Practical Poser 7

by Tyler, Denise

• ISBN13: 9781584504788
• ISBN10: 1584504781
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-12-08
• Publisher: Charles River Media

Summary

Do you want to take your Poser skills beyond the basics and put the new features of Poser 7 into practice right away? If so, you've come to the right place. Practical Poser 7 is an updated edition of this best-selling reference for intermediate to advanced Poser users. It teaches the tasks you want and need to know to get the most out of Poser 7 for achieving professional, commercial-quality work. This edition covers new Poser features, including new animation functionality, morphing tools, and more. Learn texturing and material techniques from a master texture artist, and explore the work of Poser pros in the beautiful color section!

Table of Contents

Preface	xvii
Acknowledgments	xix
Using and Maintaining Poser Content	1	(16)
Where You Can Find Content	2	(7)
Content Paradise	2	(3)
Other Poser Sites	5	(1)
Poser Library File Types and Where to Find Them	6	(3)
Maintaining Your Libraries	9	(1)
Tutorial 1.1 Creating Runtime Folders on Your Hard Disk
Tutorial 1.2 Adding a New Runtime Folder to the Poser Libraries	10	(2)
Tutorial 1.3 Using the Content Room Auto Install Feature	12	(2)
Tutorial 1.4 Installing DAZ Poser Content	14	(1)
Tutorial 1.5 Installing Poser Content from ZIP Files	15	(1)
Conclusion	16	(1)
Using Cameras	17	(24)
Camera Overview	18	(2)
Tutorial 2.1 Using and Selecting Multiple Camera Views	20	(2)
Using the Camera Controls	22	(1)
Camera Parameters	23	(3)
Camera Properties	26	(1)
Tutorial 2.2 Creating and Saving Custom Head Cameras	27	(4)
Tutorial 2.3 Creating Your Own Cameras	31	(2)
Tutorial 2.4 Pointing and Parenting Cameras and Objects	33	(2)
Tutorial 2.5 Using Depth of Field	35	(4)
Conclusion	39	(2)
Mastering Lights and Shadows	41	(32)
An Overview of Lighting	42	(1)
Poser 7 Light Types	42	(2)
Poser 7 Shadow Types	44	(1)
Lighting Controls	45	(1)
Light Parameters and Properties	46	(2)
Tutorial 3.1 Deleting Lights	48	(2)
Tutorial 3.2 Creating Three-Point Studio Lighting	50	(10)
Creating the Key Light	51	(2)
Creating the Fill Light	53	(3)
Creating the Back Light	56	(3)
Saving the Light Set	59	(1)
Tutorial 3.3 Adjusting Lights and Shadows	60	(4)
Tutorial 3.4 Using Photos and Image-Based Lighting	64	(7)
Adding a Photo Background	65	(2)
Matching the Render Dimensions to the Photo	67	(1)
Positioning the Camera	68	(1)
Creating and Placing the Image-Based Light (IBL)	69	(2)
Conclusion	71	(2)
Creating Materials	73	(38)
The Material Room	74	(3)
The Simple Material View	77	(2)
Tutorial 4.1 Simple Materials View: Diffuse Color	79	(2)
Tutorial 4.2 Simple Materials View: Highlights (Specular)	81	(2)
Simple Materials Views: Ambient	83	(1)
Tutorial 4.3 Simple Materials View: Reflection	84	(2)
Tutorial 4.4 Simple Materials Views: Bump	86	(2)
Tutorial 4.5 Simple Materials View: Transparency	88	(2)
The Advanced Material View	90	(4)
The Anatomy of Nodes	94	(3)
Using Nodes	95	(2)
Tutorial 4.6 Advanced Materials View: Diffuse Enhancements	97	(3)
Tutorial 4.7 Advanced Materials View: Highlights (Specular) Enhancements	100	(1)
Tutorial 4.8 Advanced Materials View: Reflections and Transparency	101	(1)
Tutorial 4.9 Advanced Materials View: Adding Displacement	102	(3)
Tutorial 4.10 Advanced Materials View: Alternate Specular Highlights	105	(4)
Conclusion	109	(2)
Creating Custom Faces	111	(28)
Face Room Overview	112	(1)
Photo Lineup	113	(1)
Tutorial 5.1 Creating Texture Guides	114	(7)
Tutorials 5.2 Preparing Your Photos Texture Variation	121	(2)
Tutorial 5.3 Matching Ethnic Textures to the Body	123	(9)
The Face Sculpting the Face Shaping Tool Areas	126	(2)
Texture Preview	128	(2)
Action Buttons	130	(2)
Tutorial 5.4 Saving Multiple Faces in One Figure	132	(3)
Tutorial 5.5 Randomizing Faces for Third-Party Figures	135	(1)
Conclusion	136	(3)
Working with Poser Hair	139	(28)
Types of Poser Hair	140	(1)
Tutorial 6.1 Using Prop Hair	141	(2)
Tutorial 6.2 Using Conforming Hair	143	(4)
Styling Prop and Conforming Hair	147	(2)
Dynamic Hair	149	(6)
Basic Steps for Dynamic Hair	150	(5)
Tutorial 6.3 Creating a Fur Coat	155	(6)
Creating the Hair Groups	155	(3)
Addling the Hair	158	(2)
Changing the Hair Material	160	(1)
Tutorial 6.4 Creating a Feathered Quill Pen	161	(5)
Conclusion	166	(1)
Working with Poser Clothing	167	(32)
Types of Poser Clothing	168	(4)
Conforming Clothing	168	(1)
Dynamic Clothing	169	(1)
Props and Smart Props	170	(2)
Common Clothing Problems	172	(11)
Clothing Doesn't Conform Correctly	172	(2)
Fixing Poke-Throughts	174	(1)
When Body Shapes are Different	175	(2)
Posing Skirts	177	(1)
Using Body Handles	178	(2)
Posing Shoes	180	(1)
Clothing Doesn't Load from the Library	181	(2)
MAT Poses Don't Load Textures Properly	183	(1)
Cloth Room Don't Load Textures Property	183	(1)
Cloth Room Overview	184	(3)
Creating and Saving Dynamic Clothing	187	(1)
Tutorial 7.1 Loading the Content	187	(2)
Tutorial 7.2 Creating Multiple Simulations	189	(5)
Tutorial 7.3 Calculating Multiple Simulations	194	(2)
Conclusion	196	(3)
Creating Custom Morphs	199	(36)
What Are Morphs?	200	(1)
The Anatomy of a Morph	201	(1)
Creating Morphs in Poser	202	(1)
Tutorial 8.1 Creating Morphs with Poser Magnets	203	(1)
Tutorial 8.2 Saving a Magnet	204	(4)
Tutorial 8.3 Mirroring a Magnet	208	(2)
Tutorial 8.4 Spawning a Single Morph Target	210	(1)
Tutorial 8.5 One Magnet Affects Multiple Body Parts	211	(4)
Tutorial 8.6 Creating Full Body Morphs	215	(3)
New Poser 7 Morphing Tools	218	(4)
Tutorial 8.7 Creating Face Morphs with the Morphing Tool	222	(4)
Tutorial 8.8 Fixing Poke-Throughs with the Morphing Tool	226	(2)
Distributing Morphs	228	(1)
Magnets and the ``Next Generation'' Poser Figures	229	(3)
Avoiding Problems	232	(1)
Conclusion	233	(2)
UV Mapping	235	(34)
Why You Need UV Maps	236	(1)
Types of UV Maps	237	(3)
Using UV Mapper Professional	240	(1)
Tutorial 9.1 UV Mapping a Skirt	240	(3)
Tutorial 9.2 UV Mapping Pants	243	(6)
Tutorial 9.3 UV Mapping a Shirt	249	(6)
UV Mapping with Body Paint 2.5	255	(1)
Tutorial 9.4 Importing an OBJ File into Body Paint	256	(1)
Tutorial 9.5 UV Mapping a Shirt with Body Paint	257	(7)
Tutorial 9.6 Exporting the Body Paint OBJ File for Poser	264	(2)
Making Templates	266	(1)
Conclusion	267	(2)
Groups and Materials for Models	269	(24)
About Group Names	270	(4)
Decompressing an OBZ File	274	(1)
Tutorial 10.1 Grouping with Auto Group Editor	275	(5)
Tutorial 10.2 Groups and Materials in UV Mapper Professional	280	(4)
Tutorial 10.3 Using Poser's Group Editor	284	(5)
Tutorial 10.4 Exporing an OBJ File from Poser	289	(3)
Conclusion	292	(1)
Creating Your Own Textures	293	(20)
Textures and Copyrights	295	(1)
Creating Clothing Textures	295	(16)
Diffuse Color (Texture) Maps	298	(3)
Specular (Highlight) Maps	301	(3)
Transparency Maps	304	(1)
Raytraced Reflections and Reflection Maps	305	(1)
Bump Map	306	(2)
Displacement Map	308	(3)
Conclusion	311	(2)
From Modeler to Poser Library	313	(40)
Importing OBJ Files	315	(3)
Tutorial 12.1 Saving Props to the Library	318	(7)
Tutorial 12.2 Removing Embedded Geometry from Props	325	(5)
Tutorial 12.4 Creating OBJ and Texture Smart Props	330	(1)
Tutorial 12.4 Creating Smart Props	330	(7)
Creating Conforming Clothing	337	(1)
Making a CR2 File	337	(2)
Removing Morphs from a CR2	339	(3)
Tutorial 12.5 Using a Donor CR2	342	(3)
Tutorial 12.6 Using the Setup Room	345	(3)
Cleaning Up the CR2	348	(3)
Conclusion	351	(2)
Basics of Joint Parameters	353	(28)
Boning a Figure: An Overview	354	(1)
Importing the Figure	354	(1)
Tutorial 13.1 Adding Upper Bones	355	(7)
Adding Lower Bones	358	(1)
Adding Finger Bones	359	(3)
The Joint Editor	362	(13)
Setting Joint Orders	363	(3)
Remaining Joint Parameter Dials	366	(1)
Setting Joint Centers	367	(3)
Adjusting the Twist Axis	370	(1)
Working with Inclusion and Exclusion Angles	371	(2)
Using Bulge Settings	373	(1)
Adjusting Spherical Falloff Zones	374	(1)
Adjusting Joint Parameters for Clothing	375	(4)
Adding Bones to Clothing	375	(3)
Inclusion and Exclusion Angles for Clothing	378	(1)
Spherical Falloff Zones for Clothing	379	(1)
Conclusion	379	(2)
Animation Overview (by Phil Cooke)	381	(22)
Introduction	382	(1)
Arranging Your Workspace	382	(1)
An Overview of the Animation Palette	382	(6)
The Document Window	383	(1)
Animation Controls	383	(3)
The Parameter Dials	386	(1)
The Animation Palette	386	(1)
The Graph Display	386	(1)
An Overview of the Animation Palette	386	(1)
Common Controls	387	(1)
The Keyframes Tab	387	(1)
Keyframes and Interpolation the Easy Way	388	(6)
Spline Section	390	(1)
Linear Section	390	(1)
Constant Section	391	(1)
Breaking Splines	391	(3)
Using Animation Layers	394	(3)
Animation Sets	397	(1)
General Animation Tips	398	(3)
Animation Timing	399	(1)
Loop Interpolation	400	(1)
Quaternion Interpolation	400	(1)
Conclusion	401	(2)
Walking, Talking, and More	403	(16)
Using the Walk Designer	404	(2)
Blend Styles	405	(1)
Tweaks	406	(1)
Tutorial 15.1 Changing the Figure Type	406	(1)
Tutorial 15.2 Creating a Walk in Place	407	(3)
Tutorial 15.3 Creating and Following a Walk Path	410	(4)
Introducing the Talk Designer	414	(2)
Tutorial 15.4 Using the Talk Designer	416	(2)
Conclusion	418	(1)
Rendering	419	(20)
Building Faster Scenes	420	(1)
Poser 7 Rendering Environments	421	(4)
Preview Renderer	424	(1)
Sketch Renderer	424	(1)
Poser 4 Renderer	424	(1)
Saving Time with Area Renders	425	(2)
Comparing Renders	427	(1)
Using the FireFly Renderer	427	(8)
FireFly Automatic Render Settings	428	(3)
FireFly Manual Render Settings	431	(1)
Additional Rendering Options	432	(2)
Saving Render Settings	434	(1)
Tutorial 16.1 Setting Render Settings and Aspect Ratio	435	(2)
Production Frame	437	(1)
Conclusion	437	(2)
Appendix A: About the CD-ROM	439	(4)
Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions	443	(20)
Index	463