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In Poser 7 Essential Training, instructor Larry Mitchell explains how to design, pose, and animate 3-D characters using the program's intuitive interface, tools, and workflow. The training covers everything from essential animation principles to working on the intricate details of individual body parts and complicated facial expressions. Larry also teaches the minute steps required to create characters that can lip-synch to recorded sound files. Advanced topics, such as incorporating HDRI lighting, animating to reference videos, and integrating Poser 7 and Vue 6, add to the full learning experience.

Table of contents
Introduction
Welcome 0:54 1.1 MB
Using the exercise files 1:20 1.8 MB

1. The Poser 7 Interface
The main menu 4:03 6.1 MB
Document styles 2:39 4.3 MB
Choosing cameras 1:14 1.8 MB
Setting cameras 4:12 7.1 MB
Camera properties 2:55 4.9 MB
Camera sets 1:45 2.7 MB
Light controls 2:17 3.4 MB
Light properties 6:45 11.3 MB
Light parameters 4:36 7.7 MB
Light sets 2:49 4.3 MB
UI dots 3:55 6.5 MB
The Viewport 8:48 14.4 MB
The Poser Rooms 3:12 5.7 MB

2. The Editing Tools
Essential editing tools 4:22 6 MB
Chain Break 1:52 2.8 MB
Color & View Magnifier 1:54 3.1 MB
Group 6:24 10.1 MB
Morph 4:53 7.5 MB
Direct Manipulation 3:54 5.9 MB
Magnet 2:01 3.3 MB
Wave 2:24 3.8 MB

3. The Library
The Library 16:34 26.5 MB
Adding to the Library 2:40 4.3 MB

4. Posing
Working with body parts 5:38 8.6 MB
Working with animated poses 4:10 7.4 MB
Adding poses to the library 4:40 7.5 MB

5. Working with Props
Using props from the library 4:38 7.5 MB
Importing props from other 3-D applications 3:39 6 MB
Adding props to the Library 0:56 1.5 MB
Creating materials for props 5:54 10.3 MB

6. Animating Characters
Animating using only poses 4:31 8.1 MB
Animating using the editing tools 13:09 22.5 MB
Making characters walk 4:22 6.4 MB
Creating Walk Paths 3:08 5.1 MB
Using the Graph Editor 4:23 6.7 MB
Editing keyframes 4:51 8.6 MB
Importing motion capture data to animate characters 7:13 12.3 MB
Animating to imported ref pt. 1 8:58 15.2 MB
Animating to imported ref pt. 2 5:00 8.7 MB
Animating to imported ref pt. 3 6:13 11.5 MB

7. Working in the Material Room
Building 3-D shaders 7:29 12 MB
Building image textures 4:20 6.9 MB
Editing character materials 6:08 10.1 MB

8. Working in the Face Room
The Face Room interface 1:35 2.6 MB
Face shaping 3:34 6 MB
Face sculpting 3:39 5.9 MB
Using the Photo Lineup 4:12 6.8 MB
Applying the new head to your character 3:06 5.2 MB

9. Working in the Hair Room
The Hair Room interface 2:17 3.8 MB
Growing and styling hair 7:46 13.2 MB
Dynamic controls for hair 4:34 8.4 MB
Adding hair to the library 1:54 3.2 MB

10. Working in the Cloth Room
Cloth essentials 6:42 11.8 MB
Making clothing 6:58 12.2 MB
Importing elements as cloth 12:52 21.8 MB
Using cloth for other things 4:49 8 MB

11. Working in the Setup Room
Making a prop into a figure 5:00 8.3 MB

12. Working in the Content Room
The Content Room interface 1:55 3.7 MB

13. Facial Expressions and Animation
Facial expressions from the Library 1:22 2.4 MB
Facial expressions done manually 2:55 4.5 MB
Adding a facial expression to the Library 1:10 2 MB
Animating facial expressions in Poser 1:57 3.6 MB
Creating lip-synched animation with Poser's Talk Designer 3:32 6.2 MB

14. Exporting from Poser
Rendering essentials 5:03 8 MB
Exporting images from Poser 1:31 2.2 MB
Exporting movies from Poser 3:17 5.5 MB
Exporting character geometry 5:14 7.8 MB
Setting up the T-pose 2:01 2.8 MB
Export BVH motion capture data 2:54 5.7 MB

15. Placing Characters in the Real World with Vue 6 Infinite
Overview of the Vue interface 4:17 7.4 MB
Working with Vue objects 9:37 17.4 MB
Simple ecosystems and environments 8:56 16.6 MB
Bringing a figure into Vue 6:53 12.5 MB
Bringing an animated figure into Vue 8:53 16.9 MB
Rendering the final animation 2:38 4.8 MB

Conclusion
Goodbye