Sam, yeah, me too. But at least it's still very much alive thanks to the web. I know they continue to release new hardware for the Amiga and C64 even today!

RorrKonn, yes, I checked the Reallusion website and am hoping for a reply. iClone is tempting me away from getting back into Poser or DAZ Studio due to it's far better animation tools. Thing is, I prefer the Poser interface much more. I've been searching here, DAZ, and Reallusion for answers to questions I have. There doesn't appear to be any better solution then the situation back when I gave-up on this stuff. iClone is a leader in animation it seems, which would explain it's popularity. But the renderer looks like a sick joke. Even the new version they're showing looks substandard. For me Poser has the best interface and renderer options, but like DAZ Studio, Poser appears to be locked in suspended animation since the year 2000 regards the animation toolset. I can't even try Poser, they want my card details just to try it. I won't do that. I'll just have to do a bit more research before I decide what to go for.

Does anyone have an idea of a release date for Poser 12, and have there been any indication at animation improvements?

Ultimately, it looks like this is a toss-up between Poser and Blender, somewhat like EClark1849 I suppose. I don't know what caused the halt in progress, but back in the day, we used to play with Bryce, Carrara, and Poser and fantasize how cool it would be in the future when our computers would be fast enough to animate. That time is now, surely. We can render the sort of stuff we were rendering back then, in just a fraction of a second these days. Only we can't do that, because while the computers have caught up in speed, the programs it seems, have been sitting around, getting fat, instead of getting some excercise through animation.

Seachnasaigh, that's a very magical looking scene, and it's great to see Posette!