All images from Poser 7 Revealed: The e frontier Official Guide by Kelly L. Murdock.

This is the next in a new series of excerpts from the Thomson Course Technology book Poser 7 Revealed: The e frontier Official Guide. In the next few months, VFXWorld readers will develop the skills needed to create, render and animate scenes and projects using the amazing tools offered by Poser 7. We will offer step-by-step tutorials for each task, followed by projects that allow readers to apply each new skill.

What You'll Do
In this lesson, you learn how to access and use Content Paradise

If you've used all the presets in the Library and you're ready for some new content, you can open the Content Room, which gives you access to a ton of new content via an online connection and the Content Paradise website, as shown in Figure 1. Old figures can be revitalized with new hairstyles or a new set of clothes.

[Figure1] The Content Room.

Setting Up an Account
Although you don't need to be a member to browse the site, it is helpful, and you can receive promotional information via e-mail if you choose. If you're a member of Content Paradise, you can take advantage of the site's weekly freebies and special offers. To set up an account on the Content Paradise website, click on the Sign Up link above the Featured Image on the left.

Then fill out the information presented on the site and click on the Submit button. As part of the sign up options, you can choose to disable the display of nudity on the site. Caution: When you're browsing the Content Paradise site in the Content Room, the Tab button doesn't work, which makes it tough to fill out forms.

After you've signed up to be a member, a confirmation e-mail will be sent you. You'll need to click on a link in this e-mail before you can log into the site. Caution: On Macintosh systems, Content Paradise opens within a separate window, and the Auto Install feature is not available.

Logging in to Content Paradise
After your account has been verified, you can log in to the site using the username and password that you entered as part of your setup. After logging in, your username appears at the top of the site along with a new link in the QuickLinks section to View My Stuff. The My Stuff page lets you see a synopsis of the support tickets you've created, your recent purchases, a wish list, a list of your favorite vendors, your active subscriptions and any membership rewards you've earned. You can log out of the site by clicking on the Exit door icon to the right of your name.