I'd like to add some humans to some of my scenes, and I was wondering if 
anyone had tried out DAZ enough to form opinions on a couple of 
questions, before I spend $100 or more on e-dollies:

1.  I'm not looking to do anything fancy, just stick some stock 
(demurely proportioned and clothed) male and female characters into some 
of my POVRay scenes.  Does DAZ studio + Poseray (or some other free or 
at least substantially cheaper than Poser combination of utilities) work 
well enough for general purposes?  I don't think I'd get enough use out 
of it to justify a purchase of Poser.

2.  If I purchase 1 male + 1 female DAZ figure, what would be the most 
versatile route to go, in terms of models and accessory packages, again, 
not making bikini-clad (or less) teen-geek-fantasy manequins, but just 
some generic humans in normal clothing?  Are there any morph packages 
you'd recommend to create normal-looking adults and children of a 
variety of ethnicities?

Thanks for any advice!

Dave Matthews

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Dave Matthews wrote:
> I'd like to add some humans to some of my scenes, and I was wondering if 
> anyone had tried out DAZ enough to form opinions on a couple of 
> questions, before I spend $100 or more on e-dollies:
> 
> 1.  I'm not looking to do anything fancy, just stick some stock 
> (demurely proportioned and clothed) male and female characters into some 
> of my POVRay scenes.  Does DAZ studio + Poseray (or some other free or 
> at least substantially cheaper than Poser combination of utilities) work 
> well enough for general purposes?  I don't think I'd get enough use out 
> of it to justify a purchase of Poser.
> 
> 2.  If I purchase 1 male + 1 female DAZ figure, what would be the most 
> versatile route to go, in terms of models and accessory packages, again, 
> not making bikini-clad (or less) teen-geek-fantasy manequins, but just 
> some generic humans in normal clothing?  Are there any morph packages 
> you'd recommend to create normal-looking adults and children of a 
> variety of ethnicities?
> 
> Thanks for any advice!
> 
> Dave Matthews

Dave,

The base high resolution models are free at DAZ (Victoria 3 and Michael 
3). You can get them in the store using paypal. You will not be charged 
and you do not need a paypal account. Also DAZ Studio comes with a low 
resolution version of Victoria 3.

You can go to my site http://user.txcyber.com/~sgalls/ in the links 
section there is a list of freely available (and stand-alone) Poser 
models. Most Poser models work in DAZ Studio.

Right now PoseRay can be used with DAZ Studio to import the geometry and 
materials of a scene into POV-Ray. Make sure you are using the latest 
version of PoseRay and DAZ Studio. Also make sure you read the short 
tutorial in PoseRay's manual.

For free accessories you can go to Renderosity.com and the free section 
at DAZ.

good luck,

FlyerX

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FlyerX wrote:

> Dave,
> 
> The base high resolution models are free at DAZ (Victoria 3 and Michael 
> 3). You can get them in the store using paypal. You will not be charged 
> and you do not need a paypal account. Also DAZ Studio comes with a low 
> resolution version of Victoria 3.
> 
> You can go to my site http://user.txcyber.com/~sgalls/ in the links 
> section there is a list of freely available (and stand-alone) Poser 
> models. Most Poser models work in DAZ Studio.
> 
> Right now PoseRay can be used with DAZ Studio to import the geometry and 
> materials of a scene into POV-Ray. Make sure you are using the latest 
> version of PoseRay and DAZ Studio. Also make sure you read the short 
> tutorial in PoseRay's manual.
> 
> For free accessories you can go to Renderosity.com and the free section 
> at DAZ.
> 
> good luck,
> 
> FlyerX
> 

Thanks!  I didn't know there were some free test models available (I 
would have if I had looked in p.t.poser, I now notice.)

I think that's the best idea -- try some of the free models first, and 
see what DAZ Studio can do.  I've already read from many others at these 
newsgroups about how great PoseRay is, so I don't think I should have 
much trouble between your tutorial and the previously posted tips from 
other POVRay users.

Thanks again for the links.

Dave Matthews

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"If I purchase 1 male + 1 female DAZ figure, what would be the most
> versatile route to go, in terms of models and accessory packages, again,
> not making bikini-clad (or less) teen-geek-fantasy manequins, but just
> some generic humans in normal clothing?  Are there any morph packages
> you'd recommend to create normal-looking adults and children of a
> variety of ethnicities?"

I think your money would be best spent on buying the cheapest version of
Poser 5 you can find. That, to me, is the best version out there. Plenty of
included clothing, and the setup and face rooms for figure creations and
facial morphs.

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