NVIDIA Announces Quadro Virtual Data Center Workstation Software

Today NVIDIA announced new virtualization software capabilities that turn Tesla GPU-accelerated servers into powerful workstations, Quadro Virtual Data Center Workstation Software (vDWS). This new software aims to deliver organizations with the resources needed for demanding enterprise-wide virtual workspaces. NVIDIA is also announcing improvements to its NVIDIA GRID vPC for mobile workstations. Workstation Software (vDWS). ...

2017-08-18

Unreal Engine 4.16 - Support for Nintendo

Epic Games released Unreal Engine 4.16, and the feature list includes new tools for 3D artists and performance enhancements for mobile and console developers. UE 4.16 also introduces full-featured support for the Nintendo Switch. The latest version of Unreal Engine (UE4) includes a handful of newly introduced rendering features. Environment artists now have access to ...

2017-06-16

V-Ray on GPU?

Presentation topics include ‘Breaking the GPU Memory Barrier,’ ‘High-End Production Features,’ and a tech preview of a new Hybrid Renderer. LOS ANGELES -- Computer graphics technology developer Chaos Group is set to present several major advances to V-Ray’s GPU rendering capabilities ...

2017-05-12

GPU and CPU renderers price comparison

We compared the prices of commercial renderers on the market - free software are NOT included in the table. Render Permanent license Rental license Arion render (GPU) 633,- USD - Arnold render 1220,- USD 372,- USD (minimal rental price) Corona 479,- USD 26,- USD (1 month) FurryBall RT (...

2017-04-07

CHAOS GROUP RELEASES V-RAY 3.5 FOR MAYA

Fast Adaptive Lights and Major GPU Rendering Improvements Now Available in Latest Update This week, Chaos Group released V-Ray 3.5 for Maya, a major update to its Academy Award-winning CPU and GPU production renderer. Used on recent television and film projects including The Fate of the Furious, Beauty and the Beast, ...

2017-03-31

Best of 2016 - GPU software

From the power of GPU rendering to the USD format, software tools for animation and VFX had a bright year of progress. Let's have a look what happened in GPU industry in 2016. Most of these tools make our jobs just a little easier — or even possible. Others are examples of technology ...

2017-01-13

NVIDIA mental ray for Maya is back

Starting November 30, CG artists using Autodesk Maya can tap NVIDIA’s GPU-accelerated renderer, mental ray, directly within Maya for free. Artists can use mental ray within Maya to craft scenes and render individual frames at any resolution, using any supported processor within a machine. NVIDIA mental ray is backwards compatible for scenes ...

2016-11-18

Vue 2016 going to GPU

Bentley’s subsidiary E-on Software of France has recently announced the immediate availability of VUE 2016 and PlantFactory 2016—3D software solutions for creating natural digital environments. E-on Software has released both Vue 2016 for professional solutions and PlantFactory 2016. The new software powers the workflows of digital 3D artists working in multiple industries from Hollywood ...

2016-11-11

Maxon and AMD collaboration

Maxon has announced a collaboration with AMD that will deliver GPU rendering in Cinema 4D through Radeon ProRender. If you are not familiar with ProRender, it is a free and open source physical render engine based on Radeon Rays technology. ProRender is a complete rendering system that is scalable, and uses OpenCL instead ...

2016-10-29

Altair Acquires Thea render

Altair has acquired Solid Iris Technologies, the company that developed the photorealistic rendering and visualization tool “Thea Render.” Over the past few years, Altair has been using Thea Render technology to provide photorealistic rendering to its product conceptualization tool solidThinking Evolve. However, in its latest move, Altair has decided to bring ...

2016-10-14