Best photoreal renderer for Macs

Danty · 30 Jan 2008, 06:46

I want to upgrade my SU models to be more photorealistic. Also, I can then import from the far greater selections of plant materials -- which are key to my landscape designs. I was referred to Kerkythea, which looks terrific -- but I use a Mac and there isn't a Mac version yet. Does anyone have experience with a photoreal software that is both SU and Mac compatible -- and isn't impossibly difficult to get up to speed on? Thanks, Danty

Pixero · 30 Jan 2008, 07:05

I think today might be your lucky day...
It says on their website that they are going to release a new version today and it says that there will also be a mac version.
Dont know if that will be ready today but you might want to check it out.

Gaieus · 30 Jan 2008, 09:59

Yeah, the release is due today. And good news that they will add a whole bunch of 2d photorealistic trees with the proper clipmasks etc.
Also, they have converted all xfrog plant bundles into kerky materials as well and if you purchase xfrog plants, they'll provide their Kerky versions for free.

Frederik · 30 Jan 2008, 19:53

@gaieus said:

And good news that they will add a whole bunch of 2d photorealistic trees with the proper clipmasks etc.

It's actually 3D trees...

They're not available yet, but will be one of the following days...

We've been allowed to make KT model libraries of the Xfrog Public Plants and likewise the Xfrog Sweet Birch will be available... These will be free of charge, all with compliments from Xfrog...

In addition to the Xfrog models, Frolfer12 have made some various grass model libraries, which also will be available for download, and likewise we have some other 3D plants, flowers and scrub that will be available free of charge...

After import of a model, the user can easily insert a tree, scrub, grass or another model from the KT libraries by using the Insert > Models menu in KT...
And with the instancing brush the user can populate as many copies of these in the scene and then hit the render button...

Please also see this thread...

Gaieus · 31 Jan 2008, 04:31

@unknownuser said:

It's actually 3D trees...

OK-OK... That's my senile age. I actually remembered these news and details from the thread you are referring to above...
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bigstick · 20 Feb 2008, 22:04

You might also want to check out Cheetah here:- http://www.cheetah3d.com/reviews.php