Quote - All this talk about Octane vs. Vue or any other renderer for that matter is a load of old BS if you ask me. Are there bad renders being done with Octane? Of course. Are there bad renders being done with Poser and Vue? Oh yes!  Getting a new renderer doesn't automatically make your images better. If you're bad at lighting and posing with Poser, Octane, Reality or Vue won't fix that problem for you. I bought Octane after trying out the demo. I like how fast it renders and how it handles lighting and materials.  That being said I still have a lot to learn to get the most out of it.   It also suit me personally since I have a very old system but a new GTX660 graphics card (bought for computer gaming).

Quoted for enthusiastic agreement. What attracted me to Octane and the Poser plugin was that it was all contained in Poser: make a change to the scene, it's immediately reflected in your plugin viewport. I already had Octane -- bought it way back when it was only a hundred bucks (beta version) which stupidly I'd never installed (but finally did) so I only had to cough up another AUD$134 (Euros 99) for the plugin. Unfortunately, I did get a GTX580 with only 1.5 gig VRAM, but time goes on and -- as we do here in Oz -- one can save up for a better card.

Playing with the plugin alone, it is more than worth the price. Even though the LiveDB material set might seem a bit limited, the fact that you do have caustics makes a world of difference. I'm still learning this tool, so I won't show any renders yet... if you must, you can have a peek at a WIP.

Monterey/Mint21.x/Win10 - Blender3.x - PP11.3(cm) - Musescore3.6.2

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