Ok, maybe I'm expecting too much, but here goes: Does anyone know of a
Poser/Character Studio type freeware program?

Thanks

Nekar

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"J-Print News" <vir### [at] iconcoza> wrote in message
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> Ok, maybe I'm expecting too much, but here goes: Does anyone know of a
> Poser/Character Studio type freeware program?
>

Well, Poser3 is now given away on cover mags.*

Also, if we're talking about pov, there is a very good blobman.

* if you can't track down an appropriate mag, you can download this from:
http://www.tomandlu.co.uk/poser3

you will need poser3_pc.zip and serial_number.txt - there's also a manual in
PDF Manual folder

However, be warned, the main zip is 88mb. Needless to say this is not for
commercial use.

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Thanks for the link!

Btw. about this blobman, is it a feature in poser that can be used in pov?
I'm not exactly sure what it is...

Thanks

Nekar

Tom Melly <tom### [at] tomandlucouk> wrote in message
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> "J-Print News" <vir### [at] iconcoza> wrote in message
> news:3a5db91e@news.povray.org...
> > Ok, maybe I'm expecting too much, but here goes: Does anyone know of a
> > Poser/Character Studio type freeware program?
> >
>
> Well, Poser3 is now given away on cover mags.*
>
> Also, if we're talking about pov, there is a very good blobman.
>
> * if you can't track down an appropriate mag, you can download this from:
> http://www.tomandlu.co.uk/poser3
>
> you will need poser3_pc.zip and serial_number.txt - there's also a manual
in
> PDF Manual folder
>
> However, be warned, the main zip is 88mb. Needless to say this is not for
> commercial use.
>
>

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"J-Print News" <vir### [at] iconcoza> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the link!
>
> Btw. about this blobman, is it a feature in poser that can be used in pov?
> I'm not exactly sure what it is...
>

It's a pure pov poseable figure-include coded by Peter Houston. You can find
it at:
http://members.nbci.com/_XOOM/HoustonGraph/POV-Ray/index.htm
It uses blobs and there are several costume definitions as well as
instructions for making your own costumes.

You won't get the same quality as you get from Poser, but it is still an
excellent utility. Also, very nice to have as a stand-in for test renders to
save on parsing large character meshes.

Here's a link to an image of mine that uses it (pre-acquiring poser3):
http://www.tomandlu.co.uk/pov/tmwilder.jpg

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