Terragen 2 vs Vue 8 xStream

[MGebhart]

Hi,

I was thinking about doing a comparison between Terragen 2 and Vue 8 xStream. I just upgraded my Vue 7.5 to 8. It won't get to detailed but, it will give you a good idea how, in my opinion, the two compare.

Frankly I know which product I prefer but, I thought I would share my thoughts about the overall easy of use and work-flow. Also, how the programs use system resources.

I won't do this comparison unless the members of the Planetside Forum are interested. I will determine this by how many members respond to this thread.

Let me know.

Marc    

[cyphyr]

Very interested indeed. I doubt I would change over as I'd have to learn everything from scratch but I'd be interested nonetheless
Richard

[Seth]

at least, Vue users can come in here to read what we write
but we, not Vue users, can't go to their forum to read what they write

[fractrix]

really interested !!!

[domdib]

It's certainly worth hearing what you think, if only to give us ideas to torture Matt, Jo and Oshyan with 

[Kadri]

I don't think that i ever would buy from them . I don't like their  business practice . But i am following most of the 3D software on the net .
This is the long way to say " yes i am curious what you think about Vue "  

Kadri.

[dandelO]

at least, Vue users can come in here to read what we write
but we, not Vue users, can't go to their forum to read what they write

I can. My username there is 'Terragen 2'! (probably get deleted now... )

[Kadri]

at least, Vue users can come in here to read what we write
but we, not Vue users, can't go to their forum to read what they write

I can. My username there is 'Terragen 2'! (probably get deleted now... )

You sneaky  troll !
LOL 

Kadri.

[reck]

at least, Vue users can come in here to read what we write
but we, not Vue users, can't go to their forum to read what they write

Says a lot when a company is not confidant enough to let people see their forums until after they have parted with their cash. Probably don't want potential customers to see all the bitching regarding the high costs and the stability of the software.

MGebhart, i'd like to hear your thoughts, there are plenty of things in vue i'd love to see in Terragen.

[schmeerlap]

Comparison might be interesting, as long as bang for buck is taken into account, as Vue 8 xStream will set you back £1,100 +

John

[Henry Blewer]

It would be interesting. I downloaded Vue Pioneer, but have not even installed it. From the two times I tried it before, I am not likely to like it in this version either.

[himalofa]

A good idea as long as we keep away from all that snarkyness. I have Vue 8 studio and prefer TG2 but I have not really made an effort with Vue so would be interested in an unbiased informed opinion.

[Hannes]

Yes, a comparison would be really interesting. Maybe a very similar scene done with the two apps with similar quality settings. I'm curious about the render times.
But Schmeerlap is right. The price of course has to be taken into account too

[Jack]

first thing that terragen 2 wins in is support just read this forum topic for a small taster of how bad vue' support is
http://forums.cgarchitect.com/39100-anyone-out-there-use-max-vue-8-xstream.html

[Henry Blewer]

That is really bizarre. Hundreds of dollars for support? I thought Dell was expensive!

Thanks to Planetside for being a great bunch of guys! We don't let you know how much you and your programs are appreciated enough.