I haven't used SSS in poser (I would probably love using it for vampires and such, deliberate emphasis on translucence etc), but I very much like IDL as a replacement for AO. the render times are a bit taxing, though. I've found that just a single infinite and IDL works well with the environment sphere. Must admit that I haven't really experimented with other lighting set ups with IDL, But then I'm only now just switching from poser 7 to poser 8. Still can't believe that is V3 in that image by richardson! Is it my imagination or do the Gen3 woman figures have better bodies than V4?