Hello,
New to this type of animation...usually Macromedia Flash.. but have found this whole new exciting world of rendering and 3-d FUN. Question ...I think I'm interested in Bryce or the e-on software... which is best and is there one that is considered the one to have.
Thank You in advance and keep up the great work.
RB Baker
Bradenton Florida
Pirate1

All I know is that Bryce is relatively cheap and its animation capabilites are quite good. However, I did not get Bryce and jump straight into animation with it; in fact, that took three years. If you're brand new to 3d, it will take you some time to learn the mechanics of Bryce, which we can help you with. I'm not familiar with e-on but i doubt it can make animation easier than Bryce's. Of course you definently need to talk to Drac and Mrdodobird if your seriously interested in Bryce animation.

There is no "best". But, here in the Bryce forum, you'll most likely to hear "Bryce is best". Btw...Bryce really IS best, lol... Anyway...Bryce 5 is way less expensive than Vue right now. Vue does have Poser scene import if you want that, and the new Vue 5 has some cool new features. Otherwise, the core of Bryce and the core of Vue are really just about the same, and almost always, it comes down to which GUI do you like? AgentSmith

Pirate1, i have used Bryce for sometime now but compaired to others on here i'm still in the new user class :)
I got interested in Bryce because of a Desktop wallpaper i use and the guy that did it used Bryce. So here i am in the world of Bryce with these great artist.
IMO, go with Bryce because it is a great learning tool plus the things you can do in it are never ending. I'm always picking up new things everyday from this forum so stick around :) Oh yes also the DAZ Bryce is cheap, my girlfriend just bought her own copy, for Bryce alone it is $80.00USD, but if you buy it From DAZ let me point out to you and i'm sure others will agree, buy the Turbo Importer as well. That helps if you want to import any Poser Models into Bryce.

Message edited on: 10/29/2004 20:11

I think everybody knows where I stand by now........LOL

In the corner ?

..losing my religion. oh...bad joke...

...probably violating the TOS

Yeah, funnily enough the Director of the artists' studios complex (where I have my studio) recently asked me what I'd advise for a 3d package that would suit sculptors for doing presentations, as she'd seen some of my own (Bryce)presentations. She intends running short (week-long) courses in computer graphics. 'The Experts' had advised Maya, Max, Lightwave etc.

Most artists want to get presentations done in the quickest, easiest way possible, without having to spend months learning a software package. Also, once they'd finished the course, they wouldn't be able to afford a copy of Maya. Sledgehammer to crack a nut. Upshot is, she's buying Bryce, and downloading Wings, to have a package that artists can learn quickly, buy cheaply for themselves, and get good presentation results :o))

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In answer to Pirate1' query - why not start with the cheaper option (Bryce) and see how you get on with it? Vue SEEMS to have more bells and whistles, but I'm not sure in practice that its bells and whistles are understandable or accessible to new-to-3d users. Bryce is a really good introduction to 3d and rendering. You can always move on to a more expensive application later on.

Message edited on: 10/30/2004 02:19

To quote Drac - Pogmahone is wise!

Pirate1- Pogmahone is indeed wise. Start out by using an inexpensive app and then, if necessary, upgrade to one of the higher end packages. I have used Bryce for at least 8 years and about a year ago began to learn Maya using the PLE version. Bryce helped me to establish a sound foundation in the 3d world of modeling and texturing and provided a user friendly environment. I currently am employed as a graphic design instructor and Bryce is the cornerstone of the curriculum. Through Bryce you can sharpen both your AI and PS skills by creating textures and gray/height images to be used with the Bryce Terrain Editor!! (My all time favorite 3d tool!).

Yeah, hmm... that is indeed tricky. I actually no longer do my animation in Bryce. Bryce may have a better renderer, but in Blender I'm able to do some stuff that Bryce just can't do with any sort of ease animation wise (anyone who's tried to animate legs knows what I'm talking about). http://www.thebrb.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=267 As an example, here's a link to my current project, and seriously, some of that stuff is just not possible in Bryce ( now notice I don't say Blender is better, just that it has certain features that Bryce does not. Bryce also has features that blender does not. So yeah, if you're REALLY into animation, I would suggest Blender (www.blender3d.org). What I CAN say is that Bryce animation is much easier to learn. Blender can be a nightmare, since it has a few more features animation wise, and they don't always label them clearly. (gotta love a good GUI)