Ok...#1. lets say I just wanted to do basic figure modelling and creating with no animation....would poser 1 or 2 be sufficient? and if so where might I get the older version? #2. What would be best to get....Poser 4, Bryce, and canoma each by itself or the 3d suite..which has Poser, Bryce and other in one package. #3. Can I create wrestlers from wcw or wwf and animate them with wrestling moves with Poser 4? #4. What are the best textures for females? morphs? #5. Can you incorporate speech in the animations? Sorry to ask all these questions but I figure I should get all of it out of the way.

If you can afford the suite package, why are you even thinking about Poser 1 (which was sorta like Gumby for God's sake). If you just want to have fun, Poser 4 is still your best buy. If you are thinking about doing anything halfway professional looking, get the suite or at least carrera with P4....am I right on this? Scarab<-sorry, Alzheimer's just kicked in for a moment

Okay, from the top #1: If you wanted to do just basic figures with no animation then yes, P1 or P2 would do - provided you didn't mind your figures looking like refugees from a very bad zombie movie. Poser 3 is the very very least you should consider. #2: That depends. If you want the latest, shiney versions of the software (Poser 4, Bryce 4) then you'll have to buy them seperately. If you are willing to go with Poser 3/Bryce 3D (and there's nothing wrong with those programmes) then buy the package. Just remember, you will not be able to use any of the P4 morphs from Traveler's site, or any of the newer texture maps, any conforming clothes, or any transparancy mapping in P3. #3: Creating "look-a-likes" is possible in Poser, although it's quite a long drawn out process to get an exact likeness. And yes, you can animate them. (I'd love to see some animated wrestling moves and some of the WWF characters). #4: Now this is strictly a matter of personal preference. For morphs, you cannot go wrong with anything of Traveler's. There are a number of very good female textures available off of the free stuff pages, and there are now some very good male textures under way. #5: At the moment, speech synchronisation is difficult, but possible. There are at least a couple of programmes (which are yet to be released) which aim to make this much easier. Hope this all helps Paul

Well said.... Scarab<-(huh?)