Proposed workflow for V4 -> G8F migration

SlimerJSpud

Having been at this since 2010, I have tons of V4 characters and texture sets that would be nice to use on G8F, including some heavily dial spun OCs. This would also work on G2F. (Not doing much with G3F ATM.) I have the following in the toolbox:

https://www.daz3d.com/rssy-3delight-to-iray-converter and https://www.daz3d.com/iray-converter-for-generation-4 also some freebie Iray converters

https://www.daz3d.com/legacy-uvs-for-genesis-8-victoria-4 and https://www.daz3d.com/victoria-4-for-genesis-2-female

https://www.daz3d.com/headshop-oneclick2

Here's the proposed work flow:

1. Go back to the original V4 character

2. Convert texture set to Iray (already done in several cases)

3. Render a head shot in a zero pose with no hair, then close V4 scene

4. Load up G8F (or G2F)

5. Apply V4 Iray texture using appropriate UVs

6. Use HeadShop OneClick2 to create a head morph for G8F (or G2F) using the rendered head shot of V4.

7. Dial the body to a close match for the V4 model.

I spent a ton of time dial spinning the heads on some of my OCs. The body shape tends to take a lot less time. If I can migrate the heads using HS, then just apply the Iray MATs, the rest is cake. Comments? Suggestions? I know there are limitations with HS, and a few bugs, but with proper care and feeding, it can produce results. I also have a couple of V3 texture sets already migrated to V4 using the old Texture Converter 2 product no longer in the store. I actually use those on G2F now. I think this flow opens up a lot of possibilities.

Havos

You can use Headshop to create the morph, but you are going to get a much more accurate conversion by using GenX to get the morph from V4 onto G3F, and then use

https://www.daz3d.com/xtransfer--genesis-3-to-genesis-8-converter

or this

https://www.daz3d.com/character-converter-from-genesis-3-female-to-genesis-8-female

to get the morph onto G8F

This will move both the head and body morphs

SlimerJSpud

But there's this from the product page:

"Please note that the only clone morphs available for Genesis 3 are from the predecessor Genesis 2, but not the initial Genesis figure or for Poser figures. Hence, Genesis 2 is always required as an intermediate figure, and thus the Genesis 3 add-on will not work without the Genesis 2 add-on for GenX2."

This means I'd have to go from V4>G2>G3>G8 in separate steps.

nicstt

GenX (with additional plugins) will transfer from V4 to G3.

Havos

SlimerJSpud said:

But there's this from the product page:

"Please note that the only clone morphs available for Genesis 3 are from the predecessor Genesis 2, but not the initial Genesis figure or for Poser figures. Hence, Genesis 2 is always required as an intermediate figure, and thus the Genesis 3 add-on will not work without the Genesis 2 add-on for GenX2."

This means I'd have to go from V4>G2>G3>G8 in separate steps.

As nicstt said above, you can transfer the shape directly from V4 to G3F. It will use the Genesis 2 as an intermediate stage, but that is done internally by the program, so it is not something you need to worry about.

You would need this products:

https://www.daz3d.com/genesis-generation-x2

https://www.daz3d.com/genx2-addon-for-genesis-2

https://www.daz3d.com/genx2-addon-for-genesis-3

At full price the three together will seem quite expensive, but now that they are quite old they do go on very deep discount from time to time.

Whilst GenX will not give you an identical copy of your V4 character on G3F, it will be much, much closer than doing the same thing using Headshop.

SlimerJSpud

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