May 21, 2013
Real-time raytracing plugin gets option to batch-render animations. Can be set to mimic the look of mental ray, too. Read More »
April 23, 2013
Take the sting out of crashes with this free script to save and resume long mental ray and V-Ray renders. Read More »
March 19, 2013
New Skylight Illumination from IBL option lets mental ray render scenes using an environment map properly Read More »
March 7, 2013
Real-time mental ray viewer for Maya gets new render snapshot system, material and lighting overrides. Read More »
February 14, 2013
Mental ray rendering toolkit gets new Light Select and Diagnostic passes, better architectural light shader. Read More »
December 27, 2012
Read Jamie Cardoso's guides to creating custom IES light webs and fixing glitches with self-illumination. Read More »
December 5, 2012 | 6 comments
Dell's mid-range pro workstation packs a punch. Jason Lewis tests it alongside HP's high-end Z820. Read More »
November 19, 2012
See how to use it with Maya with Naughty Dog's Christophe Desse and with 3ds Max by Pixel 23's Leandré Hounnake. Read More »
October 25, 2012 | 1 comment
HP's top-of-the-range Z820 is a beast, particularly for rendering. Jason Lewis benchmarks it here. Read More »
September 4, 2012
See the upcoming DoF and stereo tools in Motiva's innovative software for manipulating rendered images. Read More »
August 15, 2012
Updated with neat new demo video: sub-$1,000 crowd simulator now batch renders jobs much faster. Read More »
July 14, 2012
Updated: new plugin provides interactive preview of a mental ray scene - now with Mac OS X support. Read More »
July 13, 2012
Mammoth new release features nine hours of training on Creating Plants in Maya/Mental Ray. Read More »
July 6, 2012
Director Meni Tsirbas talks us through his post-apocalyptic short, created with an all-student team. Read More »
July 4, 2012
Crowd simulator now shows your actors directly within the Maya render window, rather than baking geometry. Read More »
May 11, 2012
Update to Maya/mental ray toolkit adds new colour bleed SSS shader, support for SprayTrace renderer. Read More »
April 20, 2012 | 1 comment
Jason Lewis used to be a sceptic about mobile workstations - until he tried this sleek, unflashy workhorse. Read More »
April 5, 2012
Speed difference between iray and mental ray in 3ds Max 2013 is 'amazing', claims artist Juan Gea. Read More »
March 28, 2012 | 2 comments
Lots of new animation tools, better interoperability with MotionBuilder, and nHair sims - but no iray just yet. Read More »
March 15, 2012
Artist-friendly Maya crowd simulator gains support for mental ray rendering, new instancing tools. Read More »
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