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Poser 7
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Poser 7
3D Figure Creation and
Animation
Pros:
- Incredibly lifelike 3D characters
- Quality renders including HDRI support
- Renderer now takes advantage of multiple
processor machines
- Packed with many extra figures, props, etc.
- Integrated access to Content Paradise
Cons:
- Some screen redraw issues
- Render quality differs between models
- No context-sensitive help available
Price: $249.99 / $129.99
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Introduction
e frontier's Poser 7 is a unique application for designing
lifelike 3D models of humans and animals. With the new version
of this popular application, e frontier has added numerous
features and improved the quality of the included content.
While the new features are great, this version does suffer
from some screen redraw issues and some models don't render as
well as others. However, the improvements far outweigh any
negatives, and after you use Poser 7 for a while, you will
certainly not want to go back to an earlier version.
e frontier boasts a 300% increase in
performance in Poser 7 compared to Poser 6 on Intel Macs. I
haven't tested Poser on a Mac, so I can't comment, but given
the tremendous performance increase that the Intel platform
brings to the Mac in general, that claim is likely not an
exaggeration.
Poser 7 adds numerous new features. Among the most
impressive are lip syncing, HDRI rendering and other rendering
improvements, animation layers, and powerful morphing tools.
Lip Sync
The lip sync tool is an amazing addition to Poser. It
allows you to load an audio file of recorded speech (only .wav
files are supported) and Poser will synchronize lip movement
to the audio. Poser adds head and eye motion, blinking, and
even allows you to tweak the general demeanor of your figure
while he or she speaks.
This video was created using the default
settings in the Talk Designer of Poser 7.
As you can see in the video above, this feature doesn't
produce perfect results. (You can get somewhat better results
by tweaking the settings.) I'm sure we'll see improvements in
this feature in future versions of Poser, and it's one of many
features that clearly illustrate e frontier's continued
innovation in an already mature product.
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