Quote - And that's why we can't have nice things in Poser.

(Or at least not as nice things as the other kids have)

;-)

Anyway, my point was simply to demonstrate that the only thing preventing Poser from being a "one-click Photorealism" tool is it's lack of "one-click photorealism" figures.

The technology is out there, that's all what I'm saying.

BTW, the girl used here is just one of Azyx' static props. There is only one material zone, so the texture is just plugged into diffuse.

If you want a poseable figure, you'd have to buy one of the pre-rigged MAX versions and rig it yourself in Poser.

Of course as long as the community has a general "I'll wishlist it until there is a 50% sale" and "Realism is overrated anyway" attitude, no professional company will bother creating figures that use cutting edge technology just for Poser. Not for $500 and especially not for $5.

But if we really wanted, yes, we could have that coveted "Photorealism" thing easily.

:-)

 

Sorry. Figure still looks like a cutout. The light doesn't match the scene. As I said, baked in spec and shadows. 

If you're suggesting that we can't have "nice things" because we're too critical, I'd say it's the exact opposite. We don't get photorealism because we regularly settle for less and tend to react badly to people who point out flaws.

I do think there is far too much criticism of people's figure creations. But when you suggest that something really is PHOTOREALISTIC, that's a remarkable claim that deserves to be examined in detail.

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As for wishlisting until sale, when the marketplaces put items on sale every other day, you'd be throwing money away if you paid full price -- unless you need them immediately.

Mind you, I fully expect that people who are purchasing something they feel they NEED for a specific render (for a client, say), then they may full price because they're on deadline. But if it's just a WANT, because this is a hobby, there's no deadline beyond your personal patience because everything does go on sale eventually. And almost all your purchases are a matter of choice. They are 'luxury' items, no necessities.

If the marketplace wants people to stop waiting for sales, they should stop putting things on sale and just price them at the price they expect to sell them for.

Obviously, however, most MPs do have sales (even Adobe -- I bought photoshop CS5 on a 24 hour educational discount for everyone sale) -- because it increases revenue. So it's kinda silly to complain about it, doncha think?

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