goldengob opened this issue on Jul 22, 2009 · 22 posts
Vestmann posted Thu, 01 October 2009 at 10:12 AM
P8 has a new GUI which is quite different from the old one and is more user friendly. One advantage Poser has is python scripting but many products utilize it like Posemagic, PoserPhysics, D3D PerfectSkin and the VSS skinshader system (which is free). I find posing in Poser much easier then in DS but that's probably because I´m more used to it.
Poser 8 comes with fully functional Dynamic Clothing system and there is a lot free clothing you can download for it. DS has it's own system and to fully use it advantages you'll need to buy the $50 plugin. The system is more sophisticated then the P8 one but the disadvantage is that at this time only Daz3D and OptiTex can create clothing for it and each clothing set costs about $20 - $25.
Poser also comes with dynamic hair that is greatly improved in version 8.
There has been a lot of debate about the new indirect lighting in P8 but I find it quite easy to use and it renders fast in simpler scenes.
Lastly, it is also possible to look through lights like cameras in Poser and it has been so for a long time.
Hope this helps.