I probably sound like a complete idiot even asking the following questions, but pride be damned.

I've been using Vue since Vue5, am currently running V8.5 Infinite and am preparing to download Vue9Infinite. When I run V8.5I, it's slow. Takes a lot of times for things to load and catch up, even with relatively small (92mm poly) files and with a relatively light texture load.

My current system config:

CoreDuo Quad 2.5 GHz, Intel Q8300 Vista 64 bit, 8gb RAM
Nvidia GeForce GT 220 card w/ 1 gb ram

Questions:

1. Do I need to upgrade any component in my system to help speed/performance?
2. Is there some system maintenance I should be doing that would help speed/performance?

Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks

No to both your questions, 8.5 sucks big time especially if you use Poser imports. Slow isn't the word for it, crawling through molasses is more like it...
I went back to using 8 Infinite a long time ago because it imports Poser content without all the slowness of 8.5.
I too am currently downloading version 9 and am hoping that the issue with 8.5 has been fixed, I've heard it has, otherwise I will continue to use Version 8...

Thanks, Fixer. Good to know.
I know I've taken to "downstepping" to Vue7.5 to build the scenes, then reopening them in 8.5 to render (as the rendering is improved, though slower).

Glad I didn't jump into another 8 of RAM and a new video card.

Just ran it and imported one Poser figure on it's own with dynamic cloth...Not impressed, too much longer to show in the World than 8 does.
Looks like I'll be sticking with 8 for now..

The GUI is a lot different too, I'll need to re-learn it I think... LOL!

Quote - Just ran it and imported one Poser figure on it's own with dynamic cloth...Not impressed, too much longer to show in the World than 8 does.
Looks like I'll be sticking with 8 for now..

The GUI is a lot different too, I'll need to re-learn it I think... LOL!

Interesting. I'm just loading my first figure in - very simple (2 of Dinraul's dinosaurs) - and with this, it's MUCH improved over what I was experiencing in 8.5 Time will tell, however. This is pretty simple.

Agree about the interface. A few quirky things like the atmo editor/load being one button now.

Another thing that was goofy in 8.5 was the size of the poser imports. It looks like that's been fixed.

 I just loaded 3 fully dressed figures and kept their poser textures in vue 9 64 bit mac version and it loaded very quickly, and conform to scale kept accurate in the vue import too.
the only problem I am having with vue 9 so far is occasional crashes and moving the camera sometimes jumps out of control or doesn't move at all and I have to manually move the camera using the arrows inside the vue picture window instead of using the camera controls.
Love esther

There are 3 different Poser SKU's or whatever they're called listed in the Vue setup, so maybe I'll try a different one to see if that improves the import time..