Smith Micro Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMSI) Consumer Group today announced the immediate availability of Poser 7.04, the latest update to its popular 3D character and animation solution. Poser enables creative professionals, graphic artists and hobbyists to create art, video and animation optimized for models that depict the human figure in three-dimensional forms. The update offers performance and feature enhancements including improvements in rendering, the ability to better manage characters' speech and walking characteristics, and enhanced artistic control in creating hair, faces, material and much more.

"This latest Poser service release stands as a firm commitment to Smith Micro's confidence in the Poser product line and underscores the fact that we take end-user satisfaction and ongoing support very seriously," said Steve Cooper, Product Marketing Manager, Graphics Solutions for Smith Micro Software. "Poser 7 already provides the easiest way to design human forms in 3D for users of any experience level. Moving forward we will continue to offer our customers timely and cutting-edge advancements in the latest 3D design technology including many additions to our comprehensive library of content which delivers fast, simple and nearly limitless possibilities in character and scene development."

Creative professionals, graphic artists and hobbyists use the rich collection of content and powerful rendering functions of Poser 7 to create artwork for numerous 3D applications that integrate the diversity and spirit of human imagery. Poser 7 lets users design with the human form for mediums such as illustration, comics, pre-visualization and storyboarding, medical visualization, architecture, education and more.

Updates included in Poser 7.04

• FireFly and Preview Rendering
• PoserPython updates and improvements
• Material Room, Face Room, Hair Room, Cloth Room, Setup Room and Content Room updates and improvements
• Talk Designer
• Walk Designer
• Animation
• Hierarchy Editor
• File I/O
• Parameter/Properties Palette
• Includes updates found in all previous Poser 7 service releases
• Includes over 1GB of high-resolution 3D content
• Features Simon and Sydney, the new male and female figures
• Exclusive third party content, new wildlife, new motion capture data, light sets, poses, materials and more