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For over 30 years RenderMan has been at the forefront of the visual effects revolution, and today RenderMan is a high-performance renderer built to tackle the most complicated 3D scenes imaginable. RenderMan version 24 redefines look-development workflows with RenderMan XPU™, Pixar's hybrid CPU + GPU renderer, as well as battle-tested shading technology from Industrial Light & Magic and Pixar , while bringing new visual possibilities with the all-new Stylized Looks rendering toolset.
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RenderMan XPU — RenderMan XPU is a power powerful new renderer, making use of your GPU and CPU to generate images. The GPU modes improve interactivity over CPU rendering only while providing lightning speed for artists working in modeling and lookdev. Assets can then be rendered in shots using RenderMan RIS on your existing farms for identical looks and final frames.
Lama — Our partnership with Industrial Light & Magic means users have access to a component-based and physically plausible shading system know as Lama for "Layered Materials". This system is available in RenderMan RIS for high-end effects and shading, covering everything from skin and hair to gemstones and clothing. Create, render, and even save complex networks for use in your projects. Presets are available to get your you started.
Stylized Looks — Users can now take advantage of non-photorealistic or stylized rendering in RenderMan RIS, producing images that look like they were hand-drawn or painted. This rendering effect is extremely flexible and allows control down to individual custom texture usage and profile line tweaks or blurring.
Interactive Diagnostics — Watch your rendering resource usage live, thanks to a completely redesigned statistics system with a focus on interactivity and extensibility.
OpenColorIO — Robust support for the industry-standard ACES color management system and other color spaces in all bridge products, including the interactive RenderMan Image Tool.
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