Advanced Member L'Ancien Regime Posted November 21, 2014 Advanced Member Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 (edited) https://corona-renderer.com/ Right now it's only got a 3d Max plug in but Maya, C4D and Blender plug ins are in the works. Frequently asked questions What are the minimum hardware requirements? There are two versions of Corona - standard and legacy. The standard one uses the SSE4.1 instruction set to achieve maximum speed on modern CPUs, and needs an Intel i3/5/7 CPU or newer Core 2 (e.g. 9xxx). Legacy version should run on all CPUs of the last decade, but is about 20% slower. The installer automatically chooses the correct version for you . What are the minimum software requirements? You currently need an x64 3ds MAX 2011-2015 running on Windows Vista or newer. Is Corona CPU or GPU based? It is entirely CPU based with no intention of making a GPU version in the foreseeable future. The reason is that the CPU version is fast enough, and there would not be nearly enough speed improvement to justify the amount of changes required and reduced flexibility . Is Corona biased or unbiased renderer? It is both. It does not follow the traditional division and tries to combine the best of the two worlds - the speed and flexibility of biased renderers with the image quality and simplicity of unbiased ones. As such, it supports both unbiased and biased rendering modes, that can be additionally combined together to get the best bias/noise ratio . Is Corona commercial software ? Currently, it is free to use, but there are plans to make it commercial in the future, after it is fully developed. It will however always have some free versions, and the most active betatesters will get access to the full versions for free . Will Corona support 3D packages other than 3ds MAX? This is definitely planned. The architecture of the renderer has been prepared for it from the beginning. There is currently a finished CLI standalone version, Cinema 4D and Maya versions in development, and a third-party Blender exporter. https://corona-renderer.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=5796.0;attach=23526;image Edited November 21, 2014 by L'Ancien Regime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputable Contributor AbnRanger Posted November 21, 2014 Reputable Contributor Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Free as in just during Beta stage, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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