RockhurstPike opened this issue on Mar 18, 2003 ยท 19 posts
RockhurstPike posted Tue, 18 March 2003 at 4:27 PM
I think the biggest reason that Poser 5 was such a... uhm... difficult... transition from Poser 4 was b/c the developers and marketing were under an immense amount of pressure to get the next, FEATURE-RICH version of the software out. They pushed it, and lost a lot of credibility... So, I'm asking the developers over at DAZ to take your time! From what I hear, this is gonna be really cool, and I would hate to see them push it b/c we're so excited to see it. As soon as CL showed us the cloth and hair movies, everybody (myself included) clambored to get their hands on it... and CL ran their distro too soon without testing or a beta release. I think everyone here loves DAZ and CL, and I know I won't necessarily give up Poser Pro for DAZ Studio... but I think DAZ has a pretty large selection of beta testers here to make sure they deliver a quality V.1... Knock us dead! Excited to see DAZ succeed, RP
ockham posted Tue, 18 March 2003 at 4:33 PM
Amen, alleluia, ditto, ipse quod dixit!!!!!
SamTherapy posted Tue, 18 March 2003 at 6:03 PM
If DAZ brings out an app which is as easy to get to grips with as P4PP, supports the features we have come to know and love - and improves on them, plus adds true reflections/caustics/displacements... AND HAS GOOD, USEFUL FILE/LIBRARY MANAGEMENT...I for one will drop Poser like a hot potato.
Coppula eam se non posit acceptera jocularum.
maclean posted Tue, 18 March 2003 at 6:30 PM
'So, I'm asking the developers over at DAZ to take your time' I think that's pretty much what they were planning to do anyway. They're not stupid. They saw just the same things as we did re Poser 5, and I'm sure they drew their own conclusions. The reason DAZ is so successful is they always go the extra mile for their customers. I doubt if they'll change that policy now. mac
MachineClaw posted Tue, 18 March 2003 at 8:06 PM
Daz Studio is going to be a public beta. SOOoooo you get to slam it hard and report back to Daz, so does everybody. More that gets broken the more gets fixed and a better application it will be, hopefully.
kbade posted Tue, 18 March 2003 at 10:11 PM
Moreover, DAZ rolling it out as modules will largely prevent the problem of doing too much at once.
winter posted Tue, 18 March 2003 at 11:07 PM
Uhmnn... don't forget us Macintosh users. Edward
winter posted Tue, 18 March 2003 at 11:08 PM
Uhmnn... don't forget us Macintosh users. Edward
MachineClaw posted Tue, 18 March 2003 at 11:17 PM
"Items included in the initial stage of the DAZ|Studio Beta Program: Support for Windows 98SE/2000/Me/XP and MAC OSX 10.2 and above" From the Daz3d.com Daz|Studio info page. Mac will be included, they gottcha back :)
Fashionably_Late posted Wed, 19 March 2003 at 1:24 AM
If they really do introduce DAZ Studio Beta for Windows and Mac simultaneously, I'll personally found the Temple of DAZ!
Honestly, supporting Mac and PC equally would be reason enough for me to give up on Poser altogether. Seems logical being a Mac user and all. :)
jjsemp posted Wed, 19 March 2003 at 2:10 AM
Will Vicky be naked with a sword in your Temple of Daz?
casamerica posted Wed, 19 March 2003 at 2:50 AM
Will Vicky be naked with a sword in your Temple of Daz?<<< Probably. But hopefully you won't have to pay for the privilege of entering to find that the temple is only half finished. Take care, be well, keep flying. casamerica
mon1alpha posted Wed, 19 March 2003 at 5:56 AM
I think the burning issue with regard to the Daz Studio package is..When??? :)
LaurieA posted Wed, 19 March 2003 at 9:40 AM
I'm with you SamTherapy...LOL. I like Poser 4, but I'm not married to it...LOL. If Daz Studio turns out to be a better program, I'm all for it. Laurie
JohnRender posted Wed, 19 March 2003 at 10:48 AM
We want it now! We would rather have a non-working Poser 5, I mean, DAZ Studio, than no program at all! Stop teasing us with these pictures! We want it now! Gimme, gimme! Now! Now! Here's my credit card! Let me pre-order and get it early! Oh, wait, it doesn't work properly? You sold us a beta version of the program? Take your time! We can wait! We'd rather have a fully working program than a non-working program. We can wait! I, for one, will be behind DAZ Studio 100%, even though I have no idea if it will work on my PC, I have no idea what the recommended system specs are, I have no idea how much the separate modules will cost, I have no idea when it will actually be released, and so on. But, even after not using it nor seeing it in action, I think it's better than Poser 5.
LaurieA posted Wed, 19 March 2003 at 10:53 AM
One of the reasons I don't have Poser 5...hehehehe ;o). Laurie
jjsemp posted Wed, 19 March 2003 at 11:42 AM
I hope Daz Studio installs smoothly. Live well, prosper, eat lots of greens, don't worry, be happy, floss regularly. -jjsemp
who3d posted Wed, 19 March 2003 at 6:28 PM
JohnRender: Hehehehe thanks - I thought I was in a time warp loop thingy before your post :)
magrindell posted Wed, 19 March 2003 at 7:25 PM
i would rather have michael holding his "sword" in the temple lol