EClark1894 posted at 6:03AM Sat, 28 December 2019 - #4374760

movida posted at 3:41AM Sat, 28 December 2019 - #4374742

I have to ask, why would pro's use Poser over DAZ which is free and comes with 2 tons of content? I can't see it. I have to disagree with Pro's keeping Poser afloat, I really do think it's the hobbyists/home user (which is why the naked LaFemme as the opening screen seems to be a rather bad move-I'm sure mom will love it) g

I have seen Poser animations on progs like Cold Case Files and similar and there are more Poser than DAZ (I think I only spotted Genesis once).

That's a rather specious argument, movida, and Penguinisto is right. There are a number of reasons, one of them being longevity. Poser's been around for over twenty years, so many people probably got their first foray into computer graphics with Poser. You might ask yourself why the majority of computer graphics operations use their own tools tomake animations when Studio is free? So's Blender, but let's see, Pixar, Maya, 3DS Max, Sculptris, Houdini, Lightwave. They're all still around. Blender hasn't put them out of business. Not even close. And let's not forget that many professionals actually use Turbo Squid models, which are far more pricey than those we use here at DAZ or Renderosity. Or, they make and rig their own.

So if the majority of computer graphics operations use their own tools instead of Studio, then it is also instead of Poser. Using Blender (a baby in a given field) as an example is not valid (or, rather specious) - you might ask yourself why? I'm talking about 2 competing, mainstream programs, and their relation to a perceived market (i.e., home hobbyist/professional) not 1, outside the mainstream program, making inroads into the behemoth mainstream, regardless of the status of the end user.

So lets see.... there is a difference. Blender has a bigger hill to climb but has an astute development/marketing team and they're doing it. I still have a hard time with the idea that Poser is being floated by the professionals.