Score (out of 5): 4 Price: One floating user and render node license = £650 Educational license (if available): Academic Starter Pack = £780 Release date: March 28th 2017 Related links In many situations, it is leading the charge and I'm excited to see where they go with it next.Ĭheck out all the new features in this short video from Chaos Group © Chaos Group Chaos Group are certainly making V-Ray for Maya a force to be reckoned with. For me none of the features are stand out new, innovative and brilliant, but I don't tend to mind if a release looks at making major improvements to an already impressive set of features. In conclusion, this is a very solid release with a good number of improvements. The more power you throw at it the better it gets! © Chaos Group Leading the way Incredible rendering quality can be achieved even through the interactive GPU rendering.
I hardly do any skin material creation but if you want to create photorealistic skin then this might be a game changer for you. It's called the alSurface material and no unfortunately the creator is not called Al, but he is called Anders Langlands so he must be pretty chuffed to get a material with his initials! The shader includes layered subsurface scattering and glossy Fresnel reflections. Last up I'll just mention the improved shading and reflections. Reducing the gap between vision and reality will always be met with applause from me. With recent developments in interactive rendering and seeing instant results, this is just another step in the right direction.
There are a whole host of additional things that could be noted in relation to the IPR but I'm most impressed that any changes to materials in the Hypershade Material Viewer now update instantly as well. It is faster, uses less memory and for me most importantly it just starts up instantly! I do hate waiting for things to open. This does indeed live up to the news release. Next up we have the interactive look development in VRay IPR. "There are a whole host of additional things that could be noted in relation to the IPR but I'm most impressed that any changes to materials in the Hypershade Material Viewer now update instantly as well." Look development Whatever the speed increases are they will no doubt be a welcome introduction for many users. Chaos Group are reporting render times typically between two to seven times faster. Sure it will obviously save time on the rendering which can be utilized elsewhere, but I wonder if the number one feature for the release could have been a little more exciting, let's put it that way! Digital Domain used Adaptive Lights extensively on The Fate of the Furious and they saw 4x speedups per frame. They've put a lot of hype into this new lighting algorithm, but I'm not convinced it's a game changer in terms of a new release. One of the biggest emphases on this release is the introduction of Adaptive Lights. Changes to materials in the Hypershade Material Viewer now update instantly as well. It starts instantly, updates faster and uses less memory. VRay IPR lets you carry out look development quickly and easily. Please note, calculations do still need to be made!
The renderer seems to need less time to think about things which is a massive plus for visualisers who can get frustrated being made to wait around for calculations to be made. Things are not just quicker, though they are indeed more responsive. They seem to have refined things pretty much across the board in terms of lights, materials and renderings. The first thing I noticed with this update were the speed improvements. Chaos Group make the claim that the update brings faster rendering, more responsive look development, and added realism to high-end VFX and animation projects. To be fair that is quite an impressive selection of recent projects. They're quick to let you know that it's Academy Award-winning and that it's been used on recent television and film projects including The Fate of the Furious, Beauty and the Beast, and Stranger Things. The end of March saw a major update released by Chaos Group for their V-Ray renderer for Maya. Product: VRay 3.5 for Maya Company: Chaos Group Website: Key features: Chaos Group have revealed V-Ray 3.5 for Maya – Paul Hatton takes a look at the update and gives an overview of the latest features.