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[link]What's New in Poser 9 and Poser Pro 2012
Vertex Weight Map Rigging: An open, well documented platform with support for third party weight mapped figures delivered in the easily editable Poser PZ3 file format.
Workflow, Tools and Library: Added several improvements to Poser to make it easier to use and save you time. Grouping Objects let you move or hide whole groups of scene elements.
Subsurface Scattering and Rendering: Skin, wax, and marble are just some of the translucent materials you can create with SubSurface Scattering. The FireFly Rendering Engine keeps getting better with improved reflections, transparencies, depth of field and motion blur quality, netting better final images. pixelpixel
Constraint Channels and Objects: Constraints are a simple to use new feature in Poser 9 and Pro 2012 that will open-up powerful animation effects.
Real-Time Preview Improvements: With Poser's OpenGL improvements, you'll get accurate, real-time previews of Spot, Point, Infinite and IBL (Image Based Lights), Soft Shadows, Ambient Occlusion, Normal Maps and Back Facing Polygons
Vertex Weight Map Creation Tools (Poser Pro 2012 only): The Paint Mode interactively paints vertices. Apply Symmetry to transfer bend and bulge Weight Maps from side to side. Convert existing Poser figures to Weight Maps. Combine Weight Maps with Zones for Hybrid Joint Rigging. Able to move existing Weight Map Rigs onto any new figure.
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