Quote - I would not base a descision on the free Pioneer version. The free PLE ( http://www.e-onsoftware.com/try/vue_2014_ple/ ) is based on Infinite (Which I use) and has all features.

Ah.  Good deal.  Thanks.

Quote - The kind of scenes you are looking at are doable with Vue. They will require some serious work with materials (which you can buy or learn how to do yourself in the function editor).

Similar to what I do with Reality 3, or does Vue lack the ability to accurately convert things like procedural shaders for further tweaking in Vue?

Quote - Vue gives you full control over every aspect of lighting and rendering (in the advanced versions).

By "advanced versions", do you mean no such lighting or render control in 2014 Complete, or are you comparing Vue with Lux?

Quote - A fully optimized Vue scene can give you the same quality as a Lux Render in a signifcantly shorter time for many scenes (there are things where Lux or any non-biased render engine are superior (complex caustics with accurate dispersion for example).

You're the second person who's told me Lux is better than Vue in terms of rendering physically accurate materials and environmental effects.  I find that intriguing.  I've always been under the impression that Lux was a poor artist's alternative to high-end apps like Vue.

So, Vue is actually a biased renderer?

Quote - Vue can definitely do decent indoor renders (there are some examples in my gallery).

Good stuff.  I especially like Good Morning Dystopia.

Quote - However it was originally designed as a landscape modelling and render app and one has to jump through some hoops sometimes for a pure indoor render.

I noticed all of their promo examples only featured outdoor renders.

It looks like I'm going to want to plan on using two different workflows depending on the project.

Poser > Vue for outdoor scenes

Poser > Reality 3 > Lux for indoor scenes