***"In 3d you have to spend a bunch of time getting things right? Doesn't that apply to everything in life? Whether it's 2d, 3d, or digging a ditch, quality requires effort. Something that seems to have gotten lost along the way.***

If you prefer the 2d process, that's what you should do. If you like the final product better, it's a good choice. Please, though, don't use it as a path to not trying to improve.

As for not posting anything because you "sucK", you'd be surprised how a little input from people who do the same thing can improve your skills. Even if you share it privately with one or two people, it helps."

@Scanmead Im sure you are aware that some People  have ZERO interest in any actual feedback/ guidance or advice related to the  technical/artisistc question they pretended to ask in their thread title.
They only sought to the attention of well meaning forum users who got suckered in thinking they were sharing software knowledge & tips

for example the assertion by the OP
that poser has now way of letting one see a frame before and after is just false.

Simply set your number of Cached renders to a value you need .
move throughout the timeline to any point you desire and choose "antialias Document"
this creates an instant stored screencaps of your pose
which you can scroll through"flipbook" style as you wish ( see pic attached)
but this, like any other actual solution, is Always...Always!! Ignored by this OP as obtaining useful information about poser/animation etc was never his
intention.

Cheers

 

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