Quote - How many IDL renders do you see in the Poser gallery?

All of my renders since getting Poser 8 are rendered with IDL

Quote - Dynamic cloth renders?

I use dynamic cloth and I even make my own.

Quote - Dynamic hair renders?

I've used it.

Quote - Raytraced renders?

All my renders are also raytraced.

Quote - How many Poser users ever use the face or setup room?

I've used the setup room to make shoes and I'm no guru by any stretch of the imagination. I don't use the faceroom because I don't care for the Poser figures.

Quote - DAZ and the Poser team have forgotten what got them here... hobbyists.

I don't Smith Micro has. I'm not even sure Daz has even if they may be trying to get used by those who do work professionally

Quote - What hoops will we have to jump through to get a conforming pair of pants to bend the same way as a weight mapped Mike3?

Won't know that until we get the new version.

Quote - We will not see this in the galleries unless it is all made for ease of use. Most Poser users will not use weight mapping unless it helps their workflow.

I plan on learning and using it. I may even try to convert my existing figures.

Quote - I get the feeling the Poser team listens to the brainiacs in this forum more than they actually look at the galleries and see what folks are ACTUALLY using.

Most Poser users get what they want. The vendors supply just that. Most Poser content is click, load and render. How much easier can it get?

Quote - DAZ's genesis being able to morph into anything is genius... being limited by weight mapping to DAZ Studio is complete business stupidity.

I agree with this for the most part.

 

Quote - DAZ and the Poser team are catering to the exact same customer base.

Yep. Users, like always.

Quote - Make products that are actually useful to the target customer.

I just don't see how it could be easier, especially with Poser Debut. Novices can work with that just fine without all the extra, deeper stuff that the rest of us have come to enjoy. Anyone that wants dead=easy can get Debut. More experienced users get the basic version or Pro according to what their needs are.

Now I am just an average user and I've done all of what you claim hardly anyone does. I'm not alone either. If you take a quick glance thru the forum you'll notice that there are more and more threads on dynamic clothes and more and more are using dynamics.

Laurie