3D RENDERINGS

SOME OF THE RENDERINGS I HAVE SEEN DONT EVEN SEEM LIKE COMPUTER GENERATED RENDERINGS ANYMORE, THEY JUST LOOK LIKE PICTURES. WHICH OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE SUCCESSFULL AND UNSUCCESSFUL? A PROGRAM CALLED MODO BY LUXOLOGY PRODUCES LIFELIKE RENDERINGS, THAT WORK ON A MAC OSX PLATFORM SEEMLESSLY. ALTHOUGH THE PROGRAM IS A BIT MORE SOPHISTICATED AND TOUGHER TO LEARN, IT WILL EARN YOU MORE RESPECT ON THE BOARD.