Quote - When SmithMicro took over, I too was worried.  However, since Poser 8's release I can see that SM has proposed a new "road map" for this product (ie: wxPython, Uber-size library support, network/product/content integration ) as well as giving it some long overdo attention (renderer, joints, lights).  Change ain't easy and the road is gonna be a little rough as we get started, but it's a helluva lot better than wandering aimlessly, or going backward.

Many of the benefits of Poser 8 have yet to be touched on and as things unfold your gonna see product and content that simply CAN NOT be done on older versions.  I'm also looking forward to what Poser Pro 2 will offer.

......Definitely worth sticking around

take care

I'm just hoping for a return to a little more code portability in the future. I don't much like the prospects of my software being made up of a combination of softwares from several sources/companies running together yet are still separate software packages...any one of which could potentially be changed by it's maker and bork poser with a single auto-update. 

Other than my own stupid fears mentioned above, the continued advancement of the software is a very welcome piece of information. Change can be a very good thing if it enables users to do the things they've only dreamed of doing before. 

My brain is just a toy box filled with weird things