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When I read a review like this, I can only wonder if we're using the same program? I'll offer one piece of advice for the interim between when you realize that the reviewer is wrong and I'm right: SAVE OFTEN!
Ok, Poser 8 DOES have some neat new features, however, given the choice, I'd much prefer a well-crafted, stable product to lots of wiz-bang features on a brittle platform. Without exaggeration, I'd say that it crashes about once every 30 minutes under heavy use -- nothing exotic, either - no animation, no questionable components, just run-of the mill modeling - add a figure, apply a mat, etc.
Be prepared for lots of ctr-alt-del, also, as you invoke the Task Manager to kill the Poser32 process every time the thing gets into one of its endless loops asking you to find missing files. Don't bother clicking on 'no' when it asks if you want to continue looking for missing files, either -- it will ignore you. Ditto for a myriad of other common errors that will defy any less extreme recovery methods. Just kill the process and start over. You DID save, right?
(FWIW, I'm running on a quad-core system, with 8-gig Ram, and LOTS of disk space, so hardware should not be an issue, and STILL, I get an occasional 'insufficient memory', and frequent sluggish performance.)
Of course, there are LOTS of minor annoyances carried over from earlier versions. For example, when loading a .ZIP file into the library, if you mistakenly choose one that's already installed, be prepared for endless clicking as it asks you about EVERY object - obviously the designers never heard of: "no to all," or "yes to all." Makes you wonder: did the people who designed this ever actually USE a computer?
Maybe I'm too critical. For some, it might be akin to that old adage that if you find a talking dog, don't critize its vocabulary, but, call me old fashioned, but I'm just offended by shoddy workmanship, wherever it turns up. If you can't do it right, leave the job to someone with the skills to do so.
Having worked as a software engineer for many decades, I KNOW the routine: developers WANT to make a solid product, but greedy marketeers know that new features sell, and once they have your money, who cares if it works? Typical American business ethic.
Ok, Poser 8 DOES have some neat new features, however, given the choice, I'd much prefer a well-crafted, stable product to lots of wiz-bang features on a brittle platform. Without exaggeration, I'd say that it crashes about once every 30 minutes under heavy use -- nothing exotic, either - no animation, no questionable components, just run-of the mill modeling - add a figure, apply a mat, etc.
Be prepared for lots of ctr-alt-del, also, as you invoke the Task Manager to kill the Poser32 process every time the thing gets into one of its endless loops asking you to find missing files. Don't bother clicking on 'no' when it asks if you want to continue looking for missing files, either -- it will ignore you. Ditto for a myriad of other common errors that will defy any less extreme recovery methods. Just kill the process and start over. You DID save, right?
(FWIW, I'm running on a quad-core system, with 8-gig Ram, and LOTS of disk space, so hardware should not be an issue, and STILL, I get an occasional 'insufficient memory', and frequent sluggish performance.)
Of course, there are LOTS of minor annoyances carried over from earlier versions. For example, when loading a .ZIP file into the library, if you mistakenly choose one that's already installed, be prepared for endless clicking as it asks you about EVERY object - obviously the designers never heard of: "no to all," or "yes to all." Makes you wonder: did the people who designed this ever actually USE a computer?
Maybe I'm too critical. For some, it might be akin to that old adage that if you find a talking dog, don't critize its vocabulary, but, call me old fashioned, but I'm just offended by shoddy workmanship, wherever it turns up. If you can't do it right, leave the job to someone with the skills to do so.
Having worked as a software engineer for many decades, I KNOW the routine: developers WANT to make a solid product, but greedy marketeers know that new features sell, and once they have your money, who cares if it works? Typical American business ethic.
Marketing should never get to touch anything until its complete IMO.
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