ader posted at 7:12 AM Sun, 26 February 2023 - #4456975

I suspect the only reason people use FireFly is ease of use (old products just work) and speed of render. Personally I only use SuperFly in Poser12 as I find the results more pleasing.

I actively dislike the way Superfly looks. It's visibly grainy. And I haven't found any SF hair shaders that I like.

Not everyone wants photoreal renders. I find the uncanny valley problem especially bad with Superfly, because some things look so real (metal, glass), while others do not (hair.) Plus, I typically use Photoshop to make my renders look hand-drawn, so hyperreal renders are kind of a waste.

The slowness, I would put up with if the results were worth it, but for me, they are not. Firefly just looks better to me. I like the sharpness.

What I would like to see: improvements to the cloth and hair rooms. I dunno much about DAZ Studio, but their dynamic hair looks nice, and is apparently easier to use than Poser's, since not many people use dynamic hair in Poser.