I was testing Maya and POSER integration with the PoserFusion plug-in, basically what i did was apply a bvh file to the character in POSER, save the scene and then open the pz3 file in MAYA. It went really well, the animation was identical, the textures loaded perfectly and the viewport was pretty fast. I also have downloaded the Craft Director Studio that i didn't get the chance to try. So i decided to make a little animation with those elements. 

I planed to render at 720p but it was going to take too much time so i did a 480p render instead. I also used z-depth pass in post, instead of MAYA depth of field (the result is not so pretty but you save a ... Read more »

This is my technique to create a poly roller coaster. It's not the fastest way to do it, considering that you can easily make a track by extruding a surface or a plane, along the curve of the track, then plug a black and white gradient into the transparency node to make the railway ties. You will get a flat track, so it's good for a long shot but not so great for a close-up.
With the technique in this tutorial, you will be able to control the overall look. I made a very basic one but feel free to add as much detail as you want. 

PS: Pour les francophones qui ne comprennent pas l'anglais, n'hésitez pas à poser vos questions en commentaire.

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If you wonder how you can set up an animation in order to have an arm driven by the other arm in POSER, follow the steps presented in this video.

This is a simple technique that you can use, not only for animating two handed sword fight, but any kind of activities that require two hands, such as playing tennis, fishing, driving, etc.

PS: Pour les francophones qui ne comprennent pas l'anglais, ce tutoriel est assez basique, toutefois, s'il y a quelque chose que vous ne comprenez pas, n'hésitez pas à me le demand ... Read more »

A little sword fight scene that i did in poser with bvh files. POSER is not the greatest tool to make animations, but it works really well with bvh files, as long as the bones structure of the character and the bvh are similar.