News - Daz Studio to be free!
 

get the announcement here - http://www.daz3d.com/pages/dp/develo...-announce.html

Daz's own Poser style program is to be free ala Rhino in it's development phase.. the Core program to remain free and you pay for the plugins you need...

now thats the way to do things :)

spread the word!

Time for an update :)

the specs as released :)

Items included in the initial stage of the DAZ|Studio Beta Program:

Support for Windows 98SE/2000/Me/XP and MAC OSX 10.2 and above
Single select and edit of bones or objects in scene via controls in the Scene pane (i.e. visibility, color, and position)
Cameras, props, scenes, and figures can be posed and manipulated using controls in the Parameter pane
Material editing will allow user to alter properties of existing materials
Editable material properties include: surface color, surface texture, bump map, transparency map, and displacement map
Open-GL support in 3D views including: real-time texture and transparency maps
Import of .OBJ and .PZ3 (including all PZ3 subsets) file formats.
3Delight renderer by DNASoft included (Renderman compliant)
Items that will be implemented at a later stage of the DAZ|Studio Beta Program:


3D view display will be optimized for speed and quality
Save function enabled
DAZ|Studio specific file format will be introduced at a later stage of the beta program
Selection of objects through 3D view
Additional Open-GL support in 3D views of: anti-aliasing, depth of field, and specularity.
Animation timeline that allows user to set and edit keyframes, create, and play animations
Python support
Advanced asset manager for handling large asset quantity and content directories
For-sale plugins for .LWO and .MAX import/export
Anticipated Stages of program completion:


Limited alpha (current stage)
Public beta, Mimic® 2.0 available for sale
2nd beta release, Lightwave 3D® and 3ds max® Plug-ins available
DAZ|Studio Basic 1.0
Gradual addition of plug-ins with advanced features
[Schedule subject to change]