Does just turning the lights off work, robo2010? In my (limited) experience, I've found that having a light switched off does nothing - the light has to actually be removed from the scene in order for another to work. But then again, this is only a problem I've encountered myself once. jonthecelt

(I'm itching to tell Roy's tale, as so aptly finished by pakled earlier in this thread...)

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NEWSFLASH!!!! There's a new scientific breakthrough, developed by the Scandinavians, helipng to cure congenital blindness. Apparently there is, on one of the Maltese peaks, a plateau facing directly east. By blindfolding the patient, leading him up there, and whipping off the blindfold at precisely the right moment, just as the sun rises off the horizon, the irises are stimulated into contracting, the eyelids wince, and vision is restored. The scientists who have developed this method have shown astonishing results with patients across Europe and the former Eastern Bloc countries. There is one curious anomaly, however: for some reason, the natives or Norway seem to be immune to this treatment. For several months, they pondered what this anomaly could mean. They tested different angles, altered the moment when the blindfold would be removed, adjusted every possible variable that could possibly have a bearing on the experiments. Eventually, one of the assistants uncovered the mystery. It turned out there was an ancient piece of wisdom which, in all their new-found technology and science, the good doctors had forgotten: YOU CAN TAKE A NORSE TO MALTA, BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE HIM BLINK. jonthecelt (see, I warned you I'd be back!)

The problem is that Poser will only show up to eight lights in the Preview window - if none of them are lighting your character, then your character looks dark. It's a pain, but I don't think there's a workaround. jonthecelt

What's large, heavy, has four legs, six pockets, wears a tartan scarf, and if it fell out of a tree, would kill you? Rupert the pool table! jonthecelt

Why did the third monkey fall out of the tree? It thought it was a game. jonthecelt

Why did the second monkey fall out of the tree? It was stapled to the first monkey. jonthecelt

Why did the monkey fall out of the tree? It was dead. jonthecelt

How do you catch a unique rabbit? - U nique up on it. How do you catch a tame rabbit? - Tame way, u nique up on it. (more to follow... mwahahahahahaa!) jonthecelt

bandolin: a shaggydog story is one similar to the one I told/wrote... a long and incredibly rambling tale (my father taught me, the more rambling the better) which leads up to a single simple, groan-worthy, and generally pun-laden punchline. And I'm sorry to say, I know EXACTLY which tale it is that pakled is referring to... my father told me many MANY tales over the years. (now banning himself from the thread, as per bandolin's instructions...*) jonthecelt *well, for now, anyway... at least until another one crops up in his head!!!

OK, this one's a little long... you have been warned... A frog hops into his local bank, up onto the counter, and smiles sweetly at the cash clerk. She blinks in surprise, and says, 'Can I help you?' The frog glanced at her name tag. 'Yes, please... Patricia? I'd like to take out a loan.' 'A loan?' 'Yes, that's right. I'd like to borrow $1,000,000.' 'A million - may I ask what for?' 'I'm hoping to buy a yacht.' 'But you're a - I mean, you - ' The frog looks confused at her for a second, while she regains composure. finally, she says, 'Well, we can't just give you our money. You have to have collateral.' 'Collateral? what's that?' 'It's something you own of value, that we can take if you default on the payments.' 'Ah, yes, I know all about that. Here, I brought this.' and the frog extends his tongue, revealing it to be holding some sort of plastic cracker toy at the tip. The cash clerk takes it dubiously, not least because it's covered in frog spit. 'Um... what is this?' 'It's my collateral.' 'You want to put this up in exchange for a million dollars?! I'm sorry, sir, but are you crazy?' The frog sighs. 'Look Patricia - I can still call you Patricia, can't I? - just go in and talk to your manager, and I'm sure everything will be sorted. Just tell him Kermit Jagger is out here.' So the clerk picks up the little cracker toy, and heads to the manager's office. The managers looks up from his huge oak desk. 'Ah, Miss Whack. How can I help you?' 'Well, there's a frog on my desk, asking to take out a loan, sir.' 'A loan? How much does he want?' 'A million dollars, sir.' 'And what does he want it for?' 'He says he wants to buy a yacht, sir.' 'I see... did he bring any sort of collateral?' 'Yes - no - well, not really, sir. He just gave me this, sir.' and she hands the thing to the manager, who sits up and seems to be struck by something all of a sudden. 'What did this frog say his name was, Miss Whack?' 'Um, Kermit, sir. Kermit Jagger. Look, sir, what should I do? I don't even know what tht thing is!' The manager, sighed, and settled back in his plush leather chair. Tossing the thing back at the clerk, he said.... 'IT'S A KNICK-KNACK, PATTY WHACK. GIVE THE FROG A LOAN. HIS OLD MAN'S A ROLLING STONE!' (I'm so, SO sorry!) jonthecelt

ockham has created a python script called 'Soundscape' (I think?) which allows you to mix your sounds together in Poers itself. Obviously, as a python script, this is only worthwhile for those in P5+. What it does is attach sound files to individuals figures, thus allowing you to create a 3D soundscape, with sounds following a moving car, for example - or set to create the sound of a footstep on gravel with each step. You can place sounds anywhere, and they're triggered by certain criteria within the model (bend/rtation limits, etc.), or can just be played straight through. Soundscape then mixes the sounds dow ninto one file when you're happy with them, creating the single sound file that Poser prefers within it's native borders. Haven't got round to trying it yet, myself, but it looks like a good solution. jonthecelt

BM

fair enough... let me just say again, your work is incredible, and it's always interesting reading your posts and offerings for Fredrik... :) jonthecelt