Intel releases Open Image Denoise 2

Popular open-source render denoiser now runs on AMD, Intel and Nvidia GPUs as well as CPUs.

Monday, July 3rd, 2023

Open Image Denoise now runs on GPU as well as CPU

Open-source render denoiser used in Arnold. Blender and V-Ray now supports AMD, Intel & Nvidia GPUs.

Tuesday, May 17th, 2022

Intel releases Open Image Denoise 1.4

Check out this major update to the CPU-based render denoising system used in Blender and Unity.

Monday, May 24th, 2021

Intel releases open-source denoiser Open Image Denoise

New render denoising system is CPU-based, AI-driven, hardware-agnostic. See it in action here.

Thursday, January 31st, 2019

RenderMan 25 to feature the AI denoiser used on Lightyear

Next big update to the renderer to feature Pixar's AI-trained denoiser on its release later on this year.

Wednesday, August 24th, 2022

Intel unveils HdOSPRay and OpenVKL

New open-source tech to support interactive previews of USD files, and speed up volumetric renders.

Tuesday, June 4th, 2019

Chaos Czech releases Corona 11 for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D

Check out the new features in the production renderer, including updates to Chaos Scatter, and support for Open Image Denoise 2.

Friday, December 8th, 2023

Autodesk ships Arnold 7.0

Major update to the renderer adds Open Image Denoise and real-time colour correction, and extends Arnold GPU and USD workflows.

Tuesday, October 19th, 2021

Mercenaries Engineering releases Guerilla 2.2

Production renderer and look dev suite gets OpenColorIO support, USD export, Open Image Denoise.

Friday, March 27th, 2020

LuxCoreRender 2.2 ships

Open-source renderer gets new GI cache system, Disney BRDF material and Open Image Denoise. Now compatible with Blender 2.80.

Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019

cebas ships finalRender Drop 3

3ds Max renderer adds Intel's CPU-based Open Image Denoise system, plus support for Nvidia RTX cards in the OptiX GPU denoiser.

Wednesday, April 10th, 2019

Otoy releases OctaneRender 2025.2

Check out the changes to the GPU renderer, including support for OIDN denoising on NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs and Apple Silicon processors.

Saturday, May 17th, 2025

Ziva VFX and OIDN creators win Sci-Tech Academy Awards

Soft tissue simulation and render denoising system win tech 'Oscars', due to be presented at a ceremony tonight. Check out the other winners.

Tuesday, April 29th, 2025