The Alpha Planes is part of the functionality of the software and very cool option IMO. As far as artwork quality and opinion I think that was covered in another post that has been locked for good reason. Opinions are pretty subjective. If you have a constructive suggestion to improve an image just post it in the comments box under the picture. As far as Vue pro goes I have not had much problem with it myself and use it where needed in my work. It may not be the program for most hobbyists perhaps and I think that may be why they call it pro. But again this is just a subjective opinion on my part. :O)