With the twist of a few dials and a bit of mouse clicking and dragging, 3D artists could take a preset Poser figure and export if for inclusion in their 3D scenes. As the program evolved, the characters became more realistic and the program gave 3D artists the capability of creating full-fledged 3D scenes within Poser by adding a background image and 3D props. Figure 1 Poser characters can be animated quickly by adding keyframes along the timeline and then changing the figure's pose in each keyframe. The program ships with a large library of preset animations that can be modified as needed. Figures can also be animated by importing BVH motion capture files into the program.
Software captures the output of each sensor and compiles it into a BVH file.
When the resulting file is applied to a 3D character, it duplicates the moves created by the person the sensors were attached to. The interface architecture and rendering engine may be similar to MetaCreations' version of Poser, but there's more horsepower lurking under the hood. The new features give the 3D artist the capability of transforming a Poser preset into a unique character. As an added bonus, everything works as advertised. The programmers at Curious Labs made sure that any bugs lurking in the previous version of Poser were exterminated before the program shipped.