Well... there is a third option, and it is actually the one which Poser expects you to do... Instead of cancelling or "faking", why don't you just select the correct file? Does your Poser only accept the file if it has the identical name? It shouldn't - often files got renamed, Poser asks for "BodyP4Tex.tif", you select "BodyTex.jpg", Poser uses it, and everyone is happy. Your description suggests that PPP might have a bug with "cancel" (how long do you wait? In case of "cancel" it can take a couple of minutes until Poser finishes!), but you only need this if the file is completely missing, which is rare. What exactly happens in this situation. Let's say a .cr2 references "some.bum" and you have either "someother.bum" or "some.tif". Can't you just select them ??