Does someone in this community have, direct or indirect, experience of this? According to you, it's possible that a program as VUE (what aim to be professional) can offer opportunity of job? I am curious to know it... and also a little interested. Thanks to reply ! Ciao, Luigi.

I'm sure I'm not the only one here to create images for firms and others with Vue (and additive Poser). Not the software you use is important for this kind of job, but to satisfy your client in creating what he expects from you:-). Guitta

I am very happy with what you tell me, I would like to know more of it... what kind of firms are those that require this type of product? which has the beginning of your working experience been in this sector? I would like to know if to my age (I am 45 years old) I can be begin (from zero, or almost) a new activity in the graphics 3D. More things I know better I can do my choice. Thanks again Ciao, Luigi.

Send me your e-mail address by IM, I will answer to you in detail:-) Guitta

I'd also like to know about this. What kind of education and/or experience do these places usually want? What is a hobby now, would be a GREAT job I think!! I am 30. Thanks, Aken_aton

also.....do you think that my work is appealing/worthy enough to get into this field?

Well for me, Vue has paid for itself a hundred times over in freelance writing and image creating. This has ranged from local business advertising graphics to article writing in internationally recognised publications. I wouldn't say there are many jobs, if any, in production houses for "experienced Vue users", but I find the freelance market is very healthy. It does help that my fulltime job is within the industry, because it means I can keep in touch with the latest trends, and then adopt my freelance work accordingly ;O) Cheers

It really depends on how you define "getting a job," i.e. working professionally. If you're self-employed and/or working as a freelancer, delivering the final product, the software you use will be largely unimportant. If you're employed with a studio and supposed to work in a team or inside a 3D workflow, Vue won't really help much--you'll have the basic skills people are looking for, but they also want people to already know the render applications the company uses day-in-day-out by heart. And in a 3D workflow, you'll almost never find Vue simply because it doesn't export anything but terrains into other 3D applications. ta, -Sascha.rb

I always wondered myself if low-end programs like Vue, Bryce and Poser are worth mentioning on resumes since most people probably never heard of them. I used to mention Poser and Ray Dream on my resume under 3D software, but most people didn't know a thing about 3D and still don't.

Good point Whbos, but what the heck...it still looks good to have a multifacted background.

Hi whbos, Oh, by all means: put Vue on your resume. You can't have enough "software experience" on it. I even have "working knowledge of AmigaOS, RiscOS, and BeOS" in it. ;) The more the merrier, within reason. The HR manager who'll have a look through your documents should get the impression, that you're flexible enough to work with different applications and OS. Of course, it's even better if you can include some (REALLY) good work with your resumee binder so people who've never heard of an application or another get a) an idea what you actually did with it and b) can somewhat gauge your "talents." ta, -Sascha.rb

let me add one thing to this discussion. I always found it helpful (for me and for people i hired over the years - that was in the early 90s where i have run a 3D production facility) was to start as a traineeship. So you can see how a company is working AND the company sees how you are working. I think most people i have worked with - even until today have such a beginning. So the easiest would be to find someone who wants to have you for a limited time (and limited money of course). And if it works, it will go on. But be aware of one thing. Hobby and professional work are totally different things! Working professionally you have to do what the client wants you to do (full stop) and that in a predefined time. Deadlines are the most importing things in our jobs. I think we all have spent a lot of nights in front of our computers in the office to reach crazy deadlines (a lot of clientscome on friday afternoon and the job has to be finished till monday - hurray!). I remember years where i had around 10 weekends free - and no vacations. Well, this can happen.