E frontier has announced the release of Poser 7, their 3D human figure and animation software for Mac OS X and Windows. It costs $249.99, with upgrades priced at $129.99.
This new version of Poser is a Universal binary for Intel and PowerPC-based Macs, and touts new features and workflow improvements, such as lip syncing, multiple undo, non-linear animation, universal poses and a new morphing tool. E frontier is also including more than 1GB of Poser content including second-generation male and female figures and a large collection of third-party content.
Other new features include multi-threaded rendering, High Dynamic Range Imaging (HDRI) and enhanced OpenGL preview.
Poser 7 is available initially as a downloadable release; boxes will begin shipping on Dec. 20, 2006.
System requirements call for Mac OS X v10.3.9 or later.