Wow Jestmart, good link, I didnt manage to find that one !!
I stand corrected D/S3 in beta testing as we speak!!!!! Very exciting, Shader builder and baker, figure mixing!!! wow I hope I dont have to buy all new plugins to be compatable with version 3.

Ok so..my question is - is there a difference between V4 EZ and V4.2 (duh.. kind of question right). Wen I load Morphs++, Creature Morphs or Aiko 4 I have to use the EZ version. None of the morphs will load on the regular V4 without the EZ. I have 4.2 in the Poser directory and EZ in the Studio content directory, will that make a difference (I dont know why its like that, I just never changed it). But some  times while not paying attention I load the wrong one, load clothes , a texture and then go to load morphs and ...nothing so I have to delete it all and start over again with the right v4 version with ez that will load the morphs....is there a resolution difference between the two?

You only buy what you need when you need it. As my skills develop so do too my requirement for plugins to expand D|S versatility.

The modular structure is why I chose to switch from Poser to D/S. You can get only what you will use, or load it up with every bell and whistle possible.  Plus the customer service over at smith  micro really pushed me to find an alternative.

Also go get the Stonmason inspired lights in Daz Studio Freepository  forum- its a good little package for free!

I have all three light packages for sale at Daz. 1)AhEnvironment 2.0  2) UberEnvironment 3)Light dome Pro 2...after tinkering with all three for a couple of weeks ive found that AhLights are very good all around indoor and outdoor for ambient light and realism...for outdoor scenes there is nothing better than LDP2, its my favorite hands down, but its not well suited for an interior scene. Uber environment is ...well ...the cheapest of the bunch..but it seems to be pretty good for portrait work in close up shots. I recommend any of the three as good advanced light lighting pachagesl, but if I had to do it all over again and only had the $$$ for one package I would go with AhEnvironment 2.0 as the best one. Pendragon has a free package as version 1 you may want to look into, combined with the free Environment shaders and Render controls its not bad!!

I just bought the Introduction to Character Animation book. Let me tell you, if your interested in character and clothes creation in blender then this is your book.

http://forum.daz3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=104585
Here you go, I should have been more helpful in the first place, there's also a light panel plugin to control the multiple lights at once in the foums as well, I'll find that one too if its of any interest.

Ok so what all do you have as far as plugins, models etc..you would really need an IBL light set up such as UbErenvironment or !!!!AhEnvironment!!!! to get those nice HDRI images going. there is a good freebie called Stonemason inspired lighting over the Daz freepository forum wich is basically a generic Light dome Pro until you feel like springing fthe bucks or the real one(No IBL support in these though) Other than that, start posting some renders and ask for positive criticizm and render settings advice! People like to see where your at before they can advise on how to improve :)
Look forward to seeing a post or two, mabe tomarrow huh!!, Ill give you some pointers.

Ive read that forum for a 2nd time now and all that is stated is the possibility or pros and cons of developing a pay for version of D/S..I already have alot of plugins that would make up the pro version plus 3d coat for 3d painting and texture baking....there would have to be dramatic changes to the core system for me to bite but then that would make all of my plugins obsolete (im not the only one with this opinion). ..I didnt see anything that says D/S 3 or pro will be released on --2010 or something..and all the new features are this and that. Its a think tank forum of the possabilities if it were to happen.

Ellir- the developer of the Bryce water shaders dropped a line in a forum yesterday the she is currently working on a volumetrics material translation from Bryce to D/S(current version). The water shaders include the actual bryce shader engine, I expect big results from the volumetric material in D/S.

I downloaded 7zip so ill just use that , thanks guys!

Will winzip in XP work ?

If there was a 64 bit pro version with the full Renderman engine and all of the third party plugins integrated, Poser with its Firefly would be substandard by comparison.

Ive been doing alot of D/S research, decided to load it up with plugins rather than buy Poser 7 upgrade....I havent read about any kind of Studio pro in any forum or ad over at Daz and Ive spent alot of time there lately ..and also version 3 ? there was just an update to version 2, but theres not talk about a release of a version 3 any time soon at all....however i have read that SmithMicro which bought out Poser 7 is not a good company for upgrades or software longevity!

"I attacked the keyboard and madly and randomly pressed key after key"- Patients young Padawan...3D modelling is a learned skill that takes a lot of time and practice to achieve note worthy results. If you truly enjoy it the practice should be fun (and frusterating at the same time) take some 3D modelling classes at your local community college. Im learning blender as well and not to good at modelling yet, but I wont give up ever because I love it!