A little off topic here, but has anyone got an installer that actually installs everything you need?  I can not get Blender to work.  Blender itself installs fine, but it won't work because I can't seem to get the Python installed correctly.  It is also kind of hard for me to figure out exactly which version of Python I should try to install.  Last time I checked, Blender said what version to install; however the Python site didn't have that particular version, the had a version with a qualifier on it, ie 2.6.2 instaead of 2.6.  Numbers used are examples only, and not to reflect the actual versions.

Dear Jcleaver, I do not use the installer, I get the ZIPs and dump the contents in a directory; this allows me to have different versions of Blender installed (currently 2.49b, 2.55, 2.56a). I do not copy these directories in the usual install paths because Blender does not like (british understatement) Vista security.

Blender comes with its installation of Python (check e.g. the 2.56pythonlib subdirectory inside the distribution zip and the python31.dll in the main directory).

Bye... pester me as much as you want!

Quote - Last time I checked, Blender said what version to install; however the Python site didn't have that particular version, the had a version with a qualifier on it, ie 2.6.2 instaead of 2.6.  Numbers used are examples only, and not to reflect the actual versions.

So long as the first two numbers match you're OK.

Well, Hopefully BB wont dump Luxpose after business is caught up. I like running a script from set up in Poser to render in Lux. Its cool. Ive tried the Luxblend but I seem to have problems with that. So Im still hopefull that a completed fully functional release of Luxpose comes out. Even if its for $$, Id make the purchase.

Good luck and best wishes guys, I guess Ill tinker with Luxblend a little more in the meantime.

Does anyone have a link to the last/latest version of Luxpose? All the links I find are dead...

Okay, now that's great! I'm away for a little over a month and what do I find? A bone yard, artistically decorated with some promises of a (future!) silver lining...

To those who, back then, accused me of being a cynic when I said I didn't believe that a Poser-compatible Lux code fork was viable - That was exactly what I was talking about. I've lead enough projects to know that, missing a consequent carrot (and a heavy stick), this project wouldn't survive very long. I didn't expect that it would end that quickly though.  :-(

(Note I don't accuse the three guys who worked on it, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't had done any better, but at least I would have refrained from promising the world to people naive enough to take me at my word... There is always a huge contrast between what one can do, and what one is willing to do, especially for free.)

In the meantime, it remains that Poser to Lux conversion for the masses will remain a daydream... Maybe the $80 price tag on Reality isn't that exaggerated after all.

Quote - Does anyone have a link to the last/latest version of Luxpose? All the links I find are dead...

The latest version I have is PoserLuxExporter_alpha_1-41a.zip; We also have most/all the previous ones.

I could put it up for download if I get the (explicit, ie written) green light that I won't get entagled in any "that's mine" discussions.

@rty: That's a generous offer. I think you'd have to contact ADP through site mail, though, since he said he'd unsubscribe from this thread. As far as my code (pydough) goes, you can use that freely. I'll officially put it under the MIT license as soon as I find a minute.

Quote - @rty: That's a generous offer. I think you'd have to contact ADP through site mail, though, since he said he'd unsubscribe from this thread. As far as my code (pydough) goes, you can use that freely. I'll officially put it under the MIT license as soon as I find a minute.

Thanks odf, duly noted.

If somebody can get adp001 and bagginsbill to post publicly a similar statement, just send me a site mail and we'll put it up for download immediately. Remember, we're the crazy guys having registered luxpose.org, we did have some commitment to (and hope in) this project... rolling eyes

By the way, pydough has a rudimentary GUI of its own that I've been using for debugging purposes. It doesn't write a scene file, materials or lights, just a straight .lxo with the geometries in it, but it runs straight from within Poser via tkinter. You can download pydough from https://github.com/odf/pydough/zipball/master.

Poser materials have shader math that is not available in LuxRender. These cannot be converted. Only simple shaders work.

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=2168820

;o)

Laurie

good render

actually, I was more hoping for everyone to read the description...lol. There is someone working tirelessly right now, trying to put a good exporter together. I won't say who unless he wants me to, but just suffice it to say that it's already much more useable than LuxPose was :o). I think all of you who were wanting an exporter are gonna like it a lot.

Laurie

Quote - actually, I was more hoping for everyone to read the description...lol. There is someone working tirelessly right now, trying to put a good exporter together. I won't say who unless he wants me to, but just suffice it to say that it's already much more useable than LuxPose was :o). I think all of you who were wanting an exporter are gonna like it a lot.

Laurie

YIPPEE!!!

thanks for the info, he has my support!!

Actually, I did notice the description, and i wondered.  But then, I thought that it was meant to hopefully stir interest again. 

This is good news, i hope.

Everything in the image came straight from the exporter...no hacking of files was necessary ;o).

So far, it can handle transparencies, bump maps, and displacement maps, choice of what sampler and filters to use, diffuse and specular color scaling, an option to reduce fireflies (which works), the subdivision we were enjoying in LuxPose, the camera view is exactly in Luxrender as it looks in Poser, fstop settings, light grouping and light assignment, handles emitters wonderfully, has a materials analyzer that allows you to chose which Luxrender material to assign to it and other stuff I'm probably not remembering with more to come ;o). The skin on the figure was odf's awesome skin from LuxPose.

Oh, and I guess I should mention it's completely python.

If any of you are wondering why the doors in the image look like they have no glass, I assigned Architectural Glass to them, but because they have no thickness, there's nothing in the back for the raytracer to bounce back from ;o). A limitation of the model and not the exporter...hehe. Just wanted to clarify.

Laurie

Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=2169215

and it handles a lot of geometry quickly.

12 planes, 2 cars, 1 Dalek, 1 Antonia (old version no textures), 1 Space Marine, 1 U-Boat.

exported from Poser via Pose2Lux in 2 Minutes. (actually took longer to load into Luxrender!)

"Poser setup: rendered in Luxrender by way of the Pose2Lux exporter, still in development. Gosh, you're gonna love it ;o)."

Colour me thick, but I haven't a clue who this might be. Suffice it to say he or she has my support! And good on YOU for sticking with this!

I did wonder why you called it Pose2Lux. :)

So whoever is doing it, can I get a copy to play with? ;)

Quote - I did wonder why you called it Pose2Lux. :)

 

So whoever is doing it, can I get a copy to play with? ;)

The author of the program wants to get it to a certain state of completeness before releasing.

Laurie

Your pic looks good Laurie, especially for a straight export. How well (or if) does this one handle dynamic hair?

Quote - Your pic looks good Laurie, especially for a straight export. How well (or if) does this one handle dynamic hair?

not at that point yet, but the author is watching this post, so if he decides it needs to go in before alpha, it'll be in I'm sure ;o).

Laurie

I'd be willing to help test it out. I have been watching this thread.

Okay Luxrender fans, we need testers.

You can sitemail either me or Magnus Greel if you'd like to participate. Please be advised that it will require a certain amount of committment and if you aren't willing or can't take the time, please don't ask to be a tester. Also be advised that while it's been coming along fine thus far, we haven't even reached alpha yet - some things that you might want may not have yet been included.

You may sitemail either me or Magnus Greel and we'll get you setup for testing. Please include your Poser version and operating system in your sitemail. We are looking for 2 Poser 8 users, at least one of those a Mac user, Poser 7 users and Poser 6 users. It doesn't support anything below version 6

Thanks! :o)

Laurie

I only saw this thread recently (yay for months with no net), but that picture is truly excellent Laurie.  I shall have to keep an eye on here now I guess.  

Quote - Your pic looks good Laurie, especially for a straight export. How well (or if) does this one handle dynamic hair?

Dynamic hair is very nearly there. Being worked on now :o).

Laurie

Unstick'dified 02/14/11  ;)

Attached Link: http://www.luxrender.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=5456

thread superceeded by this one http://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/showthread.php?thread_id=2821905

Thanks jancory! Great news! :o)

Laurie

new LuxRender

http://www.luxrender.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=5456

''on the fly microdisplacement to allow very high subdivision depths without any memory impact''

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