No not true, V5I have some missing renderer functions, AO, SSS, and more..

Dont forget sub-poly displacement. ;-)

"There are better renderers than Vue5I, but most of them cost way more. For example, 3dsMax runs in the $3500 range, and Maya is even more than that."

That's true. I've tried Vue 5I demo, and wasn't greatly impressed with it's renderer. It does have some powerful and useful features though, especially for multi-pass rendering and layers, but it's not even close to something like MentalRay (which is used by Maya, 3dsMax, and XSI) in the quality/speed/features category. Then, if price was no object, there's always PRman, which is widely considered the "best" production renderer.

Message edited on: 09/06/2005 10:54

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