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Vue vs Bryce vs Octane render: antialiasing

Vue vs Bryce vs Octane render: antialiasing

I unsed to complain about the quality of antialiasing in Vue compared to the one you can get in Bryce. As I wanted to see if Bryce-like quality could be obtained in Vue, I set up a similar scene in both programs and rendered it to have a fair comparison. As I have been using Octane Render lately, I have added it to the test.


World Creator 2 beta update

World Creator 2 beta update

What is new in the 12th of May 2017 beta of World Creator? Discover it with this video.


World Creator 2 beta preview

World Creator 2 beta preview

A quick discovery of the upcoming version of World Creator, the successor of Geocontrol


Quixel Megascans launch

Quixel Megascans launch

After some delay, this repository of scanned objects and material has launched.


Getting started with Vue

Getting started with Vue

This post lists a series of useful sources of information you may use to get you started with E-On Software's Vue program.


Vue render benchmark

Vue render benchmark

A compilation of render times for one of Vue's default scenes: Seychelles


Bitmap 2 material test

Bitmap 2 material test

Testing new tools to make seamless textures and displacements. Bitmap 2 Material does the job !


Wyvern lake

Wyvern lake

Still a work in progress. Now very few things to adjust.


Impressive demo of the Cryengine 2 level editor

Impressive demo of the Cryengine 2 level editor

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The Crysis level editor is demoed at a trade show. Impressive visualization capacities!


How much RAM for Vue?

How much RAM for Vue?

This is a question I frequently read on Vue forums, from users about to purchase a new PC. Vue has always been resource hungry and Vue 8 is more so than ever.


McDull Flying

McDull Flying

Flying above a chinese landscape: background made in Vue 6


Vue and Bryce benchmarks

Vue and Bryce benchmarks

As I now have three PCs at home, I made tests to compare their render speeds in both Vue and Bryce.