We are approaching Halloween- so how about a Curious Labs-Daz Studio NIGHTMARE scenerio... Looking over the new features in Vue 5 I was struck at how it seems E-On Software has NEARLY thrown in the entire kitchen sink. It's a very impressive list. SO- What then could the Coming Vue 5 Pro offer to TOP this and get people to shell out for the "Pro" version? How about... 1. Fully posable Poser characters in Vue 5 Pro, just like Poser. Why NOT? Vue 4-5 can already import Poser animations, including P5 dynamic effects- so what's stopping them from fully Posable controls? If DAZ can do this in a free program with a limited programming staff, certainly E-On could do this! 2. Load Poser RUNTIMES DIRECTLY! If DAZ Studio can do this, so can Vue 5 Pro. Vue 5 already reads in Poser files better than DAZ Studio at this point, so reading in Poser Props, Cameras, Lights, etc directly from the runtimes should not present a difficulty for E-On! 3. Phong Renderer- just like Poser 4 and Pro-Pack. E-On certainly has the technical experise to write a Phong renderer to approximate what Poser already does- after all- this is an ANCIENT render technology compared to E-on's Ray-Tracing, GI, Radiosity and HDRI features! (A Phong renderer would allow FAST scene setups and test renders BEFORE going to raytracing, etc.- and provide full Poser4-PP compatibility,) 4. Anime Cel-Shaders- It already appears possible that with Vue 5's advanced new Materials Editor that Anime Cel-Shaders, like those used in programs like Lightwave, will be possible. (There may even be the POTENTIAL to either convert, or very closely approximate many P5 materials). Since Vue Pro also uses Python, Z-Toon Flat Camera effects are also possible. O.k.- with these four steps, E-On "could" become Number One, combining most (but not all) of the features of Poser, plus many of the features that attract users of many other POPULAR 3D applications that cost MUCH MORE. I don't mention Modeling features because most people use a different modeler software- theres TONS of them and many are FREE or very low cost. People who want HIGH END will buy High End software ANYWAY- so I'm talking about the Poser-Bryce-DAZ-Truespace-Carrara, etc. mid-range market! ........The coming Vue 5 Pro could be a MONSTER! ********************************************************* P.S. E-On will soon be opening their own On-Line Store.