I have tested the Reiss Body Studio plugin and overall I am very impressed. Impressed enough to buy it. I am just having a few problems with getting the software to accept the updated licence file but with help from Reiss I hope that this will soon be resolved.

I would suggest that if you are seriously considering this plugin that you contact Reiss and ask for a two week testing period.

I have found that in most cases I do not have any problems with importing textures. The only exception is procedural textures.

The current UK issue of 3D Woeld magazine has a review of the Reiss plugin where they also score it highly.

I am still very new to using the plugin but my suggestion would be that it would be more powerful to use the many lighting and camera options available in Max, so just import the animation and do the rest in Max.