Quote - I uploaded my scene file. I had to modify it a little because I was using an image for the IBL. Rather than have you download an image as well, I changed the IBL shader to be procedural.

It is on this page:

http://sites.google.com/site/bagginsbill/misc

The file is ibltest.pz3.

I set up specific render dimensions in it, so you will get exactly the same composition as I did.

See if you get different results with it.

can someoen who has poser pro or 7 open this file and render it out? i want to see if it is the same.

i really think that the AO was only in the shadow area.