Mental ray. Vray. V-Ray 2.0 for 3ds Max new features V-Ray 2.0 for 3ds Max is a complete rendering solution, which combines the power of the distinguished V-Ray rendering engine with the flexibility and unprecedented speed of the interactive rendering system V-Ray RT, now running on GPUs.
V-Ray 2.0 is officially on the market starting 6th December 2010. Maxwell Render. Fryrender. Key features: Interactive rendering and editing, CUDA empowered, displacement, photo-realistic materials, physically-based, unbiased...
Arion raw raytracing speed is vs. quality ratio is unprecedented and can produce the cleanest and the most beautiful artworks. Thanks to its carefully engineered rendering core, it outputs an astonishing amount of work in the same time as traditional renderers. Beside a deep optimization of the core that affects raw speed, Arion 2's new sampling strategy leads to an even faster image convergence. This excellent performance applies to all the different samplers in Arion 2, including Metropolis Light Transport (MLT).
LightMixer light layers are back. Final Render. FinalRender 3.5 for 3ds Max 2010-2013 and 3ds Max Design 2010-2013 is offered in 2 versions: finalRender 3.5 is targeted to the mainstream user base, while finalRender 3.5 SE (Studio Edition) is the perfect choice for bigger production houses and advanced users, seeking the maximum in quality and flexibility.
Both products use the same rock solid Hollywood production-proven rendering core and produce the same rendering results (when not using any of the advanced features of 3.5 SE). The SE Comparison feature page shows the differences. A complementary copy of finalToon 3.5 is included with a purchase of either finalRender 3.5 or finalRender 3.5 SE.