A lot of you "old timers" remember when we had a thread like this some decades ago ... and let's renew the fun ...

Ok, gang your turn.

You know you are a Poser addict when you buy more clothes and shoes for your virtual ladies than you do for yourself....

You know you are a Poser addict when you have created a private group fb just for yourself of images to either re-create as art of characters...

You know you are a Poser addict when you pay for each new version of Poser and ignore each new version of Daz Studio even though it is free.

You know you're a Poser addict when you're more interested in the clothes women are wearing than the women wearing them, and you're a straight male.

pappy411 posted at 8:13PM Wed, 17 August 2016 - #4280263

You know you are a Poser addict when you pay for each new version of Poser and ignore each new version of Daz Studio even though it is free.

My favorite so far!!

And to add my own...

You know you are a poser addict when you watch a movie and think, "I wonder how I can do that in Poser?"

You are poser addict if you see beautiful woman, look at her hair and state: "Wow, Koz Long Hair"!

When you look at a fine lady and start thinking how to build those nice round shapes in quads. :-)

pappy411 posted at 6:18AM Thu, 18 August 2016 - #4280263

You know you are a Poser addict when you pay for each new version of Poser and ignore each new version of Daz Studio even though it is free.

That is so true. In my case, you know you're a Poser addict when you ignore the latest versions of Victoria because they're not made to work in Poser and you're happy staying with Victori 4.

OR? You search YouTube for the "Poser2Blender2Poser" series, (5 video's so far) , and create your own characters from existing Poser meshes. LOL.

You know you are a Poser addict when...

you look at your wedding photos and comment how horrible the lighting and render turned out.

@ hborre And then have a week with picture but no sound. LOL.

hborre posted at 10:14AM Thu, 18 August 2016 - #4280305

You know you are a Poser addict when...

you look at your wedding photos and comment how horrible the lighting and render turned out.

Or think you could do better if you use V4 and M4 instead.

You know you're a Poser addict when you look at a .jpg and try to rotate it to see the back side...

You know you're a Poser addict when you look in the mirror in the morning and think which matfile shall I choose today.

You know you are a Poser addict when...

You use Poser rather a lot.

I win. :D

I remember that! Here I go...You know your a poser addict when you get distracted in any movie, TV show, or even real life and think "How can I do that in Poser".

The best answer I've seen to this question was offered maybe 15 years ago now, by former Rosity member Allerleirauh (pretty sure I spelled that right). She said she had become so immersed in 3D graphics work that when she found herself in line at the grocery she wanted to photograph her fellow shoppers' elbows, for use in skin texture creation. Lemme tellya, that really impressed me. If you're so lost in Posering that people become just texture source material, you've really gone deep.

My own best answer is about the time I was using Poser, maybe back in 2007 or 2008? Umm. I was Posering, and I decided to take off my shoes. But I got a knot in my shoelaces, while trying to remove the second shoe. And my first impulse was to reach for the mouse, to click the Undo button. I actually reached for, but did not grab, that mouse. So maybe you know you're a Poser addict when you try to untie a shoelace knot using Undo. This isn't an altogether satisfying response, to me, because it really works with any number of software packages, and isn't Poser-specific.

I suppose I can generalize from these two responses, to say, "You know you're a Poser addict when you begin to lose touch with reality." Umm.

Okay, third edit. Boni's initial post actually said almost the same thing as the Allerleirauh anecdote, and sort of scoops my generalization. So I'm left with the lame shoelace thing. Dangit, dangit.

you know you're a Poser addict when you, in your sleep, dream as if you're inside Poser, and are able to manipulate your entire dreamscape [environ, people, clothing, lighting, etc.] by choosing different options with a click of a button... [this happens to me quite regularly, & tis uber-entertaining whilst it's happening, even with the not-so-pleasant dreams]...

When you watch a pixar movie and wonder how many machines took how many hours to render that.

putrdude posted at 7:11PM Fri, 19 August 2016 - #4280454

When you watch a pixar movie and wonder how many machines took how many hours to render that.

Nah, that's just anyone working or hobbying in CGI. When I worked for Infogrames, the BBC show "Walking with Dinosaurs" was the big thing over here. We were all giving it a pasting, saying how the models lacked weight, inertia, and generally looked unconvincing.

Claire says I ruined so many movies for her by pointing out the flaws in the CG elements. That and being a generally annoying git.

SamTherapy posted at 2:38PM Fri, 19 August 2016 - #4280457

putrdude posted at 7:11PM Fri, 19 August 2016 - #4280454

When you watch a pixar movie and wonder how many machines took how many hours to render that.

Nah, that's just anyone working or hobbying in CGI. When I worked for Infogrames, the BBC show "Walking with Dinosaurs" was the big thing over here. We were all giving it a pasting, saying how the models lacked weight, inertia, and generally looked unconvincing.

Claire says I ruined so many movies for her by pointing out the flaws in the CG elements. That and being a generally annoying git.

Don't listen to her, Sam! There's nothing "general" about you at all. You're a "world class" annoying git.

Besides, I'm not addicted. I can quit anytime I want...and I probably will, tomorrow.

EClark1894 posted at 10:33PM Fri, 19 August 2016 - #4280458

SamTherapy posted at 2:38PM Fri, 19 August 2016 - #4280457

putrdude posted at 7:11PM Fri, 19 August 2016 - #4280454

When you watch a pixar movie and wonder how many machines took how many hours to render that.

Nah, that's just anyone working or hobbying in CGI. When I worked for Infogrames, the BBC show "Walking with Dinosaurs" was the big thing over here. We were all giving it a pasting, saying how the models lacked weight, inertia, and generally looked unconvincing.

Claire says I ruined so many movies for her by pointing out the flaws in the CG elements. That and being a generally annoying git.

Don't listen to her, Sam! There's nothing "general" about you at all. You're a "world class" annoying git.

Aye, that I am. And proud of it.

I remember one time when I was going on a flight and I recognized the figures used in the flight safety pamphlet (Poser native figures like Simon and Sydney, figures I don't use anymore).

And I chuckled to myself knowing that I've seen them naked...

Another thing I'd like to point out is that while people may have a thousand selfies and other photographs stored on their PC, I have a thousand renders stored in My Pictures...

Oh, my. Apropos of the opening post, I just added this to my freebies: [Paulette Bronze Goddess Skin And Makeup](https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/paulette-bronze-goddess-skin-and-makeup-for-Paulette Bronze Goddess Skin poser-11-heroine-paulette-and-paulin/76530).

Never try a link on the iPad. Paulette Bronze Goddess Skin and Makeup

pappy411 posted at 6:35AM Mon, 22 August 2016 - #4280263

You know you are a Poser addict when you pay for each new version of Poser and ignore each new version of Daz Studio even though it is free.

Yes !

Say you might be a redneck if you use Poser ;)

I don't have any Poser addict Stories but I've been a Artist since before CGI n I only dated girls that would make good models for my Art. So Tony if you get a real live girl n draw the topology out on her first.

CGI things ,I've looked for CGI physics on the dashboard in a storm. look for the Suns settings on the phone to turn the brightness down. Though to model a new tire when I had a flat.

You know your a Poser Addict when you want every character and morph ever put out for V4.

vampchild posted at 8:22AM Fri, 26 August 2016 - #4281131

You know your a Poser Addict when you want every character and morph ever put out for V4.

They said "addict" not "junkie".

EClark1894 posted at 12:31PM Fri, 26 August 2016 - #4281137

They said "addict" not "junkie".

You might be a Redneck if you don't know your synonyms ;)

I am a Redneck. I come with papers and proud of it and I still love V4.

RorrKonn posted at 6:51PM Fri, 26 August 2016 - #4281184

EClark1894 posted at 12:31PM Fri, 26 August 2016 - #4281137

They said "addict" not "junkie".

You might be a Redneck if you don't know your synonyms ;)

Definitely NOT a redneck and an addict is not exactly synonymous with junkie. In my book, they vary by degrees. A junkie then is often worse off than just an addict.

You know your a Poser Addict when... You start analyzing which facial morphs are involved with all the faces of people you see on the street.

EClark1894 posted at 6:50PM Mon, 29 August 2016 - #4281245

RorrKonn posted at 6:51PM Fri, 26 August 2016 - #4281184

EClark1894 posted at 12:31PM Fri, 26 August 2016 - #4281137

They said "addict" not "junkie".

You might be a Redneck if you don't know your synonyms ;)

Definitely NOT a redneck and an addict is not exactly synonymous with junkie. In my book, they vary by degrees. A junkie then is often worse off than just an addict.

LOL

Al I know is I'm Jonesing for the old days when we actually had conversations here. Damn this place has become so DEAD !!!

Someone needs to model it a tombstone.

yknow you're an addict when you keep reading poser forums, even though 3, or4? versions behind. poser3 poser4 skipped5 poser6 poser7 poserPro (never installed but looks pretty on my bookshelf) poser8 PP12.

MistyLaraPrincess posted at 6:11PM Tue, 30 August 2016 - #4281550

yknow you're an addict when you keep reading poser forums, even though 3, or4? versions behind. poser3 poser4 skipped5 poser6 poser7 poserPro (never installed but looks pretty on my bookshelf) poser8 PP12.

Bet it would look pretty on your harddrive also ;)

i the poser 7 interface and library look. and rendering 64 bit.

i the poser7 setup room, doesn't delete things on me.

my only problem is, since pp12, i moved all the dress/clothing mats to their respective folder under characters.

if there was something to make poser7/pro read pz2 files under the character folder, i'd be in poser realms half my nights.