V-Ray
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V-Ray is a biased computer-generated imagery rendering software application developed by Bulgarian software company Chaos. V-Ray is a commercial plug-in for third-party 3D computer graphics software applications and is used for visualizations and computer graphics in industries such as media, entertainment, film and video game production, industrial design, product design and architecture.[1]
Overview
V-Ray is a rendering engine that uses global illumination algorithms, including path tracing, photon mapping, irradiance maps and directly computed global illumination.
The desktop 3D applications that are supported by V-Ray are:
- Autodesk 3ds Max
- Autodesk Revit[2]
- Cinema 4D
- Maya
- Nuke
- Rhinoceros
- SketchUp
- Katana
- Unreal Engine
- Houdini
- Blender
Academic and stand-alone versions of V-Ray are also available.
Modo support was discontinued at the end of 2021.[3]
Notable studios using V-Ray
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North America
United States
Canada
Europe
France
- Zagtoon
Netherlands
- PostOffice Amsterdam
Germany
See also
References
Further reading
- Francesco Legrenzi, V-Ray - The Complete Guide, 2008
- Markus Kuhlo and Enrico Eggert, Architectural Rendering with 3ds Max and V-Ray: Photorealistic Visualization, Focal Press, 2010
- Ciro Sannino, Photography and Rendering with V-Ray, GC Edizioni, 2012
- Luca Deriu, V-Ray e Progettazione 3D, EPC Editore, 2013
- Ciro Sannino, Chiaroscuro with V-Ray, GC Edizioni, 2019