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What are all of the products you need to convert v4/m4 -> genesis 3?

BomberBomber Posts: 126
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I have seen a lot of products for converting oldering figures to newer figures and am curious which ones are requires to bring M4/V4 up to Genesis 3? This includes textures and morphs. I saw some products at Renderosity and some here and just want to be sure which ones I'd need to buy. I've been exclusively working with Genesis 3 for the last year and I feel like brining some of my older characters up to snuff. Thanks!

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  • TooncesToonces Posts: 919

    It can get...complicated:

    http://direct.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/64403/converting-to-g1-g2-g3/p1

    (depending on how much you want to convert)

  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,729

    Well there are different ways to do it and I choose the easiest way.

    I've tried a couple of them as far as using textures from V4/M4. My preferred method for that is Blacksmith3D's Texture Transformer  and the associated add-ons. It's pricey but no pricier that buying all the separate other products you can use to do similar texture conversions and the good thing with the texture converter is you do the conversion once and save your material presets and you are done with fiddling with trying to get the old character textures usuable for new Genesis versions. I bought it while it was on sale this past January but I don't shop at Rendorosity so much but if you make a wishlist they will email you when products go one sale.

    For converting the shape and morphs of the model until you learn to do it yourself manually using various SW you have only one choice and that is the GenX2 and add-on products. To buy all those when they are not on sale will set you back over $50 but less that $100.

  • BomberBomber Posts: 126
    edited February 2017

    So from what I'm reading...

    1. You have to buy Genesis Generation X2 and conert M4/V4 to G2?

    2. Then you buy GenX2 AddOn for Genesis 3 and convert them to Genesis 3?

    3. And then you buy Blacksmith3D's Texture Transformer to transfer the textures over?

    Correct?

     

    And what exactly is this product all about? Legacy UVs for Genesis 3: V4

    Post edited by Bomber on
  • FSMCDesignsFSMCDesigns Posts: 12,844

    legacy UVs is an alternative to using other generations textures on genesis 3 figures and vice versa. I have several of the cayman Studio products and they work great ion using M4 textures on G3M and V4 textures on G3F.

    The GenX addons are the best way to get your old M4 and V4 morphs transferred to generation 3

  • HavosHavos Posts: 5,582
    FSMCDesigns said:

    legacy UVs is an alternative to using other generations textures on genesis 3 figures and vice versa. I have several of the cayman Studio products and they work great ion using M4 textures on G3M and V4 textures on G3F.

    The GenX addons are the best way to get your old M4 and V4 morphs transferred to generation 3

    I will add another vote for Caymen's products, they work very well and are easy to use. Converting textures via Blacksmith works well, but are more tedious to use (imho). The only downside of Caymen's products is if you add additional geografts for things like fantasy creatures, as these may not work well with the geografts used by Caymen's products.

  • BomberBomber Posts: 126
    Havos said:
    FSMCDesigns said:

    legacy UVs is an alternative to using other generations textures on genesis 3 figures and vice versa. I have several of the cayman Studio products and they work great ion using M4 textures on G3M and V4 textures on G3F.

    The GenX addons are the best way to get your old M4 and V4 morphs transferred to generation 3

    I will add another vote for Caymen's products, they work very well and are easy to use. Converting textures via Blacksmith works well, but are more tedious to use (imho). The only downside of Caymen's products is if you add additional geografts for things like fantasy creatures, as these may not work well with the geografts used by Caymen's products.

    What are geografts? From my Googling it looks like being able to give Genesis mermaid tails and spikea and other additions etc.

  • nemesis10nemesis10 Posts: 3,790
    Bomber said:
    Havos said:
    FSMCDesigns said:

    legacy UVs is an alternative to using other generations textures on genesis 3 figures and vice versa. I have several of the cayman Studio products and they work great ion using M4 textures on G3M and V4 textures on G3F.

    The GenX addons are the best way to get your old M4 and V4 morphs transferred to generation 3

    I will add another vote for Caymen's products, they work very well and are easy to use. Converting textures via Blacksmith works well, but are more tedious to use (imho). The only downside of Caymen's products is if you add additional geografts for things like fantasy creatures, as these may not work well with the geografts used by Caymen's products.

    What are geografts? From my Googling it looks like being able to give Genesis mermaid tails and spikea and other additions etc.

    Exactly... and it can add replica anatomy to make G3 female resemble V4 female... the various characters don't have the same anatomy so some places have to be filled in.

  • BomberBomber Posts: 126

    Gotcha!

     

    Anyways thanks everyone. I'll plan to go pick all of these up when I can in the future!

  • BruganBrugan Posts: 365

    Any easy way of getting generation 4 clothing on generation 7? :D

  • HavosHavos Posts: 5,582
    Brugan said:

    Any easy way of getting generation 4 clothing on generation 7? :D

    http://www.daz3d.com/wear-them-all-autofitting-clones-and-clothing-smoothers-for-genesis-3-female-s

  • BruganBrugan Posts: 365
    edited February 2017

    my bad, should have been more specific, male generation 4 to male generation 7? Or does that work for males as well?

    Thanks! :)

     

    Post edited by Brugan on
  • Pack58Pack58 Posts: 750

    http://www.daz3d.com/wear-them-all-autofitting-clones-and-clothing-smoothers-for-genesis-3-male-s

  • BruganBrugan Posts: 365

    Awesome thanks!

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