I didn't mean to imply you were out to make a buck. I was just thinking my own thoughts aloud. Sorry about that.

"PC Format/What HIFI " Jodi was referring to a couple web sites as similar examples, not catering to the PC platform. I can understand the confusion, though.

I really like the idea. Don't know how you'd make money, unless you sold banners. But, I'd certainly visit the site.

Awesome morph, Jim. How much? ;-)

I think Anton was trying to reply without getting complicated and confusing, which is understandable. There are a large number of potential scenarios and he could be covering questions for days that have already been answered almost a year ago over at PP by other DAZ folks.

That being said, people should be aware of exceptions resulting from combinations. For example, morph carrier cr2 files can contain custom non-DAZ morphs and they can be sold as the second half of a character, with the other half being DAZ morph dial settings in a pose file. (I realize that's asking a lot of the end user, which explains why this isn't typically done). The result would be a character based on DAZ morphs and custom morphs, so a blanket statement saying characters cannot be created from DAZ morphs and custom morphs has exceptions.

As someone else already stated, a simple letter or call to DAZ explaining exactly what you want to do can be very helpful. I recently did just that and received not one, but two replies from two separate DAZ people, both with the same answer. The question was regarding the freely distributable Steph LE cr2. I was surprised to discover it contains some of the same morphs as the full version of Stephanie. Granted, it's missing a few meg of deltas, but there are still a bunch of morphs in there. I wanted to know if they wanted me to strip those morphs before distribution, or if the opposite was true -- that I would be violating something by stripping the original Steph LE morphs. Both DAZ reps told me neither case was true. They know about the Steph LE morphs, but aren't worried about their redistribution like they are about the few meg of extra morphs that come with the full version of Stephanie. In essence, this creates another scenario whereby both DAZ morphs and custom morphs could be used to create a character. For instance, create a custom head in Lightwave, then add a pose file that applies both that custom head and some stock dials for Steph LE. This could all be contained inside one cr2 file. However, a pose file would also be required to join the custom with the stock and it should be noted that I am talking about Steph LE, DAZ's freely distributable cr2 version.

Now, I've only provided two examples and I'm sure there are more. Still, what I wrote was long-winded and boring, which is what I believe Anton was trying to avoid. I will say this about Anton: Every time I've dealt with him, he has been so cool it is ridiculous. Truly, I'm not a rump smoocher, and maybe I've just been lucky, but all my dealings with DAZ have been handled in a professional and courteous manner. They are, by and large, nice folks. The few exchanges I've had with CL employees were no different.

Note: Exporting custom morphs combined with DAZ morphs, then importing the result as one dial, would be a no-no, as I understand it, and I believe that was Anton's point. The combination should be accomplished by other methods, such as; half DAZ dial settings in a Pose file, half custom morphs as v-only obj files (such as StefyZZ's Asia) or a Morph Manager-friendly morph carrier cr2.

I cant stress enough how easy it is to resolve any potential disputes before they happen by simply addressing an e-mail to DAZ and specifically telling them what you are thinking about doing. You are their customer and they will treat you as such. If you create a character that will help them get more customers and/or grow the community, they know that is good for them. They will advise you how to distribute your creation.

How 'bout converting jpg files to BUM without Poser 4.03 or Poser for Mac?

Thanks, GraphicFoxx. I'll look into the P5 MT5s.

When trying to make a product that includes bump maps for use in both P4/PP and P5, is there any way to set the MAT files up to ensure hassle-free functionality with P5? Or, is it just something customers should be warned about?

This touches on something I've been wondering... Are you saying P5 does not correctly read the bump settings in p4/PP MAT files?

My wife calls that hairstyle, "divorce."

Let's hope I never get there. :-

Yeah, she sent them to store@renderosity.com, Clint. My daughter can't answer on her machine right now, because the hot water heater blew up this morning and flooded her bedroom, so we had to take everything out and store it. Ah, such is life. But, thanks, I'll let her know you've reset the downloads and she'll grab 'em as soon as we get her box set up someplace.

Taurus.

I think you may actually have a problem. It was some of the other examples that had me snickering. I mean, the sample I provided includes exactly what somebody described. In my case, I took Michael's l_collar and bent it down -60 degrees. The result is a shoulder inside the chest cavity. That should make a breast look a little strange. I think some people may not realize that the chest region on all Mil figures is made up of three parts -- l_collar, chest and r_collar. If a morph is radical enough, all three parts must work together or strange results are assured. That's why full and partial body morphs are there when you select the body and other groups. They are dials that control more than one group at a time, so morphs across multiple groups match. With all Mil figures, the underside of the breast is part of the chest group, not the collar groups. Meaning, if you grab just the l_collar and blow up a breast with the breasts8 morph, the mesh will rip where the l_collar meets the chest, because the chest does not also have the breasts8 morph applied. What you have going on there looks a little different, based on what you're saying. DAZ may need to see a post-injection cr2 file. Are you getting the same problem with v3 blank, or just injected v3? And about your Poser About Window -- Under the "4" in "Poser 4," you should see your name, and below that, your version number, beginning with a "V." It isn't there?