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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.


Vue 7 news

Vue 7 news

E-On Software has sent a flurry of news about Vue 7. Here is the detail of its new offerings.


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.


Vue render benchmarks (update)

Vue render benchmarks (update)

I am now redoing benchmarks I had done previousely with the new Vue 2014.6.


Plant Factory preview

Plant Factory preview

E-On Software is preparing the release of a brand new plant creation software.


Vue 11 sneak peek

Vue 11 sneak peek

A very short video posted on the E-On Software registered forum shows particles in Vue 11


Vue 10 video tutorials

Vue 10 video tutorials

E-On Software posts Vue 10 video tutorials on their Youtube page


Free 3d ship models

Free 3d ship models

A series of amazing ship models for free


Available info about Vue 7

Available info about Vue 7

E-on Software demoed a beta version of Vue 7 at Siggraph 2008. Though they only provided scarce info up to now, people that have visited their booth detailed more features. Here is a summary of what I could find from the different sources of information.


Vue 7 video

Vue 7 video

A video presenting Vue 7 has been spotted on Youtube. It is now confirmed to be genuine.


Bryce vs Vue

Bryce vs Vue

I have used Bryce for a long time before switching - somewhat reluctantly - to Vue. My first tests in Vue were no more than a cautious exploration, but I quickly realized that it had lots of features I had been wanting in Bryce for years. This article is an attempt to summarize my findings in this respect.


Full uninstall of Vue 7

Full uninstall of Vue 7

When making tries with the newer Vue 7.4 beta, I messed up with the "revert to previous version" function and ended up with a totally broken program. It was time for a full reinstall, following the advice of Chipp Walters.