Hey NextDesign, I ran into an issue where batch rendering from Maya with Mental Ray isn't giving me any of the Final Gathering settings I'm trying to use. I tried using your script, which works perfectly - except it's not giving me final gathering, either! Both renders look exactly the same still, which is far different than rendering a single frame. Is there anything I'm missing? I read through this whole thread as far as I can tell, and I don't see anything about that. Thanks!