Quote - -a better JCM system. the ability to edit intensity curves - rather than simply applying linear JCMs, the possibility to control one JCM morph with more than one dial and/or the inclusion of some sortof IF switch: for example have one JCM kick in for the arms forward with the arms raised, and a different JCM kick in for the arms forward with the arms down.  this would solve most of the hideous joint deformation issues we have in Poser - if you really think about it, the primary purpose of Poser is figure posing/animation, and there have been no advances at all in this area in the last decade at least.

 

I can't comment on what is coming, but I can comment on what has already been delivered.

Poser 8 introduced a very useful feature called the Dependent Parameter Editing Tool. This tool allows you to interactively create fully editable curved and linear Dependent Parameters for any object, body part, morph or other value in a Poser scene, driven by any existing channel or by a new Master Parameter Channel. The tool is also included with Poser Pro 2010.

I blogged about this back in August '09 here but sadly the Semidieu video I referenced is no longer live.

Semidieu also created this thread on RDNA talking about use of the Dependent Parameter feature. The feature is also well documented in both the Poser 8 and Pro 2010 manual.

Another good reference to see the Dep Parm feature in action is to explore the Poser 8 figures. These have both morphs and deformers which are driven parameers, controlled buy joint rotations. If you click on an actor wih asociated driven parms, you'll see an icon on theright hand side of the channel that looks a funky key. This indicats it's a driven pam. If you click on theaorow to that key's right, you'll see a menu itme that will list Master Parameters that drive that channel. You can click in the menu to go to the Master Pam and further edit it. Correspondingly, if you click on a MAster Pam such as a Full Body Morph in thebody of those figures, you'll get a list in ht menu of all driven parms,whcih again canbe further edited.