What's New
RenderMan® version 26 delivers advancements in interactivity and scalability for feature film animation and VFX
Fast and Accurate
The Interactive denoiser is capable of removing noise on images with very low average sample counts and is predictive of the full offline denoiser.
Almost Magic
Thanks to machine learning powered by production data, the AI Denoiser stands out in preserving complex, intricate details that could otherwise be lost, even with very low average samples, making it ideal for demanding applications like feature animation and VFX.
The Denoiser is so accurate, it significantly reduces rendering times while maintaining high fidelity, and has been occasionally called “magic” by industry veterans.
Fast and Accurate
The Interactive denoiser is capable of removing noise on images with very low average sample counts and is predictive of the full offline denoiser.
Almost Magic
Thanks to machine learning powered by production data, the AI Denoiser stands out in preserving complex, intricate details that could otherwise be lost, even with very low average samples, making it ideal for demanding applications like feature animation and VFX.
The Denoiser is so accurate, it significantly reduces rendering times while maintaining high fidelity, and has been occasionally called “magic” by industry veterans.
“Since the Interactive Denoiser has been rolled out in production, most of our lighters have turned it on by default, and some say they’ll never go back again and they can’t live without this."
- Renee Tam, Global Technology Supervisor at Pixar Animation Studios
XPU Advancements
RenderMan XPU expands its use in production pipelines with a series of feature enhancements and core updates.
More Than Look Development
Pixar’s GPU + CPU hybrid renderer receives major updates. Highlights include improvements in sampling, an expanded lighting and camera toolset, as well as light selection, significantly speeding up rendering in a wider range of production use cases.
Inside Out 2 © Disney/Pixar
XPU, Better and Faster!
With adaptive sampling and light selection, XPU reaches another milestone in the road to full production rendering.
The RenderMan Walking Teapot by Dylan Sissonhttps://www.dylansisson.com/
Better Performance
Significant updates to RenderMan's core give XPU and RIS greatly improved performance when
creating and editing scenes with many instances and textures.
The Mandalorian © Lucasfilm
Easier Stylization
Updates to the Stylized Looks toolset give artists new ways to express line work, hatching, and toon effects, as well as a new Canvas layer, which simplifies an important step in the stylization process.
© Disney/Pixar
