dc2288 opened this issue on Jan 13, 2001 ยท 7 posts
dc2288 posted Sat, 13 January 2001 at 7:41 AM
I was wondering which of these 2 program is better? And the pro's and con's of each..I'm planning on buying one of them with my tax return, but want my mony's worth.. thanks in advance
Prizm Break posted Sat, 13 January 2001 at 12:45 PM
Well Ive been using Bryce and like it. Ive tried Vue and it's like writing html code, there might be more to it, I didnt spend alot of time with it, I thought it sucked.
Ghostofmacbeth posted Sat, 13 January 2001 at 7:26 PM
Well I like Bryce .. can't use vue since it is PC anyway but I have never been that fond of the renders ... they do have nice trees
Glengarry posted Sun, 14 January 2001 at 5:35 AM
I'm sure there are pros and cons to each but as far as I know 'Bryce' is VERY easy to learn and use and the render quality is FAR better. I've never used 'Vue' so my opinion may be biased but I can't imagine any programme being better value alround than 'Bryce'. GG
jval posted Sun, 14 January 2001 at 11:49 PM
Why don't you get the demos for both and see which you prefer? I prefer Bryce because that's what I started with and I'm lazy. If you look around you will find wonderful work done with both programs. I have to say that in some ways Vue's 4 way windows can be a distinct advantage, as is the presence of foliage. Bryce seems to have a "harder" look to its renders as opposed to the "softer" feel from Vue (sorry, don't know how else to describe it). This seems more suitable for my style but if I were more interested in a "natural" look I might prefer Vue. People claim that Vue's renders are substabtially faster then Bryce's. I don't think you will go terribly wrong with either. Pick the one that best suits your style and way of working.
Flickerstreak posted Mon, 15 January 2001 at 12:15 PM
Bryce is more full-featured and user-friendly. And the texture & terrain engines are simply the best around. It does not, however, do greenery very well. Many people have come up with ways to 'fake it' to get trees, bushes, grass, etc. but it IS more work. Vue handles greenery better... it even includes some built-in tools for handling that stuff. Renders are faster, but IMHO of lower quality, although I think it does support soft shadows (wish Bryce would do that!). Also, the user interface is a bit obscure, and the textures/materials are ho-hum. Vue is earlier on in the product development than Bryce... if they continue to develop it well, it could become much better.
Gabi posted Tue, 16 January 2001 at 2:41 AM
See my website for a comparison of both programs: http://www.gdiekert.de