PS: Does she design poseable clothing, or just do gallery and post work? I don't want to waste her time, if she does not. Remember this will be animation, not stills :) By the way, anybody ever seen a BVH file floating around of both a horse and the rider together. I'm betting that would be a tough one to do.

One of the other good things about the US Mail, and I'm sure it's true with our Canadian friends up north's mail service too. That sometimes you might mail something and perhaps not put a simple thing like an apartment number. Most mail carriers are familiar with the people they deliver to, and will make sure the right person gets it. Both UPS, and FedEx have a tendency to just drop it at whatever the address is, and care less reading the name on the label. I get medications from the VA, and FedEx just tossed them downstairs at someone else's door. Unfortunately that neighbor was also a doper, so I guess he thought Santa came early..lol . Of course I wasn't laughing when it happened. The mailman (or lady=equality statement) will read the label and know which apartment it goes to :) I wont use anyone else but the US Postal service to deliver my outgoing stuff. Anyways, back to what I am here for Joe. I was mistaken about the DMs Fantasy Realms thing..the clothing was not designed by them, it originated from Daz3D, and by the way you friend did the post work on those promo pics :)

Thanks randym77, will do :)

Acadia: Thanks for the info..I agree about UPS..heck they cant even get it right here in the states..LOL, not to mention they are too lazy to deliver 6 days a week..twice they have "supposedly' delivered me stuff..and twice they have said "nobody was at home" and I ended up having to go to their distribution point to get my stuff..and still got a hassle because I didn't have the "alleged" note they claimed they left..RME So I pretty much tell any merchant now..either send it postal, or fedex..or no sale..lol Actually my advice to you is if you order from the states..request it sent US Mail..it's a lot less hassle :)

Chances are the reason Poser cant import gif..is due to legal issues with Compuserve who owns the gif format..they tend to get a bit annoyed if you use their format in commercial apps..maybe the same reaosn for other formats as well.. also theres that 256 color issue with gif avi is really a good choice anyhow.because it can be imported as raw data i/e no compression..so what you work with is the actual footage.. besides once you export..you can always find a converter to do the change format job :)

svdl: ah ok..well I'll find out when e sends me my Poser 6..so if it is there..then I can maybe lengthen her skirt some :) Thanks for the info about Shade as well. WHoa! 3D Max? you must be one them rich guys..lol .. j/k By the way..you know any good tutorial books or videos for Poser dummies> lol

randym77: I took your advice..Friday I am ordering the Poser 6 upgrade :) and yeah I have the Grace Lion already..awesome hair! Someone told me awhile back too, I can use the Lion hair..and then add layers to give it a fuller effect as well.

One other thing..what is this Shade thing? ..do any of you see it as practical..or is there other scripts / plugins for Poser that can do similar tasks?

svdl: is that image a gallery image, or an actual clothing item sold here? Is there anyone making a sort of chain mail second skin..or body suit around here..maybe that would help resolve part of her unprotected area issue? dolphing: to me that looks a bit more like a french maid..no offense for that though..it's a nice outfit..maybe I could use it in another theme though :) I am gonna order Poser 6 upgrade Friday also..maybe theres some little "helpers" in it as well; Wow..now I see why Final Fantasy had such a long list of credits at the end..lol

thanks svdl..I like the skirt..maybe better if it was a bit longer though..maybe I can ask him if it can be adjusted to a longer length..you have a good working knowledge of medieval warfare :) joe..thanks for the info..I will contact her ScotHarvest: I think that would be a good design for perhaps the castle soldiers..well soldierettes .. :) ernyoka1: I will check out Poserworld as well..but I think some of the best talent people are here at renderosity :) Thank you all so very much for your help..there will be lots of clothing designs I want to check out..as there will be other characters as well needing them

Thanks so much to all of you :) cryptojoe: I could not find the member Taria here..is she elsewhere? Bastblack,,yeah maybe Saxon..etc..I'll check out John's work/ packled..yup thats the movie :) Acadia..get some sleep.. LOL I did see one style I sort of liked for her warrior time, the chain mail top part at least..and that is DM's Fantasy Realms..might purchase that one :)

LOL Acadia..that it would be. Thanks all so very mch for the feedback on this. I am trying to create an animated movie set in medieval western Europe in about the 9th or 10th century. Starring what else..a warrior woman. Played by Fatale's Ember :) I decided not to do yet another UK thing..thats sort of played out with Arthur, and Excalibur stuff. I just want to put a bit of authentism with it as well. There was a movie made many years ago..called Ivanhoe..the real old one..Starred Robert Taylor..the movie itself was cheesy by today's standards..but it got good reviews for it's props and setting.

P.S. Any suggestion to what poseable long hair is a good one to animate for this?

Thanks to both of ya. It appears I need to check out Poser 6 then :) I been planning to anyways..just thought I would sit back awhile and make sure it wasn't another disaster, like Poser 5 was. Render time? nah..I'm patent as long as the result is worth the wait..LOL

I agree, ScottA..guess thats why they make those pre-fab / plug and play PCs :) Sometimes Poser is a real pain in the ***, but when it pays off..it's pricelss