The "missing stuff" of demo (sample)files are all on the Extra CD. I'm not sur you mean demo or sample??? The scale of imported objects is in relation to the general "world" in Vue which is different to the Poser "world". Just resize it. To position lights exactly, select the light, then click at top of the material window on the center tab (the one showing a sort of a ruler). Once inside there, try to cklick at the small icons close to it, they allows you to do more fine tuning. Save images from Vue in BMP and convert them later into JPG. This gives better end-results. Or save directly from Vue to TIF. For lights on people, as well on inside as on outside views use spotlights. They work the best. Make most of them shadowless, to keep only one or two lights casting shadow. Otherwise you will get the kind of your second image above, nearly without shadows, a little flat and lifeless. Shot down the sun, if needed.