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So as I'm getting a little more comfortable with the use of Daz3d, learning Blender, there are some other applications that I'd like to learn how to use. But the thing is, most people, for some odd reason, don't like sharing what kind of applications they use to create the videos or what sites/programs the use to get the models. Take for example this one:

I love the artwork! But I have no clue what program they used or where they got the models for it. I did try to inbox them, and am still waiting on a response. But the point still remains, what other programs could I be using for the creation of great pornography? What other sites could be used to purchase/find models that are needed to create it? 

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I couldn't tell from what you posted, but before Blender became considerably more accessible a lot of people got started with Source Filmmaker. I think there's still a decently active community, and if you search for "SFM models" you'll come across a few places that host them. It's not anywhere near as robust as Blender, though. (Edit: I forgot Unity and Unreal, which are game engines but can also be used for rendering and animation.) 

As someone who's also learning, I think the best advice I've gotten on 3D in general is to pick something and stick with it until you have a handle on it. Left to my own devices I jump around getting nervous that I'm learning the wrong thing, or not enough, or that there might be something better, and the conclusion I've come to is that sticking with Blender for now is probably the best way to get to making full projects. Almost everything else is wildly expensive, specializes in one area and is meant to be part of a pipeline (typically with other wildly expensive software), or was only ever meant to do simple stuff and has been prodded into flexibility by the community (extremely cool but difficult to get started). I'd love to learn Cinema 4D for animation, but it's so far out of my budget that when I look at what people have done with Blender and how active that userbase is, it's just a much better place to start from. 

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Originally Posted by: ZenMaster3D

For the record: I'm well aware that this thread is 3 months old, but because the forums aren't that very active I don't think my reaction has to be a problem...

Originally Posted by: Ebonix115

So as I'm getting a little more comfortable with the use of Daz3d, learning Blender, there are some other applications that I'd like to learn how to use. But the thing is, most people, for some odd reason, don't like sharing what kind of applications they use to create the videos or what sites/programs the use to get the models.

Although it can definitely be fun to learn about other stuff (and other workflows) do be careful that you don't loose focus: use a program because you can get results with it and because it works for you. Don't get involved with something because it looks "cool" or because you get the impression that it's "better" because some other people are using it.  The classic "what works for me doesn't have to work for you" cliche, and that can make things quite frustrating.

Also keep in mind what you want out of the software. Modeling (setting up scenes) is quite different from designing and editing your own 3D figures for example.

You are absolutely right. Since I've been using Daz, a good example that I came across is the fact that a lot of people use Maya and Cinema 4D for their animation work. While those look good, I'm actually happy with the animation feature that Daz has. I realized this after realizing just how many products there were out there and what they could be used for, and seeing that it would seriously be a headache trying to learn them all. Thanks for the advice though! And it's always nice to see people active on here!