I agree with you on both issues. I only have NOA (for now...), and it IS a wonderfull texture. And as for CL addressing this problem... it should be on top of their list. (Dunno if it is, but it should be.) Like you said yourself: you can get 1 or 2 renders out of Poser before it freezes, so you could try that aproach. Pose a lot and render a little. You could also try downsizing the texture maps. (I know: not really an option :-) Or make a pose, and import it in Bryce. The lighting in Bryce is better anyway.