Thanks for the response.

I now no longer have Poser 6 installed, so I can't test if it was in fact user error...although it is entirley possible.

My problem with Poser 8 however is not, as I can very plainly see it sketch-rendering the first dozen frames or so before it inevitably dies.

It's not that my scene is too complex either. I've ran test renders of only 30 frames, with a single figure (Freak 4). It STILL crashes.

I resent the fact that I might need to render out each frame individually and assemble them in another package. I shouldn't have to...should I?

If we can hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards...checkmate!