Customer Reviews
love this product 
2008-07-31
i have wanted this product but at the time i bought manga studio...then for my birthday i bought poser 7. It is wonderful. I also bought the books that compliment it Amazon included the names of them on the page with Poser 7 so I looked them up and bought two of them. My hope is for the books I have self-published I want to make my own movie of them and be able to show people my dream.
Not well tested!!! 
2008-03-25
I have used poser 5, poser 6, and when poser 7 came out I had to of course get it. I can say I have never been more unhappy with a product then this one. It constantly crashes. I have been helped by E-Frontier only to redo what they tell me to do over and over. This software for Vista is very unstable, and updates from the software developer are slow. I have updated each patch, redo this, redo that.. Load..Set, reset..try...CRASH!! I have a PC that cost more then a good used car, and I am tired of the company telling me..Update your drivers. If your looking for a redenering software..Dont get this if your running Vista. If you are, look at poser 6 or look to a company that beta tests software for future OS before release.
Poser 7 
2008-03-11
After using this product for a couple of weeks I am happy enough with it. I am actually looking to create my own 3d projects from my drawings and this program is for posing premade objects. Basically this is a dress up doll program, which can be fun and useful. I like the program and it works really great for what it is and once I can create my own objects, I will use them with Poser. There are a lot of objects to buy and get for free to play around with. I'm not unhappy I bought it.
Great software package; bad OS 2008-02-08
Since owning Poser since version 4; I had to sit on my hands not to order Poser 7 when it first came out. But it you're like me, you've made bad software purchases in the past; and it's best to wait awhile so there's a few patches, etc.
So now's the time to order Poser 7; as they have a new patch that smooths all the bugs and errors. But you have to run it on a XP computer; there's a major Vista problem with Poser 7. E-frontier is trying to get the problem solved; but to be honest it's not a problem with Poser, just Vista.
If you order Poser 7, use XP; it's a great 3d package for the money and using XP, it'll run like a dream!
Fantastic application 2008-02-08
I had a problem in that I needed to complete a presentation in flash with characters doing athletic movements within a few days. I had previously used Poser3 about 6 years ago and decided to pick up poser 7 (for a very good price from Amazon directly as it happened - about the same as some companies were selling the upgrade for!). Within a couple of days I had the software delivered and characters exported in flash, sitting, running and jumping in my presentation. I would go as far as to say this is (still) the most intuitive interface I have ever used. If you want something to happen you just know how to do it. I know Poser 7 is much more advanced than before with the ability to make characters lip synch and to create detailed faces; you can even skin your own face on to a character, but you can get excellent results with just the basics. It also has a massive library of preset poses and even objects now which was great. The final outcome, I had created a top notch presentation within days. My client was thrilled.
David Kenyon
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eFrontier Poser 7 3D Figure Design and Animation 2007-08-13
Poser provides the easiest way to design with the human form in 3D. Using the rich collection of content included and powerful rendering to produce any style art, creative professionals, graphic artists and hobbyists can create stunning art, fine illustration and breathtaking animation for applications that integrate the diversity and spirit of human imagery.
Poser 7 2007-05-12
Having cut my teeth on Poser 4 and then went straight to 5 shortly afterwards I was hesitant of version 6 when it arrived and had similar misgivings about version 7 as there were always quirks, bugs and things to work around every time. Well, the latest version after 3 months of testing and trying to break it is showing that it has a solid interface and does play well with others. Specifically the older content from 4 years ago.
The beauty of multiple runtimes is a godsend no more having one runtime and searching through in my case over 20 gig of content, now I have sorted my runtime into specific categories and not only does Poser load quicker but I can find what I want for a style of picture easily. The multiple undo feature works quite well and has saved a couple of pics, however be careful for if you apply a conforming pose to an item and then undo it, it returns the current character to its default position. And the other godsend is the duplicate feature, no more haviong to load mulitple items one at a time, granted it is still a one at a time process but I have noticed that it is much more rapid then loading from the runtime. The other new feature in the program is the addition of HDRI lights and can we say a whole new level of realism? Yes, you can and it does add so much more and all that with a click.
So am I happy with the latest version yes I am. Would I recommend it to other Yes I do.
Crash baby crash 
2007-03-23
I've been working with Poser 6 for a while, I finally decided to make the leap to Poser 7.
Intalled it. Started the program. And CRASH! I don't mean an application "not responding" message. I mean a total system crash. My PC needed a hard reboot (cut the power reboot). I found the service pack 1 on the efrontiers website. Installed it. Opened the program again. CRASH.
After spending $180 for the program, I decided it was worth one more try. Started the program. This time I figured out the system seizure happened when I moved the mouse cursor over the document window. Reboot again. Avoiding the document, I ran my mouse cursor over the top menu, Deleted Figure. The default loaded Simon. Once Simon was gone, I was able to work for a little while.
Addendum 4/18/2007
Other disappointments with the program:
One of Poser's Features is the Face Room.
The kids' figures are not compatible with the face room, which is a total shame.
The Cloth room is very complicated to learn how to use. Using the program's documentation, plus buying two User Guides, I haven't been able to make cloth. But I could be exceptionally dense.
Head paramater dials don't include ears. Only Judy, carried forward from Poser 5, lets you shape elf ears.
Action poses and their back geometries. I loaded James into my project, and posed him with one of his action presets. Something really unnatural looking happens to his back.
Addendum May 25, 2007:
I worked for several hours without crashing. The new feature in Poser7 is the Undo option. By default, the software sets the Undo level to 100. After changing the Undo level preference to 3, so far so good!
Addendum June 26, 2007:
Service Pack 2 is now available for the program. I've been able to work without a PC crash, I'm feeling better about having spent the money for the software.
The community supporting this software is surprisingly friendly, and global. I've posted numerous questions on the Content Paradise Forum website, and almost always received an answer, if not a friendly bit of encouragement.
It's like playing with paperdolls. You can buy shoes, dress, lingerie, sets, and scenery, props, etc.
To achieve commercial grade results, you'll need to read the Poser Manual from cover to cover. Plus, Poser doesn't include a modeller or UV Mapper, you'll need extra software if you want to tailor results to your needs.
Cheers,
Lara
Poser 7 2007-03-19
This is an absolutely great product. I am very pleased with my purchase.
to the next level 2007-03-08
the ability that are allowed in this program really make it possable for inviduallys to produce believeable animation. such as the sync tool. the creativity it opens up is like day and night form the pervious version. version 6 was great this is levels above that. spend time and learn from this program and you'll be able to do so much. its not a poser program its an animation solution.
