Forgive me, but to ask if Vue is better than Bryce in a Vue forum, you're liable to get a biased answer ;) Although both programs have the similar end goals, they both approach them differently. Of course it really depends on what you're doing. If you are looking to render Poser ANIMATIONS with characters interacting with the environment, Vue is your solution. Currently there is no way to render animations in Bryce, save import .objs and textures for each individual frame. Who wants that hassle? I don't believe that Vue is more difficult than Bryce - just different. The interface is more "production intuitive" than Bryce. Your background in Photoshop should ease the transistion, working with layers and what not. Plus by the end of the year, Vue will "play well" with the Big 4 packages. As mentioned earlier, the Ecosystem (in V5 Infinite, which is well worth the money BTW) simply cannot be duplicated in Bryce unless you have a Cray or something. Plus the new lighting methods (GI, GR) really put it in a league with more "high end" apps. Also you'll want to consider what you want it to do, keeping in mind that Vue d'Esprit with all the modules is more expensive than Infinte yet lacks the Ecosystem. Just something to think about. Finally, I haven't compared the render times of Vue and Bryce. Vue may be faster than Bryce but does render slower than, say Mental Ray, especially if you want a smooth / not noisy render. Hey, we don't get into CG because it's easy ;)