Smith Micro Software, Inc.

and the Poser team are pleased to announce that the Poser Pro
2014 Service Release 4 (SR4 is now availa!le for !oth Mac "S # and $indows. SR4 will
update %our non&!eta version of Poser Pro 2014 'n(lish to the latest version.
SR4 o)ers several enhancements and addresses *nown issues present in the followin(
areas+
, -eneral performance and sta!ilit% updates and improvements
, Materials improvements
, .nimation improvements
, Preview Renderin( improvements
, /inal Renderin( improvements
, /i(ure 0reation improvements
, PoserP%thon improvements
, 1ueue Mana(er improvements
In order to download Poser Pro 2014 SR4 or receive technical support for the product, %ou
must have re(istered %our Poser Pro 2014 application serial num!er. If %ou have not %et
done so, please re(ister now at http+22www.smithmicro.com2support2product&
re(istration.asp3.
$ith %our re(istered Poser Pro 2014 serial num!er, %ou can access and download SR4 at
http+22poser.smithmicro.com2poserproupdates.html.
SR4 Enhancements and Fixes, by Category
General
Re-enabled axis selection upon BVH import.
Splash screen now shows **** as last 4 digits of serial number.
Undo of deleted figures participating in phsics should now reattach to correct simulation.
!ixed a crash on undo of creation of lights with depth cameras.
"re#enting $"oser Surface$ nodes from being loaded on light sources.
!ixed a problem undoing deletion of figure-parented props.
%ow computing &'( chec)sum on files one at a time* to a#oid thrashing dis).
+nabled origin displa for Unimesh s)inning method.
%ow #alidating "oser , serial numbers in association with new upgrade serial numbers.
+nabled reading of phsics setup when loading figure or prop from librar.
%ow a#oiding creation of gratuitous )eframes upon importing lights.
Materials
Refract and fresnel nodes now respect in#erse -.R/total internal reflection.
Animation
-mpro#ed scrubbing beha#ior in 0nimation drawer* 0nimation palette* and 1raph palette.
&o#ie and -mage Se2uence exports are now more responsi#e to being canceled.
%ow opening '3% files read-onl whene#er possible.
Bullet "hsics4 !ixed case where ending li#e simulation would cause instabilit.
Preview Rendering
"re#iew rendering4 +nabled per-ob5ect bac)face culling option.
-ncreased responsi#eness of status bar and cancel button when rendering an image
se2uence with the pre#iew renderer.
.pen16 pre#iew now updates correctl when the transparenc of a unimesh figure is
changed.
-mpro#ed stabilit of ra traced pre#iew after loading new scenes.
Final Rendering
Re-enabled Render 7 &otion Blur 'ocument for "re#iew renderer 8.pen16 onl9.
Unimesh and subdi#ided figures now render with the correct per actor ratracing #isibilit.
%ormal maps now render correctl when seen through ra traced reflections or
refractions.
Figure Creation
+nabled import of s)inned meshes 8:.660'0 and !B; onl9.
<oint editor4 !ixed incomplete handling of rotation order changes.
"roperties palette4 0dded abilit to clic) = edit internal magnet/>one/base name.
%ow pre#enting user from tring to cop morphs to an ob5ect with no geometr.
!ixed crash when coping morphs to ob5ects with no geometr.
%ow clamping texture coords betwen ? and @ before texture atlas remap interpolation.
%ow storing 5oint blending information correctl when selection is AReplaceA.
PoserPython
+nabled :op = "aste in "thon shell 8&ac .S ; onl9.
"oser"thon4 +nabled s2liteB module 8Cindows onl9.
!ixed some problems with poser"thon api in#ol#ing compound shader nodes.
-mpro#ed stabilit when more than D "thon add ons are installed.
"oser"thon4 Re-enabled :.660'0 export.
Queue Manager
Eueue &anager installer now defaults to pre#ious installation path 8Cindows onl9.
Eueue &anager4 %ow warning against stand-alone installation if "oser "ro is alread.
Previous SR3.1 Enhancements and Fixes, by
Category
General
F 1eneral "references4 !ixed case where non-existing temp path would pre#ent successful
launch.
F !igure 7 Smmetr now beha#es correctl for limbs with -G enabled
Face Room
F :ontent Updater now includes head databases for Rex and Roxie @.@ figures 8installer
a#ailable as separate download9.
Material Room
F !ixed case where appling a material pose to a hair prop would cause instabilit.
F &o#ie node now pre#iews and renders correctl before looping.
Preview Rendering
F !ixed random frame see)ing issues during #ideo plabac).
Final Rendering
F Restored rendering performance in some scenes to @?.?.H le#el.
Animation
F 0nimation controls4 %ow alwas reading up to desired frame when see)ing in a mo#ie
8Cindows onl9.
F &a)e &o#ie4 +xport presets ad5usted to obe user specified frame rate.
F &a)e &o#ie4 +nabled support for multibte characters in export paths 8&ac .S ; onl9.
Figure Creation
F !ixed case where .b5ect-7:op &orphs !rom... targeting an existing parameter lac)ing
morph data would cause instabilit.
F !igure 7 Smmetr now copies weight maps onl when explicitl re2uested.
Content Library
F !ixed slowdown displaing folder contents on Cindows D.@ with -nternet +xplorer @@.
F !ixed case where search would cause instabilit 8non-+nglish languages onl9.
PoserPython
F +nabled "-6 image module 8Cindows BH-bit onl9.
Installation
F %ow passing necessar information to 'ownload &anager to obtain updates 8&ac .S ;
onl9.
F 'ownload &anager4 +nabled support for non-+nglish format 8&ac .S ; onl9 or sstem
locale 8Cindows onl9 regional settings.
PoserFusion
F "oser!usion for :-%+&0 4'4 -nstaller now includes student #ersions in search and
application #alidation 8installer a#ailable as separate download9.
Previous SR3 Enhancements and Fixes, by
Category
General
F Hierarchical selection dialogs with multiple selection now allow user to chec)/unchec)
multiple selected items.
F !ixed problems with :amera palette and custom cameras.
F $Reload Iextures$ now clears on dis) texture cache.
F 'ispla 7 "aste onto Bac)ground now wonAt scale the scene when a custom render si>e
is set.
F :ustom 1U- preferences are now stored non-language specificall.
F -mpro#ed efficienc of "aste .nto Bac)ground and :lear Bac)ground "icture shortcuts.
F :learing hair* cloth and phsics simulations wonAt result in deletion of results cache file
8I&"* '3%9 an more.
F !ixed case where using color pic)er with multi-monitor displa would cause instabilit
8&ac .S ; onl9.
Material Room
F &aterial groups in &aterial palette popup menu are now sorted alphabeticall.
F Vector tpe inputs on material nodes now can be clic)ed and #alues can be entered.
F 'eleting nodes with animated inputs now deletes associated parameters.
F !ixed case where connecting a frame number to a &o#ie node #ia a &ath node would
cause .S free>e.
F !ixed Remo#e 'etached %odes wacro.
Cloth Room
F %ow reading static and dnamic friction settings upon reopening scene.
F !ixed case where modifing a group with non-clothified ob5ect selected would cause
instabilit.
Face Room
F Rex and Roxie @.@ head databases now use their respecti#e head shape.
Preview Rendering
F :omic Boo) mode4 %ow rendering bac)ground image/footage properl.
F :omic Boo) mode4 !ixed problem accepting Ione parameter changes when using
Cestern +uropean regional settings.
F .pen16 pre#iew scaling of bac)ground images is now consistent with !ire!l.
F !ixed issue where mo#ies loaded as image se2uences pre#iew blac) 8.pen 16
Hardware shading onl9.
F Shaders mar)ed as modified b a "thon script will now update in #iewport 8.pen16
hardware shading onl9.
Final Rendering
F +nabling motion blur in con5unction with smooth polgons does not cause instabilit an
more.
F 'epth of !ield no longer ignores ob5ects close to the screen edge.
F %o more halos or splotches around ob5ects when rendering with 'epth of !ield enabled.
Animation
F 1raph palette4 !ixed sound wa#e displa problems.
F !ixed a problem in#ol#ing mouse trac)ing while plaing animation where "oser could get
unresponsi#e.
F 0nimation palette4 %o longer modifing collapse/expand states after toggling figure -G.
F 0nimation palette4 %ow remembering collapsed/uncollapsed states when updating for
added or remo#ed scene ob5ects.
F %ow explicitl pre#enting the creation of )eframes with negati#e frame numbers.
Figure Creation
F Vertex Ceights palette4 Set 0ll now obes 1roup restriction.
F &orphing tool :reate mode4 !ixed a problem where parameter selection menu did not
alwas show newl created parameters.
F &orphing tool :reate mode4 !ixed a problem using Select on context menu to choose
actors.
F &orphing tool :reate mode4 %o longer forcing drawing of unimesh figures to traditional
s)inning.
F 1roup editor4 !ixed case where 1row 8+dge 6oop9 would cause instabilit.
F !ixed case where .b5ect 7 :op &orphs !rom... would cause instabilit.
F Setup room4 !ixed case where entering with conformed figures could result in wrong
selection* instabilit when creating bones.
F "arameter Settings4 +nabled editing of internal parameter names 8proceed with caution9.
Content Library
F %ow prompting for extending scene length more reliabl when appling animated pose
exceeding current length.
F !ixed a problem loading 8using Aadd material toA9 sa#ed Anode selection onlA materials
with no root node.
F Reduced flic)ering of embedded 6ibrar palette 8BH-bit &ac .S ; onl9.
PoserPython
F "thon add-ons are now loaded before double clic)ing or drag and drop opens a
document 8Cindows onl9.
Import!"port
F Bullet "hsics4 %ow exporting soft bod dnamics simulation results on !igures.
F %ow allowing choice of bod parts upon export for unimesh figures.
Installation
F !ixed case where 'ownload &anager would crash after 2uitting without installing.
F 'ownload &anager4 -f installers ha#e been pre#iousl downloaded but not installed
before a newer installer is a#ailable* the older installer is )ept depending on preferences.
!or example* setting $%umber of installers to )eep$ to @ will retain one older cop.
Queue Manager
F +nabled image se2uence support for rendering on remote nodes.
F +nabled BH-bit support in Eueue &anager stand alone installer 8Cindows onl9.
Previous SR2.2 Enhancements and Fixes, by
Category
Face Room
, Resol#es an issue with !ace Room support for Rex and Roxie @.?
Previous SR2.1 Enhancements and Fixes, by
Category
Material Room
, B' Iexture nodes are now able to use ob5ect coordinates again
Previous SR2 Enhancements and Fixes, by
Category
General
, %ow pre#enting instabilit while parsing files containing mismatched 2uotes
, Restored right-clic) functionalit for top of "arameters/"roperties palette 8shows current
ob5ect options context menu9
, %ow supporting Cindows D.@
, -mpro#ed stabilit when displaing subdi#ision surface geometr in multi-port #iew
, !ixed case where enabling multithreaded bending in 1eneral "references would cause
morph target displa issues
, !ixed incorrect loading of Hand pose sets when !igure 7 Use 6imits is enabled
, !ixed case where creating a new scene after posing with 'irect &anipulation tool would
cause instabilit
, :orrected undo label text for ASubdi#ide separatelA
#air Room
, Hair simulation4 Strengthened wind force for Bullet sol#er 8might re2uire ad5ustment of
0mplitude #alue in existing scenes9
, !ixed issues with spawning morph targets from geometr with populated hair
, +nabled pic)ing b fixing bounding box calculation for dnamic hair props
, 'na!led savin( of hair growth groups for compound figures to librar
Material Room
, 6oad 8double-chec) 0dd to material9 of &I( file that includes a root node will now import
the root nodeAs #alues and connections
, %o longer showing 5oint >one props in &aterial paletteAs ob5ect list popup
, :ompound nodes4 /i3ed issues with 40ppl selected to allA functionalit
, Remo#e 'etached %odes Cacro now wor)s with orphaned compound subtree nodes
, Re-enabled -B6 Cacro
, %ow storing )eframe animation when shaders are sa#ed to the 6ibrar
Library
, %ow pre#enting double processing of librar sa#e item
, !ixed instances where content librar U- became unresponsi#e
Preview Rendering
, .pen16 mip mapping can now be disabled in the "re#iew render settings dialog
, Blac) and white :omic Boo) mode now produces an alpha channel
, :omic Boo) Ihreshold popup now accepts )eboard entries
, &a)e &o#ie = +xport image4 Blac) and white :omic Boo) mode now produces an alpha
channel
, :orrected box trac)ing beha#ior for "oser Unimesh figures
, 1roup editor4 %ow displaing selected polgons in low light situations
Final Rendering
, -mpro#ed rendering of geometr with in#alid normals
, !ixed logic error that could cause incorrect renders or instabilit with complex compound
shader nodes
, !ire!l4 !ixed possible inaccuracies in alpha channel output
, !ixed missing pixels in leftmost and topmost row in some !ire!l renders 8some residual
artifacts might remain in rare cases9
, -mpro#ed stabilit when thread affinit was set to disable cores in Ias) &anager
8Cindows onl9
, !ixed case where combining subdi#ided geometr and B' motion blur would cause
instabilit
, Refractions beond the first bounce now respect the -.R
Animation
, 0nimation palette4 !ixed instabilities with collapsed states of items with large numbers of
ob5ects
, .nimation palette+ !ixed drawing problems
, 0nimation palette4 %ow drawing >oomScroll icon to expose hori>ontal time sheet scaling
feature
, 0nimation palette4 -mpro#ed performance of changing parameter #alues on figures with
man bod parts
, /i3ed case where *e%frames in la%ers at ne(ative frame num!ers would cause
instabilit upon loading
, &a)e &o#ie4 %ow allowing third part codecs to be specified in preset* and showing
related configuration dialogs 8Cindows onl9
, 5ullet Ph%sics+ 0onstraint prop position now re(enerated when loadin( 6(ure
with simulation
Figure Creation
, &orphing tool4 :reate actions now exclude loc)ed ob5ects
, &orphing tool4 :reate actions no longer operate on hidden ob5ects
, &orphing tool :reate mode4 :hanged Restore action sensiti#it b a factor of @? 8e.g.
new ?.( J old ?.?(9
, %ow preser#ing 5oint information on parent left behind when deleting bones
, !ixed a problem with undo of animated 5oint origin modifications
, 'ependenc editor4 %ow forcing AIeachA mode to off when closing palette
, !ixed problem where attempting to delete morphs from figures with parented figures
could cause empt hierarch dialog
PoserPython
, 0dded methods to mar) a scene as changed and to determine whether or not a scene
was changed since the last sa#e
, 0dded method for getting current document path
, 0dded notifications for camera changed and lights changed
, 0dded "thon access to subdi#ided geometr
, 0dded 066.CK"3IH.%K"3: option to "oser.ini/"oser"refs to enable creation of "3:
files for add-on de#elopers
, !ixed instabilit when wx"thon scripts were re2uesting italic fonts 8&ac .S ; onl9
Import!"port
, .dded 4Preserve e3istin( material names4 e3port option to disa!le creation of
uni7ue material names
, Improved sta!ilit% !% saniti8in( 6le name !efore callin( 6le chooser dialo(
(Mac "S # onl%
Previous SR1 Enhancements and Fixes, by
Category
General
, 'uplicated props now properl reference binar morph data from the original
Cloth Room
, Re&ena!led pro(ress dialo( and cancellation of cloth simulation
Material Room
, !ixed case where blan) map%ames would cause file to not parse correctl
Preview Rendering
, !ixed case where incorrect texture arras would cause instabilit 8Sree' onl9
, Cind force lines will now obe the ob5ect and figure #isibilit settings
Final Rendering
, -mpro#ed stabilit of Subsurface Scattering with #er small shading rates
, Shadow maps now render correctl in separate process multi-pass renders
, !ixed artifacts in rendering with reflections and certain geometr
, Iransparent surfaces now show specularit in reflections
, -mpro#ed stabilit when rendering with ARemo#e bac)facing polsA enabled
Animation
, .nimation palette+ %ow preser#ing current actor when camera is ad5usted
, 0nimation palette4 :orrected scrolling direction 8&ac .S ; onl9
Figure Creation
, 9isa!led conformin( of ma(net deformers !% default. -reatl% improves /ittin(
room wor*:ow without re7uirin( dev ri( and ma(neti8e poses.
, !ixed case where magnets on props were incorrectl being created to operate in world
space instead of local space
, %ow computing magnets for existing figures in local space again. 6oading files with
#ersion @?.? or newer will trigger computation in world space. Ioggle A:ompute magnets
in world spaceA on figure "roperties tab to ad5ust beha#ior.
, !ixed case where wa#e deformers on figures were being created to operate in world
space instead of local space
, :hanged morph creation brush logic to impro#e interaction when multiple figures or
ob5ects are o#erlapping
, !ixed refresh of &orphing tool :reate tab when switching ob5ects
, -mpro#ed beha#ior of morph creation on props parented to a figure bod part
, Setup* !itting room4 !ixed case where collapsed items in selection dialog were not
included in results
, :op &orphs !rom4 +nabled coping of in#isible parameters and lin)ed"arms
, :op &orphs !rom4 %ow connecting meta #alue parameters. Ihese are #alue
parameters that in addition to controlling target parameters also control other #alue
parameters. Ihis also fixes some other #alue ops that ma not ha#e been connected in
certain cases.
PoserPython
, %ow pre#enting running of I)inter scripts to impro#e stabilit. I) as included in .S ;
causes instabilit when embedded in an application 8&ac .S ; onl9.
, %ow preser#ing current actor when camera is ad5usted
!"#! $SS%ES $! SR3.1
, %orton 0nti#irus remo#es the Kelementtree.pd "thon Script file as a tro5an* without
prompting for a confirmation. -f ou edit or turn off our Heristic :hec)s before installation
the file will not automaticall delete.
!"#! $SS%ES $! SR3
, %orton 0nti#irus remo#es the Kelementtree.pd "thon Script file as a tro5an* without
prompting for a confirmation. -f ou edit or turn off our Heristic :hec)s before installation
the file will not automaticall delete.
, Chen exporting a figure out as a morph target with no real world transformations set* the
figure will not be exported in its >ero pose if the figure uses "oser Unimesh s)inning
method. :hanging the s)inning method to traditional 8!igure 7 S)inning &ethod 7 "oser
Iraditional9 will export the figure in >ero pose as intended.
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