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Vue vs Bryce vs Octane Render vs Cycles: antialiasing on reflexions

Vue vs Bryce vs Octane Render vs Cycles: antialiasing on reflexions

This article is a comparison between the different render engines I have used over the Years: Bryce 7 - Vue Infinite 2016 - Octane Render 2024 - Blender Cycles 4.3


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.


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 !


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.


Digital Lighting and Rendering

Digital Lighting and Rendering

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The theory of lighting applied to digital, along with some excellent examples, by Jeremy Birn.


Sketchup models into Vue

Sketchup models into Vue

I recently found a series of very nice Scottish castle models in Sketchup format. I immediately wondered how to import them into Vue.