Poser (and Renderosity) are at a crossroads. A lot of us are elders now, we are not young. (Waves at Larry W.!) I just celebrated my 66th birthday, and am really amazed that I made it this far in Life. My injuries from work accidents, a car wreck, didn't put me under. My Cancer didn't kill me. But my Diabetes is honestly eating me alive, and that's just dreadful. I celebrated my birthday by building a new computer, and put it all inside my now 15 year old ATX case. Hey, it works a treat!
WHILE it was down and I was using my various smart phones, tablets and laptop to gather info and files on the fly, I came to a startling and clear image that really saddens me. I will skip the long diatribe and litany of data I collated to come to this conclusion, but by now, it is obvious to the entire world around us, but not to the inwardly involved here. It is simply this: IF POSER is not given the ability to read and use the DAZ "format", and to be able to USE up through the Genesis 8 Figures, it will simply dwindle into obscurity. I do not want to see this, but I truly believe now that the very person controlling the future OF Poser does. Politics stink. I want Poser to continue and thrive. It CAN, but not without a big dose of Popeye Spinach! That 'spinach' is the module needed to USE the DUF and Genesis 8, freely. The LaFemme/L'Homme Figures are great, PE is great, Maisie is fine, ALL are good Figures. But limited. LESS limited is the Genesis 8 Figure. And don't cajole me into trying the system of loading G8 into PP 2014 and PP 11. I KNOW and DO that. One damn article at a time. Not "freely using" by ANY means. And I DO mean Poser has to be able to FREELY use the DAZ format and the various file types that encompasses, but especially the Genesis 8 Figure. The Renderosity I know and have been a stolid customer of for a lot of years is ceasing to exist. It is swiftly becoming a DAZ ONLY site too. Various people have cited the need to change just to make a profit. Well well, how about that. POSER has to change as well. There is no other option, because the PEOPLE you need to buy and use Poser simply don't. DS isn't easier to use, but the content and styles it now uses that Poser cannot make the difference. -Do NOT moderate this post. If it is, this text will be cast worldwide..

I am Michael McCollum, THE McGrandpa. just another nobody that happens to love Poser.

My 66th Birthday PC Build (July 1, 2020) :  named BadMoonRYZEN!, W10Pro x64, Octal Core RYZEN7 X3700 4.05 GHz, 64GB DDR4 RAM, GeForce RTX 3060 - 12GB GDDR6, PP2014, PP 11, P12, PS-CS4 Extended & Vue 2024.

McG.