Practical Poser 7

Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 18
Acknowledgments......Page 20
1 Using and Maintaining Poser Content......Page 22
Content Paradise......Page 23
Other Poser Sites......Page 26
Poser Library File Types and Where to Find Them......Page 27
TUTORIAL 1.1 Creating Runtime Folders on Your Hard Disk......Page 30
TUTORIAL 1.2 Adding a New Runtime Folder to the Poser Libraries......Page 31
TUTORIAL 1.3 Using the Content Room Auto Install Feature......Page 33
TUTORIAL 1.4 Installing DAZ Poser Content......Page 35
TUTORIAL 1.5 Installing Poser Content from ZIP Files......Page 36
Conclusion......Page 37
2 Using Cameras......Page 38
Camera Overview......Page 39
TUTORIAL 2.1 Using and Selecting Multiple Camera Views......Page 41
Using the Camera Controls......Page 43
Camera Parameters......Page 44
Camera Properties......Page 47
TUTORIAL 2.2 Creating and Saving Custom Head Cameras......Page 48
TUTORIAL 2.3 Creating Your Own Cameras......Page 52
TUTORIAL 2.4 Pointing and Parenting Cameras and Objects......Page 54
TUTORIAL 2.5 Using Depth of Field......Page 56
Conclusion......Page 60
3 Mastering Lights and Shadows......Page 62
Poser 7 Light Types......Page 63
Poser 7 Shadow Types......Page 65
Lighting Controls......Page 66
Light Parameters and Properties......Page 67
TUTORIAL 3.1 Deleting Lights......Page 69
TUTORIAL 3.2 Creating Three-Point Studio Lighting......Page 71
Creating the Key Light......Page 72
Creating the Fill Light......Page 74
Creating the Back Light......Page 77
Saving the Light Set......Page 80
TUTORIAL 3.3 Adjusting Lights and Shadows......Page 81
TUTORIAL 3.4 Using Photos and Image-Based Lighting......Page 85
Adding a Photo Background......Page 86
Matching the Render Dimensions to the Photo......Page 88
Positioning the Camera......Page 89
Creating and Placing the Image-Based Light (IBL)......Page 90
Conclusion......Page 92
4 Creating Materials......Page 94
The Material Room......Page 95
The Simple Material View......Page 98
TUTORIAL 4.1 Simple Materials View: Diffuse Color......Page 100
TUTORIAL 4.2 Simple Materials View: Highlights (Specular)......Page 102
Simple Materials View: Ambient......Page 104
TUTORIAL 4.3 Simple Materials View: Reflection......Page 105
TUTORIAL 4.4 Simple Materials View: Bump......Page 107
TUTORIAL 4.5 Simple Materials View: Transparency......Page 109
The Advanced Material View......Page 111
The Anatomy of Nodes......Page 114
Using Nodes......Page 116
TUTORIAL 4.6 Advanced Materials View: Diffuse Enhancements......Page 118
TUTORIAL 4.7 Advanced Materials View: Highlights (Specular) Enhancements......Page 121
TUTORIAL 4.8 Advanced Materials View: Reflections and Transparency......Page 122
TUTORIAL 4.9 Advanced Materials View: Adding Displacement......Page 123
TUTORIAL 4.10 Advanced Materials View: Alternate Specular Highlights......Page 126
Conclusion......Page 130
5 Creating Custom Faces......Page 132
Face Room Overview......Page 133
Photo Lineup......Page 134
TUTORIAL 5.1 Creating Texture Guides......Page 135
TUTORIAL 5.2 Preparing Your Photos......Page 137
Texture Variation......Page 142
TUTORIAL 5.3 Matching Ethnic Textures to the Body......Page 144
The Face Sculpting and Face Shaping Tool Areas......Page 147
Texture Preview......Page 149
Action Buttons......Page 151
TUTORIAL 5.4 Saving Multiple Faces in One Figure......Page 153
TUTORIAL 5.5 Randomizing Faces for Third-Party Figures......Page 156
Conclusion......Page 157
6 Working with Poser Hair......Page 160
Types of Poser Hair......Page 161
TUTORIAL 6.1 Using Prop Hair......Page 162
TUTORIAL 6.2 Using Conforming Hair......Page 164
Styling Prop and Conforming Hair......Page 168
Dynamic Hair......Page 170
Basic Steps for Dynamic Hair......Page 171
Creating the Hair Groups......Page 176
Adding the Hair......Page 179
Changing the Hair Material......Page 181
TUTORIAL 6.4 Creating a Feathered Quill Pen......Page 182
Conclusion......Page 187
7 Working with Poser Clothing......Page 188
Conforming Clothing......Page 189
Dynamic Clothing......Page 190
Props and Smart Props......Page 191
Clothing Doesn\'t Conform Correctly......Page 193
Fixing Poke-Throughs......Page 195
When Body Shapes are Different......Page 196
Posing Skirts......Page 198
Using Body Handles......Page 199
Posing Shoes......Page 201
Clothing Doesn\'t Load from the Library......Page 202
MAT Poses Don\'t Load Textures Properly......Page 204
Cloth Room Overview......Page 205
TUTORIAL 7.1 Loading the Content......Page 208
TUTORIAL 7.2 Creating Multiple Simulations......Page 210
TUTORIAL 7.3 Calculating Multiple Simulations......Page 215
Conclusion......Page 217
8 Creating Custom Morphs......Page 220
What Are Morphs?......Page 221
The Anatomy of a Morph......Page 222
Creating Morphs in Poser......Page 223
TUTORIAL 8.1 Creating Morphs with Poser Magnets......Page 224
TUTORIAL 8.2 Saving a Magnet......Page 228
TUTORIAL 8.3 Mirroring a Magnet......Page 229
TUTORIAL 8.4 Spawning a Single Morph Target......Page 231
TUTORIAL 8.5 One Magnet Affects Multiple Body Parts......Page 232
TUTORIAL 8.6 Creating Full Body Morphs......Page 236
New Poser 7 Morphing Tools......Page 239
TUTORIAL 8.7 Creating Face Morphs with the Morphing Tool......Page 243
TUTORIAL 8.8 Fixing Poke-Throughs with the Morphing Tool......Page 247
Distributing Morphs......Page 249
Magnets and the \"Next Generation\" Poser Figures......Page 250
Avoiding Problems......Page 253
Conclusion......Page 254
9 UV Mapping......Page 256
Why You Need UV Maps......Page 257
Types of UV Maps......Page 258
TUTORIAL 9.1 UV Mapping a Skirt......Page 261
TUTORIAL 9.2 UV Mapping Pants......Page 264
TUTORIAL 9.3 UV Mapping a Shirt......Page 270
UV Mapping with Body Paint 2.5......Page 276
TUTORIAL 9.4 Importing an OBJ File into Body Paint......Page 277
TUTORIAL 9.5 UV Mapping a Shirt with Body Paint......Page 278
TUTORIAL 9.6 Exporting the Body Paint OBJ File for Poser......Page 285
Making Templates......Page 287
Conclusion......Page 288
10 Groups and Materials for Models......Page 290
About Group Names......Page 291
Decompressing an OBZ File......Page 295
TUTORIAL 10.1 Grouping with Auto Group Editor......Page 296
TUTORIAL 10.2 Groups and Materials in UV Mapper Professional......Page 301
TUTORIAL 10.3 Using Poser\'s Group Editor......Page 305
TUTORIAL 10.4 Exporting an OBJ File from Poser......Page 310
Conclusion......Page 313
11 Creating Your Own Textures......Page 314
Creating Clothing Textures......Page 316
Diffuse Color (Texture) Maps......Page 319
Specular (Highlight) Maps......Page 322
Transparency Maps......Page 325
Raytraced Reflections and Reflection Maps......Page 326
Bump Map......Page 327
Displacement Map......Page 329
Conclusion......Page 332
12 From Modeler to Poser Library......Page 334
Importing OBJ Files......Page 336
TUTORIAL 12.1 Saving Props to the Library......Page 339
TUTORIAL 12.2 Removing Embedded Geometry from Props......Page 346
TUTORIAL 12.3 Fixing OBJ and Texture Paths......Page 349
TUTORIAL 12.4 Creating Smart Props......Page 351
Making a CR2 File......Page 358
Removing Morphs from a CR2......Page 360
TUTORIAL 12.5 Using a Donor CR2......Page 363
TUTORIAL 12.6 Using the Setup Room......Page 366
Cleaning Up the CR2......Page 369
Conclusion......Page 372
13 Basics of Joint Parameters......Page 374
Importing the Figure......Page 375
TUTORIAL 13.1 Adding Upper Bones......Page 376
Adding Lower Bones......Page 379
Adding Finger Bones......Page 380
The Joint Editor......Page 383
Setting Joint Orders......Page 384
Remaining Joint Parameter Dials......Page 387
Setting Joint Centers......Page 388
Adjusting the Twist Axis......Page 391
Working with Inclusion and Exclusion Angles......Page 392
Using Bulge Settings......Page 394
Adjusting Spherical Falloff Zones......Page 395
Adding Bones to Clothing......Page 396
Inclusion and Exclusion Angles for Clothing......Page 399
Conclusion......Page 400
14 Animation Overview......Page 402
Arranging Your Workspace......Page 403
Animation Controls......Page 404
An Overview of the Animation Palette......Page 407
The Keyframes Tab......Page 408
Keyframes and Interpolation the Easy Way......Page 409
Linear Section......Page 411
Breaking Splines......Page 412
Using Animation Layers......Page 415
Animation Sets......Page 418
General Animation Tips......Page 419
Animation Timing......Page 420
Quaternion Interpolation......Page 421
Conclusion......Page 422
15 Walking, Talking, and More......Page 424
Using the Walk Designer......Page 425
Blend Styles......Page 426
TUTORIAL 15.1 Changing the Figure Type......Page 427
TUTORIAL 15.2 Creating a Walk in Place......Page 428
TUTORIAL 15.3 Creating and Following a Walk Path......Page 431
Introducing the Talk Designer......Page 435
TUTORIAL 15.4 Using the Talk Designer......Page 437
Conclusion......Page 439
16 Rendering......Page 440
Building Faster Scenes......Page 441
Preview Renderer......Page 442
Sketch Renderer......Page 444
Poser 4 Renderer......Page 445
Saving Time with Area Renders......Page 446
Comparing Renders......Page 447
Using the FireFly Renderer......Page 448
FireFly Automatic Render Settings......Page 449
FireFly Manual Render Settings......Page 452
Additional Rendering Options......Page 453
Saving Render Settings......Page 455
TUTORIAL 16.1 Setting Render Settings and Aspect Ratio......Page 456
Conclusion......Page 458
Appendix A: About the CD-ROM......Page 460
Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions......Page 464
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