Poser Pro 2010 to add 3D characters to any design project

25 Mar '10

4 min read

Smith Micro Software Inc Productivity and Graphics Group announced the launch of Poser Pro 2010, the fastest way for professional artists and production teams to add 3D characters to their projects. Since 1997, artists around the globe have relied on Poser technology to create photorealistic images for a variety of industries including architecture, advertising, film, television and social networks. With over 2.5GB of ready-to-use content such as pre-rigged, fully textured 3D characters, Poser Pro 2010 saves users time and development resources to quickly turn complex ideas into three-dimensional reality.

The phenomenal success of recent big-budget feature films such as Avatar has opened the door for 3D characters in movies, TV programming, commercials, Web content and video shorts. However, creating 3D content is complicated and time-consuming for artists, requiring meticulous care to set-up elements such as hair, skin texture, bone rigging, clothing, lighting and poses. Poser Pro 2010 simplifies the work of designing characters from start to finish with advanced features such as a Talk Designer, Walk Designer, Morph Brush, Face Room, Dynamic Hair and Cloth Tools and many more.

“Used as a standalone character animation system or as a key component in a larger production pipeline, Poser Pro 2010 makes it easy for content creation professionals to add 3D characters to their projects,” said Steve Cooper, Senior Product Manager of Graphics Solutions for Smith Micro Software, Inc. “Fundamental to Poser Pro 2010 is the ability to integrate characters within other popular applications such as 3DS Max, Maya and Cinema 4D using the industry-standard COLLADA. Artists can create 3D humans, monsters, robots or animals using Poser's custom character tools and then seamlessly populate scenes and landscapes. The ability to easily create characters for use in multiple applications offers greater flexibility and enables Poser Pro users to reduce time and resources in the development cycle.”

Poser Pro Features and Benefits:

• NEW – Enhanced User Interface – Features a more efficient tool layout and a user configurable work environment
• NEW – Content Management System – Allows easier access to content collections with the ability to search both a library's content and Smith Micro's online market Content Paradise by category and keyword, providing a hierarchy list view and more detailed pop-up expanding previews
• NEW – Indirect Lighting – Includes the ability to combine indirect diffuse illumination with improved irradiance caching and path tracing. Poser Pro 2010 renders images with global illumination that are so realistic that they can fool an untrained eye
• NEW – Improved Rigging System – Includes multiple Falloff Zones and Joint Strength preview, users can rig problem areas - such as hips and shoulders - with more precision, resulting in more realistic bending figures
• NEW – Figures – Includes eight new, ready-to-pose 3D human characters, offered in different ethnicities and body types to provide artists with multiple starting points for their creations

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