"so I guess Vue 4 Infinite must have made some real advances "

 

Or....it could be that E-on got in bed with Newtek there for a while during the pre-release of Lightwave 9.

 

"If Newtek gives it a nod, then it must be worthwhile" kinda thinking…lol (Kidding)

 

But seriously...Vue is climbing its way out of the hobbyist market, so it's no wonder CGSociety is giving it some attention. It's being used more and more in the professional industry.

I rarely use Vue, because I've tried to focus my efforts into modeling, but when I do need to do landscape work, I choose it over Bryce these days.

 

E-on (Vue) leap-frogged Bryce in a big way, whilst Corel let it (Bryce) sit on shelf for so long.

Vue also tries to play nice with other applications which goes a long way in this industry. (especially in the "Hobbyist" end of this industry.)

 

And that is hard for me to say, being a die hard Brycer for so long....but "facts is facts" as they say. (Remember that guy who said I "Hated" Bryce for even thinking such a thing?...lol)

 

Hopefully DAZ will be able to bring Bryce back as a competitor. But until Bryce's render engine can get an "Un-glacial" setting, I fear folks will go with other applications in it's stead.

It's simply a clog in the production pipeline if it's included in the workflow.

Especially if it's being used for a final renderer. (which gives a "good" render btw if time is not an issue)

 

I'm running Vue d'Esprit 4, Vue 4 Professional and Vue d'Esprit 5. (I've not used the "Infinite" version)

 

Vue 4 Professional has some very nice higher end features compared to the d'Esprit line. Add Mover to that and you have a pretty nice, flexible application.

 

As far as atmospheres, I use Ozone2,( Also developed by E-on) which is essentially Vue ‘s Atmosphere engine, in Lightwave, and C4D.(and others such as Maya, XSI, and 3DS Max)

It's a bit fiddly, but I've noticed Ozone 3 is coming out, so hopefully it will be better than previous versions.

 

But I say all that to say this:

It's clear that E-on (Vue) has made efforts to be flexible when it comes to working with other Apps.

It's Poser importability, is a big one and that is "out of the box", with no plug-ins needed. Ozone, and its efforts to bring Vue atmospheres into other high end apps, is another. This shows me a developer that is, willing to play well with others, and that should play a big role in the end-user's decision, when deciding which app to buy.

 

Tom

 

“The fact that no one understands you…Doesn’t make you an artist.”