Pixar RenderMan 21

[ @Pixar #RenderMan ]Pixar has annouced some of the new features of RenderMan 21 - the upcoming release of its RenderMan renderer. Incorporating over 60 new features, RenderMan 21 is going to be a game changer and the biggest RenderMan release in years.

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Pixar RenderMan 21 New features include:
  -Comprehensive redesign of the Maya user interface
  -Improved RenderMan for Katana live render experience
  -GPU accelerated denoise
  -All new lights and workflow featuring the same lights used at Pixar
  -New material and light rig preset browser in Maya user interface
  -Volume rendering performance enhancements and deformation motion blur
  -New, advanced materials, the same used in production at Pixar
  -OSL built into RenderMan and supported by Maya and Katana
  -New and improved displacement workflow

Availability

Beta access will soon be made available to all commercial customers on active maintenance. Request beta here

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