How-To's twixt DS and Poser

[McGrandpa]

That's a bummer, really.  Yes I discovered long ago that .MAX is THE "incorruptible" format of all time.  Or 15 years.  Well now there is the DUF.   Both are "encrypted" or compressed or whatever non wordpad readable format it is in.   With the DUF at least we can afford to purchase the program that creates and uses it!  For now anyway.   Um, aren't .MAX and .3ds written by the same program?
And, everyone pretty much CAN use the POSER formats as they are all wordpad readable, if not compressed.

[McGrandpa]

McGrandpa....I have Externals full of content....and I have no idea what most of it is    But I AM in the process of organizing....somewhat....the content I do have.  My problem is.....I'M A FREEBEHOLIC 

Can't resist them...and even sadder...I don't care if I can use them or not.... 

I always say.... "I might be able to use it someday so better get it now while it's free" 

Externals.  Cool!  Any idea how many?   I have 34 actual Runtimes created right now.  That is a "Just IS!" thing.  There will likely be some more created over time as these all are "filled up".   Filled being 23.5 gigs max each, as that is what will fit on a BluRay writable 25 gig disk.   Yes, I too am a collector of content cuisine!   A Content Junkie, in plain English!   And proud of it!  Yaaay!
Do we have a set of Content Junkie medals here?  He he he!  So hey I am in good company!
McG.

[sidherose]

Hmmmmm, I think there's a difference between freebieholics, as well as between freebieholics and well....content collectors (be they ocd about it or not).

There's 'just because it's there' freebieholics
There's the "That's the only kind of content I can afford right now" freebieholics.

The ahem avid 'content collectors' never really quite find what they're looking for unless they have more money than they know what to do with. They just like to have a lot of options to build from. Mix and match to maybe get close to what they want.

Then there's the avid newbie 'content collectors' who find they can now afford to buy things (better job, etc.) and just need to build up a runtime. They'll take freebies too because you never know.......

There, you have it.     

[McGrandpa]

OK.  Being honest, I think I've worn all those shoes!  Heh!   And now I'll grab and drag over a thought from one of there:  Is there such a thing as TOO MUCH content?  Hmmm?  He he!   
Even now I will go foraging the freebie sites to see if I can find some little THING I need or just want real bad.  And end up with an extra gig or two cool stuff I found along the way.   Sort of like cruising the yard sales.  Garage sales.  Rummage sales.  Whatever they are called they turn up treasure!  :D
Ooh!  Like an '86 Toyota Celica GTS coup!  Or my current '99 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo!  My goodness, begging for goodies even in here.  Sheesh!   
 
McG.

[sidherose]

I've got content I haven't even had time to use yet. Not really. Too busy doing this (here), that(there) and the other thing (my thing)...which hopefully will be out soonish!! :)

[Agent0013]

Yep! And I learned that the hard way, mostly because no one wanted to tell me anything about it. Could have saved lots of time if they had!

[Jherrith]

Externals.  Cool!  Any idea how many?   I have 34 actual Runtimes created right now. 

Well not completely filled like yours, some are quite small as in about 6 GB, but after checking I see 71 actual runtimes, and a combined weight of 190 GB and that is just the installed content.

I know I have a bit of stuff that I have yet to install, must be my "best get it now as I might need it later", and then promptly forgot I have it and get another one.

As to external drives to store all of my goodies only use two of the six I have but then again since they be TB drives there be a wee bit of space on them

[Aelin]

Hm.  OK.  I am told by someone that DS does not and never did use OBJ's.  It did, but don't now.  It DOES store geometric information in a folder named DATA.  So, Poser also has to use that to be able to use stuff like Genesis 2 Female/Male and most all new Content for DS 4.5+.
CR2, PP2, both still use OBJ data.  Gen 4 stuff like V4 and M4 use OBJ's for their mesh data.
OK SO, the OBJ's are for mesh only, then program specific formats like DUF or CR2 or 3ds store articulation stuff.  Thanks.
McG.

Yes with DS4 no geometries. It was for DS3, and better in my point of view; because datas (except few folders) are created for a scene, and you can  :dustbin: them when it's end.
After, i don't know how it's work to have an object transformed in data for DS4.

And the new "duf" of Daz isn't available for me. I tried (seems already the February 6  ), never the program has accepted to read files; i was always offline for this stupid thing.
I like really Poser format, because by this way i understand some things in 3D world. And started to touch codes just to try for myself. Now i can do little morphs of few ko... and not several hundred of ko!!!
For duf, Childe Of Fyre said me once you can use Wordpad yes; but notepad is better in general, no risk of deformation of code. But notepad is for Poser stuff, and at least no strange letters (compare to duf )

Well not completely filled like yours, some are quite small as in about 6 GB, but after checking I see 71 actual runtimes, and a combined weight of 190 GB and that is just the installed content.

I'm far away of this!!! And not all is installed (many on key, or in other part of external)

[sidherose]

I have about a 155 gigs in a dozen runtimes.

[McGrandpa]

Ah no!  Not all mine are "filled up" to 23 gigs!  Gee I wish I was that far along with reinstalling all my stuff.   No I just got stuff like 3D Work V4 Clothes A, B, and C.  A and B with about 20 gigs and just started C with like 9 gigs.  My TOTAL single giant Runtime that I lost, complete with all my saved Figures of all makes and models was a little under 800 Gigs.  Mind you that a good half of that was Figures I'd get all set up with clothes and props, hair etc. and then save out as .CR2's.  The little list below is just the Runtimes I created so far.  I am sure that as I need more, I will create more.  Thanks Ray for that empty Runtime folder set, all ready to go.  Makes that a bit easier!   
Also, the way I organized stuff IN Runtime and in Libraries.  I like it CLEAN, ok?!  LOL!  And having the MORPHS folder inside Libraries is a gigantic help.  Also, as of these later versions of Poser like from 9 +, Poser will correct path errors found while loading.  You find the little bits and bobs once.  And Fixed!  Nice eh?


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