This might have always been the case but I have noticed that I have a DAZStudio_Beta folder and also a DAZStudio4 Public Build folder in my Program Files/DAZ 3D/. Are they both necessary for this 4.12 Beta?

I don't have that & I've installed ever public beta since 4.9+. I have 'DAZStudio4' & 'DAZStudio4 Public Build'. I also have an associated  'PostgreSQL CMS'. For Hexagon I have 'Hexagon2' and 'Hexagon2 Public Build'. For DIM it is 'DAZ3DDIM1'.

Looking at the content of the DAZStudio_Beta folders, it seems to cater for extra plugins - Measure Metrics, for example.

I have 'Measure Metrics' though. Maybe you have HeadShop or another plugin though that has erroneously created an incorrectly DAZ Studio Public Beta install location. There are maybe a few, HeadShop, AweRenderer 3DL, FluidOS and few other plugins that I don't have. I'm not even sure if AweRenderer or FluidOS are packaged as plugins though since I don't own them.

Here's a few screenshots. I should mention that I only use DIM to install so nothing in these screens was placed there manually.

This might have always been the case but I have noticed that I have a DAZStudio_Beta folder and also a DAZStudio4 Public Build folder in my Program Files/DAZ 3D/. Are they both necessary for this 4.12 Beta?

I don't have that & I've installed ever public beta since 4.9+. I have 'DAZStudio4' & 'DAZStudio4 Public Build'. I also have an associated  'PostgreSQL CMS'. For Hexagon I have 'Hexagon2' and 'Hexagon2 Public Build'. For DIM it is 'DAZ3DDIM1'.

Looking at the content of the DAZStudio_Beta folders, it seems to cater for extra plugins - Measure Metrics, for example.

I have 'Measure Metrics' though. Maybe you have HeadShop or another plugin though that has erroneously created an incorrectly DAZ Studio Public Beta install location. There are maybe a few, HeadShop, AweRenderer 3DL, FluidOS and few other plugins that I don't have. I'm not even sure if AweRenderer or FluidOS are packaged as plugins though since I don't own them.

Neither FaceGen nor Headshop can create a morph for K4. Why do you want to use K4?, I assume it is because you want to use in Poser.

FaceGen can work with Genesis and Genesis 2, and these can be bought into Poser. HeadShop can also use Genesis 2 (though not Genesis). 

I own Faceshop however I bought a new computer and it doesn't work right anymore.
I was hoping to pay someone to build two models, based on the Kids 4 base, using Faceshop and the photos I have.  I have great hi res photos, front and both sides.  I took these photos especially for use with Faceshop so they are exactly what you need.  I don't need anything special done.  Just the basic wizard Faceshop has.  I can take it from there.
Thank you so much for considering.  

Making a decent face is by hand is very difficult. Here are a few pointers:

1. You also need to create a matching shape file (OBJ) that matches the photo. 

2. In case of rotated heads it is nearly impossible to get it right, since one side is missing/incomplete. Newest HeadShop works with rotated heads.

3. Open smile. Very hard to match a photo, that has open smile/teeth showing. Again, HeadShop 11 is the only software that handles open smile

Must have good DAZ Studio skills and be willing to provide fast feedback.

Please indicate in your email what Macintosh hardware and OS you have and that you are willing to turn around a review in 48 hrs.

Please email: [email protected]

Thanks!

Sounds like being paranoid is part of the problem:-) You have multiple DAZ Studio installations and have possibley installed HeadShop to the wrong DAZStudio4 folder.

We can investigate via Skype/screen share. My email is [email protected]

The Vendor

Thanks for the answers but I still have no HeadShop, Preferences are set to default. I did send a help ticket to Daz but they directed me to cotact Ah Balone claiming that problems with plugins are the vendor's problem, not a Daz problem. I'm not sure that I buy the argument but at least they got back to me and in the past I've always gotten gotten good solutions from them. I have one other computer running Studio 4.10 so I'll just load it onto that computer until someone comes up with a solution. Because I'm paronoid by nature I have backup copies of the previous versions saved on multiple computers, sticks etc so that I can always reload the old version on my new desktop computer if it comes to that. 

Again, thanks to everyone for the suggestions.

Never mind. I fixed the situation. In looking in the HeadShop plugin folder created by the installer, it has another "HeadShop plugin" folder inside that has the contents that were supposed to appear in the first folder, but for some reason, the installer installs two plugin folders, one inside the other. The installer also installs a DAZStudio4 folder INSIDE the Headshop plugin folder with files that need to go in the main DAZStudio4 (or in my case, DAZStudio43) folder. The installer is causing problems because it isn't putting files where they need to go. I moved the files to their correct locations and solved the issue.

Here is the issue I am having.

I received error messages consistently when trying to install DAZ Studio 4.11 and had to install to a custom location C:\Program Files\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio43.

I tried installing HeadShop to that directory and HeadShop didn't work--didn't appear in the edit menu. 

I looked at the manual. The manual has numerous errors in it. For example, Chapter 4 is supposed to have information for what to do for a non-standard install. There is no Chapter 4. Chapter 5 has installation information that is contradictory.

First, the chapter says that the HeadShop files will be installed into a DAZ 3D folder inside the DAZ 3D folder (C:/Program Files/DAZ3D/DAZ3D). There is no such folder in 4.11. I created one and installed to it. Obviously, it is empty because I had to create it and I'm not going to move Daz Studio's main files around because it was hard enough for me to get the program to work properly without moving locations that will screw it up.

Then later in the manual, in the illustrations provided, the destination folder appears to be C:Program Files/DAZ3D, where the HeadShop files will exist in a folder alongside (not inside) the DAZStudio4 folder (for me, the DAZStudio43). I installed to that location and the plugin does not appear. So I have three installations of this program, none of which work, none of which show up in the Edit menu.

https://www.daz3d.com/forums/uploads/thumbnails/FileUpload/15/4a1bc10934fcbdf0a7548fb08aff8b.jpg

Hello everyone ,

I bought recently Headshop11, but daz didnt show up the Serialnumber, what can i do , who can help ?

Thanks

Tom

I also do no longer have Headshop showing since i upgraded. Has there been a fix arranged yet ?

In answer to Richard's comment, in the c:/programs  files/daz3d there is a plugin folder with the .dll file in it. There is also a a folder in C:/ Program Files/Daz 3D  named Headshop Plugin. Should the Headshop Plugin folder be inside the the same folder that the .dll file is in?

When I upgraded to 4.11, it made a separate install instead of overwritting 4.10.  Oddly, all the other plugs I had were still there except for HeadShop.  With the 4.10 install, I did have similar issues; it was there, then it wasn't.  So I studied the install to other than default section of his notes and installed to 4.11 and it went w/o any problem.  I suspect performing aa new install of HeadShop might resolve the issue.

Thanks for the quick response. It is not showing up under the installed plugins. The install path is c:/Program Files/Daz3D/HeadShop plugin, the same place as the Carrara8.5 , Daz3DimM1 and DAZStudio4 folders are located. Its the same location that it was previously located in when it was working. Any help is greatly appreciated.

I just updated to the latest version of Daz using DIM and now Headshop 11 doesn't show up under the edit tab. It was there under the previous version. I tried reloading it to Program 

Files Daz3d and the Headshop Plugin folder is there with all the files but it still doesn't show up in the new version of Daz. Are there some settings that I need to change in Daz 3d?

Not so sure Walther Mathau would be if he was still with us.

Might be fun to try more characture stuff like this with it.

When you upgrade, most folks find that it installs to where 4.10 is currently.  In that regard, I'd make sure you uninstall Headshop first so it all starts clean. 

When I upgraded to 4.11, it actually followed my prefs & installed to D:\Program Files; 4.10 is under D:\Daz 3D so I have both.  Both still use the same folder for the downloads so the new DIM looks at the same place for that.

Does Headshop 11 work in DS 4.11? 

Arghh, just read in the manual that:

""Make sure that your DAZ Studio Temp and DSON Preferences are set to Default"

I use custom locations for the cache dirs.

Can you confirm that headshop does not work in that case?