WandW opened this issue on Nov 17, 2010 · 8 posts
WandW posted Wed, 17 November 2010 at 7:08 AM
Through the 22nd...
http://www.contentparadise.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=10429&sgid=513
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The Wisdom of bagginsbill:
"Oh - the manual says that? I have never read the manual - this must be why."
josterD posted Wed, 17 November 2010 at 7:35 AM
Wel it's not really 99.99 when you have to buy extra clothes and characters.
I've always said it. 3D programs are never free or cheap. You always end up buying more cause they come with nothing(Useful).
The only people who would want Poser as it is..is traditional artists who would use it for Posing reference thus use the included manequin figures or the basic included human figure.
But if i were a traditional artist, i would rather have a real wooden manequin instead of buy software.
bagginsbill posted Wed, 17 November 2010 at 7:41 AM
Are you high on pain meds? I just added it to cart and it was $99 - there was no requirement to buy anything else.
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mamba-negra posted Wed, 17 November 2010 at 7:45 AM
well, she did post here in the poser forum, which is likely inhabited by poser users...so, it might not be so outrageously expensive to upgrade to.
Is there an upgrade pricing too? I'm initerested in that...I wonder why I didn't get that email? I usually get those offers.
Fugazi1968 posted Wed, 17 November 2010 at 8:09 AM
Seems to be a somewhat outrageous statement for someone frequenting the Poser forum :)
I believe that the original purpose for Poser, as a resource for traditional artists has somewhat expanded since then. Being a traditional artist type myself I still feel that it is usefull in that capacity, the old wodden doll can only go so far.
I think $99 is something of a steal for P8, knowing how much I spent on it and then the subsequent upgrade to ppro2010.
John
Quote - Wel it's not really 99.99 when you have to buy extra clothes and characters.
I've always said it. 3D programs are never free or cheap. You always end up buying more cause they come with nothing(Useful).
The only people who would want Poser as it is..is traditional artists who would use it for Posing reference thus use the included manequin figures or the basic included human figure.
But if i were a traditional artist, i would rather have a real wooden manequin instead of buy software.
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WandW posted Wed, 17 November 2010 at 10:32 AM
Remember, The only way to deal with trolls is to limit your reaction to reminding others not to respond to trolls...
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The Wisdom of bagginsbill:
"Oh - the manual says that? I have never read the manual - this must be why."
pjz99 posted Wed, 17 November 2010 at 10:43 AM
P8 is a massive step up from P7, anybody still on an older version really should think about P8. Even if you don't use Indirect Lighting/GI, render speed is much much better for multi-core computers, and the conformer scaling bugs are fixed. Several other big improvements besides those.
lkendall posted Wed, 17 November 2010 at 11:05 AM
I got Poser 5 for free, and upgraded to Poser 6, upgraded to Poser 7, sidegraded to PoserPro Basic, upgraded to Poser 8, and sidegraded to PoserPro 2010. Each version had improvements.
Poser 8 was able to render scenes that would not render in PoserPro Basic, and was much faster than Poser 7/PoserPro Basic.
If one may have need for an extra license for Poser 8, $99.00 is very reasonable.
For those who have never owned Poser, Poser 8 comes with almost all of the legacy content from previous versions of Poser, and there are numerous sites (as well as here at Renderosity) that have plenty of free Poser content. Even the current DAZ 3D base figures are free.
Dr. Geep has great tutorials about using Poser to make content. There are several free modeling programs that can be used to make content, and there are people here who use those programs to help a new person get started.
Gimp is a free 2D graphics program that I use all the time to alter or make textures. There are some free UV mappers available. Tutorials abound at many sites to teach all kinds of techniques in using Poser. This forum is a valuble source of information with very helpful people.
Anyone who does not already have a large library of Poser content should not be afraid of buying Poser and having no content to get started with. If you CAN spend some extra money, most of the stores are full of sales items from now until Christmas.
LMK
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