Bijouchat it's good that you've discovered a way to import Poser Figures into Carrara, but many of us would perfer not to have to be bothered with all that. To be perfectly frank I can probably create much more realistic environments (particularly outdoor scenes) in Vue 4 than I could in Carrara by simply importing the Poser file "as is" and being done with it (but it currently only works with P4). I might consider importing Poser stuff into Carrara for indoor scenes given the better lighting options and plethora of furnishing that come with it if I could just import my Poser file "as-is" into it as well. From what I've read, though unfortunately, Poser 5 dynamic hair does not export well into other programs, that being the case a plug-in that could handle the process is sorely needed (for those of you who like the dynamic hair that is). To be perfectly honest I purchased Carrara as a modeler to make stuff for my other 3D programs, not as a final renderer. Unfortunately I just don't have the time to build basic objects from scratch, so I've resorted to pre-made models for my pictures. In regards to Poser 5, I perfer Poser 4 Pro Pack for it's ease of use and speed. The new materials room makes my head spin and P4 has a much simpler materials dialogue. Had I known that Daz was going to release their own software, Daz Studio, probably this year I don't think I would have bought P5. My advise: those of you who already have P4 consider whether the new features (dynamic hair and cloth, face room, and firefly rendering engine) are something you really want before biting the bullet. Those of you who have no Poser on your computer I think you'd do better with going with the most recent version right off the bat.