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      efraem
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      V-RAY

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        nomeradona
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        my favorite for biased render is Vray, Unbiased is Thea. Quck Lighting study is Light up. In the end you should be the one trying them. Its like going to shopping center with ideas but in the end its the one that fits you that matters.

        visit my blog: http://www.nomeradona.blogspot.com

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          Gaieus
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          @nomeradona said:

          ...Its like going to shopping center with ideas but in the end its the one that fits you that matters.

          Or rather it's like going for shopping with a wife; eventually you end up with a bunch of things you would have never thought you needed them. ๐Ÿ˜’

          Gai...

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            massimo Moderator
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            ๐Ÿ˜†

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              jolran
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              Oh, and by my earlier recommendations of Octaine, you have to be aware that you need a Cuda-complient graphic card.
              And a pretty descent one too

              Choosing render engine unwisely might force you into getting new hardware as well ๐Ÿ˜„ $$$$$$ ๐Ÿ˜ฒ

              I think Pilou mentioned Blender-Cycles. They have a ripoff Octaine in there now you can try ๐Ÿ˜‰

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                nomeradona
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                @gaieus said:

                @nomeradona said:

                ...Its like going to shopping center with ideas but in the end its the one that fits you that matters.

                Or rather it's like going for shopping with a wife; eventually you end up with a bunch of things you would have never thought you needed them. ๐Ÿ˜’
                so true hahahaha.. ๐Ÿ˜„

                visit my blog: http://www.nomeradona.blogspot.com

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                  Daniel
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                  I don't create too many renderings, so take my opinion with a grain of salt, but for exterior renderings I prefer Vue, as it creates an endless variety of plants from a single instance.

                  My avatar is an anachronism.

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                    valerostudio
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                    I should add to this now that Maxwell Free is a good start. Then if you like it, fork over the $95 for the higher resolution output. I am a Kerkythea user turned Vray user and I am taking a serious look at Maxwell now.

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                      bravoddb
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                      I want to talk about I own, and I have played; I have Vue, Thea, Octane, Lightup, Lumen RT, Maxwell for sketchup, Podium I & II, and IRenderNxt.

                      Vue very good for exteriors.
                      Thea Incredible versatility an great price for all the features.
                      Octane very fast, and great results, but you must take care about the number of textures on your scene, great price.
                      Lightup, very good and stable, and very good price for all you can do, easy to learn, you can play the files any where.Its being upgrading very often.
                      LumenRT, I rendered a model I downloaded from google warehouse, I did no settings, and the results were great. Great price. You need to have a good video card to play the files.
                      Maxwellgives very good results, but still a little slow, but great price.
                      Podium good and stable, and still a little slow.
                      IRender Nxt Stable good results, I don't know what to say about price, this was my first render engine, I still like it, but I haven't upgraded yet.

                      What I Use most?

                      Vue for exteriors,
                      Thea for every thing, exteriors and interiors
                      Octane for every thing, but must be small scene
                      Lightup, it's nice to have something to give to my clients,so they can play or interact with it.

                      I think the use of each render engine depends on the project, the client, and the time you have.

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                        pilou
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                        Take a look also about this one!
                        A very easy UI!
                        http://www.neuro-systems.com/ a French Company ๐Ÿ˜‰ (in English ๐Ÿ˜‰

                        Substance 3D
                        SUBSTANCE is a realtime 3D application for producing photorealistic Evolutionary Art.
                        http://www.neuro-systems.net/documents/substance.html

                        And this evolution one from the above
                        NARS is the acronym of NeuroSystems Augmented Reality Studio.
                        It was designed for designers, architects, photographers, marketing professionals and communication, but also for amateur and professional artists from all over in order to showcase their creations and projects with extraordinary simplicity for imaging software synthesis. With a few clicks, it can transform 3D models (completed or not) accomplished and compelling photorealistic images, adjusted in real time to create a high added value. It can also easily integrate these projects in a real environment from a video source or digital photos thanks to its photorealistic augmented reality technology.

                        Curiously ๐Ÿ˜ฎ NARS is not on the English Section? less 49 โ‚ฌ with VAT !
                        http://www.neuro-systems.fr/documents/nars.html

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                        [flash=420,315:2pfvzqb1]http://www.youtube.com/v/5csgl4UDbZM[/flash:2pfvzqb1]

                        Frenchy Pilou
                        Is beautiful that please without concept!
                        My Little site :)

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