dlfurman opened this issue on Aug 19, 2011 · 124 posts
wolf359 posted Sat, 20 August 2011 at 12:48 PM
"They are not going for the 'pro' market, they are going for the 'prosumer' market."
We that is your view of the matter
.Mine however is based on this:
The DAZ|Studio 4 FAQ states, :Quote - "Is the GenesisTM series compatible with Poser?
The Genesis series of figures relies on powerful new technologies that are currently exclusive to DAZ Studio 4. However, the new file format that the Genesis series utilizes is an open, ASCII format that can be interpreted easily. DAZ 3D is ready to help all those who are interested in adding support for this new platform within their own tools and applications*, such as Poser by Smith Micro. A SDK is currently in development, and* DAZ 3D has already reached out to several partners with hopes that they will be able to add support for the Genesis series within their own applications.
If you have a favorite application or tool that you would like to see support this new figure and the underlying technologies, please contact the developers and let them know of your desire to have them support this next generation figure platform in their application."
I see nothing about selling the copies of DS4 Advanced+LUX/Reality option
to "prosumers" who want something better than those YOU call the "grandma's" who use poser.
"And note that their marketing is exactly how eg audio equiptment is marketed for prosumers. "Buy our xg4322 amp, used by pros everywhere and get a true studio experience in your very own home"
I respectfully disagree
the reason being that whenever a company tries to sell a regular consumer a product claiming it to be comparable to what" industry professionals" are using they ALWAYS do so via a Price/Feature comparison
Just watch any modern day infomercial.
"our $199 Kitchen Ninja can grind ice into snow Just like these $1200 Devices used by professional Chefs."
(insert crappy unflattering photo of unnamed $1200 food processor here)
I never see these infomercials blathering on about how they have: "already reached out to several partners with hopes that they will be able to add support for our Kitchen ninja,Nuwave convection oven etc series within their own professional restaurants"
Just as I dont see DAZ Claiming the $429 DS4 advanced+genesis can produce the same Film quality output as the expensive programs used by Digital Domain & Industrial Light and Magic.
And then showing the "prosumer" Character animation Examples composited with live actors/ footage to "prove it"
Cheers