Well, it was suggested I read up on tone-mapping. If there is a definitive answer to whether tone-mapping is to replace / do-away-with-the-need-to GC materials, I have yet to find it. So, to my simple mind, I still need to GC my materials.
And the question I've asked in other threads (which was ignored) I will ask again here, because it was asked at the beginning of this thread and the question was tap-danced around but not answered: why was not GC included in Poser 8 when the technology for Poser had been established in Poser Pro?
Marketing?
Makes Poser Pro worth the extra $150 upgrade price (for Base)?
Or was the code base for Poser 8 not conducive for adding GC?
What?

Monterey/Mint21.x/Win10 - Blender3.x - PP11.3(cm) - Musescore3.6.2

Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehen
[it is clear that humans have contempt for that which they do not understand] 

Metaphor of Chooks