1) Product Name : Beach Boy add-on for Muchacho Base a) Ownership Statement: All of this product's content was created by Mec4D's Catharina Harders 2) Author name : Mec4D ( Media Enterprise Commerce 4th Dimension ) 3) Product Description : * Texture set for Daz3D Michael 4 * Poser textures Character with custom head morph * 1 Poser7-8-pro Scenes with HDR Light for Portrait * Readme & License Muchacho and Beach Boy texture character for Poser , render wonderful in any light situation thanks to Python scripts included in this package + extra materials to use with regular light or Daz Studio, please read bellow this read me for more info. More About: Muchacho is a great ADd On for Muchacho, that will change your Muchacho base character to another complete new character 4) System Requirements :PC/MAC, Daz3D's Michael 4 Base + Geni, Poser, work also in Daz Studio with simple material setting 5) Installation instructions: Before you open any of the included scenes or any files please: a. Unzip your files to one of your favorite unzip directory b. Open the ...../Program Files/e frontier/Poser7-8-10 ( or Smith Micro /Poser Pro) and paste the Runtime folder inside the poser directory c. Now you are ready to use the new product and scene...>>>>> 6) Usage Tips/Limitations : a. Please open your poser.exe program. b. In main Menu please select Figures/Daz's people/Michael 4 add the model to the scene with or without Geni. c: In the Menu Materials, you will find many Materials for the M4 base and for the M4 Geni. d: ad light you choice to your poser scene and pls remember to change your rendering setting to Final, set the gamma correction to 1.00 or 2.20 for good quality, how higher the rendering setting how better the quality of rendering models and light and sharpness of the textures If the model turn to red while rendering with HDR Light, set the HDR Intensity down , the Sun light will follow the HDR Intensity automatic Beach Boy include 3 sort of materials, to start quickly your work at first add the model to the scene, then from the materials ;libriary ad the Beach Boy head eyes, body and eventual the geni mat, when you work with Poser use only the material from the Material Library, and if you work with Daz Studio use the Materials setting that are included in the POSE folder where you find also the Head Morph injection system. In the Pose folder you find also 4 custom head morph ( plus simple materials for Daz-Studio), For the best quality rendering with HDR Light and not only Mec4D HDR Light but all of them I will suggest that you change the mine diffuse color of your model to Gray using the Python Script included in the Material Room under User Defined Poser light is not that bright as HDR IBL light, if you use the Grey values your models will render with better your textures will look more realistic. Second important thing is to change only the Intensity of the HDR Light and not the sun light, if you set the Intensity of the HDR light down the sun light will follow and get down also.. if you change the intensity of the sun light you will have overexposed renders and not photorealistic.. so if there is to much light or you need more light just change the value of the HDR Intensity Light.. down or up as you desire. Don't change any material setting of the HDR Intensity surface, the image resolution that is set to 7 in this product have nothing to do with the quality in case you wondering about :) 7) Files list 1). Color Texture Maps : Runtime\Textures\Catharina_Textures\Muchacho_M4\Color_Maps 2). Bump Maps : Runtime\Textures\Catharina_Textures\Muchacho_M4\Bum_maps 4). 1 Poser 7 or Poser pro scenes with HDR Light: Runtime\Mec4dP7_scenes 5). Light probe HDR: Runtime\Textures\Catharina_Textures\Muchacho_M4\Light probe 6). ReadMe and License : Runtime\Textures\Catharina_Textures\Muchacho_M4\ReadMe&License 7). Materials for Muchacho : Runtime\Libraries\Materials\Mec4D Materials\Muchacho M4\ 8). Morphs INJ-REM system for Muchacho : Runtime\Libraries\Pose\Mec4D\Muchacho M4 9). Mec4D Python Scripts : Runtime\Python\poserscripts\Wacros\UserDefined 10). Python Read Me and License : Runtime\Textures\Catharina_Textures\Muchacho_M4\Color_maps 11) Materials to use with Daz Stuiod or Poser 4-6 you find under: Runtime\Libraries\Pose\Mec4D\Muchacho READ ME FOR Mec4D PYTHON SCRIPTS: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Python Scripts for Poser 7-8 and Poser Pro You will find 3 scripts that change the Diffuse Color in your Poser Surface , 1. Set all to Gray : Use this script with Mec4D HDR light sets or any other HDR IBL Light 2. Set all to Half Grey: Use this script for scenes in Poser4 to Poser Pro where you use Infinite Light without HDR IBL 3. Set all to white: use this script for rendering scenes at Night without HDR or Infinite Light set, good for spot lights and point Lights. Now just a click and the work is done thanks to this new scripts. Please see the attached image where to find the scripts in the material Room. Tip: When you set up your scene and you are happy with everything just select one of the scripts to change the Diffuse color to Gray in all models automatic, you can return back to White or half gray using the other too scripts modified by Sam... License: The script is under Public license free to use, you have not the right to publish this script on internet in any form, original or modified without written permission of the distributor _____________________________________________________________________________________ Mec4D all rights reserved (c) 2010