bloodboy - I think your best bet would be to post you question in the Commons over at DAZ. You should get some good answers about it there.

If you are a content creator, having DS would allow you to ensure your products can be succefully and easily be used in DS. It seems that the number of DS users is increasing, because more vendors are including DS and Poser specific shaders in their products.

I have both DS3A (didn't really do much DS with it until I got DS3A)  and Poser Pro 2010 (started with P3), as well as Carrara 8 Pro(started with C2). They all have their strenghts and weaknesses, but the most important thing is which one you feel most comfortable with, and is the easiest for you to get the results you want. A quick look in any of the galleries here will demonstrate that they are all capable of great renders in the right hands. Of the 3 apps I mentioned, for me, Poser is the one that I find most difficult the get the results I want from. Carrara is the one that is easiest for me to get good result from, with DS3A being #2.

The DS/Poser debates can go on forever, and it really comes down to which one you prefer, which one "feels right", and fits best with what you want to accomplish.

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