What do you guys think of these two for Poser 8?

http://www.amazon.com/Howd-You-That-Character-Beginners/dp/1434841197/ref=pd_sim_b_4
http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Poser-8-Official-Guide/dp/1584506970

I'm new to poser 8 and really like to be able to read a book manual in printed form...

Also, is there a summary or table of what's different between Poser 2010 and Poser 8? For those that have both is it worth the upgrade, could you summarize the hi-lights of 2010...

Thanks,

Vanz

If you are going with a comprehensive overview of P8, I would select Practical Poser 8.  It should give you enough basics to get you started on the right foot.  The link below will give you product comparisons, directly from SmithMicro:

http://poser.smithmicro.com/comparison.html

I am interested in a more robust app which will handle gamma correction and IDL (global illumination) in a single render without having to pad my materials with extra shader node baggage.  That is why I prefer PP 2010 over P8.  It also has queue manager which is capable of managing renders and spreading the workload over several networked computers.  And PP 2010 provides true 64 bit support.

I have the excellent Practical Poser 6 book.  So I guess version 8 up is also top-notch.  The Revealed books are less advanced in their contents.

www.youtube.com/user/ShawnDriscollCG

I have heard good things about the Practical 8 book. :)

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