What is onyx? I did a google and did not see any onyx cg software. Does it run on Mac?

If you are using a Mac, you should calibrate your monitor. The best way to do this is to have a calibrator. You can buy them for around $300. The other way is to calibrate by eye, using the calibration steps in the system prefs > displays > color > calibrate. Then view you image in photoshop and softproof it. If you are doing your own prints via inkjet, you can get prints that will closely match your monitor. You will need a profile for your printer. Canon and Epson both provied profiles for there printers

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Thanks guys. One more question. I need to be able to place a photo I have (which has a mask knocking out the sky) and place this into Bryce. I want to be able to see this picture so that I can be able to determine what type of sky I want to create. The thing is, I only have 3 day to do this. I started to read the manual, so I have a basic understanding of what all of the buttons do. But I dod not have time to go through the whole thing. Can some one give me a step by step in how to do this? From inportiing image to actaull setting it up to render out. I did read that I can work at a loweer res, the output atr a higher res. What is the bvesat res to do this at? I do not need to creat a real stormy sky for this, so I would just like to be able to creaet a cool sunset with some whispy clouds. Thanks again, Steve

First let me thank everyone for there help.I have looked through some of the images in the gallery and none of them look photorealistic to me. If some one thinks they have something that looks real please let me know.

When you print your image rendered in VUE 4, is there enough texture in trees, rocks, etc., so that it looks photographic? I know someone said it depend on the quality of your models, well where do you get these models? Do they come with the program? I am very critical, like I said I would be blending with real photographs (originals from 2.25 and 4x5), I hardly ever even use 35mm.