i want to add to my libraries, I have played around with Poser a little bit and found that you cna change the factory character man to a few other characters that come with the program. Can I make my own characters, download new ones (for free), or get packages of characters. I am new so sorry if this sounds stupid. If you want I can help you with Flash 5.0.

You can find all sorts of freebies here and at other sites. Start by clicking the Free Stuff link at the top of this page. And visit the 3D Comic Collective for all sorts of downloadable characters.

You can make your own characters and props, but at the very least you'll need a paint program (for making textures) and some familiarity with Poser. New characters can be derived from the existing figures by means of morphs, which you can create using Poser's magnet tools. If you're really ambitious, you can create new geometry in a 3D modelling program, then convert it to a Poser-ready figure. Renderosity has many tutorials on the subject.

We might be able to work out a deal here because I am at a complete loss when it comes to Flash, even with the Dummy Guide next to me. Yes, you can add to your character library just as you can add to any other library in Poser, whether for textures or clothing props or scenes or lighting set ups. You'll find literally thousands of pieces to play with in the Freestuff area here, and if you check the Renderosity Web Ring (in the column at right, at the bottom), you'll find links to sites all over the web with freebies of one kind or another. Shall we pity him now that he's bound to become yet another Poser addict like the rest of us???

i downloaded some different stuff at the FREE STUFF section. I have them unzipped but I don't know where too, or how to open them in Poser.

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Yes, you can make &/or download characters. Read the manual. Read the poser forum FAQ above, then click on the link to tutorials at the top of the page & read some of those. Visit some of the sites in the poser top 15 (bottom of the margin) & read the tutorials there. Download items from the Freestuff here (another link at the top of the page). One caution, a lot of the add-on characters for poser are commercial products. The only way to get them recognized here is to buy them. No warez or trading of commercial products is tolerated here. That said, Welcome to Poser, & the Poser Forum - here you can get tons of info, hints, critiques, & tips about using poser. A lot of members have personal sites where they've posted tutorials for others to read. A really GREAT one for newcomers is to check out the tutorials at Ron Knight's site (see link) at http://www.ronknights.com Have Fun!

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You might want to check out a thread in this forum called (I think) a guide to Poser Characters. I started the thread, and others contributed to it. I'm redoing my web site, and the Character Guide will be on the new site as well. You might want to spend some time at my site in its current format. There are some great tutorials there. Let me show you a sample of what you can do with Poser, a character called Michael, and a little extra help from your friends! Sharby created the Kraven Character. Nerd3D created the background/backdrop.

i also downlaoded p3do but I really don't find much use out of it anyways.

Ah, grasshopper, you have many, many miles to go before you gain "the knowledge."

You said ...
"i also downlaoded p3do but I really don't find much use out of it anyways."

Re; P3DO Explorer
This "little" program is worth it's weight in gold
(Thanks to Yarp, who created it)
when you start getting a large number of characters, poses, props, etc. in your libraries. It is an invaluable piece of software that allows you to manage your Poser libraries without "tearing your hair out." And, it allows you to find something in one of your libraries very quickly.

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[overheard in an office - some years ago]

"Personal desktop computers?"

"Yeah, I heard of 'em but I don't see much use for 'em."

"Sides, they're too complicated and it takes too long to learn how ta use 'em."

[ha, ha, ha!]

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The same thing was probably said about the automobile - many, many years ago. But, enough of ancient history.

I now have [in my hot little hands ;o) ] a desktop computer that has 16,000 times more internal memory (that's just RAM, and NOT hard disk space] and runs 100,000 times faster than one of the original IBM mainframe computers that cost around $30,000,000. I only paid $3,000 for mine.

The IBM unit took up the ground floor space of an entire city block. Mine only uses a little more desk space than a toaster.

Where will it be 5 years from now?

......................... Anyone wanna guess?

cheers,
dr geep <------------------------------(just had to put $.02 in the pot)
;=]

In your attic/garage. Just like my vic 20, c128D and amiga 500 are in mine(ex wife got the apple II). Jbear