thanks, I'll give it a try!

UPD: tried both, did not get the result I also tried playing with Vray, but the rendering looks lifeless and simple. what am I doing wrong? are there really only two types of light?!

Hi,

I need to create a photorealistic rendering, such as the ones iRender Nxt creates. Problem is, I don't have the money to pay for the software as I have lost my job two months ago. Is there any other way to create such a rendering?

I tried Vray, but it seems complicated, and I'm on a deadline.

Thank you!!!

OK, so I tried iRender, liked it but found that it chokes on larger files. downloaded trial of Vray and thought I could just re-render my model in Vray (previously set up in iRender). not so all I got was a black square, and I'm not Malevich! please help!