I have Vue 5, both easel and Infinite (I bought easel, and Infinite came free with Lightwave).
Easel has basic abilities (it's basically an entry-level version of Vue). Material editing is limited, and you can't ewdit plants or  do ecosystems.
BUT
easel can open any models, files, scenes, etc made with espirit and Infinite.. So, although you cannot edit plants, you can load someone else's edited plants. and although you cannot do complex materials, you can load someone else's complex materials. So you can use almost all of the Vue 5 freebies and sale items, including most of what they sell at cornucopia (IIRC, registering it will get you a free voucher for the cornucopia store).

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Jeff

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