I've ordered Vue 4 but meanwhile I've been using Vue 2. The renders I get are very pixelated even at the programs highest settings. My question is this: is Vue 4 better? Are there any work-arounds, other than rendering huge files? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks, -Fernando.

Vue 4 gives outstanding results with high settings. The only problem I have encountered is the VERY VERY long render times (24 hours for a 800x600 image for example). But it is definitely worth trying.

Hello, I used vue 3 and now use vue 4 and I must say, the render is much better. Check out some of my vue images here (search for Calseeor ). Those are all, unless otherwise noted, rendered at the 'final' setting...which is well below the best you can get, and yet they look awesome. Keep in mind, on some of them, I added a post-work blur. If I did, I will have listed that in my credits. Hope this helps. --Eryk

Hey Kurka, We've got a forum full of experts here, who are more than willing to help with any problem ;) Can you give you more details? How large are you rendering? Are you saving the render as BMP, JPG, or TGA? Are you using the blur or focus settings on the camera? Are you using soft shadows on the sun? All of these things can affect the way Vue renders. Each one needs to be handled in a different way. -SMT

One of my favorite tips is to remove the Bump settings from any material that is far enough away from the camera. You'll need to test in your particular scene to discern just how far is far enough. Away from the foreground and some midground area, bumps don't usually contribute much to the image itself (there are exceptions, of course), but they can contribute to a grainish appearance. So if they don't have to be there, just take 'em out. :)

You can also try rendering at 1600x1200 and re-sizing to 800x600. That seems to do alot for reducing the grainy appearance. Rich

The size is 870 x 397 pixels, user settings, superior antialias.

Hm, accounting for the JPG compression, it looks good to me. :)

I see what you mean Kurka. (great scene composition, BTW). Everything, aside from the sky, is very 'dotty', as if low quality or something. I see a lot of this with vue images. I can say that with vue 4, this has not been a problem with me. Attached is an image I rendered at the 'final' setting, which uses normal anti-alias settings, not the superior settings. I hope this helps to show you how 'clean' vue 4 can make things.

Thanks. Hpefully Vue 4 will show up soon. Great picture, by the way. -Fernando.

Heh, maybe it's time for me to clean the monitor. They both look good to me. :)