Then, as the Greyscalegorilla Podcast started up, we began joking about all these renderers and lovingly referred to the situation as “The Render Wars.”īefore we jump in, I wanted to state that my opinions are all from my POV. As I learned Cinema, my love for third party rendering grew into somewhat of an obsession. One of the reasons I made the switch to Cinema 4D from 3ds Max was the abundance of rendering choices coming up. My drawing skills were always far from perfect (very far), so 3D rendering allowed me to create engaging visuals without having to pick up a pencil or paintbrush. I guess it stems from my love of film/fine-art and my formal education.

Who is Chad?įor those who may not be familiar with you and your work Chad, can you give us a brief background with your experience with rendering? We’ll take a look at Arnold, Octane, Redshift, Cycles, Physical Render and break them down in terms of their Speed of convergence(ability to turn around a render), image quality and production features/scalability and also who we think they are best suited for. While ultimately beneficial to the end user, choosing the right render tool can be a bit confusing for a newer artist and studios in general.įor this discussion, we’ll be chatting with Greyscalegorilla’s very own render guru and former Digital Kitchen Creative Director, Chad Ashley. These include Arnold, Octane, Redshift, Cycles, Corona, Maxwell and Maxon’s upcoming AMD Pro Render, with the first three being the most popular of the bunch. Fast forward to 2017, you have several renderers to choose from.

When I began my C4D render journey, render selection was simple, you either choose Cinema’s built in renders (standard or physical) or Vray.

Having been a C4D user for the past seven years, I’ve seen the render landscape transform drastically, especially in the last few.

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