One of my gripes is the way DAZ scatters their content all over the place. Some stuff is in folders named after the Published Artist. Some stuff is not. I don't want to search for my stuff. DIM or DAZ Connect is no good to me until DAZ organizes their content.

DAZ has gone nuts over recent years. DAZ Install Manager was a good idea. But content is still scattered all over the place. Now they have DAZ Connect, and say it's not mandatory. Why sweat over it if you aren't required to use it?!

If you say goodbye, you should leave.

Hilarious

I think DAZ's biggest mistake was when they abandoned the individual installers and went to DIM. They totally bungled the whole thing. DIM never totally caught up with DAZ's change in folder structure. DIM still has zip files that put everything under the Content folder. Then DIM moves most stuff out of the Content folder as it's being installed. Just unzip a few of their install files and you'll see! DAZ failed to adopt any standard naming and placement guidelines. DAZ says you don't need to find something easily. Just use Smart Content or Search! Smart Content is dumb. It doesn't show everything I have.

I don't want my content Categorized. I don't want to fool with metadata. I just want to Make Art!

I started reading about DAZ Studio 4.9 and DAZ Connect yesterday. At first I was really irritated. I don't like someone telling me I can't move my content around. I hate DRM.

My biggest gripe was that DAZ had no rhyme or reason when it came to installing their content. But I got awfully tired trying to manually install my content. Now the Search function appears to work for me. I'm ok with the changes.

DAZ Studio is the software you use.

This subject is old & tired. Things will never change. I'll never pay hundreds of dollars for any "Poser stuff."

Smart Content thinks I only have 3 male characters in my "Runtime." It's wrong. I ignore it.

Charts mean nothing to me. Looks like we need to get as much power as we can, including RAM, video RAM, etc.

3DArt turns out to be one of the most demanding applications for a computer. The software technology continues to improve. The demands are greater. It's all the more important to plan for upgrading our computer systems on a regular basis. I'm facing that prospect now. My current, new computer is an improvement over the old one. But it's not a "graphics power computer." The proposed new computer will be very expensive.

Oh and please stop the conspiracy allegations. We're artists here.

Victoria 4 is old in the tooth. It's time to move on. Genesis rules.

The simple fact is that DAZ3D has always been the chief provider of Poser content. Most sites or stores that provide Poser or DAZ Studio content are centered around DAZ3D content. (Michael, Victoria, etc.) I doubt that will change.

The problem is that Poser has not evolved so it can handle the newest content provided by DAZ3D. The stores that continue to rely on Victoria 4 are fighting a losing battle.

Smart Content is a good idea, but it never worked for me.

Earl & Clyde are fantastic. My kind of people.