Hi all!

First of all, sorry, I post this here as I don't know where else to post....

I have a problem :
SUper simple model - a pack of milk. rendering is ok with all kind of shading and lighting. But when I smooth the model, it doesn't "work" with hardware texturing - goes pitch black, renders with maya software, not with hardware, same goes for the persp view; renders fine with "use default lighting" but not with "use all lights" while all other models are just fine....?

subsequent question : which rendering options are best for a picture / movie?

Thanks!