Poser running for 5 hours???? No wonder you have problems. Poser's memory management is abysmal. It grabs memory when it wants it but never lets it go (even if it no longer needs it), and then grabs MORE memory just to repeat what it's already done. In other words, it's a memory hog. One fairly successful strategy to use with Poer is (like in voting), "Save Early and Save Often". Save as soon as you've accomplished a step. (In fact save during the process of accomplishing that step - you can always delete the saves later). Always save to a new name. NEVER overwrite a previous save unless it's about 3 years old! (OK, I exaggerate, but you get the drift.. keep old save for longer than you think necessary). Always save before doing a render, and again immediately after it finishes. As soon as you notice that Poser is slowing down, save. Then Exit Poser. Re-start Poser and re-load the save. Sometimes it doesn't make much difference, but other times it really does. That may seem like a lot of wasted effort, but believe me, once you get into the habit you'll appreciate it. Not only that, but the save/exit/reload gives you the time and excuse to take a short break and have a cup of tea/coffee (biscuits optional) or walk round the block (with or without dog and/or cigarette) and generally unwind and allow your mind to re-focus on what it is you are actually trying to achieve:-)) Which can work wonders sometimes. Cheers, Diolma