Speed up your V-Ray renders by up to 30%
But only if you're running on an Intel x64 CPU, thanks to Chaos Group's neat new VRayEmbree helper tool.
Tuesday, June 26th, 2012
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Next Limit releases Maxwell Render 2.7
Free update to physically based renderer adds new grass generator, fluid blending, better bokeh effects.
Tuesday, June 19th, 2012
Pixar to slash price of RenderMan Studio
Version 4.0 to be merged with RenderMan for Maya, forming a single $1,300 embedded renderer.
Friday, June 15th, 2012
Abvent ships Artlantis 4.1
Free update to architectural renderer adds ISO controls, HDRI backdrops and new link to Maxwell Render.
Wednesday, June 13th, 2012
AAA Studio releases FurryBall 3.0
GPU-based Maya renderer gains new Car Paint and Cartoon shaders, support for area lights and particles.
Tuesday, June 5th, 2012
Isotropix announces Clarisse iFX
New hybrid renderer, compositor and animation package 'reinvents' how artists create final images.
Wednesday, May 30th, 2012
Thinkbox releases 70 minutes of Krakatoa training
See seven new videos showing off more efficient workflows in the 3ds Max volumetric particle renderer.
Monday, May 28th, 2012
One to try: appleseed
It may be yet another open source physically based renderer - but it's being written specifically with production in mind.
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
Glare Technologies ships Indigo Renderer 3.2
Latest update to physically based render engine adds Sun & Sky system, direct link to Cinema 4D.
Thursday, April 26th, 2012
Imagination Technologies ships PowerVR Brazil SDK
Much-loved 3ds Max renderer now available as toolkit for developers to add raytracing to their software.
Friday, April 20th, 2012
mental ray 3.10 adds Ptex support, 'major' iray update
Autodesk posts full feature list for renderer: no word yet on which will be exposed in Max, Maya, Softimage.
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012
Sneak peek: depth of field and motion blur in iray
Speed difference between iray and mental ray in 3ds Max 2013 is 'amazing', claims artist Juan Gea.
Thursday, April 5th, 2012
Chaos Group releases V-Ray 1.5 for Rhino
Update adds features familiar from V-Ray for 3ds Max, including V-Ray RT renderer and VRayDirt shader.
Friday, March 30th, 2012