I'm ashamed to own up to having been a poser user for about 6 yrs and I still get lost with the technical stuff. I'm more of a click and create kinda gal :-) Thanks for your help.

 

Quote - to use IDL, check "Indirect light" in attached window in poser 8.  to not use AO in poser 8, do not select AO on any lite, and check that all surface materials have AO disabled by default . it takes time to learn these things.  poser 4 took about 6 months; poser 8 takes about thrice as long for new user.