Attached Link: Poser Pro Comparison Chart

There's a feature comparison chart between Poser 7, Base Poser Pro, and full Poser Pro at this URL

It does mention normal map support as being in the Base and Pro versions of Poser Pro.

Another thing that I find intriguing (and have since this feature comparison was made public) ... is they also mention "new low res human base characters" and "new medium res human base characters" for the Pro and Base versions. But the PRO (and not Base) version also has "Legacy Human Figures Poser 7 and Earlier".

So ... I've been curious about this since day 1. And optimistically hopeful that some of the things we've been hoping for just MIGHT be hidden within.