leonardis said:

You're right...I did have the iconic shape, but now I have another problem: I have a whole lot of V3 textures that I love using but Studio 4.5 DOESN'T have a V3 uv map option! A bit naughty of DAZ seeing as they must know many customers have spent shedloads of cash on V3 products from them yet can't make V3 body UV maps work in Genesis after already purchasing Gen X products. There is a UV set conversion tutorial but it doesn't work for me. How come DAZ provides UV sets by default for V4, Michael 4 etc but not for V3? If it they converted them for V4 then the software they used must surely be a simple few clicks away to do the same for V3. Oh well......

Unfortunately, it just wasn't possible to do it directly, the Gen 3 UVs are laid out too differently.

WolfmanJack1959 said:

Ok....Under poser settings, it goes My Library > Figures > DAZ people > and there is no Michael 4 there at all, even though I have repeatedly tried to install the Michael 4 content. There is only Victoria 4.2 and some other V4 apps.

I had the same problem with V4. The DAZ installer seemed to be putting the Cr2 files in the people or Daz/character folder with no folder container. I created a "Victoria 4" folder manually and placed the figure files inside it, and straight away it showed up. You might also look to check the obj file is there in a V4 geometries folder.

You're right...I did have the iconic shape, but now I have another problem: I have a whole lot of V3 textures that I love using but Studio 4.5 DOESN'T have a V3 uv map option! A bit naughty of DAZ seeing as they must know many customers have spent shedloads of cash on V3 products from them yet can't make V3 body UV maps work in Genesis after already purchasing Gen X products. There is a UV set conversion tutorial but it doesn't work for me. How come DAZ provides UV sets by default for V4, Michael 4 etc but not for V3? If it they converted them for V4 then the software they used must surely be a simple few clicks away to do the same for V3. Oh well......

A list of no-eyebrows face textures (including textures with a no-eyebrows option) usable by Genesis and the Genesis2 figures. (Yes, it's possible to GIMP the eyebrows out, but I'd rather not if I don't have to.) Here's what everybody's come up with so far:
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Macro Skin for Genesis & G2f by Parris

"Bonus toon skin is included with two face maps, one with eyebrows, and one with no eyebrows":
DG Toon Style Eyes for G2f
DG Toon Style Eyes for G2m

FW Darc for G2m by Fisty & FWArt: “no brow version of the default face, and of the two tattooed faces.”

Meara for V5

Sensual Skin Resource for V5 by Raiya

Ashiki for Aiko 5

The Candy Factory for Genesis by Virtual_World

Arashi for Hiro5

Hiro5 Base

Hitomi 3D Anime Girl for Genesis by MallenLane

Bree (included with Victoria 5) by DAZ3D

The Orange One for Genesis by SickleYield

The Red One for Genesis by SickleYield

The Dark One for Genesis by SickleYield

The Pale One for Genesis by SickleYield

Goblins for Genesis by GhostofMacbeth

Orcs for Genesis by GhostofMacbeth

Darcy for V4 by KymJ

Trystan for M4 by Raiya

Realistic Textures for Hiro4 by Morris

Ravenhurst for M4 by draagonstorm

Julian for M4 by Balaenanun

Giacomo for M4/H4 by Arki

Gossamer for M4/H4 by Morris

Remendado for M4 by Marieah (No-eyebrow face texture for this in a separate freebie, click here.)

Dancaire for M4 by Marieah (No-eyebrow face texture for this in a separate freebie, click here.)

Zareb for M4 by Marieah (No-eyebrow face texture for this in a separate freebie, click here.)

Uncle Albert for M4 by Marieah (No-eyebrow face texture for this in a separate freebie, click here.)

Dirty Boy for M4 by Marieah (No-eyebrow face texture for this in a separate freebie, click here.)
Free

Radiance for V4 by ThespiSis, Part 1 of 2, Part 2 of 2, & Part 3 of 2

Paola for V4 by Age of Armor

Mei for K4 by Alongtimeago
Related Products and Freebies

Eyebrows for Genesis by Cris Palomino & WillDupre

Sickle Super Brows for Genesis by (big surprise, this) SickleYield

Free Fibermesh Eyebrows for Genesis by joequick

Garibaldi Express Hair and Fur Plugin Beta for Genesis by futurebiscuit

1-Click Brows for M4 by Marieah

Anyhow, are there any face morphs of Tom Baker, Christopher Eccleston, and Billy Dee Williams for Michael 4 and any of Bea Aurthur for Victoria 4?

I'm looking for a gentleman's smoking jacket or short bathrobe for Michael 4 (I'm still using DAZ 3).

EDIT: Solution found.

M4 Base is not a Genesis shape, it's a separate figure with old-style rigging. That is looking for the Michael 4 Shape for Genesis, which is a different product - and not absolutely required, it just means you end up with a slightly different shape from the creator's original intent.

Would you please give the EXACT install path that you used?
If you installed to a path with Runtime or Content on the end, you most likely have nested folders.
Do a search on your drive fo Michael 4.CR2, and that will tell you where it is.

And could you please post a screenshot of your DAZ Studio default folder (My Library?), showing what is in it.

Ok....Under poser settings, it goes My Library > Figures > DAZ people > and there is no Michael 4 there at all, even though I have repeatedly tried to install the Michael 4 content. There is only Victoria 4.2 and some other V4 apps.

WolfmanJack1959 said:

I assume that's where the primary program goes automatically, as does every other program I install. All content goes into the documents folder, just as always. I had no problems with the previous build, but this one is buggy as can be. I'm wondering if perhaps Michael 4 might be incompatible with 4.5?

Michael 4 will definitely work in DS 4.5, so that is not the problem.
Like all figures prior to Genesis, it is in Poser Format, and that is where you should be looking for it.
All content for DS4.5 is installed into the My Library folder, both DS and Poser content, but the install path must END with My Library, and not any sub-folder of it (like Runtime or Content for example)
If you do that, the in the Content Library tab inside DS4.5, you will find M4 in Poser Formats > My Library > DAZ People.

namelessme said:

One oddity I noticed is that there is some data in my documents section too. I found a Michael 4 and Victoria 4 .dsf file buried away there. Is that simply parameter data, I assume? Just wondering if older versions of Michael/Victoria are in this bundle. If not, are older versions of those models available for free in the store? Was there any extra content present in 4.0, that's not in 4.5?

Those would either be the M4 and V4 Shapes for Genesis or the Autofit clones. The content in Genesis Starter Essentials includes everything that was in the 4.0 default content.

You can use Poser "content" in Daz Studio, to a degree.

brief history ..
Poser was built ,.. Daz3D developed "Content" for use in poser. ... years passed and different versions of poser were released and the software changed owners.
Daz3D continued to develop figures and content for poser.

Daz Studio1 was developed, Daz Still developed content for Poser, which also worked in Daz Studio.

with the release of Poser 9, and Daz Studio 4, some things changed,. technical stuff,. and there were some differences between the two programs which meant that some items didn't work.

Daz have just released an importer for poser to get around much of that, but some NEW poser figures are still an issue in Daz studio.

generally speaking Daz Studio can work with Poser content and vice versa,. some things are specific to each program.
things built specifically for DS, only work in DS and vice -versa.

can I get the early models of Michael and Victoria anywhere?

Some older models have been locked away in the "vault" .. So, you'd be better with generation 3 and 4 figures
( Victoria 3, Michael 3, / Victoria 4, Michael 4)
since they're more refined than the original Mike and Vicky.

You can also buy the "iconic" shapes for genesis,. which allows you to easily adjust the genesis figure to look like a generation 3 or 4 figure. same body and face shape, and the clothing for those figures will also work using auto-fit.

There are no stupid questions... just simple answers. :)

Thanks for all the replies.

I haven't had a chance to update to 4.5 yet, but did a bit more digging into my installed 4.0.

Content is there, but it's simply not in Smart Content. I tried a couple of the things others have mentioned in similar threads to get it working, but it didn't help. Anyway, it does appear to be a problem with the CMS working, or in this case, not working.

One oddity I noticed is that there is some data in my documents section too. I found a Michael 4 and Victoria 4 .dsf file buried away there. Is that simply parameter data, I assume? Just wondering if older versions of Michael/Victoria are in this bundle. If not, are older versions of those models available for free in the store? Was there any extra content present in 4.0, that's not in 4.5?

And if I upgrade to Daz 4.5, do I need to also upgrade Bryce to 7.5 and Hexagon too? I got the older freebie bundle (Bryce 7.1)... figured if I got them all at the same time, they'd all be compatible and play nice together. I have the installed bryce/daz plugin too. I hope I don't have to uninstall all of them, redownload all of them, reinstall all again... just to get them all working together properly.

seboulba1 said:

Hi everyone,

Once again, it's a nightmare.
I've just bought M4 Army Combat Uniform.
But, it's just impossible to apply to Michael 4 in DAZ. Nothing happens…
I've tried with Poser2012, find the way to the content, and so on…

I'm getting bored of that. I'm sorry having no time to just searching solutions to get my things working well.

I did the 4.5 update and now, I can't find Michael or Victoria anymore !

Please anyone has a good way to use this application ?

I take it that you are looking in Poser Formats > My Library > Figures inside the Content Library tab for these items? That is assuming you installed to the default location. The DAZ Studio Formats will only display native DAZ Studio files, like DS, DSA, DSE etc etc.

Hi. I've only had DAZ for a few weeks, but so far I've picked it up pretty easily. The greatest hurdle has been the lack of official documentation for DAZ Studio 4 - it's hard to learn a tool without adequate tutorials. There are some video tuts available on Youtube, but I've found the people here at the forums much more helpful - and they're always willing to answer questions. :)

Anyway, to your questions:

1) Yes, DAZ should be enough to get going, enough to learn the basics at least. I believe it comes with Genesis and Genesis Essentials, which is a customizable figure and a few outfits and props to go with it.

2) I don't think there's a single list - it all depends on which version of DAZ you download.

3) Like I said, DAZ's greatest hurdle is the lack of written tutorials online. The second largest hurdle is figuring out where everything is inside the program - what panels control what effects, where to find the content you want, and so on. Use the forums here - absolutely invaluable help to be had.

4) Renderosity has some free stuff, but by and large ShareCG has the largest selection I know of for freebies. Be careful - often you'll download something that ends up needing another product (often a paid product) to work. But DAZ can use Poser content, which opens up a tremendous wealth of freebies. Check the General Freepository subforum here - that will point you in many directions.

5) As a noob, all I know about Bryce and Hexagon is that those programs make the models that we can use in DAZ. Auto-Fit can take older outfits for previous figures (Victoria 4 and Michael 4) and fit them to the Genesis figure - I think. Haven't had much luck with it so far, so you'd probably be better off asking a more experienced user.

Lastly, I wish you the best of luck. I'm having a blast so far, but it's a lot to learn on a pretty steep curve. Try not to get discouraged. Definitely use the resources here in the forums. And have fun! :)

As stated above, you are applying textures to M4, the clothing should be located in

\Runtime\Libraries\Character\DeepSpace3D\Clothing\US Army\ACU Boots.cr2
\Runtime\Libraries\Character\DeepSpace3D\Clothing\US Army\ACU Boots.png
\Runtime\Libraries\Character\DeepSpace3D\Clothing\US Army\ACU Jacket.cr2
\Runtime\Libraries\Character\DeepSpace3D\Clothing\US Army\ACU Jacket.png
\Runtime\Libraries\Character\DeepSpace3D\Clothing\US Army\ACU Pants.cr2
\Runtime\Libraries\Character\DeepSpace3D\Clothing\US Army\ACU Pants.png

The 2 Michael 4's you find are the regular and one with Morphs++ attached. This is normal for most installs.

Hi everyone,

Once again, it's a nightmare.
I've just bought M4 Army Combat Uniform.
But, it's just impossible to apply to Michael 4 in DAZ. Nothing happens…
I've tried with Poser2012, find the way to the content, and so on…

I'm getting bored of that. I'm sorry having no time to just searching solutions to get my things working well.

I did the 4.5 update and now, I can't find Michael or Victoria anymore !

Please anyone has a good way to use this application ?

As I show you, the 1st frame that I can render at 4 level has this:

Scene Geometry :
Total Vertices : 737727
Total Triangles : 94544
Total Quads : 668098
Total Faces : 762642

Well, I have other scene width Michael 4 and a flight swit. All from DAZ content. The question is that only this combination have 246.000 faces. Put 3 pilots together and you will be out of limits. Or add a vehicle, a background, a second person and you will be again in the limits. This not seems to me very serious.

Kendall, yes. Shure that there is a lot of faces that can be deleted. But there are a lot of them that had to be putted to force to DAZ to understand surfaces that were perfectly in Hexagon, but not well displayed later by DAZ. Other part are an effort to make a model that can be used for very nearly takes too, and of course the rest are my own mistakes.

The question is that I am very, very, very tired to solve problems since June, to arrive to a no exit way. I will not redesign all... for memory limits... or from my point of view, software limits.

What machine will I need and what OS to render this in quality 4 ? I have a server with W2008, perfect to avoid memory limits, but it's funny. Daz does not can be used into. Seriously. I will buy it.

I send you the only scene that I can render at this moment. No mountains, no sky, no surfaces. no pilot, no seat, no cupule, no tails, no flames, no, no, no, no.... nothing.

Javier

TheWheelMan said:

greyson5 said:

considering the sucess with victoria 1, michael etc

all the way up to

victoria 4 , michael 4 etc

why cant daz just stick with the old "if it aint broke don't fix it" I've had nothing but trouble since genesis.

For the same reason we don't still ride around town in horse and buggies and women now have the right to vote...things change and progress..

There were bugs when the "good old products" were released too I'm sure. Just be patient and things'll get sorted out. Change can be a pain, but it's both necessary and inevitable.

I said nothing about not needing a v5 or m5

but always be cautius about progress, they replaced rockets with the space shuttle & then talked about replacing the space shuttle with rockets, is that progess or a dead end, Neil Armstrong had more than a few comments about it

greyson5 said:

considering the sucess with victoria 1, michael etc

all the way up to

victoria 4 , michael 4 etc

why cant daz just stick with the old "if it aint broke don't fix it" I've had nothing but trouble since genesis.

For the same reason we don't still ride around town in horse and buggies and women now have the right to vote...things change and progress..

There were bugs when the "good old products" were released too I'm sure. Just be patient and things'll get sorted out. Change can be a pain, but it's both necessary and inevitable.