I know the .vob extension is for Vue. I have the free Vue 6 Infinite PLE 

I found a freebie that I would like to use and it has a .vob extension and I want to convert it to .obj so I can use it in Poser.

The readme for the file says:

[quote]To Install:

• Move the .VOB file to one of the object folders under your Vue
  d'Esprit directory, and it will display in your object browser the next
  time you open Vue d'Esprit.[/quote]

Where in the Vue folder do I find the folder that has the objects in it? 

in the top level of the Vue folder I have the following:  Application, Documentation, Environment, Help, Modules, and Python.  I've looked in each of those and don't see any "object" folders.

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Hi Acadia.

Drop the .VOB anywhere - any folder anywhere.

Start V6I PLE. Go to File Menu->Load Object. You should get the "Top level" dialogue. At the bottom of that dialogue there's a browse option (next to the waste bin - hover over the icons there). Click the browse option and you should be able to browse to wherever you saved the .vob and load it.

However, I rather think that you won't be able to save it out as eg. a .obj file (tho I hope I'm wrong).  Many .VOB files are set up so that they cannot be re-exported.

However, just in case I'm wrong, to try to do so select the object, and go to File Menu->Export Object. Select .obj format.

Hope that works (I have V5I, not V6I, but I'd be surprised if these bits have been changed)

Cheers,
Diolma

Thanks :)  I'll give that  a try tomorrow. Right now my bed and book are calling out to me.

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let me know if you are successful .)
as far as I read the doku it's not possible to interchange files with the PLE of Vue. maybe I am wrong ...

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Vue is a landscape generator and renderer.
Pros of Vue:

• much faster raytraced renderer, better render quality possible;
• liquids and metals render far better than in Poser;
• great handling of plants, trees and rocks;
• in the Infinite version: ecosystems ("crowds" of objects, with individual variations if the objects are plants or rocks)
• in the Infinite version: full 64 bit (can render scenes wiith enormous complexity without a hitch).
• easy import of Poser scenes, either animations or stills;
• supports Poser dynamic hair and cloth;
• and much, much more.

Cons of Vue:

• precise placement of objects is harder to do than in Poser;
• no polygon subdivision (except in Infinite, and that doesn't work as well as polygon smoothing in Poser)
• displacement is still somewhat flaky and can be extremely RAM hungry.

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Quote - Hi Acadia.

Drop the .VOB anywhere - any folder anywhere.

Start V6I PLE. Go to File Menu->Load Object. You should get the "Top level" dialogue. At the bottom of that dialogue there's a browse option (next to the waste bin - hover over the icons there). Click the browse option and you should be able to browse to wherever you saved the .vob and load it.

However, I rather think that you won't be able to save it out as eg. a .obj file (tho I hope I'm wrong).  Many .VOB files are set up so that they cannot be re-exported.

However, just in case I'm wrong, to try to do so select the object, and go to File Menu->Export Object. Select .obj format.

Hope that works (I have V5I, not V6I, but I'd be surprised if these bits have been changed)

Cheers,
Diolma

I can't seem to load the .vob object file. I get some message saying that Vue 6 can't read files for Vue d'esprite or earlier and to use the conversion tool to convert the file.

"It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi

Quote - Acadia what do you use Vue for? What are the pros?

I have no idea!  LOL I saw someone talking about the free version of Vue so I decided to download it and try it out. Apparently renders are supposed to be much better or something. TBH I even though I installed it,  haven't bothered with it. I'm still trying to figure out Poser and with me it's one program at a time because I'm easily overwhelmed when I try to learn too many things at the same time. 

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able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi

Yeah I know StormChaser loves Vue for rendering but didn't know if the free version would come equipped with all the things needed.

Few more pros for Vue

Volumetrics - you can see 'em in the preview and they render much faster than Poser.
GI and GR without having to hack secret settings (and which work )
Placement of things that aren't in Ecosystems is actually as precise as Poser - you can adjust Z Y and Z independently if you need to.
Density maps for Ecosystem layout and ecosystem painting in Infinite, surprisingly useful

and yeah - almost all my renders are done in Vue these days - 900x1500 in 2 or 3 mins with volumetrics (but not with GI obviously)

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^Are these available in the FREE version as well?

you'd have to check the website but so far as I know ecosystem painting is available in the PLE.  The rest of it certainly should be

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Quote - I can't seem to load the .vob object file.

As someone else mentioned, the PLE has a restriction that stops it from loading files from non-PLE versions.