Boy howdy, but I'm tiptoeing into a minefield but:

I just bought a copy of Vue d'Esprit (at $100, seemed like a good thing to do - I like what it offers) and from what I've read on other posts, it's the way to get the images you want, in the setting you want, full-stop. Faster, too. I'm only now getting my head around Poser 7 with all its material room magic... and am excited about what Poser could offer in the future... BUT

Will it? Is the fact that Smith Micro bought it make it one of those droids that end up on Jaba the Hutt's cruiser, picked to pieces, destined for oblivion? To the point, is Poser 8 being developed? Or is this the end of the line, and hey, Vue d'Esprit is a good tactic? (One can still pose in P7, import into Vue and....)

Monterey/Mint21.x/Win10 - Blender3.x - PP11.3(cm) - Musescore3.6.2

Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehen
[it is clear that humans have contempt for that which they do not understand] 

Metaphor of Chooks