Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: Need Help Installing Third Content In Poser 7 Using A Mac

Nitab opened this issue on Oct 06, 2008 · 6 posts


Nitab posted Mon, 06 October 2008 at 12:20 PM

First off, I use a Mac, and apparently the installation process is very different from a PC. I've been a DAZ user for approximately four months, and I have quite a lot of DAZ content. I would like very much to begin using Poser 7 which I purchased about six months ago. However, I've been unable to get any of my DAZ content to show up in Poser. Can somebody point me to a tutorial for beginners that covers this subject or maybe tell me -- in easy steps for beginners -- just how this is done? Thank you for your help. 


PhilC posted Mon, 06 October 2008 at 1:08 PM

This freebie may help.

http://www.philc.net/unzip.htm

You'll need to check that the zip file is correctly formatted to included the folder information. Most zips for Poser are but I always suggest that it is best to check.


Nitab posted Mon, 06 October 2008 at 1:18 PM

 Thank you, PhilC. And may I say I've used several of your freebies successfully. I've downloaded a copy of your tutorial to study, and then I'm going to try your unzip program. Thanks again.


IsaoShi posted Mon, 06 October 2008 at 1:44 PM

If I download zip files to my iMac, they are automatically unzipped into their own Runtime, Runtime-1, Runtime-2, etc., in my Downloads folder. So I need to use something to insert the contents of each Runtime folder into an existing Runtime.

I use a neat little product called dittoGui. I keep a backup copy of every product and freebie I get in its own little runtime on an external disk, so dittoGui is ideal for installing or re-installing things.

(By the way, have you noticed that the DAZ installers are considerably bigger than their installed contents? So it makes sense to extract them into their own runtime and store them that way).

I'm going off now to find the link to the dittoGui website again... 

"If I were a shadow, I know I wouldn't like to be half of what I should be."
Mr Otsuka, the old black tomcat in Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)


IsaoShi posted Mon, 06 October 2008 at 2:43 PM

Attached Link: http://mac.softpedia.com/get/System-Utilities/dittoGUI.shtml

 I can't find the original place I got it from, but if you want to try it you can download it from here.

Just ignore the WinCleaner download buttons!

"If I were a shadow, I know I wouldn't like to be half of what I should be."
Mr Otsuka, the old black tomcat in Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)


Nitab posted Mon, 06 October 2008 at 2:45 PM

 Thank you so much IsaoShi. I'll give it a try.