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Poser Aimed at Pros.(Product Announcement)

Computer Graphics World

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Poser, Curious Labs' versatile and easy-to-use program for modeling and animating 3D figures, has always been popular with hobbyists. Now Curious Labs has released a set of tools and enhancements that work with Poser to create greater character animation functionality for professionals as well as amateurs.

The most interesting of these from a professional standpoint are new plug-ins for both NewTek's LightWave and Discreet's 3D Studio Max that allow users to import Poser files and access them directly from the host applications. Since Poser figures are relatively quick and easy to create, using them in conjunction with the more powerful rendering and animation environments of both LightWave and 3D Studio Max can help animators save a good deal of time.

The Poser Pro Pack also includes new Web-ready export formats for both Macromedia Flash and Viewpoint's 3D Media Player; a Setup Room that provides a fast and interactive way to ...

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