rudipooimf opened this issue on Nov 26, 2002 ยท 108 posts
atthisstage posted Tue, 26 November 2002 at 5:57 PM
Why does the quality of the galleries bother you I can only speak for myself on this, okay? I work as a professional designer -- scenic design and previsualization animations for the stage. I use Bryce and Poser almost exclusively, to rather surprising results for low-end, off-the-shelf software. But when I talk about my work with other 3d artists, it's almost embarrassing when they start in on Poser -- or, as some of them refer to it, "the naked chick software". In the eyes of the larger 3d community, Poser is a means to create easy softporn and, as a result, is dismissed because of the limitations imposed on it by the larger Poser community. Our galleries are a stunning example, folks: pages of gorgeous women, most of them in varying stages of undress. And that's fine. But that's all we ever do with it, it seems. The relatively few exceptions are almost shocking and wind up getting pointed out for their uniqueness as much as their technical ability. Big deal. So what?, you probably say. So what is that Poser is a software highly dependent on its users for things to work with. There are a few companies like DAZ out there making stuff, but the overwhelming majority of it comes from individual users, mostly hobbyists. And the overwhelming majority of stuff they create is yet more slinky lingerie, "impractical armour", and catsuits with transparency factors that turn them into little more than a thong and a band-aid across the nipples. Hey, that's what the market wants!", you answer, and you're right. But it also leaves the CL in a tougher sell position on the larger market, because all it gets seen for is yet another bevy of vacant-eyed, cookie-cutter supermodels. Poser will always be a hobbyist software, no matter how much CL invests in collision detection, hair creation, clothing gravity, and everything else they're putting into this thing. It could be a high-power tool, but it won't get there... and we'll have to shoulder some of the blame for that. Just my two cents. Others will, no doubt, feel differently.