Welcome to all who said thanks. I realize the approach will not be to everyone's taste, but I'm not trying to please everyone. You are free to create a separate list containing the excluded mods, similar to the Baldur's Gate forum which has a conservative guide and a more 'all out' guide.
eRe4s3r: Don't think its cheat mods, as at least potions should last into the boss battles even when you don't skip cutscenes (now that* is a cheat)
If the mods paused that I would certainly include it, but as is they definitely affect balance to the point of being exploitable/creating an unfair advantage.
Can you provide a screenshot please? Just use FRAPS...it's an essential program anyway.
Edit: nevermind..noticed the post about the performance hit..if the better method is used I'd probably love to add it.