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Description

Kray stands out as a cutting-edge global illumination renderer that facilitates swift and precise scene rendering, especially in environments where indirect lighting is crucial. It incorporates the latest algorithms and enhancements, enabling it to efficiently generate comprehensive global illumination effects, including reflections, refractions, and caustics, on standard computing systems. The renderer boasts rapid global illumination techniques such as light/photon mapping, which, while biased, provides impressive speed with minimal dependency on ray recursion counts; path tracing, which is unbiased and employs various sampling optimizations; and irradiance caching, designed for fast, view-independent storage of reusable GI solutions, along with caustics management. It features diverse light models, including point, directional, line, area, background lights, HDR image-based lighting, and the ability to pre-sample lights. Additionally, it supports instancing, permitting the efficient reuse of the same geometry across multiple locations in the rendered scene with minimal memory usage. Remarkably, instanced geometry can even be instantiated further, allowing for self-cloning capabilities with a user-defined number of recursions, making Kray a versatile tool for advanced rendering tasks.

Description

Redshift is an advanced GPU-accelerated rendering solution designed to cater to the unique requirements of modern high-end production rendering. It is specifically crafted to assist creatives and studios, regardless of their size, by providing a robust set of features that seamlessly integrate with leading CG applications in the industry. What sets Redshift apart is its ability to deliver the exceptional quality typically associated with CPU renderers, but at the faster speeds characteristic of GPU rendering. Distinguishing itself from other GPU renderers, Redshift employs a biased rendering approach, allowing users to fine-tune the quality of specific techniques to achieve an optimal balance between performance and visual fidelity for their projects. Additionally, it accommodates intricate shading networks and advanced texturing needs essential for high-quality production outputs. The highly adaptable shaders are designed to work effectively with PBR workflows found in tools like Allegorithmic Substance and Unreal Engine, enabling precise control over how materials respond to different ray types, thus enhancing the customization of global illumination or double-sided polygon shading. This versatility makes Redshift an invaluable asset for any production pipeline aiming for excellence in visual rendering.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

5X No 
Advanced Query Tool (AQT) No 
Alpine IQ No 
AnimaRender No 
Blender No 
Cinema 4D No 
Concierge Render No 
Copernicus Computing No 
Data Sentinel No 
Drop & Render No 
ForRender No 
GigaSECURE No 
Hackolade No 
Katana No 
Mendix No 
Peak No 
Privacera No 
RebusFarm No 
Spark Cloud Studio No 
Xesktop No 

Integrations

5X Yes 
Advanced Query Tool (AQT) Yes 
Alpine IQ Yes 
AnimaRender Yes 
Blender Yes 
Cinema 4D Yes 
Concierge Render Yes 
Copernicus Computing Yes 
Data Sentinel Yes 
Drop & Render Yes 
ForRender Yes 
GigaSECURE Yes 
Hackolade Yes 
Katana Yes 
Mendix Yes 
Peak Yes 
Privacera Yes 
RebusFarm Yes 
Spark Cloud Studio Yes 
Xesktop Yes 

Pricing Details

€70 per unit
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

$500
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows Yes 
Mac Yes 
Linux Yes 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person Yes 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Kray

Country

Poland

Website

www.kraytracing.com/about/overview/

Vendor Details

Company Name

Maxon

Founded

2013

Country

United States

Website

www.redshift3d.com/product

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