Surprisingly, the biggest improvements in Poser 6's rendering quality aren't managed in the Render Settings dialog; instead, they're light-based factors that are most easily set using those bizarre wacros in the Material room. Data pin ic hb-09-01. Select a Light then click on the Set up Ambient Occlusion wacro and Poser 6 automatically lowers the level of ambient light when objects are close together or lying on a surface. Even more impressive are the results if you click on the IBL wacro, which lets you choose a bitmap to act as a 360 light source (Poser 6 provides a handful of bitmaps designed for the purpose). Poser 6's Ambient Occlusion and IBL might sound awkward - and they are - but they take the level of realism to a new level. Unfortunately, there are serious downsides. The first is the increased rendering time, which is a disincentive to switching on the new effects. The second is the output, which, although improved, still ultimately looks computer generated and more computer game than Hollywood movie.

The third, and perhaps most important, is that the benefits are limited to images and animations rendered from within Poser and, although you can load external props, this isn't the right environment to set up a complete 3D scene. Increasingly, users are hosting their Poser content in other 3D applications such as Carrara 4 Pro, Vue 5 Esprit or even Curious Labs' own Shade 7, in which case the main advances of Poser 6 are lost. As an upgrade, Poser 6 is disappointing, especially when compared to the across-the-board improvements seen in version 5. On the other hand, Poser has built up some impressive power over the past ten years, and the latest models are a definite advance. More to the point, unless you're willing to dedicate your life to getting to grips with a professional character-animation package, it's the only practical solution available. And, in 3D terms, at a very reasonable price.

Curious Labs and Poser were sold to the publisher e frontier, in 2003. On 15 November 2007, Smith Micro Software announced the purchase of Poser, Anime Studio and Manga Studio from e frontier. Synonyms for Curious Labs Poser in Free Thesaurus. Antonyms for Curious Labs Poser. 16 synonyms for poser: puzzle, problem, question, riddle, enigma, conundrum, teaser, tough one, vexed question, brain-teaser, knotty point, poseur, model. What are synonyms for Curious Labs Poser?

'Dharma Juggler', by Gunther Berkus, 1997. Early Poser 1 / composite image. The original Poser wireframe image has been enhanced using. Poser is a rendering software package for the posing, animating and rendering of 3D polymesh human and animal figures. Akin to a virtual photography studio, Poser allows the user to load, props, lighting and cameras for still and animated renderings. Natively using a subset of the object () file format and a text-based markup for content files, Poser comes with a basic library of human, animal, robotic, and cartoon figures. The package also includes poses, hair pieces, props, textures, hand gestures and facial expressions.

As Poser itself does not allow for original modeling of objects, a large community market of merchants and artists creating, selling and marketing third-party Poser content emerged, but these new models are usually crafted in. Poser is available in English, Japanese, German and French for both and platforms. However, after a series of owner changes, the program has become a bit outdated and its main interface lacks many features present in the newest 3D programs.