"While you suggest I'm set in my ways, sounds like you're the one that's really set in your ways once your test are conclusive."
Um no:
"Someone comes out with a suggestion (GC your materials), I try it. I publish my tests. Then, if multiple runs of those tests prove conclusive, I change my practice. When something even better comes out (corrected-sRGB) I try it. I run tests. etc etc

Now, I'm going to have a go at Esther's suggestion."

Seems like I'm not the only one reading only half the post.

BTW, you mention tone-mapping: how is that done in Poser 7? Or is that an option in Poser 7?

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