> Quote - Reality is for anyone interested in creating photorealistic 3D art using physically accurate materials based on real-world properties.  I've used Reality 3 exclusively since it was released last year. > > The single biggest advantage it offers over Firefly is being able to create and edit physically accurate materials with just a few clicks instead of spending months or years learning how to master Poser's Material Room to achieve similar effects. > > In other words, imagine bagginsbill's knowledge and experience programmed into a $30 plugin, and you've got Reality.

Very well said. It really is easy to get great materials quickly with Reality. Liquids, glass, water, metals, etc. that take some real knowledge in Poser's material room are super simple with Reality (Octane too).  Yes, rendering in Lux can be slow, but the results being worth the wait all depends on your ultimate goal. Until I can get the Octane plugin for Poser, my main renderer with Poser will be Reality/Lux. I would rather wait for the computer do the work, than spend extra time trying to figure out the shaders and lighting in Poser.

There is another advantage for me in that I have plugins for Lux for Poser, DS, and Carrara. This means that I can use one common render engine and shader system in all three applications. No more trying to rember how to do things in each separate applications shader and lighting system. Well, to be honest, I don't use Lux much with Carrara, mostly because Carrara's lighting and shader system is drop dead simple for me now (and I can easily get fantastic results and faster renders with Carrara), but this is a big help for Poser/DS.

I hope to do the same with Octane. Which will mean great renders and great speeds with the same shader/lighting system in all three applications.

IMHO, Reality3 for Poser is a real bargain. I should have given Reality/Lux a bit more attention above. So you don't have to wade through my gallery to see what was done with Reality/Lux, the attached image was my first real render with Reality3/Lux (I did do a quick test render prior to this one). This was easily the best render I had ever produced using "Poser". Again, it's not a jaw dropping render by any means, and I'm definitely no Reality/Lux guru. But I do think it shows what the average Poser user could quickly accomplish using Reality/Lux. Reading the users guide first, before trying to use it, is the best way to go to get quick results.

Another advantage to using Reality/Lux is that a lot of what you learn, especially lighting, can easily be transfered to Octane, should you decide to move to it at a later date.

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