AV6.5 – available to download now Wednesday, May 14, 2008 (13:44:08) Posted by Jenni With support for the latest releases from Autodesk for 3ds Max and Maya, the new release of ARTVPS’ ART renderer includes some useful new real time preview tools that take the guess work out of scene set up and help shave hours off production time. More....... RP HDR skylight environment The new ‘infinity cove’ and ‘sphere’ options within the RP skylight feature allow you to alter the shape of the environment dome upon which your HDR is going to be mapped. As well as more accurate reflections from your environment map, this new feature provides a much simplified HDR workflow. RP materials with real-time reflections Optimising your workflow further, the new real-time reflection feature enables users to view ART materials and HDR reflections in real time. With instant feedback on any changes, real-time environment shading removes the need for multiple test renders, therefore speeding up image production and delivering a more accurate final result. Supported customers can download updates for free at anytime by logging on to the secure members area of the ARTVPS website – www.artvps.com If your support has expired and you’d like to renew please contact support@artvps.com Additional features of the AV6.5 software release include: • Supported Platforms: 3ds Max 9/2008/2009, Maya 8/8.5/2008 • Speed: In addition to users of RayBox, RD6400 and PURE PCi-X users will also experience an increase in rendering speed. • Faster GI: There have been speed improvements made when rendering with global illumination • Vista: The ART renderer now supports Microsoft Vista • Mac: RayBox monitor of Macintosh has been improved and Intel support added. Content received from: Render-Art, http://render-art.com