V4 Stocking Magic by Dave Burdick Stocking Magic for V4 is an innovative solution for adding SecondSkin Stockings and Gloves to your V4 characters. It employs a unique injection method which allows the Stockings and Gloves to automatically overlay any V4 skin texture in real-time within Poser. No external compositing is required. Instead, Stocking Magic employs embedded Python routines which automatically composite the SecondSkins over the exisiting skin texture and shader. The injection system is very user friendly as it is integrated within the familiar Poser Character menu and works exactly like injecting a mat pose. You do not have to use or run any Python scripts. This is done automatically behind the scenes when any button icon is pressed to inject or remove a SecondSkin. All of the injection, removal and utility buttons are found under a single menu within the Poser Character menu. No more hunting back and forth between all the various Poser menus. The SecondSkins contain a variety of color and texture patterns and employ displacment maps to provide added depth and realism. Included is a stocking Thigh Band prop which adds fur-like trim to any stocking top. A V4 Sock Morph is also provided in order to smooth the V4 toes for a more authentic looking stocking toe cap. All of this product's content was created by Dave Burdick of SkinVue. System Requirements: ==================== Poser 6 and above and V4 from DAZ Installation: ============= 1. Unzip the zip file 2. Place the folders into your Poser runtime Usage Instructions: ============== Injecting the Stockings and Gloves: ----------------------------------- 1. All of the Stocking and Glove injections are found under the the Character -->V4 StockingMagic menu. 2. To inject a Stocking or Glove texture, simply click any of the illustrated buttons. Stocking Magic will apply the SecondSkin on top of the V4 character's skin texture used in the scene. 3. Note: In order for Stocking Magic to work, a skin texture must already be present on the V4 character. 4. Stocking Magic applies the SecondSkin overlay to the first visible V4 character it finds in a scene. If you are using multiple V4 characters, temporarily hide the ones you don't want to be injected. Removing the Stockings and Gloves: ---------------------------------- 1. In the Utilities section of the V4 Stocking Magic menu, there are full and partial removal poses. The "StockingTop_Remove" buttom will remove just the top portion of a stocking which is required if you plan on using the Thigh Bands prop. Thigh Bands Prop: ---------------- 1. In the Utilities section of the V4 Stocking Magic menu, there is a Thigh Bands prop which will add a furry stocking top to V4. Please use the "StockingTop_Remove" button before or after applying the Thigh bands prop. 2. The Thigh Bands prop can be adjusted individually using the morphs or transformation dials within each of the individual right and left Thigh Bands. Rendering: ---------- Because the SecondSkins use displacement, you must enable Displacement (on the Render Settings tab) when rendering to see the full effect. For the best results, set the Min Shading Rate in your FireFly render settings to a value of 0.0 to 0.2 Included Files: =============== Runtime V4StockingMagic_License.txt V4StockingMagic_Readme.txt Runtime\Geometries\SkinVue\V4StockingMagic\ ThighBandLeft.obj ThighBandRight.obj Runtime\Libraries\Character\V4StockingMagic\ !ST01Black.cr2 !ST01Black.png !ST01Blue.cr2 !ST01Blue.png !ST01Red.cr2 !ST01Red.png !ST02Black.cr2 !ST02Black.png !ST02Blue.cr2 !ST02Blue.png !ST02Red.cr2 !ST02Red.png !ST03Black.cr2 !ST03Black.png !ST03Blue.cr2 !ST03Blue.png !ST03Red.cr2 !ST03Red.png !ST04Black.cr2 !ST04Black.png !ST04Blue.cr2 !ST04Blue.png !ST04Red.cr2 !ST04Red.png _!Utilities.cr2 _!Utilities.png __SockMorphInject.cr2 __SockMorphInject.png __SockMorphRemove.cr2 __SockMorphRemove.png _GlovesRemove.cr2 _GlovesRemove.png _StockingsRemove.cr2 _StockingsRemove.png _StockingsTop_Remove.cr2 _StockingsTop_Remove.png _ThighBandsProp.cr2 _ThighBandsProp.png GL01Black.cr2 GL01Black.png GL01Blue.cr2 GL01Blue.png GL01Red.cr2 GL01Red.png GL02Black.cr2 GL02Black.png GL02Blue.cr2 GL02Blue.png GL02Red.cr2 GL02Red.png GL03Black.cr2 GL03Black.png GL03Blue.cr2 GL03Blue.png GL03Red.cr2 GL03Red.png GL04Black.cr2 GL04Black.png GL04Blue.cr2 GL04Blue.png GL04Red.cr2 GL04Red.png TB_Black.cr2 TB_Black.png TB_Blue.cr2 TB_Blue.png TB_Red.cr2 TB_Red.png Runtime\Python\poserScripts\SkinVue\V4StockingMagic\ FingerNailOff.pz2 FingerNailOn.pz2 GL01Black.py GL01Blue.py GL01Red.py GL02Black.py GL02Blue.py GL02Red.py GL03Black.py GL03Blue.py GL03Red.py GL04Black.py GL04Blue.py GL04Red.py Gloves_Remove.py LoadThighBands.py SockMorphInject.pz2 SockMorphRemove.pz2 ST01Black.py ST01Blue.py ST01Red.py ST02Black.py ST02Blue.py ST02Red.py ST03Black.py ST03Blue.py ST03Red.py ST04Black.py ST04Blue.py ST04Red.py Stockings_Remove.py StockingsTop_Remove.py ThighBands.pp2 ThighBandsBlack.py ThighBandsBlack.pz2 ThighBandsBlue.py ThighBandsBlue.pz2 ThighBandsRed.py ThighBandsRed.pz2 ToeNailOff.pz2 ToeNailOn.pz2 Runtime\Textures\SkinVue\V4StockingMagic\ Black.jpg Blue.jpg Red.jpg StockingsGlovesBlackGold01.jpg StockingsGlovesBlueGold01.jpg StockingsGlovesBump01.jpg StockingsGlovesBump02.jpg StockingsGlovesBump03.jpg StockingsGlovesBump04.jpg StockingsGlovesMask.jpg StockingsGlovesMask02.jpg StockingsGlovesMask03.jpg StockingsGlovesMask04.jpg StockingsGlovesRedGold01.jpg StockingsHipBlackGold01.jpg StockingsHipBlueGold01.jpg StockingsHipBump01.jpg StockingsHipMask01.jpg StockingsHipRedGold01.jpg ThighBandBump.jpg