It seems like there are a mixed bag of users here, so I'll ask this question...
I've been out of it for the last year, "it" being messing around with 3D; lots of weird stuff in my life, adopting the son of deceased user navysquid ,etc, etc.
Anyway, things are getting back to the point where I have some free time, so I'll ask: I usually use Poser 6 for characters, layout & motion design, then do my "world", lighting, some mainly static props and environment in Vue d'esprit 5, then use the mini-renderfarm in Vue to process things out. There are some drawbacks and limitations to this, but it actually works pretty well.
Do I need to upgrade either Poser or Vue or both? is there a new method for creating 15-60 second animations that has come out in the last year or so that is fantastically better or faster? Or just as good and faster? (I get tired of waiting 8 hours for 4 computers to finish rendering a 30 second animation).
I really doubt that a multi-system-render version of poser has come out, but if the hair room has improved drastically in regards to creating "flowing" hair that looks good in an animation...
I'd appreciate any opinion you might have.