Tim, As far as compositing goes, it's an approach--the only one previously available for combining animations from Poser and Bryce. For my projects, however, I need reflections as well as shadows. Perhaps shadows can be faked with some AE or other plugins, but reflections off Poser animated objects put into Bryce, and vice versa? My Poser figures will be interacting with Bryce's 3D world in other ways, too--ways that cannot be simulated well or easily with mere compositing. The only solution I know of is what is being offered by Natural Pose and Susanna. As to slow: I'll just have to suffer through it. Short stunning segments done with these two programs can be spliced into composited scenes for a more effective overall output. I need all the tools I can get. These are both quite afforable