Hey all - thanks for the well wishes. The speculation? I could do without that, but it is what it is.

Here's the skinny. I needed a new challenge. Loving Poser has kept me engaged on and off for 20 years. But there are a few other things I love. Photography. VR. Hardware, gear and gadgets. I joined Lytro as their Director of Product Marketing, my first day is February 9th. Lytro is working on some very innovative technology that's in its infancy. Plenoptics. Light field photography. They're a great, well funded company in start-up mode. They need someone with my skills. It's a lovely new challenge that I'm stoked to be able to dive into. My head and heart both need that.

Here's where I'll be moving: https://www.lytro.com/

Parting is bittersweet. There's a family of folks who I've worked with for two decades, grown up, survived alongside. And then there's this crazy Poser product family, the pinnacle of personification.

I let the team know months ago that I was planning a change so they could prepare. They have been. The change will be good.

Have a little faith, please?

Cheers,

Steve Cooper

Thanks for the update and I wish you well in the new venture and I hope it provides the sort of challenge you are looking for.

 

 

I use Poser 13 on Windows 11 - For Scene set up I use a Geekcom A5 -  Ryzen 9 5900HX, with 64 gig ram and 3 TB  storage, mini PC with final rendering done on normal sized desktop using an AMD Ryzen Threadipper 1950X CPU, Corsair Hydro H100i CPU cooler, 3XS EVGA GTX 1080i SC with 11g Ram, 4 X 16gig Corsair DDR4 Ram and a Corsair RM 100 PSU .   The desktop is in a remote location with rendering done via Queue Manager which gives me a clearer desktop and quieter computer room.