nonesuch00 said:

deepred6502 said:

Late to the party here, but I've recently been using both plugins. Xtransfer takes longer but gets more accurate results for complex custom morphs, while RSSY Character Converter is faster to process but is best for simpler morphs.

Have you tried the character transfer provied native to DAZ Studio Pro Premier if you subscribe to it?

I'm subscribed to Daz+ but not Premier.

Richard Haseltine said:

it could be a matter of an element common to the two PCs.

Yes, the two completely different systems had one thing in common: Both ran 4.23 and tried to load the same scenes with same crash result.

The fact is that in the same two systems, the same crashing scenes will load correctly in 4.21.

Once again, this happens only on big animated scenes and tends to do it more often when there's something altered with Mesh Grabber.

Since Geometry Sculptor got introduced in 4.23 and, basically, is the latest version of Mesh Grabber, isn't possible that the "piracy prevention system" (or what you call it) detects my Mesh Grabber installation (that I bought a lot of time ago), sees that I'm not Premier and triggers something that makes the software crash?

Some times if I bake to morph the Mesh Grabber's changes, the scene will load correctly. Perhaps in the ones that still doesn't load I forget something (I use that plugin a lot and those scenes contains lots of props) and doesn't get baked, giving once again the issue?

 

I am venturing into areas that I am definitely unversed in. I am relating bits and bobs I have heard on the BBC relating to English & Welsh law as I think/understand it is developing: If I have heard it right, relating to Kindle books (and by extension to other digital assets), when the asset holder dies, the assets may be transferred to the people who inherit in the same way as physical assets. The inheritor is then bound by the same restrictions as the original asset holder. This is a limited exception to 1stB's absolute 'No' to asset transfer above, and is an area of law only applicable in England & Wales as far as I am vaguely aware. I only think it exists due to listening to court reports on the radio over a number of years, and could be wrong. However, inheritance of digital assets is going to be more of a thing in the future. Regards, Richard.

kyoto kid said:

...OK a little late to the party.  I'm currently looking t a really good deal in my cart on the bundle and have a few questions

1.. Are Skin Builder skins converted?

Maybe?  I don't see a reason why not but I don't have that product.

2. Will  morph and shaping expansion kits for G8, like Zev0's 200+ morphs, Growing Up  and, Breast Control or Sickleyield's  HD Rib morphs convert?  Or, do I need the G9 versions?

3. I rarely if ever use a character straight out of the box and do a lot of mixing and morphing to create my own custom designed characters, Some also use morphs and shapes converted from older generations, (like G3 to G8) through Zev0's XTransfer utility.  So as these are "technically" G8  morphs, will they be preserved in the conversion or will some not transfer through?

I hope I explained this clearly enough..

Things will convert but there is a gotcha for morphs that only change a little of the body, they won't work. In order to transfer morphs from one generation to another, you need the two characters to match in shape, height, and pose as closely as possible.  The script modifies G9's shape to the default G8 shape (using the included "Genesis 8 Female" or "Genesis 8 Male" clone morphs), and poses G9 to the default G8 pose. Once they match, the transfer utility transfers over the morphs and you can save them.  However, what transferring means is that the changes between the current G9 shape/height/pose and the morph's shape/height/pose on G8 are what are transferred over as a morph.  Because G9 has been changed, the converted morph will "remember" the change in shape, height, and pose as well as the shape changes of the original morph, which can cause problems.  This is why, even if the original morph only changed fingernail length or something like that, a converted morph changes the whole body on G9.  The script is smart enough to only save the head of a head morph but saves the whole body or figure for all other morphs.  This is why small, benign morphs on G8 can cause problems on G9.

The bloody "bad gateay" error has resurfaced again.

foxyfoxfurries said:

crosswind said:

foxyfoxfurries said:

crosswind said:

If you use the latest Nvidia driver Studio version, there shouldn't be such difference in 4.22/4.23.

As for "without use her Base" when Saving a customized character ... you have to export the figure to OBJ, then import OBJ with Morph Loader Pro to create single Head / Body morph on G8F Base figure. In this way, you don't need Rera as a Base char.

 

Your the bessssssssssssst!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH! 

No problem ~ You're welcome my friend ! 

By the way , I notice I have more bugs after this update for some more figures poses and more. but I just find it one by one and not together , have any way to see what things got damaged and fix it at once? or just one by one when I see the error reinstall it. thank you ^^ 

TBH, I didn't find other big issues on my side... Any issue, pls just feel free to post in here ~~

I decided to create JCM (Joint Corrective Morphs) for "Lower Jaw / Up-Down". I feel that "Lower Jaw / Up-Down" set to 20 for G9 is corresponding to "Lower Jaw / Up-Down" set to 18 for G8F. I have attached picture where you can see the difference when "Lower Jaw / Up-Down" is set for G8F and for G9 in shape of G8F. I have also attached JCM morph (lighter color) picture which is in same position as G9 (darker color). The mouth (not lips) and teeth have to be removed from the JCM morph. I found this wideo helpful to set the JCM and to limit it only for my head morph: 

Sobek is a nicely-made "crocodile man" and has quite a few alternative skin textures from FenixPhoenix.

Alternatively, if you want to make a conversion... you can convert Sobek G8M to Sobke G8F by using Fit Suit method (method: https://youtu.be/jROlY34tNNU?si=CC8AxmyTFxdANfd6) as well as splitting Head and Body morph by using HeadSplit D-Former (method: https://youtu.be/nEFI6keXU2c?si=utxZnl2NF_cfas9Q) in G8 Starter Essentials. Tail goe-graft and Teeth can be re-rigged to G8F.

Edit: But Sobek has a unique UV... you need to convert the texture maps from Sobek UV set to Base Female UV set by using Map Transfer. (method: https://youtu.be/YxE5Lfkid1M?si=aZYLObQ8UyWNx3ya)

I'm not sure to understand, of course you can change the daz favorites and import a single morph. Or import custom morphs. Or import dbz morphs. Or import favorites morphs. In general daz favorites are used with easy import to load a full figure as we want her, then we can re-use daz favorites with a different set if needed.

https://bitbucket.org/Diffeomorphic/import_daz/wiki/Setup/Morphs

n.aspros123 said:

@crosswind  

After making the adjustments and morph slider. 

What do I save the jeans as for future use?

Wearable Presets ...

midgard229 said:

Barubary said:

I dunno, I am really torn about this character.

 

She's pretty and the quality of the character seems fine overall.

 

But why sell a 'crusader' character without any visible muscle definition? Face aside, she looks the same as most other G9 Females.

Could we maybe get, at some point, another black person? Another freckled skin? Maybe a Rune 9 oder a Beverly 9? A teenager or maybe even a child? Hell, maybe take another crack at Maryam 9 - that was the coolest idea they had this entire generation and they used the strangest morph and worst materials I have seen since Genesis 1.

 

Now, my whining aside, the Dryad Add-On and Forest Skin do make up for a lot. Those are very nice. I just wish they were for a more interesting character. Or, rather, they had at least done something cooler with Ashley 9.

 

I'm also really disappointed in that hair (at least as far as the product description and promo images go). I like a good bob cut, but it seems borderline useless since it doesnt seem to simulate or come with any morphs at all. What is it with Genesis 9 and hair products that only work as long as you do not move or morph your character?

Otherwise, as usual, the clothing in both bundles looks mostly awful, and, as usual, the props by Censored look absolutely amazing.

 

I dunno, it's a mixed bag, but it's overall still much more appealing than the other stuff DAZ has produced lately.

Hmmmm? the bob cut does simulate, I even showed it in the promo  https://www.daz3d.com/sylvia-9-hd-character-bundle here xD 

Whoa, my bad, I did not see that. Thanks for the info that makes that hair much more useful. You're too late though - I had already bought the Bundle anyway ;)

 

Still, and I hope this doesnt sound snide, but it would be really helpful, if information like this was on the product page or at least visible in the promo shots of the product itself and not a related but ultimately different item. What is even more confusing is that usually hair with that functionality has the 'dForce' in the title, which is true for other 'Hair Studio' products (specifically "dForce HS Ursula Ponytail").

 

I really really wished DAZ would spend some more energy into providing relevant information on the store pages and streamlining the way the pages and products are set up. It is very often very confusing. Obviously, all PA's have their own process and preferances and that's totally fine. DAZ should be the ones to get those differences in order before putting the items in the store.

...OK a little late to the party.  I'm currently looking t a really good deal in my cart on the bundle and have a few questions

1.. Are Skin Builder skins converted?

2. Will  morph and shaping expansion kits for G8, like Zev0's 200+ morphs, Growing Up  and, Breast Control or Sickleyield's  HD Rib morphs convert?  Or, do I need the G9 versions?

3. I rarely if ever use a character straight out of the box and do a lot of mixing and morphing to create my own custom designed characters, Some also use morphs and shapes converted from older generations, (like G3 to G8) through Zev0's XTransfer utility.  So as these are "technically" G8  morphs, will they be preserved in the conversion or will some not transfer through?

I hope I explained this clearly enough..

The bloody "bad gateay" error has resurfaced again.

um... isnt weight mapping geometry to a bone what rigging is?
most clothing can just be rigged using Transfer Utility to transfer weights from one of the rigged templates to your target geometry.

 

@crosswind  

After making the adjustments and morph slider. 

What do I save the jeans as for future use?

daveso said:

kyoto kid said:

daveso said:

kyoto kid said:

..well was tempted both Riversoft's and Sickleyield's G8F - G9F Character Converter and G8F - G9F Material Suit (needed to transfer G8 materials to G9) were deeply discounted to the point that wth just three punches and no tokens,  both together cone in at under 10$.  Almost considered it until I remembered I would need a number of other G9 morph and shaping content (as well as Zev0's  Skin Builder) to use G9 for custom designed characters.

Was hard to pass that up but then seeing Stonemason's The Rift for 3.90$ and the entire Rococo Revival Bundle for 6.37$ (with only three punches) and in the cart those went instead.

The better compatibility between  G3 and G8 just makes it so much more useful and Zev0's XTransfer lets me not only transfer base morphs but also morph resource expansions and merchant resources which saved me a boatload of zlotys not having to repurchase them. 

Oh, and like that oddball uncle you thought you didn't invite over for the Holidays, the old Gateway Error is back 

figured i would pop The Rift and Rococo Rival Bundle in cart and got $2.02 and 3.29.... oops, more stays in the cart 

...did you also use tokens or purchase a Debut or Still New Release?  

The price for each on the sale page was 9.80$ for the Rococo Bundle and 5,98$ for The Rift respectively (before the theee punches I had were figured in).  Apparently a few of the PA items were discounted to 80% off the full original price on Wednesday.

The actual total cost in the cart for both together (with the punches) came to 10.27$ 

I had answered this a bit ago and it must have gotten lost in the thread changeover..bummer.as it was a long answer. Can't  redo it all, but short anser is: Yes, I had 3 punch and 8 tokens.  

...thanks again, yeah, I've had that happen as well  

So today I find the RSSY Character and Material Conversion Genesis 8 to Genesis 9 Bundle (76$ value) priced at 24.32$ which with my three punches comes to 15.81$.and using 3 of my 11 tokens brings it down to 12.96$.  Very tempting. This has the Conversion and Material Suit scripts for both genders. The scripts also allow for converting custom characters as well, however not sure of all the morphs from add on morph and shaping content like the 200 Plus Morphs,  Breast Control and skins created with Skin Builder 8) would transfer without already having the G9 versions. I'll have to check on that. 

Had I been faster a bit faster on the draw Wednesday I could have picked the bundle up for even less on as it was on of the items ludicrously discounted to 86% and with three punches alone would have been 7.90$ (unfortunately I was away most of the afternoon and evening at a friend's place for the holiday so didn't have much time shop that morning, also the items I did buy were on the wishlist which I usually check first)   

Would like to see an XTransfer script to transfer G8 morphs to G9.

Still a pretty tempting price particularly as I have to use a few tokens before losing them.  

Hi,
Is it possible to selectively import a single morph for a figure later, or is this limited to either all of DAZ Favorites or none?
Just trying to avoid loading times for a lot of unnecessary morphs along with what I actually need.

Thanks and Happy Holidays!

crosswind said:

foxyfoxfurries said:

crosswind said:

If you use the latest Nvidia driver Studio version, there shouldn't be such difference in 4.22/4.23.

As for "without use her Base" when Saving a customized character ... you have to export the figure to OBJ, then import OBJ with Morph Loader Pro to create single Head / Body morph on G8F Base figure. In this way, you don't need Rera as a Base char.

 

Your the bessssssssssssst!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH! 

No problem ~ You're welcome my friend ! 

By the way , I notice I have more bugs after this update for some more figures poses and more. but I just find it one by one and not together , have any way to see what things got damaged and fix it at once? or just one by one when I see the error reinstall it. thank you ^^ 

You can get some decent characters with Face Transfer 2 for sure. A change of material or skin can go a long way.

 

how to transfer a file from Daz3d to Hexagon

My 2 cents ... Face Transfer 2 is vastly more usable without Face Transfer 2 Shapes than was the original Face Transfer without Face Transfer Shapes, but you definitely still want to use FT2 Shapes. It greatly improves the ear issue as well as the profile. It also offers several additional shaping options.

SnowSultan said:

I probably spent a total of $5 during this sale, but I have no regrets about keeping my Premier membership with the coupons and free bundle it offers. A brand new figure with the HD morph and various other things I may or may not use (THANK YOU for including scabbards with those swords btw), plus two coupons, one of which I'll certainly use each month and an occasional extra random coupon? People will really complain about anything, even on Christmas.

Agreed on all counts.  I am happy with my new Sylvia bundle as well as the free Nikolai Christmas bundle and the green skin, which was my buy in for St. Nik. More than makes up for the Advent days that were disappointing (not all of them by any means!)

Please wish me luck getting these downloaded - our rural area has the slowest DSL in the multiverse and it's been worse than usual this week.