E-on Software Releases Vue 2014 PLE and Trial Versions

TEST DRIVE THE LEADING SOLUTION FOR DIGITAL NATURE AT NO CHARGE

December 05, 2013. Beaverton, Oregon: e-on software, maker of the leading solutions for Digital Nature, announced today the immediate availability of the free Vue xStream and Infinite 2014 PLE (Personal Learning Edition), together with the trial versions of its products for 3D Artists, Vue Esprit, Studio and Complete 2014.

Vue 2014

Vue Infinite 2014 and Vue xStream 2014 are the latest production-driven versions of e-on software’s professional solutions for the creation, animation and rendering of natural 3D environments. Both programs offer CG professionals the premiere solution for creating exceptionally rich and realistic Digital Nature environments with seamless integration into any production workflow.

Vue xStream operates both as a standalone application or seamlessly integrated inside of 3ds Max, Maya, LightWave, Cinema4D & Softimage. It provides extended capabilities for integration into a production pipeline. Vue Infinite does not integrate into other 3D applications and runs as standalone only.

Key features of Vue 2014 include physically accurate sunlight and photometric lighting, FBX import, Multi-layer 32-bit OpenEXR 2.0 support, World Point Position pass, .FBX and .CHAN camera exchange as well as many workflow and interface improvements...

Learn more about the new technologies in Vue 2014 at www.e-onsoftware.com/xstream/?page=new

Personal Learning Edition (PLE)

The Vue 2014 PLE is a fully functional version of Vue xStream/Infinite 2014. With this release, e-on software has lifted some of the limitations of previous versions of the PLE. In particular, PLE users can:

• Create complete projects, save their work and export to other applications,
• Render in FullHD (for stills) and animations up to 720p,
• Experience Vue’s power directly inside 3ds Max/Maya/Softimage/LightWave/Cinema4D,
• Try Vue RenderNodes on their network,
• Learn at their own pace (the PLE never expires)!

The Personal Learning Edition ships with a wide selection of Vue presets, as well as the full PDF Reference manual. More presets are available in the commercial version.

Users can download the Vue 2014 PLE at no charge from www.vue3d.com/ple.

With Vue 2014, students don’t have to pay to learn Vue!

The Vue 2014 Personal Learning Edition allows any Artist or Student to learn the best Digital Nature tool for free. The PLE now outputs files that can be rendered without limitation using an ATC license. Students can thus work from home using the free PLE and bring their work back to school for use (and final rendering) using their school’s resources.

PLE Requirements and Restrictions

The Vue 2014 Personal Learning Edition is available in English for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8, and on Mac OSX 10.6+ (Mac Intel only) for both 32 and 64 bit.

Scene files created and saved with the PLE cannot be exchanged with other PLE users and are not compatible with other versions of Vue except ATC Licenses.

The PLE is for personal, non-commercial use only, and renders may be watermarked and carry a logo.

Trial Versions of Vue 2014 for 3D Artists

Vue Esprit, Vue Studio and Vue Complete 2014 provide 3D artists with powerful modular applications to create rich 3D Digital Nature scenery and landscapes.

The Vue 2014 Trial Version is a fully functional version of Vue Esprit, Studio or Complete 2014 (the selection is done during installation), aside from the following limitations:

• Saving is disabled (scenes, plants, objects, ...),
• Render stills up to 1920x1080 and animations up to 1280x720,
• Animation length is limited to 5 seconds,
• Limited content (only a small selection of materials, plants, atmospheres...),
• Terrain export, standalone rendering and network rendering disabled,
• The Trial Version will work for 30 days.

Users can download the Vue 2014 Trial Versions at no charge from www.e-onsoftware.com/try.

The Vue 2014 Trial Versions are available in English only*, for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8, and on Mac OSX 10.6+ (Mac Intel only) for both 32 and 64 bit.

*French and German versions of the Vue 2014 Trial will be released as soon as the localized versions of Vue 2014 ship, early 2014.

Terraflora3D Christmas Present

All Terraflora3D only SG Flowersare free till 31 December 2012.

Vue Personal Learning Edition Updated to Version 9.5

The free Personal Learning Edition of Vue has been updated to version 9.5. It includes all the new features of Vue 9.5 (Advanced Cloud Control, Interactive Texture Placement, Localized Cloud Layers, GPU Anti-Aliasing, FastHybrid Depth of Field, Matte Shadow).

Free Hall of Justice model for Vue

Jacob Charles Dietz has a new free Hall of Justice model for Vue.

Two Free Vue Scenes from QuadSpinner

Catching up with all the Vue goings on at the end of last month and found QuadSpinner / Dax Pandhi is giving away two free Vue Scenes.

Silverblade's Free Atmospheres

Silverblade has posted a variety of atmospheres for Vue 8 that he uses (mostly for Dark Sun fantasy art)  on his website.

Silverblade Gets All Dirty

Silverblade is giving away new, free layered material versions of his dirt materials for Vue 8 and above.

Free Vue Scaling Objects

I've posted a set of 34 objects to help with getting the scaling of scenes right. This first set is based on sports grounds, pitches and playing areas.

There's a bit of narrative about why I made them on my impworks blog and the objects can be downloaded from the free vue scaling objects page on my site.

Hope you find them useful.

10 free winter tree gobo materials for Vue

I've posted a collection of 10 free winter tree gobo materials for Vue on my website today. Tested in Vue 7 Pioneer and Infinite and Vue 8 Infinite. Enjoy.

TXE-Q Stand for Vue

Jacob Charles Dietz has posted a Vue version of Moebius' TXE-Q Stand to go with the Dystopia TXE for Vue. You'll need to be a registered user at Team-Dystopia.com forums to download the textured models.

Striped Lighting Gels for Vue

I've posted 10 striped lighting gels for Vue to my web site.  I've lots more lighting gels to follow until I run out which may take some time.  A tutorial on using gels will be posted once I've finished it.  The set have been tested in Vue 7.5 Infinite.

More new Python Scripts

I've posted new pythons scripts for Vue to my impworks website:

• Save a sequence of object files from a Vue animation
• Add a Material Layer to all the materials in a Vue scene

The object sequence saving can be used to get an animated element from a Vue scene, such as a terrain, into another package. The material layer scripts can be used to add a toon material layer or other effects layer to all the materials in a scene quickly.

Mazak's Road Video and Free Terrain (Car not Included)

Mazak has made a new Video with Vue 7.5 Infinite and is generously give away the scene file of the terrain which he created with GeoControl2 and imported into Vue (Car not Included). He's also included all the texture maps including the road stripes texture map (made with Corel Draw) and the camera animation (Road Run Camera).

Vue Python Scripts

I've been updating the Vue Python script section on my impworks web site so scripts that were previously only available from the impworks blog now have pages all of their own. There are also a few new python scripts following requests.

Three new scripts for working with Vue’s Bump Mapping: one to make the mapping negative, one to make it positive and one to invert it on selected objects. A second new set of scripts make it easy to switch between the four different image mapping modes in materials on more than one object and material at once.

3D Artist Issue 2 and Vue

3D Artist Issue 2 is on sale in the UK. Vue 7 Pioneer is included on the cover disc it also says there is free content download worth $100 (I made it $113.58 when I claimed it). To get the free Vue content follow the instructions on page 111 of the magazine but it helps to be logged in to Cornucopia 3D first. There is also a two page tutorial on getting started with Vue 7 Pioneer - not one an experienced user will discover anything new from but good for someone starting out.

Eonite's Clouds for Vue

Dick Scherzinger aka Eonite has posted some nice clouds for Vue in this thread at Renderosity.

Vue 7 Pioneer Full Application Released for Free!

NEW VUE 7 THEMATIC PACKS AVAILABLE!

March 24, 2009. Beaverton, Oregon: e-on software, maker of Vue - the leading solutions for natural 3D environments, today announced the immediate availability of a new series of products in its Vue 7 line for 3D artists: the Vue 7 T-Packs (for “Thematic Packs”). Vue 7 T-Packs are specifically designed for physical and download retail and include a Vue 7 Core Application together with a large collection of thematic content centered on the worlds of Fantasy, Science Fiction or Fairy Tale.

E-on software also announced that the full Vue 7 Pioneer application is now available free of charge from cornucopia3d.com.

Vue 7 Pioneer – Create Your Own 3D Worlds, for Free!

Vue 7 Pioneer is derived from the research e-on software makes for Vue Infinite and xStream, its high-end products for the professional CG market.

As a result, some of the technologies available in Pioneer are also used in recent Hollywood blockbusters!

"We want to attract new users to the fun world of Vue. We'll be happy if people end up doing this as a job, after they discovered 3D and Vue with Pioneer!" said Nicholas Phelps, President of e-on software.

Vue 7 Pioneer is the perfect introduction to the world of 3D. It's available as a 32- and 64-bit application for Windows and MacOS X, in English, German and French (a Japanese version is underway). Pioneer is published by Cornucopia3D, a division of e-on software.

Newcomers to 3D and casual artists will find in Vue 7 Pioneer all the landscape-creation tools they need to easily create and render amazing images of their own 3D worlds.

The product can be extended with 12 optional modules that add specific functionality to the base application. Thanks to this modular approach, users can progressively upgrade all the way from Pioneer up to Vue 7 Complete. Vue 7 Esprit, Pro Studio and Complete represent pre-bundled, cost-effective alternatives to the modular approach of Pioneer.

More information is available at http://home.vue7.com.

Introducing the Vue 7 T-Packs

The Vue 7 T-Packs include all the software tools and ready-made content for the creation and animation of themed 3D images and video clips.

There are 3 different Vue 7 T-Packs: Vue 7 Science Fiction, Vue 7 Fairy Tale and Vue 7 Fantasy.

Each Vue 7 T-Pack includes over $100 worth of exclusive content – 3D virtual sets, models (plants, pre-animated meshes, etc.), atmosphere presets and more.

The Vue 7 T-Packs are compatible with all 12 Vue 7 expansion modules.

Priced at $49.95, these products are available directly through e-on software's online store, and will progressively be available through e-on software's international reseller channels.

Vue 7 users can also purchase individual theme packs from www.cornucopia3d.com.

Monsoon's Free RockSculpts for Vue

Monsoon has a new set of free model rocks - you can find out more and download them on this Renderosity thread.

Free Conifers Pack

Lars "Bigbraader" has posted a free tall conifer pack for Vue to Renderosity including 4 conifers. It is designed for fast rendering and 3 materials for either standard and "snowy" twigs.

Free Medieval Covered Street for Vue

Captain Marlowe has a new free Medieval Covered Street model for Vue available at his web site.