Purpose for each renderer?

[solo]

Rick said:

@unknownuser said:

But my real interest for a renderer is landscaping

I have to say Vue, nothing out there comes close for landscaping.

[Frederik]

@solo said:

I have to say Vue, nothing out there comes close for landscaping.

Totally agree on this...

[rickgraham]

@frederik said:

@solo said:

I have to say Vue, nothing out there comes close for landscaping.

Totally agree on this...

Well, maybe I should have said money IS an object (as opposed to money is no object)
I just took a look at the Vue site and almost fell on the floor after seeing the pricing!

But I am in the process of downloading the Vue8PLE for Mac to see what its all about.

I have to be honest and say that I'm really liking Thea so far out of the Mac demos I have been able to get. And if you haven't heard me say it before - I REALLY applaud Thea for their multi-platform licensing (one licensing to rule them all - sorry LOTR fans)

Thanks all (so far) for your responses. I know that this is purely subject to opinion, but as a newbie I'm trying to glean as much render info as I can.

So, back to my wine glass!

Rick

[dale]

I noticed on the Thea Roadmap for the future document that the first major version upgrade V1. to V2 ,(and correct me if I'm wrong, there will be a cost to this upgrade even for license holders) is adding an environment module (for lack of a better word). I was wondering if the Thea developers have recognized a need in this area and will tackle something similar to Vue?

[solo]

I saw the 'roadmap' too, must say I'm liking the hybrid plans of GPU/CPU and then the ecosystems.

I am guessing it will be great for landscape renders.

Not sure about licenses and upgrade costs however, I'd assume version 1.XX will be free and version 2.XX an upgrade cost.

[dale]

Another thing I like about Thea, upfront about price and all... See third paragraph.

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[solo]

Stinkie wrote:

@unknownuser said:

It'd be nice if they were a plugin for Modo, though. In fact, when there's one released, I'll be seriously considering buying Thea.

SU for basic modeling > Modo for refining the model + uv mapping + setting up cam & lights > Thea for rendering.

That would really work for me.

Giannis just wrote on Thea forum:

@unknownuser said:

Well, the developer has joined us but I want to have an official agreement first before rushing and making announcements. This might happen at any moment or may delay a week or so.

best regards
giannis

Looking up Stinkie.

[Stinkie]

Cool.

[Fletch]

Stinkie, I was under the impression Modo has a great render engine built-in... what is your response/experience with it? Since I see you saying Thea would be a must-have for you as a modo user.

[Stinkie]

Modo's render engine isn't bad, far from it. Certainly not given its price. However, it's no match for Vray or Maxwell. Have a look at the gallery over at Luxology.com. Not that many great looking interior renders in there. There's a handful, certainly, but those came into being, I'm sure, at the expense of very high render times.

While I quite like Modo's renderer, I wouldn't mind an extra option.