Hi, I've cross posted the below questions in the Poser Forum as well. I am a C4D newbie and would appreciate any assistance Dear Folks, Am working on a new animated trailer for a projected TV series and need some help on the following items: 1. Am animating using keyframes and posed positions per shot in Poser Pro. Am considering using BVH's to speed up process. Any thoughts on this? Any recommendations? 2. Am rendering in C4D for final output to After Effects for compositing. Any thoughts on importing. Am having to reset textures each time I import a model. Am I doing something wrong? Any speed tips? 3. Have reduced textures on all models to speed up animations. Can I texture only one side (Front) in order to increase speed as well? 4. Animating crowd scenes. Any limits to number of models I can import to C4d? I assume I can manipulate each model in Poser Pro, import to C4d and place and 'film' accordingly. Any speed tips? 5. Compositing/ Renedering. Can I output from C4d with Alpha BG and then layer in After Effects? Any suggestions? 6. Media Cleaner. Benefits to using. Thanks in advance for any assistance you can give. Pls. feel fre to email me directly at jgesq@rogers.com. Best regards, JG

Motion-capture (BVH files) can be a tremendous time-saver for your project. Keyframing the same realistic movements by hand is a difficult and lengthy process. The only problems are finding the animations you want to use, and fine-tuning them afterward so they'll fit the scene perfectly. You can find free mo-cap files on the Internet, or buy them at places like DAZ, Credo Interactive, and the Renderosity Marketplace.