@4342578 Hi kenmo,

I've been reading what I can find about Vue Creator over the last couple of days, with the idea of maybe trying a year's subscription. Although anything like a helpful list of features for the three options is conspicuous by its absence, it appears to me that Creator is pretty much like the old Vue Espirit Complete, while the Professional version is the old Infinite / Xtream (I think these two only differed in whether they could run stand-alone or not), and the Enterprise version is Infinite / Xtream with extra seats and some content.

I didn't originally intend to even look at a subscription version, but I see that the monthly $19.95 for Creator gives you not only Vue (Complete) but Plant Factory as well. This is quite an attraction for me, and maybe for some others who create nature-based scenes. This is the good news from my point of view, but the bad news, which is significant, is that Vue Creator is missing a few features that did exist in the old Espirit Complete, namely: 1) you can't export anything, 2) you can't render at anything over 4096 x 2150 pixels, and 3) you can't use compositing. There's no Python scripting or plugins to integrate with other products, but I don't think that Espirit had those anyway. The page where I found that information is here: https://info.e-onsoftware.com/blog/e-on-software-takes-users-to-cloud-nine-with-new-releases

And that information is echoed on this short review page here: http://www.cgchannel.com/2018/12/e-on-software-revamps-vue-and-plantfactory/

I can live without compositing, but the reduction in potential picture resolution is a big worry and will particularly affect anyone who wants to produce high quality prints. There is no more detailed information I can find on the bar on exporting, so it's not clear whether you can't export anything (presumably you can still save rendered images), or just not some things. Even if it's just some things, I can remember saving up for a long time to buy the Exporter expansion for Vue Espirit, and it's quite a slap in the face to lose that facility now unless I take out a much more expensive subscription for the Professional version.

I'm still undecided, but maybe the information above will help others to make up their minds. If you've decided and are happy to take out an annual licence, a slightly reduced (by $10) subscription is being sold by Novedge here: http://www.cgchannel.com/2018/12/e-on-software-revamps-vue-and-plantfactory/