If the plugin for Bryce will come through, dont expect a release within at least 6 months or more. They still have a lot of work to do before Maxwell will behave as promised, for most of the programs. Foleypro, Well, i took a chance and bought Maxwell cheaper while it was still in the Alpha stage(which it still is as far as im concerned), but then im making money on my renders. If i were having this as an unpaid hobby alone, its doubtful that i would spend $1000 on a renderer. But then again, ive been stupid enough to spend $2500 on a car stereo once, so who knows... :) As for the quality, i can honestly say the i personally would not be able to achieve the same level of realism in an image with Bryce.

Rudolf Herczog
Digital Artist
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