There's a hell of a lot of qualitative difference between Vue 2.1 and Vue 3.1 Among the differences are: 1. 3DS and LWO import with full texture support 2. OBJ now has texture support 3. "Mover" animation plugin included as part of 3.1 4. Faster rendering 5. Improved transparency 6. Much larger library of "Solid Growth" vegetation In general, Vue has a very easy interface, and it's very easy to get great looking results just hours after installing it on your computer. E-On software (the makers of Vue) has a very responsive tech support department, and Vue has a user base of friendly, knowledgeble and helpful people. Of all the terrain programs out there, Vue has by far the best rendering engine. Fast and flexible, it supports such things as soft shadows depth of field, focus and motion blur. Every aspect of the render engine and be adjusted for the target medium (print, web, animation, etc.) Last but not least, Vue is very much a program on it's way up. There WILL be a Vue 4 with lots of new features, and E-On looks like a company that will be around for a while. The price is on the low side for this type of program ($189) What I really like about Vue is that the results don't look like every other program. It's also THE best match for Poser that you can find. This is something E-On has worked very hard to do. -SMT

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