Something else: Gamma Correction (what was that groan?). But it is important, to prevent highlights from blowing out and shadows from burning the life out of the hair.

Not much help for P7 users, but important to mention. There's probably a way to GC in P7 using materials to modify the hair node.

 

I should also add that I'm using the 64-bit PP2012. which will be contributing heavily to the increased render speeds.

 

PoserPro2014(Sr4), Win7 x64, display units set to inches.

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