i know this diverges a bit from the thread, but .... with macs now using intel processors, windows will run as a simultaneous boot. http://openosx.com/wintel/ http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/virtualpc/virtualpc.aspx?pid=virtualpc they still have to call it a virtual environment, but becuase the routines seek intel components and find them, there are nearly no delays. so i will have win and unix running on the same monitor when i am done.

guess there is no way around it... i will have to install windows on my mac.

~shiver~shudder~

that does seem to be the way to go.

p3do looks like the most functional app for this job.

Message edited on: 03/16/2006 23:25

an excellent technique. primarily though i am looking to convert all of the rsr files from my daz purchases so that i can see an icon for them. poser does not like them at all. the posermacconverter may be the answer... its only $5

got it. will go there. thnx!

so, a little leap for a newb here... .rsr is the suffix for the older preview files. in order for poser to show previews i need to convert all of them to .png. a batch convert that will leave the new file in the same directory as the .rsr file would be sweet! as for opening a Runtime folder with Poser 6 and an automatic conversion over ~ i have had no luck with that so far. i just get the little shrugging guy in my library window. X) i will explore the links to files above in hopes of a good app. oh, btw, all of you Win guys really need to consider a mac if you are serious about graphics. the kingdom of pixels is incontestably ruled by the crowned family of apple! !!! say it with me "UNIX BABY" :)

"Do you mean the little shrugging guy ???" Exactly. that little guy is really starting to bother me. a model,pose, or material viewed with the DAZ Studio library browser does show the preview, but not in poser 6. this is my last current hurtle in poser before i can begin a reasonable workflow. the whole point of poser for me is to be able to include people in my 3d architectural visualations. if i cannot see a preview in the library then i am just lost in the jungle that is my runtime folder. so many shrugging little guys! the Poser SR2 version "read me" includes a mention of a new menu choice. "build folder menu" has been added to Poser. where is this choice in poser? also, i saw the edit you listed above to the libraryprefs.xml did that. no change. i even found a mention of an old application called "macconverter" that is supposed to help, but it is only for MacOS 9 and i am on version 10.4.5 with no classic OS available... sigh. its supposed to fix "damaged poser files" or some such. but all referenced software versions are years out of date... "macos 9" "poser 4" etc. thanks for the help. :D

with some 3rd party installs, i get a generic library icon in poser 6. (SR2). specifically with many of the daz items. i've read that there is a "Build Folder Menu" somewhere that would help, but i cannot find it anywhere. i really need to see all of my library previews. it is just too hard to guess what is what. help!