Happy anniversary, RenderMan
Hollywood continues to rely on and celebrate this amazing tool.
GPU and CPU benchmark program from Maxon
See how the latest version of Maya measures up on current computer systems.
Do we really need to chase rays?
It’s amazing what we might see.
Chaos updates Corona CPU renderer
Version 10 now available for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D.
Rendering supercharged
Leadwerks says its Ultra Engine unlocks the full power of graphics hardware.
Christmas comes early for architects and designers
Enscape, which merged with Chaos early in 2022, released a bridge between their respective software that streamlines the workflow between Enscape and Chaos’ V-Ray.
Krakatoa MY and XMesh MY open source, oh my!
AWS renders the two Autodesk Maya plug-ins open source after making them free a few months ago.
Nvidia’s Instant NeRF named as one of the year’s top innovations
Time magazine recognizes Nvidia’s new 3D technology as one of the Best Inventions of 2022.
Getting into the swing of Spider-Man Remastered on the PC
After spending many hours completing Spider-Man Remastered main story and being unable to tear ourselves away from the screen, editors at BabelTechReviews (BTR) recommend it as a great game with a few flaws. Mark Poppin, Mario Vasquez, and I have collaborated on this review, each of us playing the game for 20 or more hours. We cover the gameplay, updated … Read more
The case for desktop workstations
Jon Peddie Research (JPR) recently reported that the overall workstation market volume in Q1’21 grew about 27.7% YoY, a milestone for workstation sales. The strong rebound in workstation shipments was no surprise, as positive signs regarding the pandemic by mid-quarter (in the US and EMEA particularly), along with successful deployment of vaccines (though geographically varying) clearly improved purchasing outlooks among … Read more
RenderMan 24: Pixar’s latest release focuses on look development
Pixar recently released RenderMan version 24. The highlight of this release is a new CPU + GPU hybrid renderer called RenderMan XPU. Pixar says that XPU has been designed for look development and to provide a good match to RenderMan's production pathtracer, RIS. XPU can handle the scale and complexity of Pixar’s feature animation projects. Pixar’s next-gen rendering engine can … Read more
SiliconArts Signs Development Agreement with Pixilica for RayCore GPU Core
SiliconArts today announced a development agreement with Pixilica for its next-generation Monti Carlo RayCore graphics architecture, Pixilica is a RISC-V developer.