warning is a royal pain. Poser is still the same basic program since 3, just addons after that.

M4 has an actor named "eyeBrow" (as does V4), and by default its material is set to be transparent. In P5 transparent materials are represented by dots, and this is what can be seen in the image you posted. In the original M4 cr2 the "eyeBrow" actor has its Visibility attribute turned off in its Preferences. Somehow it seems that the visibility has been turned on for the eyeBrow actor  in your copy of M4.