If anything the Smart Content has a big improvement in 4.9 I have seen a lot of comments from long time users not so keen on the Smart Content system ever since introduced. I always felt it was good in principle it was just a half effort type arrangement it now appears now to be very effective. A lot of the members comments on this thread and others seem to be more talking about Daz 5.7 then wonder why they are not getting answers. If somebody told me 5 years ago we would not have a car manufacturer left in Australia in the next 10 years I would have said don't be an idiot we have 8 there has to be a clear winner. I think by end of next year we will have none, all gone. Things change deal with it. I only have the one concern with the update and that is where they said you can't move the content. My computer is full of software which can get very heavy and bloated. How I have it set up today will need an adjustment a 3-4 times a year My other DRM encoded software which is most I can still pick up entire folders and move them to a external drive tell the software where it is and it takes it from there. It is not a IP I am moving address nor a name change by deed poll it is DRM encoded content and changing the path on a computer talking to Daz via connect so I am a little confused considering it only has one entry exit point the computer name and details collected by Daz on install. I have a reasonably healthy size hard drive but this week alone I would have downloaded 15-20 gigs from the Daz/UE4 store. I guess as long as I can add a external drive and point it the same from Daz for new installs of content that is workaround. That is the part I am most concerned with. Anybody in 3D animation cutting AVI files will know when you put a 3TB drive in your PC and think that will last forever is back at the store a 3-4 times a year if things are slow. I am concerned about the mega gigs of Daz on my main computer as up until now it was always temporary. I have not had chance to chase it up but it is what I read myself so it wasn't second hand news. Although I read it as from a point onward not what I had already I could be wrong. If I am let me know.

I will be the first to admit I am a Daz fan and bias towards the product the software is not my main but it's flexibility makes it kind of a massive plugin. One at this point I could not do without. I challenge anybody to point me in the direction of better content of such quality, theme and variety from the PA's. Both there, here anywhere content is available through proper channels And if you buy right very cost effective.

@diogenese19348 As for the music industry some of the Indie music getting around is is equally as good as the commercial so you are not missing out on anything :-) In a lot of cases better because they are trying harder struggled harder usually a band's 1st album is their best. There is a lot more pressing issues in the music industry than the just the DRM. Someone born today could possibly die at 100 and never have paid for a single track and do so legally. It doesn't do much for us labels but it is a fact of life today. Occasionally a few times a year the musicians can afford a hamburger...... If we loan them the money. Daz should throw everything it has at product protection with the least amount of impact on the user as possible. If I am paying my good money so should everybody else. If the PA's spend all their time achieving the content I see they have the right to the protection. I am even willing to take a hit of a second or two load time while online or Daz checking my content in the background while I have the app open to ensure my content is all legit. I have nothing to hide I pay for everything that is on my drive except legit freebies which I appreciate too. I just hope we don't lose the functionality and freedoms we enjoy now but I think every Daz user would want that and I don't think Daz would want to take them away either it is what made the brand.

Granted I am commercial so it wouldn't be good business practice knocking stuff off all over the web or in the real world. I can't see me doing things any differently if retired.

- Johnny G

"Try animation to get things moving"

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