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    Shaderlight vs Maxwell

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      magentarabbit
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      Hello, can anyone tell me what the difference in quality and render time there is between Shaderlight 2.1 pro and Maxwell for Sketchup licensed.

      Thanks

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        MrMikeEsq
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        I don't use either, but shaderlight is biased and maxwell is unbiased. This basically means that maxwell will calculate the lighting much more realistically/accurately but will take longer to produce a clear/un-grainy image. Biased engines like shaderlight are quick but wont be as instantly realistic (then again if you know what you're doing you can get great images out of both)

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          gtalarico
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          Haven't used shaderlight, but I use maxwell a lot and I love it...
          (I guess that makes me biased too.... πŸ˜† )
          Renders do take a long time, but then again you also save time with an easy and intuitive scene setup (imho)....

          -Gui

          http://www.gtalarico.com

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            Zoom123
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            I made a quick test of Shaderlight 2.0 and Maxwell for SU along with a few other apps a while ago:
            http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=80&t=41848

            I found a few issues with Shaderlight and the results were not as realistic but it is faster than Maxwell.

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