Meet Mom and Dad - we've come a long way, baby
daveso
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The beginning came to light through 2 figures that by todays standards, wouldn't even be looked at. Elementary, to say the least. But it was the beginning to what we have today.
The beginning did come through Poser, and if it had not been for the creation of it , by artist and programmer Larry Weinberg as a digital replacement for artist's mannequins, we more than likely would not be here today.
Anyway, here are the original figures .. it is hard to believe we are where we are .... It is great that Zygote created the Millenium woman ... the beginnings of a new branch of figures ... V1, 2, 3, 4, G, G1, G2, G3, and now G8 and male counterparts. ....
It has indeed been a genesis,.
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Wouldn't they be more like Great Grampa and Great Gramma?
several times great great grandparents I would think There P3 people and P4 people then all the Vickies and Mikes.
That's nightmare fuel right there. lol
I still remember Poser 1.0 (just the mannequin at that time) back in 1995. Just looked to see if I still had any images, but do not, unfortunately. For a graphics class later that year (Poser 1.5?) I know I had a few renders with the first incarnation of male and female figures. Very low poly and limited posing options.
And if I remember correctly it fitted on a floppy disc.
I tried Poser way back - $45 out of the box. There were no limits in posing and you could twist the limbs into a pretzel. I bought it as an artist's reference, and it really didn't work for me so I ignored it and 3D in general until I found Daz Studio - but that was years later. I had drooled over Bryce for years but couldn't afford it.
The main reason why I chose D/S over Poser when I came back to 3D is that D/S is free. I should talk, considering how much I have spent on content. But at least I'm not spending money on the software as well as the content. Other than that, I fall into the 'use what works for you' camp as far as the two programs are concerned. There's some awfully nice Poser renders out there by very talented artists.
It was Syyd Raven's Poser renders at RuntimeDNA from way back which influenced me to grab Poser and shortly after Bryce. Poser 4 or 5 had just been released I think. I'm sure there were many more artists whose work I drooled over, but hers I do recall. Loved those images.
Perhaps the main application. But I seem to remember it came on a CD since it included other content.
Yea, it's very easy to spend tons on content. That said, IMO, content for Daz is much better than for Poser. I did pick up Poser Pro 11 late last year (previously had Pro 2014) but only because it was down to USD 50. I still use it for some software assets (hand poses).
While I have switched back and forth a few times over the years, I'm now more likely to use Daz. Some things in Poser are still easier though.
i might still have my poser 1 box, hopefully. I got rid of most of my old software couple of years ago in a huge purge. stupid that was. it was only 3.5 disk though.
http://poserhistory.blogspot.com/
I started with Poser 3.I don't remember how I got it. I never even rendered anything, I just played with creating a ton of fashion poses on stylized Poser characters that I made super skinny in extreme poses. It was really sort of like playing with dolls. Then eventually I got Poser 7, found Daz somehow which was just a content store at the time and was hooked!
yes ..the entire thrust of DAZ changed once DAZ Studio came into being. It was "the" place to go for quality content, for Poser, especially with the success of Victoria.
I remember these early figures well. I started with Poser 2. I found it at a software store on a bargain table. Someone had bought it and returned it, claiming that the figures were too detailed for what they needed. Really? How much less detailed could it get? But it sparked my interest in 3D. I bought Bryce shortly after that. I used Poser 2 and later upgrades until DAZ Studio came along and I haven't used Poser since. I'm blown away at how lifelike the Genesis 8 figures are. It's been a fun journey and I can't wait to see what the fugure will bring.