Nvidia previews new Light Path Expressions in iray
New feature works like AOVs in other software for 'instant relighting' and stylised render effects.
Monday, December 10th, 2012
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Tech focus: Modo's new mPath render engine
Modo's new path tracer promises faster, more flexible renders than the default CPU engine. Discover how it works.
Tuesday, November 12th, 2019
AMD releases new beta of Radeon ProRender 2.0
Open-source physically based GPU render engine gets support for Light Path Expressions, MaterialX.
Monday, August 24th, 2020
Isotropix releases Clarisse iFX 4.0 SP5
Shot layout and look dev tool gets new firefly filtering system, better handling of Light Path Expressions.
Friday, December 27th, 2019
Isotropix releases Clarisse 3.5
Big update to layout and look dev tool adds object scattering, support for Light Path Expressions and Cryptomatte, new PBR material.
Monday, July 31st, 2017
Pixar releases RenderMan 24 with RenderMan XPU
Long-awaited update includes new hybrid CPU/GPU rendering mode. See all the new features here.
Wednesday, June 30th, 2021
Isotropix ships Clarisse 5.0
Big update to the look dev and rendering tool adds USD exporter, Arnold-compatible material and intuitive new lighting workflows.
Wednesday, May 5th, 2021
Chaos Group releases V-Ray 5 for Houdini
See all the new features in the Houdini edition of renderer, from ACEScg to updates to VRayDirt.
Wednesday, December 16th, 2020
Chaos Group releases V-Ray 5 for Cinema 4D
Long-awaited rewrite of the C4D renderer adds built-in compositing and new GPU rendering features.
Friday, December 11th, 2020
Pixar ships RenderMan 23.5
Update to the production renderer adds new motion blur algorithm for volumes, and improves support for Houdini's Solaris layout toolset.
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020
Autodesk ships Arnold 6.1
Renderer gets new post effects framework, physically correct nested dielectrics, improvements to USD support and Arnold GPU.
Thursday, October 29th, 2020
AMD ships Radeon ProRender 2.5 for Blender in beta
Free physically accurate GPU renderer gets neat 'target frame rate' setting for viewport renders.
Monday, August 24th, 2020
Chaos Group releases V-Ray 5 for Maya
Now shipping: check out the new features in the next big update to the Maya edition of the renderer.
Friday, August 7th, 2020