Your .cr2 question is beyond my limited hacking knowledge,  but JoePublic put together a tutorial on Poserizing Victoria 5.  This also works on Genesis 2 figures, and I  think it will accomplish your goal of loading an Aiko 6 Poser figure with the correct UVs out of the box....

https://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/?thread_id=2874212

Note the the "Speed" section can be neglected if  that isn't an issue for you, and that the figure is initially loaded via the DSON Importer, but is a native Poser figure when finished...

I had a look at the instruction but had no idea what he was talking about. DSON importer used to work for me but now it only reports errors. So I am using DS4.6 to create cr2 files for poser to load directly.

I used to rewrite the cr2 file for A4 to load an A4-obj instead of a V4 plus A4 morph for speed. Then I found out that the magnets for pose control don't works well with changed verticles. Fortunately genesis uses weightmaps so I believe I can load any morphed obj without losing control.

A good rule of thumb on promos is to have 2-4+ "art" renders, with ideally the one that promotes that product primarily as your Main Promo, then however many "WYSIWYG" promos - show off every item included, preferably with greyscale images if it's an original geometry product as well.

As for making sure an item is ready for QA, here's things to look for: No texture seams you can find, no pokethru on clothing items (solve either with weight map tweaking or JCM's), files saved to their proper places, and no flaws in the geometry (missing polygons, unwelded seams, inverted normals, etc).

Once an item is submitted, it gets examined by the Review Committee. Note that products from existing PA's take precedence, and there are currently more than 600 PA's (though I doubt more than about 350 are actually very active). If it is not accepted, they may or may not say why, and honestly sometimes the why is "We just don't think that will sell".

If it is accepted, then it goes through QA. The DAZ testers have a rather explicit list of things to look for and will test the daylights out of the product. If they find errors, they will send you a message with a list of mistakes they found, and usually with renders pointing out said mistakes so you can see what they saw. You make the fixes, send them back, and your tester now tests the corrected files. Rinse and repeat until no errors are found in final testing.

Once an item passes QA, then it goes through various other reviews - art, for example, usually a formality since your promos are part of why a product is or is not accepted, and bad promos will be pointed out before it ever reaches testing, and a run-through over the promo text.

After it goes through all of that, it can still be between 1-4 weeks or even longer before it goes live in the store - Marketing tries (though does not always succeed) to match item themes on any given day.

If you seek to do a buyout, that is part of the product submission - tell DAZ how much you are willing to accept for the product (a rule of thumb is to look at how long of actual work it took, and use that to base your asking price). I will not divulge the typical asking prices, but if you ask for too low DAZ may bump it up, while if you ask for too much they might actually stop looking at the product before even getting to the promos. Basically don't undervalue yourself too much, but don't get greedy, either.

You set your own product's price. Again, a good rule of thumb is to look at something in the store similar in content to yours, even if it's a different style. If you have a female clothing set that's four pieces and has FBM's to match 30 of the FBM's (counting general shapes like Voluptuous, and specific shapes like Victoria 7), then look at the average price of clothing sets with four pieces and about 30 FBM's. If you think that set looks better than yours, charge a slightly lower price. If yours includes more (more pieces, multiple textures, etc), charge slightly lower. As with buyout prices, don't undervalue yourself but don't get greedy - a morph and texture set for G3F will not sell at $75, and if it's quality charging $10 is seriously undervaluing your work.

I just got around to playing with this bundle and she is really cute. Raiya has always been one of my favorite PA from her V4, V5 and V6 characters and I love what she is doing with V7.  Just wanted to shout her out.

I know I've seen these pieces but..... Anybody know the bodysuit, the shoes and the bracelet from this promo?

http://www.daz3d.com/bd-rajni-for-victoria-7-hd

Try doing a google search for Bareback rider and look at the images: https://www.google.com/search?q=bareback+rider&biw=1536&bih=749&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjo_brs3cXSAhVq2IMKHbqBB8YQsAQIJQ#imgdii=YmoWpxivEYJ84M:&imgrc=bJsTviL0OLBkYM:

Would these poses help? http://www.daz3d.com/victoria-4-equestrian

 

This is actually the pose set that im using, http://www.daz3d.com/da-horse-and-rider-poses . The forward horse pose in the promo shot is actually the pose that im using. Yah ill check out google eventually, I just wanted to be social and talk some peeps .

Try doing a google search for Bareback rider and look at the images: https://www.google.com/search?q=bareback+rider&biw=1536&bih=749&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjo_brs3cXSAhVq2IMKHbqBB8YQsAQIJQ#imgdii=YmoWpxivEYJ84M:&imgrc=bJsTviL0OLBkYM:

Would these poses help? http://www.daz3d.com/victoria-4-equestrian

Hello!  Just got a new laptop and threw in my old hard drive (which had all runtimes) and I have to redownload all the "Smart Content" only files.  The only one I remember is FWSA Eliya HD for Victoria 7, which is one of my favorite characters ever.

Is there a way to search through your content (via web or DS) to find the products that are smart content only?  So I can make sure to re-download them?

Thanks in advance!  Sorry if such a noob question.  

- G

Notes

• This product includes:
  • 1 DSON Core Installer

• Additional Products used in Promo Images:
  • Victoria 7

I'd say V7 as it says additional products used: if not, then no idea.

Your .cr2 question is beyond my limited hacking knowledge,  but JoePublic put together a tutorial on Poserizing Victoria 5.  This also works on Genesis 2 figures, and I  think it will accomplish your goal of loading an Aiko 6 Poser figure with the correct UVs out of the box....

https://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/?thread_id=2874212

Note the the "Speed" section can be neglected if  that isn't an issue for you, and that the figure is initially loaded via the DSON Importer, but is a native Poser figure when finished...

That is for Victoria 4, Michael 4 and Genesis 1.

Yeah, I'm waiting as well to fill out my roster, too.  Victoria, Micheal, Bethany, and Aiko were on sale recently, as was Monique, but I'm waiting for Lee, Ivan & Olympia myself.

Arrggghhhhh. Made my first 'painted' character and have always used the presets that come with the "So-and-so for Victoria X' figures.

I've always assumed that if I grab the Material for one figure and use it with the next, I could have shape issues...

Using FaceGen by the way and wanting to apply make up and nail polish to some originally crafted persons.

Did a search for nail polish and only had 1 hit. but it looks like the ultimate result. lol

http://www.daz3d.com/hands-for-genesis-3-female-s

That looks like a definite must have.

http://www.daz3d.com/l-i-e-make-up-set-for-genesis-3-female-s

Looking for a one-click solution to add make up (light foundation, lipstick and eye-liner) and also paint the nails.

These look like a one-two punch.(HOPING THEY GO ON SALE [and the headwrap, I remeber bookmarking])

Anyone agree?

Better ideas?

I've been playing around with some ideas for nails myself.  There isn't really all that much in the store.  However, you do know you can use shaders on nails, yes?  In a pinch, car paint shaders work really well for fingernails.  So do some of the ceramic shaders and other glossy type shaders in various products.  Take a look at what shaders you have that are really glossy and you might find some in your product library that you can use.

Arrggghhhhh. Made my first 'painted' character and have always used the presets that come with the "So-and-so for Victoria X' figures.

I've always assumed that if I grab the Material for one figure and use it with the next, I could have shape issues...

Using FaceGen by the way and wanting to apply make up and nail polish to some originally crafted persons.

Did a search for nail polish and only had 1 hit. but it looks like the ultimate result. lol

http://www.daz3d.com/hands-for-genesis-3-female-s

That looks like a definite must have.

http://www.daz3d.com/l-i-e-make-up-set-for-genesis-3-female-s

Looking for a one-click solution to add make up (light foundation, lipstick and eye-liner) and also paint the nails.

These look like a one-two punch.(HOPING THEY GO ON SALE [and the headwrap, I remeber bookmarking])

Anyone agree?

Better ideas?

Creatura Harpy came with a feathered tail, very different style of wings too (arm wings): http://www.daz3d.com/creatura-the-harpy-for-victoria-4

So why try and compete with Daz Studio figures?

Do something entirely original! That's kind of why I brought up 3DU's Generation Toons. Not to say to make Toon figures, but to put it out there that, at the time, Generations didn't have a whole lot of competition in that field.

I would bet that Vyusur's Dino would make a LOT of sales. maybe not compareable to, say Victoria 7, but possibly more than something else, like a spider or something. Look for gaps in what's currently available. 

Then, instead of just having the figure, have it come with it's own scene presets. Make a Carrara-specific figure release something much more than what other offering are getting the user. For example, the Dino could come with a small outdoor scene with some trees and a drinking pond (?)

Dart, thank you so much for kind words and useful advices! You gave me the food for thoughts about my Dino. I have some Carrara native outdoor scenes made by me from scratch without any templates and presets. And I have some trees made separately in Blender and Hexagon. Maybe it's a good idea to try to compile all those things together.

I have GenX2 and G2 and G3 addons installed.

Under "source," I have Genesis, Genesis 2, and Genesis 3 to choose from, but no Victoria 4.

V4 is installed.

How do I tell GenX2 to load her?

I think Victoria 4 had a Level of Detail of 4K so you could use her, under resulotion select the LOD 4K. Can't really  use all the newest stuff with her but there's a ton of content for V4.

Why does "Transfer active morphs" copy facial dials to a bodysuit? I keep seeing this happen with Victoria 4 and her bodysuit which came from DAZ. I can delete them one at a time, it's just that I applied "navel gone" and had to transfer again and those dials are back.

Also, is there a way to prevent it or to remove the ones that don't apply?

So why try and compete with Daz Studio figures?

Do something entirely original! That's kind of why I brought up 3DU's Generation Toons. Not to say to make Toon figures, but to put it out there that, at the time, Generations didn't have a whole lot of competition in that field.

I would bet that Vyusur's Dino would make a LOT of sales. maybe not compareable to, say Victoria 7, but possibly more than something else, like a spider or something. Look for gaps in what's currently available. 

Then, instead of just having the figure, have it come with it's own scene presets. Make a Carrara-specific figure release something much more than what other offering are getting the user. For example, the Dino could come with a small outdoor scene with some trees and a drinking pond (?)

Nyarai On The Menu

flowers in hair from Sheridan Hair, bangles + necklace + ear rings from Let's Go and bracelet on left arm from Little Secret

Made with...

• Little Secret for Genesis 3 Female(s)
• Sheridan Hair
• Christmas Dinner
• Let's Go Outfit for Genesis 3 Female(s)
• Hongyu's Dream Lace 3 for Victoria 7
• Midnight Special Hair for Genesis 3 Female(s)
• Nyarai for Genesis 3 Female

http://www.daz3d.com/gallery/#images/317176

 

Fire! Hot!