Halloween time

Done with Daz Studio 4.8

Items marked with an asterisk require registration.

Not Counting: Victoria 4 figure

Freebies:

1.) V4 Alta Morphs

2.)* V4 Faith Textures

3.) Black cat for V4 DS Version

4.) More Styles for BlackCat V4 Black choker with silver key texture

5.)* Black Cat Fever Black dress texture

6.)* Footwear for the V4 Windwalker by Jan19

7.)* Riding Rainbow Grey texture

8.)* Haunted House

9.) Halloween Junkies Glutton Boo

10.) Halloween Junkies 2014 Jack

11.) August Hair

12.)* August Hair++

13.)* Realistic for August Hair This was used because of the transmaps needed for the next file

14.) Fantasy for August Hair Violet texture

15.)* Render Profiles for DAZ Studio 4.5 (Rendered on Insane)

16.)* Morphing Witches Hat Last on the page

It may be that there is now a nested content directory confusing the issue, or that there are two folders for the older (Victoria 4 etc.) figures and the first found doesn't have the morphs. Is this all as in older (V4, m4 etc.) and newer (the Genesises)?

Ok. Here is my entry.

Halloween time

Done with Daz Studio 4.8

Items marked with an asterisk require registration.

Not Counting: Victoria 4 figure

Freebies:

1.) V4 Alta Morphs

2.)* V4 Faith Textures

3.) Black cat for V4 DS Version

4.) More Styles for BlackCat V4 Black choker with silver key texture

5.)* Black Cat Fever Black dress texture

6.)* Footwear for the V4 Windwalker by Jan19

7.)* Riding Rainbow Grey texture

8.)* Haunted House

9.) Halloween Junkies Glutton Boo

10.) Halloween Junkies 2014 Jack

11.) August Hair

12.)* August Hair++

13.)* Realistic for August Hair This was used because of the transmaps needed for the next file

14.) Fantasy for August Hair Violet texture

15.)* Render Profiles for DAZ Studio 4.5 (Rendered on Insane)

16.)* Morphing Witches Hat Last on the page

Greetings,

Alright, the 20% off coupon, combined with the 'Wear Them All' becoming the 'third' item, bringing the total discount to 60%, the same as what I'd get during a typical flash sale, made it not something I could resist.  Besides, now I can throw the Expressions in for ~$2, along with Wear Them All, the Cuban Patio, Freckles for G3F, and the Action Figure Blister Pack.

I should empty my wishlist now, there's so many things I've had the opportunity to get at great prices, and always found other things that were more important, that what's left is the stuff I probably don't really need, but seemed 'cool' at the time.

--  Morgan

When I bought Oskarsson's Apocalyptica clothing set during the sale I overlooked the fact that it was for G3F, not for G2F.

To my surprise it looks like much of it can be used anyway on Victoria 6, only the gloves and boots won't fit 'as is'.

I know there is a conversion tool by valzheimer, but at $20 it is far too expensive for just a few pieces of clothing.

Since I have no intention whatsoever to start using G3, I sincerely hope PA's will offer their new creations for G2 as well as for G3!

Please, please, pretty please? (or Vicky 6 will whack you)

update: new version

 

I'll see your Vicki 6, and raise you Alexis, Rumiko, Joy and Mitsuki, all made from G3F, wearing various ensembles, most of which are made by Oskaarson (Alexis decided she didn't want to cooperate, and decided to wear Stonemason instead, but since I got that on the sale it should still count).

Sorry about the lack of background, but NWX Section 18 is being stubborn and RAM-hoggy.

When I bought Oskarsson's Apocalyptica clothing set during the sale I overlooked the fact that it was for G3F, not for G2F.

To my surprise it looks like much of it can be used anyway on Victoria 6, only the gloves and boots won't fit 'as is'.

I know there is a conversion tool by valzheimer, but at $20 it is far too expensive for just a few pieces of clothing.

Since I have no intention whatsoever to start using G3, I sincerely hope PA's will offer their new creations for G2 as well as for G3!

Please, please, pretty please? (or Vicky 6 will whack you)

I dunno Erik, my GF3 says bring it on V6, LOL

I wouldn't get your hopes up on dual figure support, but you can use all your genesis and V4 clothing on GF3 without the tool, just autofit to genesis 2 and then save it as a figure/Prop asset and it will then autofit to GF3.

I love GF3, and will love her even more once GenX is updated for use with her.

I had the same problem.  Stezza answered in another thread.    http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/882238/#Comment_882238

There are pictures there with arrows, but here are the quotes.

diomede64 said:

Personally, when I tried collada, the mesh did not follow the bones, but I have seen other people be successful.

 

If people discover work arounds or other uses, feel free to add to the thread. I am returning the V7 that I purchased. If it gets support, or if I use DS more, I will re-acquire it.

After exporting the posed figure from DAZ Studio in collada format import the collada file into Carrara 8.5

Select the bones of the figure and then either do one of two things..

1. Select the Transform tab then click on the HP->Obj button

or

2. Select a bone in the assembly room window

the figure will then pose to the bones

do this with each of the items ie.. figure.... clothing...hair ect..

you will probably need to also rotate the clothing/hair to match the figure

that's how I do it.. hope it helps :-)

Howdy Folks,

Could someone who has sucesfully exported Victoria 7 as either COLLADA or FBX and got it to work correctly, share thier settings?  Everytime I export as COLLADA, the mesh does not follow the bones, and is useless.  The FBX export just plain doesn't work for me.  Thanks!

Rich S.

Jet for Victoria 7 @ DA: http://anironbutterfly.deviantart.com/art/Jet-for-Victoria-7-565527459

R'osity soon and ShareCG when they stop giving me image upload errors. 

UPDATE: ShareCG: http://www.sharecg.com/v/82339/view/21/DAZ-Studio/Jet-for-Victoria-7

Slowly (very slowly) surely I will get a relativly good face for my new character (my opinion) but in some way something is needed on the face, anyone an idea or suggestion?

I'd say you're doing well with that, but would probably be best to put it in your own thread where you've been discussing the face, so that it doesn't derail this one.  

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/64034/victoria-4-body-and-face-for-g3f#latest

Scary Movie
"You SERIOUSLY thought that was a good idea?"
Metamorphosis for Genesis 3 Female(s)  
EJAtsuko  
Various Poses 3  

"You know how she is when we watch ANY horror movie."
"Right. I'm going to hear her screams in my sleep tonight... But it's pretty funny."
"True. Probably worth it."

Feel It! Mix and Match Expressions for Victoria 7 
Genesis 3 Female Expressions  
Wren Hair 
Thalia hair 
Friday Hair for Genesis 3 Female(s) 

Abigail Outfit for Genesis 3 Female(s)  

Eva 7 textures  
UHT Hair Shaders for Iray 
FabTex Iray Shaders: Ellie  

Rendered in Iray

Scary Movie
"You SERIOUSLY thought that was a good idea?"
Metamorphosis for Genesis 3 Female(s)  
EJAtsuko  
Various Poses 3

"You know how she is when we watch ANY horror movie."
"Right. I'm going to hear her screams in my sleep tonight... But it's pretty funny."
"True. Probably worth it."

Feel It! Mix and Match Expressions for Victoria 7 
Genesis 3 Female Expressions  
Wren Hair 
Thalia hair 
Friday Hair for Genesis 3 Female(s) 

Abigail Outfit for Genesis 3 Female(s)  

Eva 7 textures  
UHT Hair Shaders for Iray 
FabTex Iray Shaders: Ellie  

Rendered in Iray

A.  Victoria 7 , Eva 7 and LY Ashlyn HD, they all say in their details that they are for or based on the Genesis 3 Female.

    A.1.  Is there a difference between for  ( like Eva 7 ) and  based on ( like Victoria 7 ) Genesis 3 Female ?

No, there's no difference. Both simply mean that they are derived from G3F.

B.  Victoria 7 is a Genesis 3 Female model, but not the Genesis 3 Female base. So Differences between those 2 are..
    B.1.  Does Victoria 7  differ from the Genesis 3 Female Base in shape ?   i think this one is yes  : )

Yes, she's a morphed version of G3F.

    B.2.  Do Victoria 7  and Genesis 3 Female Base share the same polygon topology ?

The mesh is the same, just morphed.

    B.3.  Has Victoria 7's UV been altered and thus is different than the Genesis 3 Female Base one, to prevent texture stretching
             which could be caused through the shape altering ?

Yes, V7 adds her own custom UV to G3F.

    B.4 . Has Victoria 7 the same amount of joints as Genesis 3 Female Base ?

Yes

    B.5.  Has Victoria 7's joint weighting have been altered and thus is different than the Genesis 3 Female Base ones ?

Not sure on that one. If it rerquired adjustments then they are included.

There are still a few questions i have:

A.  Victoria 7 , Eva 7 and LY Ashlyn HD, they all say in their details that they are for or based on the Genesis 3 Female.
    A.1.  Is there a difference between for  ( like Eva 7 ) and  based on ( like Victoria 7 ) Genesis 3 Female ?
 

B.  Victoria 7 is a Genesis 3 Female model, but not the Genesis 3 Female base. So Differences between those 2 are..
    B.1.  Does Victoria 7  differ from the Genesis 3 Female Base in shape ?   i think this one is yes  : )
    B.2.  Do Victoria 7  and Genesis 3 Female Base share the same polygon topology ?
    B.3.  Has Victoria 7's UV been altered and thus is different than the Genesis 3 Female Base one, to prevent texture stretching
             which could be caused through the shape altering ?
    B.4 . Has Victoria 7 the same amount of joints as Genesis 3 Female Base ?
    B.5.  Has Victoria 7's joint weighting have been altered and thus is different than the Genesis 3 Female Base ones ?

kind regards
 

When I bought Oskarsson's Apocalyptica clothing set during the sale I overlooked the fact that it was for G3F, not for G2F.

To my surprise it looks like much of it can be used anyway on Victoria 6, only the gloves and boots won't fit 'as is'.

I know there is a conversion tool by valzheimer, but at $20 it is far too expensive for just a few pieces of clothing.

Since I have no intention whatsoever to start using G3, I sincerely hope PA's will offer their new creations for G2 as well as for G3!

Please, please, pretty please? (or Vicky 6 will whack you)

update: new version

I editted this as some posts were no longer there.

I did initially have some concerns, and I'm still not happy with it, that muscle groups were ignored when determing the flow of geometry; I am, however, seeing much better bends on the stock/basic figures for G3F; I'm not talking about what can be bought for earlier generations to improve how bends and deformations work, but the default figure.

I see folks comparing a model that has had two, or in the case of Victoria 4, many years of development (and all the products that have been released to assist and improve) with a brand new model: that is rather disingenuous; I'm interested to see how G3F (and the male version) develop over the next couple of years.

I may have my concerns, but it will be interesting to watch (and no doubt costly as I see the latest must-have product), but I don't have to buy it: it is my choice.

I've got Sasha for Victoria 7 and a gift card in the cart and the card is showing at full price. Am I missing something?

To partially answer my own question about creating a mask (shadow catcher) for the translucency, or, more accurately, to have ArnoldC's old post answer the question....

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/808926/#Comment_808926

I got some questions about creating a "Shadow Catcher" map like those MEC4D noticed in the "Show your Iray Renders II"-Thread (http://www.daz3d.com/forums/viewreply/807952/). Since I'm not a Pro in Photoshop (mere a bloody beginner) I want to be sure I'm on the right track here. I made some screencaps for the most important stages (using Photoshop CS6).

1. Convert the skin texture to a Black & White (greyscale) image.
2. Remove reds by pulling the red channel slider all the way up (to 300 in that case).
3. Apply a Gamma Correction value of 2.2
4. Save as JPEG in ICC sRGB IEC61966-2.1 formate, as recommended in this Tutorial (http://www.computer-darkroom.com/ps10_colour/ps10_1.htm) Would have chosen .png, but sadly there's no ICC option for this.
5. Choosing JPEG Options "Quality: 10" and "Baseline (Standard)".

The outcome is, depending on the texture set used, a mostly white jpg. (Victoria 6's conversed textures came out almost entirely white).
Would that be the correct procedure, or am I missing something?

- Picking a color for the SSS "Transmission Color" :
I choose an area of the skin texture which would be one of the brightest (in Victoria 6's case I picked an RGB of 230 - 156 - 124 on her cheek). Is that recommendable, or are there other, more accurate methods?

- Defining "Scattering Measurement Distance":
when applying the Iray Uber Base to V6 ("Belle" texture set), you'll get a value of 10.0. That seems to be way to high IMO.
Using the standard value of 0.10 would also be too low I guess. Are there any recommendations, how to set this right?
I never worked on SSS values before, I always used "what I got".

 

MEC4D followed up with:

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/808934/#Comment_808934

It would be better if you choice the color for Transmission by seeing the exactly level of Luminosity , what is the L in color picker
forehead is good place to pick up the color should be not less than 56 and not greater than 72 ... around 68 is the best for Caucasian skin .
Also regarding the shadow catcher to block the translucency from washing off the eyebrows, when you slide the red channel up , you control the level , how darker the eyebrows how better , you can remove everything else than is not white from the textures and leave only the eyebrows for ladies .. for guys would be good to leave the hair stubble too ... or scalp or body hair ...

thanks for the illustrations it will help people to get off of the washed off eyebrows and hair

For the SSS
Distance : 0.50
SSS Amount : 0.30
SSS Direction : -0.50

that are the best settings for me so far
for the transmitted color choice the flash color of the diffuse

 

I'll see if I can track down a shadow catcher map for the translucency strength. Not sure where to find one or how to create one, but you said there's info on it here somewhere so I'll try to locate that.

So ArnoldC, did that method of creating the shadow capture work for the purpose of controlling the translucency?

Looks like this one

http://www.daz3d.com/wren-hair

 

it looks like that's it

from the Wren hair promo

From the Anete Promo

I've created AoA subsurface presets using Decan Andersen's suggestions ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvOaQZvh1Cg ) for V4 skins. There is one G2F and one for Genesis. I hope these help everyone out using old skins with newer tech. V4 High Resolution pictured on G2F. Created in Daz Studio 4.8 Get them free on my deviant art page. Enjoy! http://dakkuuan.deviantart.com/art/G2F-and-Genesis-Victoria-4-Skin-AoA-Presets-565403620

@KnittingMommy

thanks for your tips

@Richard

both,

A) i would like to know how to build a new Character from the base on, like victoria 7 is a totally new character.

B) and i also would like to know how to build a derivate upon a base character like victoria 7