I have converted pants, tunic and wolf pack from Viking Pack for Michael to Michael 4 using Crossdresser.
Then I have fitted the clothes to Michael 5 heroic and rendered in Daz Studio 4 Pro. Pants are together with boots
and I have not found the way to avoid distorsions, so far. Tunic also get easily distorted in different poses.
Click the image to see it enlarged.

In the past Poser content was more expensive, and yes some people still use the earlier figures.

It is also up to the vendor, not Daz, to change the pricing.

To use it on Genesis you would need to convert it to Michael 4 then autofit it to Genesis; I have no idea how this would work.

robkelk said:

For the first time in a few months, I've actually had time to render something! (Shock! Gasp!)

Sometimes you just have to ask yourself: Who's the Real Monster?

Any free item marked with * requires registration.

Environment
(Minimalist, I know, but it works for this scene.)

Free #1: 5 Poser Real Ground materials #19 *
Free #2: The Moon
Free #3: DM's Stand
Free #4: Pumpkin Garland (second from bottom)
Free #5: Hare

Goth Fey

Free #6: Aiko 3 Base *
Paid: Aiko 3.0 Morphs and Maps
Free #7: Gothic for A3, S3, and V3 ( Poser )
Free #8: Autumn Hair *
Free #9: Tink Dress for A3 (fifth row from top, right-hand column)
Free #10: Fairydream textures dress *
Free #11: Flutterby Wings (fifth row from top, left-hand column)
Free #12: FD Flutterby Wings TxPk2
Neutral: dial-spun pose and expression

Frankie

Paid: Toon Girl Sadie
Paid: Sadie - Morphs+
Free #13: Frankie for Sadie *
Free #14: Sweetie Hair *
Free #15: Sadie's Shorts
Free #16: Sensible Shoes 2.0 for Sadie & Sam * with textures from Sensible Shoes 2.0 for V4 *
Paid: Sadie Faces
Neutral: dial-spun pose

The Real Monster

Neutral: Michael 4 Base *
Paid: Michael 4 Morphs ++ *
Free #17: Sulu Hair *
Free #18: Button Up Shirt for M4 *
Free #19: M4 Kiltz *
Free #20: M4 Dress Boots * (Because of the camera angle, you have to squint a bit... it's easier if you look for the buttons. Or simply don't count this freebie, if you'd rather; I think I have enough others.)
Free #21: Bagpipes (seventh row from bottom, right-hand column)
Neutral: dial-spun pose and expressoin

(I've got a Trumacar freebie, a MostDigitalCreations freebie, a HoboBo freebie, and a PhilC freebie... Did I miss any? :cheese:)

And before anyone complains: I happen to like bagpipe music, when it's played well. This guy, however, doesn't even know how to hold them properly...

If anyone was just looking at this render, they wouldn't be able to figure it out...lol. We all know it is because of the MMHB. I like the moon type setting though, and the bunny. Strange but very cool.

check your pm box for some nice entry gifts.

oh...BTW...yes, I will be donating something next mont, and in Dec.

ENTRY ACCEPTED.

:-)

For the first time in a few months, I've actually had time to render something! (Shock! Gasp!)

Sometimes you just have to ask yourself: Who's the Real Monster?

Any free item marked with * requires registration.

Environment
(Minimalist, I know, but it works for this scene.)

Free #1: 5 Poser Real Ground materials #19 *
Free #2: The Moon
Free #3: DM's Stand
Free #4: Pumpkin Garland (second from bottom)
Free #5: Hare

Goth Fey

Free #6: Aiko 3 Base *
Paid: Aiko 3.0 Morphs and Maps
Free #7: Gothic for A3, S3, and V3 ( Poser )
Free #8: Autumn Hair *
Free #9: Tink Dress for A3 (fifth row from top, right-hand column)
Free #10: Fairydream textures dress *
Free #11: Flutterby Wings (fifth row from top, left-hand column)
Free #12: FD Flutterby Wings TxPk2
Neutral: dial-spun pose and expression

Frankie

Paid: Toon Girl Sadie
Paid: Sadie - Morphs+
Free #13: Frankie for Sadie *
Free #14: Sweetie Hair *
Free #15: Sadie's Shorts
Free #16: Sensible Shoes 2.0 for Sadie & Sam * with textures from Sensible Shoes 2.0 for V4 *
Paid: Sadie Faces
Neutral: dial-spun pose

The Real Monster

Neutral: Michael 4 Base *
Paid: Michael 4 Morphs ++ *
Free #17: Sulu Hair *
Free #18: Button Up Shirt for M4 *
Free #19: M4 Kiltz *
Free #20: M4 Dress Boots * (Because of the camera angle, you have to squint a bit... it's easier if you look for the buttons. Or simply don't count this freebie, if you'd rather; I think I have enough others.)
Free #21: Bagpipes (seventh row from bottom, right-hand column)
Neutral: dial-spun pose and expressoin

(I've got a Trumacar freebie, a MostDigitalCreations freebie, a HoboBo freebie, and a PhilC freebie... Did I miss any? :cheese:)

And before anyone complains: I happen to like bagpipe music, when it's played well. This guy, however, doesn't even know how to hold them properly...

Michael 4 says it needs to go in the Poser application folder (which isn't true for recent versions of Poser) if you select Poser as the target application, but for DAZ Studio it's fine in the My Library folder (or whatever you picked as your content directory).

Clothes and Hair in the figure library is right - the libraries reflect how the item works, not what sort of thing it is - most clothing, and much long hair, is a figure. You can move stuff within and between the library folders, but it is easy to break things so proceed with caution.

I just managed to make the head of Michael 4 to appear in the Mimic Pro, but his lips are not moving, whereas before with the default lady the lips were moving in Mimic pro.

In both cases I cannot use the work done in Mimic Pro in Daz Studio.

Thank you

Kane01 said:

Well that sucks. Guess I'm going to have to use DAZ 4 whether I like it or not, and I don't. While we're on the subject can anyone explain why the hands and feet get distorted every time I use a pose that's not for Genesis? None of the Previous models like Michael 4 did that. I know there's a script to correct the problem but I have to run the script each time I pose Genesis which slows things down.

Though that was an issue in the past, I do not see the hands and feet weirding out at all on Genesis in DS45 no matter what gne4 pose I apply to it

None of the Previous models like Michael 4 did that. I know there’s a script to correct the problem but I have to run the script each time I pose Genesis which slows things down.

The point is that Genesis is a completely different model to any that went before. It is a brand new figure, it has different rigging, and it is a single skinned figue too. Clothes for Genesis will generally fit any morphs of Genesis (within reason). I think if you try it in DS4 you will be amazed at what it can do.

fixmypcmike said:

DS3 doesn't support PP2012 weight-mapping -- you would need to rig the figure using Poser legacy rigging.

Well that sucks. Guess I'm going to have to use DAZ 4 whether I like it or not, and I don't. While we're on the subject can anyone explain why the hands and feet get distorted every time I use a pose that's not for Genesis? None of the Previous models like Michael 4 did that. I know there's a script to correct the problem but I have to run the script each time I pose Genesis which slows things down.

You could get Bryce and use the bridge to export Genesis from Studio 4 to Bryce, then use the brige to export the result to Studio 3. LOL

I don't understand the Humor in this.

Hello,
Dezimator working fine for Michael 4 Clothes. Can reduce Polycounts up to 80% and more. If I try to reduce clothes for Genesis, the clothes will destroyed after reduce 10 - 15 %. Know anyone the reason for this problem.... or have a advice to fix it?

(I use Daz Avatars for iClone and all figures above 60.000 Polys are a real performance killer )

Thanks
Robert

Can someone please help with a Gen X problem? I bought it and have successfully transferred Michael 4 using the Generation X tab. However, no other figure is working! M4 is not, nor V3 or M3. I don't understand why? All that pops up is in the screenshot below.

http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb341/DixtunBabyAngel/GenXError.jpg

Also, here is basically what I am trying to do, (please open pic below) is to take Drizzt (on the left, made with M4) and copy him, morphs and all, to Genesis, who is standing beside him with Michael 4 (base figure) already transferred. But nothing I do is getting Drizzt's morphs and face to change on Genesis.

http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb341/DixtunBabyAngel/GenXHelp2.jpg

Am I supposed to export him as a CR2 or something? Is that even possible?

I have several M4 and even a V4 character I want to bring over to Genesis so I need a "quick to do" process. But I feel like I have no clue what I am doing.

Also, just to clarify: I tried saving Drizzt as a material present, pose present and even a shaping present, but of course his morphs and expression aren't loading in Genesis. And when I try to save him as a Character Present, I get an error that reads "You must select a TriAx Weight Mapped figure in the scene to save as a Character Present"--what gives?!

Thank you. I already bought the other one, now just figuring out how to use it. Trying to transfer Michael 4, I wonder why it offers Michael 4 and Michael 4 [1.0]?
Also, I wonder if this is also going to convert (or how to get work) stuff like Michael 4 elite or the M4 creature creator pack on Genesis?

I'm really confused.
I just bought this upgrade version too, thinking it was what I needed if I had Michael 4 and V4... it's not? What in the heck is "Gen4 from Rendro"? I can't find any idea what anyone is talking about, I'm not getting the Generation X tab to show up in DAZ either and I'm beginning to think I bought the wrong product and I should have bought the $31 version.... please help.

Okay, I can see enough to know I purchased the wrong product. How do I get a refund?

Yes, that is the product. I'll give those suggestions a try this weekend. Thank you.

head wax said:

LadyZRissa said:

I just purchased the M4 Beard & I use Carrara 8.1.1.12. Many of the pose/MATs for the color/style of the beard do not work. Each color has a different file for each type of beard (eg, Goatee, moustache, several combos, etc. When rendered some will lack the color &/or still have the default full beard/mustache. Also, the beard looks totally fake in any pose/color. It looks like some plastic mold over parts of the lower face. In these test renders I am only using the default light (& camera)

Does anyone have any workarounds or suggestions? Is there a later version I need to download, or would the current beta build help?

I am trying to decide if I should return the model, while I have time, so if it's likely to be a lost cause, don't hesitate to say so

Finally, if I cannot get M4 Beard to look better, would the Gen 2 or 3 beard look better, if I can get it to work with M4?.

Hello , yes it's a nuisance.

If it's the product I think it is:

http://www.daz3d.com/shop/beard-for-michael-4

I have been using it with M4 beard plus and these are the steps you need to do with that....

You need to select the model/ beard and go into the shader room.
Look for the alpha maps in each part of the beard.

The alpha maps have a texture map somewhere in the alpha map hierachy.
Drag it to the top of the alphamap section.

While you are in the texture room get rid of the value in the highlight section.

Also fiddle with the bumpmap to increase it (Ican't remember if their is a texture map in the bumpmap)
If there is no bumpmap copy the texture map in the coloursection and paste it into the bumpmap section.

this is from memory but it should fix the problem.

cheers from oz :)

LadyZRissa said:

I just purchased the M4 Beard & I use Carrara 8.1.1.12. Many of the pose/MATs for the color/style of the beard do not work. Each color has a different file for each type of beard (eg, Goatee, moustache, several combos, etc. When rendered some will lack the color &/or still have the default full beard/mustache. Also, the beard looks totally fake in any pose/color. It looks like some plastic mold over parts of the lower face. In these test renders I am only using the default light (& camera)

Does anyone have any workarounds or suggestions? Is there a later version I need to download, or would the current beta build help?

I am trying to decide if I should return the model, while I have time, so if it's likely to be a lost cause, don't hesitate to say so

Finally, if I cannot get M4 Beard to look better, would the Gen 2 or 3 beard look better, if I can get it to work with M4?.

Hello , yes it's a nuisance.

If it's the product I think it is:

http://www.daz3d.com/shop/beard-for-michael-4

I have been using it with M4 beard plus and these are the steps you need to do with that....

You need to select the model/ beard and go into the shader room.
Look for the alpha maps in each part of the beard.

The alpha maps have a texture map somewhere in the alpha map hierachy.
Drag it to the top of the alphamap section.

While you are in the texture room get rid of the value in the highlight section.

Also fiddle with the bumpmap to increase it (Ican't remember if their is a texture map in the bumpmap)
If there is no bumpmap copy the texture map in the coloursection and paste it into the bumpmap section.

this is from memory but it should fix the problem.

cheers from oz :)

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?

Hi Kimber sue :)

can use DAZ models, clothing etc.. in Carrara?

Yes :)

All Daz3D Models from the original Mike and Viki, through Versions 2, 3, and Victoria 4 and Michael 4, can all be used in Carrara.

You can add any Poser or Daz Studio "Runtime" folder, to your Carrara browser, and load content by clicking the thumbnail image , just as you would in Poser or Daz Studio.
Genesis is the only Daz mode that's different , and it will only work in the "beta" version of Carrara 8.5 .
Poser models also work in Carrara,. with the exception of the new Poser 9, and Poser2012 models which like genesis have a different type of weight mapping. so they don;t work well in Carrara.
Can you save Carrara models etc to be used in DAZ?

I have tried repeatedly to re-install my Michael 4 on the laptop I'm using now after my other one crashed. I had DAZ Studio Pro on that one, and Michael installed and worked just fine. But now it flat out will NOT install. I've tried searching through my content files to find it, but no luck. Same thing with the Victoria 4.2 morphs, etc. It just isn't anywhere to be found. Someone said the "Content" folder was renamed "MY Library" in this new build and these programs are trying to find the content folder. How can I fix this problem?????

MJ007 said:

T Jaiman said:

I'm there, already. It's all old hat to me now. "Oh... hey... another sale... uh... woohoo?"

(I still buy stuff, I just wore out the omigod factor).

In years past. myself, and a few select others formed The Animals & Monsters Consortium (AMC) and we rounded up votes and basically competed with the other factions jockeying for placement in the top spots: "New Stuff", "M4 Stuff", "V4 Stuff", "A3 Stuff", etc. to ensure we got certain things we wanted every week. But thats when the list of potentials were like 50 items (roughly) long, and the top 9 (i think) items made the cut. It was ALOT of hard work, and politicing, and negotiating, but it was very entertaining with all the renders and pleas to encourage votes for "their platform".

I remember that!

2010 was a blast (The top 10 won, that year. Ties for 10th place would be decided by a mod, or someone).
People who had an item would post their appealing renders, and/or extoll the virtues of it. Those who didn't have it would post promos or links.
The list was so huge, that people would post updates on the vote, with the current top 10 and runners up. Items that slipped below 10 would see a desperate burst of lobbying. Everybody was making their case. I even got into it, a little, as a newb.

I got DS3A for $1.88! When too many people missed week 1, they put it in week 3, too! (It won again).

I think they reduced the nominees, or winners, or something in 2011, I don't find a saved page, though.

And now... well...

For those of you who never saw that, and can't quite picture it...

I'm not going to count them all, but here's a list of what you could vote for in week 4 in 2010. (I happened to save some pages).

50's Dress for Kids 4 Almirena Dress Almirena Dress Textures Angeluz Fantasy Armor Beach Set Boys Blood Bound Captain Rebel Casual Wear for V4 Classy Flounce Skirt and Top Cocktail Dress 2 Dark Wolf Hair Digital Curlz Hairstyle DMR Ella DMR Ellas Clothes DMR Ellas Quest Dragon Bridge Dragon Port Dragonworld: Wildenlander Duchesse Hair Epiphany Gown Every Day Girls Forest Dryad Bundle Frangipani Bundle Hadara Hair Hardcore M4 Hellsing V4 Henseki's Rune Historical Armor for V4 Horizon Redux Jersey Jacket for Victoria 4 Jess for V4 and S4 Karate Gi for V4 Karate Gi M4 Knight Champion for M4 L75 War Alistair L75 War Oso Leggings Outfit Lux Lucis M4 Dynamic Polo Shirt M4 Dynamic T-Shirt M4 Elite Ethnic Faces M4 Elite Texture Jeremy M4 Elite Texture Sol M4 Elite Texture: Lee Mark Hair Michael 4 Morphs++ Millennium Big Cat Millennium Horse Bundle Mon Chevalier Hair Neoclassical Gown and Robe Omega Huntress X Phantasie Pixiedust Outfit Raphael for M4 RM Esmeray Gothic RM Jared Scarlet Nights (outfit) Scarlet Nights Expansion Scarlet Nights Hair Sci Fi Sets and Vehicles Bundle Serenade Hair Shane Hair SKINsource M4 SKINsource V4 Svana V4 The Chamber of Sorrows The Dark Star The Firearm Pack The Sacred Rouge Outfit Trey for M4 V4 Elite Ethnic Faces V4 Elite Texture: Amy V4 Elite Texture: Lana V4 Elite Texture: Marie V4 Elite Texture: Maya V4 Heartbeat Hair V4 Ranger V4 Ranger Textures V4 Teen Ashley - Mega Pack Victoria 4.2 Morphs++ Wild Hunt: Wildenlander for Michael 3

u1bd2005_2 said:

Also any tips on making the skin look a little more, well dead and older, wrinkles decay etc...

Is this Michael 4 or Genesis?