May I please borrow your expertise?

I've been trying in vain to get the same shiny renders in DAZ that I've gotten in Poser.

Because of limited time and knowhow, I'm hoping someone would kindly help me out so I can complete the DAZ-version of the ThingaMaJigMachine (a fun toy that makes random props).

The speed of the render is a very important factor, because the basic purpose of the ThingaMaJigMachine (apart from making props) is to stimulate creativity, and we all know how those loooong renders tend to vaporize our enthusiasm, don't we? My pathetic experiments with lighting and refraction and reflection took way too long and looked rather terrible    when compared to results from the Poser-version.

Here is a test scene for you to play around with (311kb zip). It includes a ThingaMaJig which was rendered from the Poser-version so you can see the type of effect that I'm after.

I would really appreciate your help in overcoming this hurdle - the person who sends me the shiniest speediest DAZ shader script will receive a full version of the ThingaMaJigMachine, as well as acknowledgement with a link to your website in the final distribution. More info and contact details in the attached zip.

Thanks
`_~
Trienie

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