Great minds think alike.

Have you been looking at my runtimes or did you read my Poser File organization Rant over at Deviant Art?  Because a lot of this looks familiar.

As far as materials - EVERYONE should have a copy of Batch Material Convert by Netherworks studio (You can pick it up over at Content Paradise).  It will convert your .pz2 material files into .mc6 material files AND will also move them from the pose folder to the materials folder.  I converted a 30Gb of V4 .pz2 materials to .mc6 in less than 60 seconds.