CG Channel

V-Ray

Francesco Corvino's five-hour masterclass sets out better ways to create photorealistic environments.

Friday, March 28th, 2014

Maya crowd simulation system gets better support for deforming terrain - and option to render out in 3ds Max.

Monday, March 24th, 2014

Updated with 5 new models: get 3D furniture in OBJ, FBX and MAX format, licensed for commercial use.

Monday, March 24th, 2014

Allan McKay's neat 30-minute video explains how the ash effects from the Super Bowl spot were created.

Monday, March 10th, 2014

Free scene exporter gets Chaos Group product page and forum as original developer joins company.

Friday, February 21st, 2014

It's out of beta! Read more about version 3.0's render speed boosts, new features, and new pricing here.

Tuesday, February 4th, 2014

Renderfarm manager gets better scheduling, standalone Python API, V-Ray distributed rendering option.

Thursday, January 30th, 2014

0.41 update to free unbiased render engine adds script to process basic V-Ray lights and materials.

Wednesday, January 29th, 2014

Updated: VFX Lighting TD's new plugin speeds up common tasks for rendering Maya scenes in V-Ray.

Friday, January 24th, 2014

Maya crowd simulator adds support for compound bone systems, more advanced actor interactions.

Friday, December 13th, 2013

Update adds V-Ray RT GPU, plus bonus add-on with 200 readymade material and lighting set-ups.

Tuesday, December 10th, 2013

Get a taste of the movies rendered in V-Ray, including Star Trek: Into Darkness, Ted and Ghost Rider 2.

Friday, November 29th, 2013

Jason Lewis puts 11 of the leading current workstation graphics cards through a battery of real-world tests.

Thursday, November 7th, 2013