primorge posted at 8:49 PM Thu, 27 October 2022 - #4447720

Apparently the zip also contains a python script that automates what you are trying to do. I haven't looked at it or the contents of the zip yet. Who knows if the python will work in the version of Poser you are using.

It looks like the python script sets up an underwater atmosphere, which unfortunately is not what I am trying to do. What I am trying to do is fix the depth cuing so that it does not fall off sharply but rather extends indefinitely. This script does set this up, but also does a lot of other things and it is not immediately clear at all which are related specifically to the depth cue fall off and which are related to the scene being under water.

https://community.hivewire3d.com/threads/upping-the-ante-with-the-poser-atmospheres-depth-cue-im-still-using-poser-11-with-firefly.4451/

primorge posted at 8:49 PM Thu, 27 October 2022 - #4447720

Apparently the zip also contains a python script that automates what you are trying to do. I haven't looked at it or the contents of the zip yet. Who knows if the python will work in the version of Poser you are using.

Thank you very much, I was able to grab the file.
I am staying with Poser 11.3.818 for the reason of python scripts. The last time they changed Python I lost compatibility with Weirdjuice's (paid) MetaForm plug-in which was sadly never updated. (Even if it should work, whether or not I can get it working is another matter...)

bagginsbill posted at 7:17 PM Mon, 28 June 2010 - #3664811

Now I do the math. As before, the transmission is 50% at 80 feet. But, with the correct asymptotic falloff, the transmission is 25% at 160 feet, not 0. At 250 feet (where the second sub conning tower is) the transmission is about 11.5%. At the tail of the second sub, about 360 feet away, the transmission is about 4.4%. The transmission *never* goes to 0.

Read this whole thread and it's never explained how to correct for asymptotic falloff. Has there been shared a simple node set-up just to fix the atmospheric depth cuing? 
It seems from a post at hivewire that this was shared at some point: "bagginsbill created a shader way back that swaps the linear interpolation for a more realistic depth simulation somewhere in an 'underwater submarine' thread over at Renderosity (I don't have the link at hand, but I'll track it down and post later). But you need to put the x,y,z coordinates of the current camera into one of the shader nodes - you can either do this manually (rather a pain) or automate it with a callback function that he also provided."

RedPhantom posted at 5:59 PM Mon, 10 October 2022 - #4446330

moogal posted at 4:33 PM Mon, 10 October 2022 - #4446320

I recall nearly two pages of small things that needed improvement from the RDNA forums. But none were the kind of bullet points that move copies, and to my knowledge not a single one has been addressed in the last two full version releases. (Why do those lists always seem to disappear from official forums?)

There is a forum here for suggestions for new features for Poser and it does get looked at. When it first came out I thought it was like all those other threads where everyone makes suggestions and they get ignored. But I have seen several of these implemented. Not all. Listing it there isn't a guarantee, some things aren't possible, and some things may need more time for implementation.

I'm not talking about new features, but rather things that have just never worked the way people would prefer that they did... Like having to re-type an item's name every time you save it to the library, or that scenes saved through the file I/O don't have thumbs created/updated, or that changing the viewport camera doesn't change the selected camera. Stuff like that.

Y-Phil posted at 8:00 AM Sat, 17 September 2022 - #4444647

Nevertrumper posted at 6:22 AM Sat, 17 September 2022 - #4444643

😂😂 that is a good one. "Subtle improvements", I like that one.
Don't forget to mention, that they've charged you with subtle 250 $ for it, including some kind of a cycles render engine, that comes free with Blender.
Being framed with the past two Poser releases never felt better.

In fact, each time someone comes up with such comments, I'm feeling so stupid because I still don't get why those people are still loosing time in Poser's world (including its dedicated threads) if Blender is so better than everything.

Would you, by any chance, have the energy and time to enlighten me, so that I too can acquire certain knowledge that seems to border on the sacred?

I just have too many things I started in Poser to abandon it entirely. But if I were comparing it to other options today I don't think it would be in the running for the most compelling option. (Nor would D|S which IMHO is essentially just Poser with different quirks.)

MNE posted at 11:51 PM Thu, 15 September 2022 - #4444571

Yes, we do. Maybe 12.1 or 13 in the future.

But since this is the last version upgrade, I think there should be an announcement about the future.

POSER has not had any novel new features for a while.

At this rate, I can't help but feel that POSER will be left behind by other CG applications.

I don't mean to compare it to DAZ, but I think long-time users will be worried if they can't see what's ahead.

There was not a single thing in v12 that tempted me to upgrade, other than wanting to support development. I thought it was ironic that one of the promotions included a copy of version 11 acknowledging that updating python was (again) going to break a lot of scripts people had come to depend on.
Daz is the obvious comparison as D|S started out as a Poser alternative. But when I think back to why I first wanted to use Poser it's iClone/Character Creator that have really targeted that niche. Honestly, I am curious why anyone just starting out would choose Poser or D|S over that combo. Price? Fear of being nickel-and-dimed to death?
I'm not knocking Poser, I use it several times a week and have it open now. But things like being able to control my character with a game controller, walk paths that follow uneven terrain, huge outdoor environments with lots of figures... It seems like the Poser devs have spent the last decade trying to play catch up with Daz, not actually looking at how the program could be improved from a current user's perspective. I recall nearly two pages of small things that needed improvement from the RDNA forums. But none were the kind of bullet points that move copies, and to my knowledge not a single one has been addressed in the last two full version releases. (Why do those lists always seem to disappear from official forums?)
Instead of fixing known issues with usability and stability, nearly every version has complicated things. Cycles is indeed a better renderer than Firefly, but all I wanted was just a faster Firefly with some fixes like caustics and colored shadows. And as far as upgrading to 12, I have no idea what kind of can of worms that would be opening. But if they ever do implement an accelerated viewport that I can use for final output (I consider Eevee acceptable) I would consider upgrading.

Thank you so much, the UI dot did bring it back!

Lucky that the dot widget had "UI" selected  instead of "Pose" or "Camera" which I use much more frequently. Come to think of it, I don't remember even setting those dots...

nerd posted at 6:58 PM Fri, 10 December 2021 - #4431563

Using the original geometry option will always link to the original geometry and never creates a new OBJ.

If you rename a character and don't change the geometry at all Poser will not create a new OBJ. You can force it to make a new OBJ by taking the figure into the setup room. You don't need to actually change anything just visit the setup room with the figure.

Thank you. Yes, I didn't expect a new geometry when saving with "use original", I just thought that reloading that figure and then changing back to create new geometry would in fact create new geometry as it indicates that it would.

RedPhantom posted at 3:04PM Mon, 03 May 2021 - #4418260

The Poser figures one.

Thank you!

Also, any idea which of these installers she is in?

LegacyContent_Poser-Figures.zip 936.1 MB

LegacyContent_Poser-Nudes.zip 2 GB

PoserPremiumContent_Figures.zip 567.6 MB

I don't really feel like downloading 3.5 GB of installers I probably won't even be able to get to work.

Well, apparently my copy of Poser isn't in a valid directory. How do I get this to work?

RobZhena posted at 5:13PM Sun, 21 March 2021 - #4415325

It's easy to use the fitting room to a non-zeroed figure as an interim step. But the final rigging has to be to the zeroed figure, unless you want to have to pose the resulting cr2 every time to match. You simply have to leave a thigh gap, and I recommend doing all the adjusting with the morph brush. Maybe you can reduce the thigh of the garment just enough along the X axis, and if necessary morph brush the inner thigh back out after rigging the garment. I've done that. I almost never run the fit sim in the fitting room. Also, it is best to rig to the base version of the figure and then copy the character morph from your figure.

It boggles my mind that whoever developed the fitting room didn't anticipate this. Or if they did, why they didn't spend another half hour providing a proper work around.

Making the clothing item a prop was my idea, and oddly enough might be the solution to my problem also. I am already able to get the prop fitted. So the next step I believe would be to make a new prop from the fitted item and then fit that to the zeroed figure using as few fitting iterations as it will allow.

I thought maybe I could do something in the fitting room, but I don't see a solution there either. I can adjust the clothing after conforming to fit, but not being able to zero the dials to the default t-pose still bugs me.

RedPhantom posted at 8:41PM Sat, 20 March 2021 - #4415283

It looks like Dark Jeans are from James. They're included in the legacy content.

Indeed they are. Thank you, I finally found them!