Exporting Animation From Poser 7

Poser animation is often seen on YouTube.

Poser 7 is a 3D figure posing and animation program offered by Smith Micro. Although it does not have the powerful features of a 3D application like Maya or Cinema 4D, it is used by amateurs and professionals alike to produce short animations. The animations can be used for commercial purposes or placed on a site like YouTube for others to view and enjoy. But to get the animation sequence you have created in Poser 7 onto a site or burn it to a CD, you must first render it in Poser 7 and export it out in one of the many formats available to the user.

Instructions

1. Open Poser 7. Select "File" from the menu and click "Open." In the dialog that pops up, browse to an animation file that you have created and open it.

2. Select "Animation" in the menu and click "Make Movie." In the dialog that pops up, click on the "Render Settings" tab. Under the "Firefly" sub-tab, drag the slider to "Final."

3. Click on the "Movie Settings" tab. At the top, choose "AVI" from the drop-down "File Type" menu. Then choose "Firefly" as the "Renderer."

4. Choose whether you want to click on the "Antialias" and "Motion Blur," which can produce more realistic animation but slows render times.

5. Enter the "Resolution" (size) you want for the animation and click "Make Movie." In the dialog that pops up, name your file and click "Save." Poser will now render and save your movie for use in an editing program or effects program.

References

• Smith Micro: The Animation Process