OPEN SOURCE...

I think the only solution to true compatibility is for the community to take over 3D scene creation software. Blender is an answer to commercial 3D modeling software that sometimes costs as much as a car. Gimp does everything that Photoshop can do. Look what those wonderful guys and Luxrender have been able to achieve. I haven't purchased a Microsoft Office version in 15 years because Open Office does it all just as well. I'm a photographer, not a software engineer but if I was and with my increasing frustration with the growing incompatibility between DAZ content and Poser, I would definitely be thinking along those lines. At this stage in my life and career, it's way too late to become a developer but I've spent enough time in these forums to know that there are many here who do have the developer chops to make this happen. Since DAZ and SM seem to be no longer willing to cooperate, that may be the only workable solution available. It certainly won't be any skin off of DAZ's nose since they offer Studio for free. Wouldn't it be great if they finally turned over an application they no longer sell and profit from to the 3D community and let those who love doing CG 3D to run with it from there? Sun Microsystems did that with Open Office. Sun was long ago swallowed up by Oracle but even someone with the ego of Larry Ellison had the good sense to let Open Office run free. Larry Ellison of all people. We all know that the only difference between God and Larry Ellison is that God doesn't think he's Larry Ellison and yet Ellison gave Open Office to the community. DAZ would still profit just as much if not more from content creation and a community created 3D scene increase demand for their content.

I'm not holding my breath tho.