Anyone using Vue?

[farzad_moshiri]

Hi everybody.

 

I've recently faced a couple of renderings done with "Vue" and am highly fascinated by the unbelievable realistic looks they had; specifically those archived in the source site

"http://www.e-onsoftware.com/"

in the gallery groups of "Architecture" and "Nature & Landscape".

If that's the point, why should any other software be utilized to achieve a realistic look? I'm confused...

 

Has anyone used the software?

Is this level of quality really achievable?

How long does it take to learn the software?

And how long does it take to administer a project in this level of quality?

 

Thanks in advance...

[CJI]

I understand how impressed you are with VUE images that you see kicking about. They have a beautiful atmosphere about them, they often make me want to downtools and jump straight on the Vue bandwagon.

 

Take waht i say with a pinch of salt as i am no expert on vue here. But the few times i have tried to get in to Vue (i've tried Vue 6 and Vue 7.5 so far, and no doubt will try 9.5 soon) i have been met with an awkward UI, Looooong render times, and bugs galore. So just like every other piece of software you have to remember it has its problems, and will never be the catch all solution. Just like learning VRay or Mental ray it has a learning curve that you have to navigate over and the time it takes to do this is directly proportionate to the time you have available.

 

From my limited experience and from what i have read, unless you really know what your doing with it, be prepared for long render times to get the kind of quality you see on the website. The animations you see are often sent to render farms too.

 

I hope someone with more in depth knowledge can prove me wrong, as i would love to add this software to me set of "tools".

[farzad_moshiri]

Thanks alot.

I found it quite helpful; you solved a great portion of my confusion regarding the matter my friend.

Actually, at the present time, I'm a user of "3ds Max" contributed with "VRay" for the architectural visualization firm.

I've always felt the absence of a satisfactory environment around the buildings (specially for exteriors) and I feel "Vue" would be the solution; though at the price of long render times...

Taking your guidelines into consideration, I surmise I'd better utilize a combination of 3ds Max, VRay and Vue.

I hope it won't take me a lo0o0ong time to learn the software as the rendering process does...

 

Again, I'm quite grateful man...