Figure it out: Maya PLE has one file format that can't be transferred to any other program. IOW, they want you to spend the 1600 bucks for the main program. PLE is a tease. and Truespace HAS raised their prices since version 2 by a few hundred dollars. I agree that there is no program even remotely close to Poser in terms of what it can do and with the ease it offers. And I think "pro" pack signalled a push to expand their market. If they really wanted to do that, however, they should change their name from Poser to something else. Personally, I love the program and think pros who sneer at it are snobs and a bunch of lemmings eager to follow the crowd and jump off a cliff...