In an interesting turn in RenderMan‘s tradition, the latest version of the renderer now includes ray tracing and global illumination capabilities. RenderMan 11 also introduces, among other features, significant performance gains and Deep Shadow technology, an advanced shadow map format which allows for semi-transparent, colored, and motion blurred shadow maps.
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Renderer News – Pixar releases RenderMan 11
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