The poser/vue combination via the importer utility is supposed to be an excellent solution. I know several people who use Poser only to pose figures and import them to vue. They are more than happy with it even with the occassional glitch (like that never happens in any other software huh?) The Studio/Bryce combo had - shall we say - some teething problems. I personally think it was a mistake to tie the two apps so closely together, especially as one is still beta and changing. A mistake that has been graphically illustrated a couple times with Studio trashing Bryce quite happily. From my personal experience Studio/Bryce works extremely well indeed. I do however know one or two people who have had a nightmare getting the two to co-operate. I haven't tried Studio to Bryce 5 either directly through obj import or through the utility Daz released. The combination with Bryce 5.5 - for me anyway - works seamlessly. As I don't have Vue I can't be fair in any comment on the integration with Poser, I only know what I have been told, and most of that is good.