its very hard to find answers in those long threads. and there are like 100 threads. so this thread is only for tone mapping . the new render setting in poser 8.

tone mapping was added for all the people who didnt understand gamma correction in poser pro.
its easier to turn on and you dont need to change your materials.

of course if you have no idea what you are doing then your results will suck. IMO it would be better to gave GC. but what can we do.