I dunno.

Posts like the one above. I don't get it. Why all the negativity?

Bizarre.

This ALWAYS happens when a new Poser comes out, and yet, somehow the application survives just fine.

So why do we have to go through this negative stuff every time?

Why don't we put out a little POSITIVE energy for a change?

I predict that this will be one of the most EXCITING upgrades to Poser ever.

And for  measely $129 bucks, how can you go wrong?

I'm upgrading.

-jjsemp

She looks great. May I also request Girl 3, too, please?

Don't forget...

All previous registered Moho users get Anime Studio Pro for free.

I did.

Not a bad deal for a program that initially cost about $30.

-jjsemp

Quote - Sure will.  By the way what kind of motions do people want to capture?  How do you intend to use the motions for?  Anyone interested in facial capture also?

What I'm most interested in is purchasing your software when you're done and setting up an inexpensive system of my own.

The problem with "canned" motion capture moves-for-sale are that it's hard to find exactly what you're looking for when you need it. I have limited use for dance moves or fighting/kung fu moves, which seems to get all the attention from mocap vendors.

What I really need are little ambient things that nobody ever thinks to sell. A few years ago, for instance, I was on the lookout for a simple walk and 180 degree turn around. Couldn't find a good one anywhere.

So I hope you make your system available for sale at a reasonable price. I'll be first in line to purchase it.

And, yes, facial animation would be fun, but please get the full body mocap finished first, since that's where the real need is in the marketplace.

Great work!

-jjsemp

Please keep going on this and keep us updated. This is exciting!

-jjsemp

A beauty parlor. For lady Orcesses. Much needed.

The Village Arena for battle training and fighting contests?

-jjsemp

Quote - i don't think temper tantrums by merchants should be encouraged either, ya know?

I think temper tantrums by merchants should be IGNORED -- and Anton's was not.

And, I think Anton should have IGNORED Clark altogether. One brief look at Clark and I had very little trouble ignoring him (sorry, couldn't resist a quick, drive-by bash  :tt2:).

People get all hot and bothered in these forums over things that should just be ignored. And inflammatory posts and blogs by a given merchant's friends do nothing but fan the fire.

I personally don't think Anton needed to go public with his accusations, but he had a RIGHT to if he wanted. In a forum where the "copyright gestapo" routinely descend like hawks on anyone who is perceived as infringing on a copyright, it's not like this behavior is uncharacteristic of these forums.

And given the quality of Anton's work and his vast contributions to the community, we could have quietly given him his moment in court.

After all, it wasn't so long ago, when he was openly creating Appollo Maximus in Product Showcase, that these forums were filled with the virtual sounds of people routinely kissing Anton's cyber-derriere.

That having been said, once the accusations were leveled, it was then up to Anton, Shahara and the 'osity to work it out between themselves.

We ALL should have just stayed out of it.

I believe it was Plato who once said: "Jumping into somebody else's argument is just...ynsaen!"

Brilliant, creative geniuses are usually temperamental. I think Anton's vast contributions to this community should have bought him lots of leeway when it comes to his behavior, which wasn't that bad at all, really.

So, we lose Appollo Maximus and we gain what in it's place?

Clark?

Am I missing something?

Isn't Clark sort of a waste of hard drive space?

Clark is less well-made than the P4 Dork or James, two underrated figures that are routinely dismissed as "useless" and "unpopular."

Clark is a cheap, crude, weird-looking figure with no textures or morphs.

And this is what people are getting excited about? Have we lost our collective minds?

I figure Anton will be back. Creative geniuses frequently throw "snits" and then calm down.

But let's not ever lose a real talent like Anton's in exchange for something so useless that it's borderline embarrassing.

If all this erupted over a really useful, well-made modification like Domus, maybe, I could understand. But for Clark?

Puh-leeze.

P.S. I think Anton's right. I think Clark is crudely "inspired" by Appollo Maximus. But I never would have gone public with such an accusation. Why bother? After the initial (and totally inexplicable) excitement over Clark dies down, the figure will suffer the same fate as Sarah, Alexa, The Girl and other peripheral figures that don't catch the public's fancy. Anybody remember ugly, old Dinah? Didn't think so. And she was a heck of a lot prettier than Clark.

Attached Link: SAM'S 3D

But, wait! There's more!

Sam's 3D had some "Toon Town" backgrounds for their cyclorama-style backdrop, called "UoRama". The backgrounds appear to be based on the "Mickey's Toon Town" at Disneyland/Disneyworld.

It was on their CD, which is no longer available, but since it was originally a freebie, you might try emailing them to obtain it.

-jjsemp

Attached Link: SPENCER'S TOON BUILDINGS

-jjsemp

Attached Link: 3D Universe Toon Town Message Thread

It's just what you're looking for.

-jjsemp

Quote -
 As far as I am concerned, the biggest problem with Poser is its abysmal handling of memory.   The biggest problem with Carrara is its even more abysmal handling of memory  (although the useless terrain editor does provide competition).    Carrara 5 is an even worse memory-hog than Poser, by quite a margin.

Sorry, but your opinion is clearly a minority one. Carrara 5 frequently gets high marks for handling Poser scenes better than Poser. It handles them just fine for me.

It does sound as though you might be having a computer problem yourself.

-jjsemp

"Yes, you get to bask in the warm glow of self-satisfaction! "

Aw, shucks. I was hoping for a Lamborghini. :huh:

-jjsemp