Quote - actually, i think lots of people don't use shadows because they have to work hard to get good ones.  i'm sure i just need to upgrade, but I use P6 and i get bias errors on just about all dynamic and draping clothes.  and sure, a lot of people are on P7 and Poser Pro, but a lot aren't.

oh, and it's a lot longer than an hour if you use raytraced shadows and some of the most popular hair.

well thats your problem if you use raytraced shadows with hair. PIXAR,sony,WETA and ILM are not using raytraced shadows for hair.