If you want quality images, go Vue 4 Pro / Vue 5 Infinite (as opposed to Vue 5 Esprit) with Lightwave 7.5 . This combination of programs will offer you the greatest flexibility and the most power at the lowest (?) price point, and will allow you to make create the most stunnning images imaginable. I am a former Bryce user but Bryce does not allow you to load Poser animation sequences, a major drawback. Vue will allow you to load Poser animations using Mover and features Global Illumination, HDRI and Radiosity, features normally found in such high end programs as...... Lightwave 7.5, which will allow you to effortlessly load Poser animations as well (using LW 6.5 / Poser plug-in) in addition to modeling and character rigging, offering you unlimited flexibility, render quality and ease of use once you have configured them all properly. Finally, you can synchronize Vue 4 Pro / Lightwave 7.5 lights and cameras to compost images and sequences in Adobe Premier, for example. This is just my humble opinion, but it is an efficient environment and workflow for my most demanding projects.