I would like to know if there are any people involved in the forums here who would be interested in beta testing Biped Ready Character models that i plan to offer for sale either through my own site or through Renderosity. I bring this up because in discussing the idea with admins from the marketplace, I was given a positive reaction and told that the primary issue in making this happen would be getting people together for proper testing. So, if I could get some names tossed out here of those who might be interested, then i will pass those back upline to the powers that be and maybe we'll have something interesting going on with this. Thanks people!

Please define "biped ready Character models"

Are these for Poser?? 3DStudio Max?? Lightwave??

more details please.

I'm assuming you are talking about max character studio bipeds?. Thats a great idea. Would it be bipeds for Michael and Vicky. I think you would be better off doing those then posette and dork. I think alot of people would be interested, as fitting the biped in character studio is not easy. I would eagerly offer my support to assist in testing. Let me know.

"Would it be bipeds for Michael and Vicky. I think you would be better off doing those then posette and dork."

I am still confused,
you can sell any geometries from mike or vicky to use in max
so how would your Max bipeds be related to poser figures??

If he/she sells just the .bip files, not the model geometries, then people who own Max and Character Studio and who also own Mike or Vicki could export their Vicki or Mike, load them into Max, load the .bip file, and just apply Physique without having to do any of the fitting of the biped to the mesh, adjusting falloff zones, etc, which is what takes most of the time in Character studio. With the biped already fitted, it would take less than a minute to make Vicki or Mike ready to use in Max with motion capture files etc. I have Max 2.5 and Character Studio... I don't know if that version is too old to be of use to you, but I volunteer to beta test if it isn't. -nemo

What version of 3D studio will this work with? Require v.4?

I would be personally offering original models setup for bipde (character studio) in 3D Studio Max R4. As far as offering anything related to Micheal or Vicky, I would be willing to offer the BIP files though copyright issues will not allow the offering of the Daz created meshes together with the biped skeleton. You would have to provide your own copies of thier models as purchased from them. Primarily, though, I am interested in offering my original figures that are setup for biped. I am also currently undergoing conversions for many of these same models to allow me to offer them in Poser Pro format as well.

I understand now,
I assume you will be posting this in the MAX forum as well

"I am also currently undergoing conversions for many of these same models to allow me to offer them in Poser Pro format as well"<

How detailed are these models??
and will they be compatible with the existing wealth of poser
collateral??( hair, clothing, morphs, textures !!)

It seems that there is little room in the poser market for yet another bald, naked figure inless it come s with alot of "extras".

It sounds like you are a character animator like myself
and unfortunately we are in the minority here. :)