RenderMan is commonly used in the production of blockbuster visual effects. FeaturesĭAZ Studio has a simple user interface allowing the user to add and manipulate models within the scene, add and manipulate morphs (body-shape changes), adjust the textures applied to models, add and adjust lighting and to fine-tune the render process.ĭAZ Studio is bundled with a hard-linked (non-standalone) version of the 3Delight renderer. As a result of the different lighting models, lights may need to be tweaked or replaced and while textures are generally usable between the two (other than Poser node-based materials), optimum results may need slightly different lighting values for each. DAZ Studio provides a core free of charge program with the required features for the creation of imagery, while relegating other features to add-on 'plug-ins', usually commercially available, which the user may add.ĭAZ Studio is capable of importing most Poser content, with the notable exceptions of dynamic clothing and dynamic hair. Poser provides a large set of components, not all essential to the creation of imagery, in a commercially available programme.
In comparison to Poser, DAZ Studio uses a different core business model. It was created as a direct alternative to Poser by DAZ Productions, the company that (as Zygote) created the built-in content for earlier versions of Poser. It is aimed at users who are interested in posing human and non-human figures for illustrations and animation, but who do not wish to incur the expense of, or who may be daunted by higher-end 3D and CAD software. Unlike most 3D software, where 3D objects are usually created from scratch, DAZ Studio is designed to allow users to manipulate "ready to use" models and figures.