Aldebaran - I'm still with you, Firefly does have great qualities, but also some (fundamental) shortcomings which become more and more apparent when one comes closer to high-end photorealism. Which is just A way of using Poser, not THE way. Then one might consider using other tools as well. Plus, some tools offer similar results like firefly but with a less error-prone process and a less steeper learning curve. Then, all those other tools do have their shortcomings too.

In the end, one can only get good results from a render when one takes the trouble learing it. Each one comes with its own lighting, camera, render settings and render management. They all can take scene object geometry. The extent in which they can take over each others material definitions varies enormously.

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Usually I'm wrong. But to be effective and efficient, I don't need to be correct or accurate.

visit www.aRtBeeWeb.nl (works) or Missing Manuals (tutorials & reviews) - both need an update though