Thank you all soooo much!!!! I got it to work with my materials. I didn't scroll all the way over from the left side and saw a "User_Defined" Node that had RGB colors set and I was able to animate it!!!

ockham posted at 2:42PM Fri, 03 November 2017 - #4317268

Preview mode can be especially slow when some frames have an animated ambient or animated transparency. Sometimes it applies the change at the wrong frame. This is even worse than a delay!

I'll definitely keep that in mind! Although i've yet to learn animated ambient. i've done transparency.... omg... that might be it... now i'm unsure how to fix it lol

seachnasaigh posted at 6:13PM Wed, 01 November 2017 - #4317179

My first guess is that the video card simply can't process quickly enough to run the preview in real time. If so, then there isn't anything wrong.

Try setting the display style to a simpler mode.

The spherical buttons high and leftward are simpler/faster display modes; lower and rightward are slower but more accurate. I use the fourth one, hidden line, a lot - it shows mesh penetration for placing feet on floor, etc. Try previewing in hidden line. If it runs in real time, your problem is solved. You can return to textured shaded display mode when you're done checking the motion timing. If not, then you might try ball #2 (outline). If it still lags, then tick the skip frames button; skipping frames will often enable the GPU to keep up with playback speed.

If you find yourself encountering this problem a lot, then you may want to consider buying a more powerful video card.

ahh! i see what you mean, this happens rarely (once or twice) i feel like its a user error more than anything because my other full length movie files play perfectly in poser preview

3D-Mobster posted at 4:08PM Wed, 01 November 2017 - #4317163

Yeah as you change fps it will "use" more frames during a second so the lag should change. So its most likely a key frame issues I think, But if you dont see the lag in the final animation then it might just be lag during the preview playback or did I misunderstand you?

Yeah i see what you are saying. I believe it is lag during preview which stinks because I was trying to do a full movie in one scene with certain timed movements

3D-Mobster posted at 2:53PM Wed, 01 November 2017 - #4317151

Not sure what it is obviously :D Its difficult to say without seeing the animation. But things you can try:

1. Make sure that skip frames is not turned on.
2. Try to render out the animation (Image sequence) and combine it in a software that can do that to be sure that its actually lagging.
3. Check that its not a key frame issue, some wrong keys etc.

Changing the FPS from 24 to 30 shouldnt make a difference as far as I know, as its simply just how many frames a sec it uses. If its set to very low like 8 frames per second, the whole animation should look like stop motion, but since you say that its only at a given frame range it seems unlikely to me that it would be the problem. (But might be wrong) but you can easily test this if you render out the sequence and set the frame rate to 24 or 30 when combining them.

Hey yes! lol Skip frames is turned off. When i render (playblast version) I dont see the lag. Also when i do change the fps from a different value. the same thing happens but at a different range of frames so i'm guessing a messed up keyframe?

Thanks!

Oh wow thanks!!!!

Will do thanks!

authintix posted at 2:54PM Mon, 26 December 2016 - #4293662

parkdalegardener posted at 2:49PM Mon, 26 December 2016 - #4293235

There is a retime animation option in the Animation tool tab. Break the scene into 3 pieces and run it on the section you need adjusted.

Hey thanks! i will also see if i could do that. Although I'm not sure where the retime option is in the animation tab or window.

nevermind I found the tab. I just don't know how to go about "Break the scene into 3 pieces". Do i save it as 3 different files? save the frames I want to slow down into 3 different sections ex: (16-18 frames) (18-20 frames) and (20-22 frames)?

parkdalegardener posted at 2:49PM Mon, 26 December 2016 - #4293235

There is a retime animation option in the Animation tool tab. Break the scene into 3 pieces and run it on the section you need adjusted.

Hey thanks! i will also see if i could do that. Although I'm not sure where the retime option is in the animation tab or window.

putrdude posted at 2:48PM Mon, 26 December 2016 - #4293366

I'm just a beginner, but my experience with animation and poser is just that animation is hard enough.

Slowing something down in Premiere elements or something like that, is a lot easier. You can simply break your video into the pieces you want to slow down, and then, slow them down. You have more control IMHO. Plus, you'll need an external video editing program anyway to add sound effects. Oof, Pow, Zap etc.

thanks!!! i will try that !!

3Dave posted at 7:43AM Mon, 12 September 2016 - #4283081

In danger of turning this thread into the HitFilm fan club page, but to endorse what others have said, compositing, particle effects, motion tracking, good tutorials and reasonable price. One down side though, it's not great for audio editing or sound effects.

Ok cool. So should one just use what they can out of the program then import it into Sony Vegas or something for the audio/sound effects

Boni posted at 11:01PM Sun, 11 September 2016 - #4282995

You can also look at Moho (Anime studio) by SM. Specifically for what you are talking about and made by the same folks that make Poser, so easier integration.

well i'm not really trying to go for the whole manga/anime look, just some of the effects that I could get for any cartoon style i guess. But yeah I'll check that out as well

thanks adh3d! looks promising!!!! and its cheap!!

authintix posted at 11:19PM Sun, 26 June 2016 - #4273830

SpookieLilOne posted at 9:28PM Sun, 26 June 2016 - #4273791

Poser does not use the content folder. That is for Daz Studio. Pull everything from that folder. Your folder should be Smith Micro>Poser 11>Runtime Please let me know if that helps. If not I can provide screenshot when I get home.

Yeah I just tried that and I'm getting the same thing. If you wouldn't mind please show me step by step?

EDIT:

WAIT I think i figured it out. I'm assuming I need to put these in the public folders?

SpookieLilOne posted at 9:28PM Sun, 26 June 2016 - #4273791

Poser does not use the content folder. That is for Daz Studio. Pull everything from that folder. Your folder should be Smith Micro>Poser 11>Runtime Please let me know if that helps. If not I can provide screenshot when I get home.

Yeah I just tried that and I'm getting the same thing. If you wouldn't mind please show me step by step?