I finally remembered that Poser will make use of my new dual-processor PC, duh!, and I checked 2 threads in the render preferences. What a difference in speed!!!!! I'm in heaven! Both of these characters are hi-rez and I used a reflective floor material. My old PC would have taken at least 30 minutes - if it would have rendered it at all. The new PC was fast with only the singel thread checked, but it flys with 2 checked. Of course having double the RAM of my old PC does wonders, and I can upgrade to 8 megs from 4 later on. Here the gorgeous Vanessa from Daz steps out with Andre'. Two days ago we had a snow and ice storm, and the very next day it got warmer and rained. We had thick fog. I thought I was back in England. Today everything is frozen solid. I really hate winter in Michigan. Our weather is so unpredictable. Thank you so much for your comments!!!! They mean a lot to me!!! Vanessa for V4 by Maelwenn at Daz. V4 Shoes at Daz.