Product Name: Polar Bear by AM Product Copyright: Copyright Alessandro Mastronardi 2010 Product Date: June 2010 _____________________________________________________________ Author: Alessandro Mastronardi (papillon68) _____________________________________________________________ Highly detailed models of a Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus), featuring real fur (based on Poser dynamic hair engine)Êand several poses and morphs that will allow to replicate all bear behaviors. Fur density and translucence is adjustable through the figure's buttons available in the Python script Window. _____________________________________________________________ System Requirements: PC/MAC - Poser Pro, Poser Pro 2010 (Queue Manager necessary is mandatory to render fur at high density levels). Poser 7, Poser 8: I designed this character to take full advantage of Poser Pro versions through the use of the Queue Manager. Even so, I successfully rendered this character also on non-Pro versions, with very low fur density values (between 10000 and 30000). However I do not guarantee it will work on everybody's computer. So, if you are a non-Pro Poser user, buy at your own risk :D _____________________________________________________________ Ownership statement: All of the content in this package was created by Alessandro Mastronardi _____________________________________________________________ Needed files: none _____________________________________________________________ Installation instructions: unzip the archive in your Poser->Runtime. _____________________________________________________________ Usage Instructions: once you start Poser, go to Figures, click the AM->ursidae->Ursus maritimus folder and use the Polar Bear figure: after the figure is loaded, open the Python Scripts Window (ctrl-shift-O on Windows, cmd-shift-O on Mac): there you will find the command buttons to change the fur scheme from Standard to No-Translucence and viceversa, and to set fur density. Default fur density is 3500000, which gives the same results shown in the promos. Loading poses: go to Poses, AM->ursidae->Ursus maritimus: there you will find the poses provided with the product. All the poses are easily editable to allow variations of bear locomotion and appearance. How to use the morphs: select the Polar Bear Body Figure, and at the bottom of the Parameters panel you will find all the morphs dials available for this character, which will allow to create several anatomic diversities. Note: Hair Growth Groups are intact, so if you like you can even go in the Hair Room and "comb" the fur as much as you like ! For optimal render results, use lights with depth map shadows, Min Shading Rate = 0.2, Pixel Samples = 16. Rendering such a white fur may need some experiments and tuning: I usually advise to use mild shadows and light intensities. For a standard infinite light you might use, for example, a shadow intensity of 0.6 and a light intensity of 65%. If you work with IBL, you might want to use the No-Translucence Fur scheme. In case you need to run the initialization Python script manually, it's located in: ./Runtime/Python/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/startup.py _____________________________________________________________ Files list: AM_Ursusmaritimus.zip ------------------ ./License.txt ./Readme.txt ./Geometries/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/AMURS_Ursus_maritimus.mtl ./Geometries/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/AMURS_Ursus_maritimus.OBJ ./Geometries/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/AMURS_Ursus_maritimus_follicles.mtl ./Geometries/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/AMURS_Ursus_maritimus_follicles.obj ./Libraries/Character/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Polar Bear.cr2 ./Libraries/Character/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Polar Bear.png ./Libraries/Materials/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Black Snout.mt5 ./Libraries/Materials/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Black Snout.png ./Libraries/Materials/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Body - Brighter.mt5 ./Libraries/Materials/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Body - Brighter.png ./Libraries/Materials/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Body.mt5 ./Libraries/Materials/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Body.png ./Libraries/Materials/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/claws.mt5 ./Libraries/Materials/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/claws.png ./Libraries/Materials/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Ear In.mt5 ./Libraries/Materials/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Ear In.png ./Libraries/Materials/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Fur - No Translucence.mt5 ./Libraries/Materials/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Fur - No Translucence.png ./Libraries/Materials/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Fur.mt5 ./Libraries/Materials/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Fur.png ./Libraries/Materials/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/gums.mt5 ./Libraries/Materials/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/gums.png ./Libraries/Materials/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/left eye.mt5 ./Libraries/Materials/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/left eye.png ./Libraries/Materials/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Light Snout - No Translucence.mt5 ./Libraries/Materials/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Light Snout - No Translucence.png ./Libraries/Materials/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Light Snout.mt5 ./Libraries/Materials/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Light Snout.png ./Libraries/Materials/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/right eye.mt5 ./Libraries/Materials/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/right eye.png ./Libraries/Materials/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/teeth.mt5 ./Libraries/Materials/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/teeth.png ./Libraries/Materials/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/tongue.mt5 ./Libraries/Materials/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/tongue.png ./Libraries/Pose/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Attack.png ./Libraries/Pose/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Attack.pz2 ./Libraries/Pose/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Bully.png ./Libraries/Pose/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Bully.pz2 ./Libraries/Pose/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Digging.png ./Libraries/Pose/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Digging.pz2 ./Libraries/Pose/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Look at me.png ./Libraries/Pose/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Look at me.pz2 ./Libraries/Pose/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Playing.png ./Libraries/Pose/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Playing.pz2 ./Libraries/Pose/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Relaxing.png ./Libraries/Pose/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Relaxing.pz2 ./Libraries/Pose/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/sitting.png ./Libraries/Pose/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Sitting.pz2 ./Libraries/Pose/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Sleeping.png ./Libraries/Pose/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Sleeping.pz2 ./Libraries/Pose/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Stand Up Attack.png ./Libraries/Pose/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Stand Up Attack.pz2 ./Libraries/Pose/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Stand Up.png ./Libraries/Pose/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Stand Up.pz2 ./Libraries/Pose/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/walk cycle.png ./Libraries/Pose/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Walk cycle.pz2 ./Python/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Fur Density.py ./Python/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Standard Fur - No Translucence.py ./Python/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/Standard Fur.py ./Python/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/startup.py ./Textures/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/body.jpg ./Textures/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/claws.jpg ./Textures/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/eyes.jpg ./Textures/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/gums.jpg ./Textures/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/teeth.jpg ./Textures/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/tongue.jpg ./Textures/AM/ursidae/Ursus maritimus/tongue_DMap.jpg _____________________________________________________________ Thanks again for your purchase!