I've never used Iclone, so I can't compare it to ease of use with Poser.

However I can say, that you don't need to create any models from scratch with Poser.  You can buy pretty much anything you might need already modeled for you, and use them in your still or movie renders.

 - Noel  

"Q: Is Poser Figure Artist a limited version Poser?
A: No. While it is based as Poser 6 technology, Poser Figure Artist offers very different capabilities to address artists interested in figure art.

Also from the FAQ, EF said this:

**I own Poser Artist, can I upgrade to Figure Artist?
**A: No. Since Poser Figure Artist is an entirely new application with different attributes, there’s no direct upgrade from either Poser or Poser Artist to Poser Figure Artist. 

Notice tha phrase I highlighted in RED? Please pay attention  - the words are not complicated or vague.

I'm not trying to be an ass about this. But if we're discussing marketing claims versus reality, I think it's important to actually reference the exact words and images used in the marketing materials."

If you don't want to be an ass, then stop yourself.

These quotes are from Laslo, the head of marketing for e frontier america.

"First a general answer: if you are a Poser user, I would not recommend switching to Figure Artist. Compared to Poser it is a very limited program.
In particular: yes, you can use multiple runtimes. Figure Artist reads pz3 files, but it does not save out either pz3 or pzz. The only file types you can export from PFA are image files. There's little morph support (magnets) and no support for dynamic hair or clothing.
In regard to performance, PFA is based on Poser 6 and has the same performance as P6.
I hope this helps...
Laslo
e-frontier"

• Sounds a lot like a version of Poser 6 without all the bells and whistles.

Wait, there is more:

"Correction: PFA does not export 3D files (like OBJ, DXF, etc), but it can save its own scenes (saved as PZ3). It can also open PZZ and PZ3 files."

• Can open and save PZ3 and PZZ files.

Lastly

"For example, Figure Artist is lacking many of the high-end Poser features such as animation, Face Room, Material Room, Cloth Room, Hair Room and much more."

All those above statements can be found here:

http://www.contentparadise.com/forums/contentparadise/index.php?showtopic=2344

PFA is based on Poser 6, without all the abilities.  It has some differences in the GUI to help the target audience.  To me, that is a cut down Poser 6.  You don't like my terms, that is fine with me.  But please don't try to say that I am unsure of what I am talking about.

 - Noel

Since this continues to be spread on every single forum it seems by Veritas, I have a question for him.

Simple one actually, if you are so concerned about this issue, have you contacted e frontier with your concerns? 

So far I've seen a lot of huffing and puffing and name calling, but nothing that says you actually have taken this concern to its source.

As a side note for all that seem confused, PFA has always from day one been said to be a cut down Poser 6.  They never claimed it was anything else.  They have also stated, that anyone using Poser 6/7 would probably never see a need for PFA.  PFA is aimed at a totally different audience.

 - Noel

All the above are "to be released soon".  Meaning in Daz terms, sometime in the next few days, months or years.

 - Noel  

The most obvious answer would be to rescan the material at much less than 2400 dpi.

Your scanner is probably doing interpolation to scan that high in the first place, and you really don't need that high of a dpi.

Try it again at 600 dpi if you really want some huge amount of detail. 

 - Noel

Search on Spanki and/or Riptide.

Does a much better job of importing/exporting OBJ for Cinema and Poser.

 - Noel  

Yes Shade allows for multithreading rendering.

As for Shade working on a 64bit system, I can't say since I'm still on XP :)

Shade does a nice job with most Poser content.  There are occasionally an item or two that it seems to have issues with, but that is not the norm at all.

 - Noel  

As someone who has met the people that work at e frontier I'm going to have to stop being quiet here.

These folks work their ASSES off for you.  They are extremely commited to the Poser market, and are trying their absolute to bring as much to the users, as fast as possible.

If you haven't worked in a corporation before, you won't know how much infighting goes on between marketing and programmers.  Trust me, everyone wants it perfect, but they also need to be putting things out to keep up the "buzz".  So sometimes things aren't as perfect right off the bat, but they continue to work on it.  No one at that company wants your stuff to not work.

As for this b.s. about them going to siggraph, I've seen them at siggraph before, and trust me not a single person there is on vacation.  They are again working their tails off trying to make their booth the best they can for the people.

So maybe give them a bit of a break, as they work very hard, and very long hours trying to make sure that Poser 6, 7, etc continues to move forward in positive ways.

 - Noel  

Oh my, I did forget the Puppeteers :)  Shame on me.

K'Zin would be cool too :)

 - Noel  

Puppet Masters was a Heinlein book :)  Not a Niven.

 - Noel  

May I be the first to say WOW! :) Really liked it! - Noel

Send me an e-mail at admin@shaderscafe.com and I'll hook you up with a freebie host area off of Shaderscafe. - Noel

I would also suggest http://www.imageafter.com They have a lot of different pics available for free personal/commercial use. - Noel

For the original question, just choose the male figure and hit your delete key. Then go into the figures portion of the library and choose the female figure you want to add. - Noel

I personally really like it, and would love to hear how you made it :) - Noel