Quote - I remembered this thread from last year, and am digging it up to ask...how did it work out?  Did you make your freebies, or do the tutorial? 

I just got a handful of panoramas done so far... the big issue I was hitting was with regard to render times for getting the kind of sizes I was initially aiming for... e.g. 10-12K pixel plus wide.

My Vue install has also been screwed since I tried to apply the last service pack... and with becoming a dad again in March, I've been kind of short of Poser / Vue / 3D time too... so not had time to sort it...

...but in due course I was planning to do some more on this.

Following some discussions and one or two other threads, advice from BB, last year, I'd gotten to the point of deciding that the best approach is to make two renders of my Vue scenes... and go down a more "theatrical" route...

I've been doing a 4K wide (or less even) spherical panorama, and a hi res backdrop (e.g. in IMAX format or similar) which can be mapped on a flat rectangular (maybe slightly convex) primitive prop.

The spherical then provides reflections and IDL... the backdrop, well provides the backdrop.

The render time is much more reasonable...

Of course, this approach works for the kinds of scenes I currently do in Poser. But other folk might well be looking for a more immersive 360 environment type of thing from the spherical panorama approach...