Silverblade33: Thanks! Really helps clarify things a lot. I've been importing poser into nearly every Vue render I've done, and I have a few .vue files that are over  1.5 GB in size, but very few polygons. (I tend to save files with maps included, but it doesn't always work. I think there's maybe 12 figures in this current scene I'm working on, all full size image maps, and it does crash quite frequently)  I'll have to find an image resizer for the Mac though. I normally use Photoshop, but it still makes some really big image files, even in .jpg.

Skinvue: Thanks for the tip about bump maps. I had wondered what the big deal was for vendors to include a grayscale map with their creations, when essentially it was the same exact image, minus the color.

I'm interested in seeing even more tutorials. (Skinvue: I am breathless with anticipation waiting for the tutorial you spoke of about second skins in Vue! I've played and played with mixed materials with little success, and am a bit envious your recent renders pull it off so effortlessly)

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