Thanks, blondie9999, I didn't realize that was even an option--it's kind of hidden away, but I found a thread that showed how. I gave it a try and it looks great when I export the mesh as an obj and bring it into C4D. I have to say, this has been very illuminating--I made a number of assumptions about Genesis/DS that I'm happy to be corrected about! I'll continue to test it out.

(PS: thanks Grey_cat! Glad you liked the movie.)