Fortunately there are some companys looking for talent with any software ILM being the biggest I know of I think part of the reason being most of there work is done with there own software and the other part being they can get passes the snob factor and see talent....as for what maya can do over poser check out the mummy DVD if you can (R1 & R2) it shows ILM using maya to create the sand storm that eats the the biplane scene (the rest was done with there own stuff though)....Steve