Hmm, ok, told myself I wasn't going to do this, but I just can't let some of this stuff go.

 

I got here from outside the Poservers, guess what folks? Most graphics apps file formats are incompatable. Is it up to C4D to change it's file format to open in 3DS? Is it up to 3DS to change it's file format to open in Lightwave? And so on. Guess what, it ain't. So why is it up to DAZ to change Genesis to get it in to Poser?

DAZ even trying to get Genesis in to Poser is far more then any other CG application company would do.

Most CG apps have been able to bone, rig, and weight map for quite some time, guess what? None of it is compatable between apps. 

I've been able to rig in carrara since I got it, been able to weight paint for quite some time. Do you see me P'en a B because that rigging and wieght mapping isn't compatable with any other app? No, that is the nature of the beast and always has been.

As far as I am concernd it isn't up to DAZ to dumb down genesis to get it in to Poser. It is up to smith micro to update Poser to be genesis compatable. Personally I think you all are pointing a finger at the wrong developmental company. When sM changes something in Poser so it doesn't work in Studio, is it up to sM to change it, or DAZ to update studio?

DAZ has always went out of it's way to make it's content Poser compatable. No company that has ever own Poser has done anything to make Poser Studio format compatable.

Now the only painful part of downloading and installing content from DAZ is the F'ed up new installers; or installers in general. And if DAZ does this cloud store CMS BS they will lose me as well as a few hundered other customers. I refuse to have CMS on my comp; if it quacks like a duck. ;) And you really don't need it to use Genesi or DAZ content. CMS is a tied in yet a seperate install, you can uninstall it with out uninstlling studio or any of it's content. And if you uninstall DS4 it wont uninstall CMS because it is a seperat uninstall.

I had wondered why DAZ was pushing CMS so hard, and why many DAZ_ had infered it would be nesesary. Now that I see what they are reffering to I certainly don't want CMS on my machine. Early on I painted it as DAZ spyware to see what DAZ content you have and if you lagitamently bought it. I was assured at the time that that wasn't what it was doing. Funny sounds like that will be exactly what it will be doing. I mean if it is checking to see what you have installed/bought for updates isn't that the same thing as checking to see that you actually bought it at DAZ? I mean it will certainly be part of the proses.

And I have to wonder what updates? DAZ may update it's apps regular, but we usually get an announcement. The only time I have seen DAZ update content is when it's released borked, and again there is usually an announcement. So I don't see where I need anything running on my comp to do it.

There isn't anything to find, but I still don't want DAZ's nose in my runtimes. And the way it sounds that is excatily what CMS is. I turn in DAZ pirated content, I don't use it. And that is more out of respect for the artest then DAZ.

Give me an "ether""or", and I'll pick the "or" ;) Because I refuse to be trapped in to an "ether".

Now if DAZ trys to force people in to this cloud CMS store thing, DAZ might as well close it's store. The only customers it will have left will be hard core Dazzers. They might as well kiss the carrarests, Brycers, and Posers good by, because only those that already worship at the DAZ alter will be left.