Here are some advantages I noticed so far: 1) Minimized, CPU usage is ZERO. With Poser, it's always 100 percent. 2) The camera movement is smooth, not jerky, even with a 32meg graphics card. 3) Interface is better and easier to use and learn (IMO). I figured out how to use the whole thing in a very short time, without reading the dox. 4) DS loads on my machine in about one second. P5 takes about 2 minutes. 5) AREA RENDER!!! A huge time-saver. 6) OpenGL working window, another time-saver. 7) After exiting, all memory is released. My machine returns to its normal, smooth funtionality. That's it for now.