Quote - So it can't be done in a one size fits all solution, which is what I said. I also said if Poser provided a proper camera function you could have a 'sun' light similar to Carrara which would provide a baseline for further adjustment with camera settings for exterior and interior scenes.

Carrara has a sun light? Hmm, that's pretty cool.  But yea I agree with you. No one size fits all. But two light sets can work for a majority of basic scenes.

Quote - Seven whole days of research, huh? My heart bleeds. I'm a PhD candidate. Try spending 4 YEARS on researching a question, then I might think you are doing some work.

As long as you get paid for those 4 years more power to you.

Quote - I also lecture business students in entrepreneurship because R&D on new tech takes on average 3 to 5 years to reach a market ready position, so they need to anticipate the market by that margin to ensure their work will pay off. 7 days? Please..

You're basically saying that anyone who buys Poser Pro won't be able to crank out a high quality render unless they put in 4 years of research.

I say that anyone can crank out an intermediate, high quality render after seven days of hard research, 56 hours. I repeat, you SHOULD notice a tremendous diference in a quality of a render if that person pumps 56 hours into researching of IDL & SSS.

You gotta remember, when dude buys poser he wants to make high quality renders fast.  If I was worknig at smith micro I would've made a quick IDL kit for new users so they can have fun and enjoy their product. You SAY you teach business but you don't seem to understand the end users needs. The OP is a perfect example of the majority of Posers audience. Smith Micro has failed to identify their target audience by not providing a basic IDL light setup.

Smith Micro FAILS. If anyone takes that personally, that is your problem not mine. I'm telling the blatant truth with no sugar coating.