V-Ray for NUKE: For Online Licenses or Dongle Activation
What's New
- GPU Rendering
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You can now take advantage of faster multi-GPU performance on workstations, plus added support for Cryptomatte render elements.
- V-Ray Scene Assets
- Extract and reuse individual objects from a V-Ray vrscene file. If you need more control, you can define a set of objects to generate a
reusable and customizable VRayScene asset.
Key Features
- Powerful Ray Traced Rendering
- V-Ray Next for NUKE brings powerful adaptive ray traced rendering to any compositing pipeline. It's the most full-featured rendering solution for NUKE, NUKEX and NUKE Studio.
- Node-Based Integration
- With a full suite of advanced rendering tools and support for NUKE's native features, V-Ray Next for NUKE is a natural evolution of the compositing workflow.
- Accurate Lighting
- Simulate realistic ray traced lighting and shadows with a wide range of light types including spot lights, area lights, HDR environments, NUKE lights and more.
- Global Illumination
- Render accurate indirect illumination with V-Ray's precise ray traced GI.
- Physically-Based Materials
- Create multilayered physical materials directly in NUKE. Choose from purpose-built shaders for car paint, SSS, skin and more.
- Production-Ready Textures
- Choose from a number of production-ready texture types including tiled EXR & TX files, layered textures, ambient occlusion and procedural noise.
- Cameras
- Select from a variety of camera types including physical cameras, VR panoramas and NUKE projection cameras.
- VR Cameras
- Render to popular VR formats including spherical and cubic 6x1 panoramas.
- Geometry
- Import Alembic, FBX and OBJ geometry with NUKE's built-in ReadGeo node.
- Proxy Objects
- Import and render memory-efficient proxy objects as Alembic or V-Ray mesh files.
- Instancing With Particles
- Instance V-Ray proxy objects using NUKE particles.
- V-Ray Volume Grid
- Import and render volume simulations from applications like Houdini. Supports OpenVDB, Field3D and Phoenix FD files.
- Deep rendering
- Improved deep rendering capabilities with support for deep volumes. Save disk space by generating deep data directly inside NUKE.
- Render Elements
- Generate beauty, matte and utility passes on the fly. V-Ray Next for NUKE includes more than 37 built-in render elements for ultimate control.
- Full Light Select Render Element
- Render individual lights or groups of lights as separate render elements, with full support for global illumination, reflections and refractions for accurate light mixing in post.
- Cryptomatte
- Automatically generate ID mattes with support for transparency, depth of field and motion blur, speeding up workflows for compositors.
- V-Ray Scene Node
- Import and render animated V-Ray scene (.vrscene) files.
- V-Ray Translator Node
- Use the full power of V-Ray Standalone, including distributed rendering.
- V-Ray denoiser
- Automatically reduce noise for cleaner renders. Denoise individual render elements, apply noise masks and denoise final deep composites.
- Progressive rendering
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Progressive rendering to help you fine-tune the look of your renders faster than ever. As you make adjustments to your scene, your
rendering will update automatically, taking full advantage of your hardware — including GPU-acceleration.
- New hair workflows
- For the first time, render complete 3D creatures and characters directly in Nuke. Import hair geometry using
V-Ray proxy objects, and assign V-Ray Hair material for optimized shading. For even more control, use the new
V-Ray Hair Sampler node with the V-Ray Ramp texture to add randomization and color variation.
- CryptoMatte
- Automatically generate ID mattes with support for transparency, depth of field and motion blur, speeding up workflows
for compositors.
- Full Light Select
- Learn how to render individual lights or groups of lights as separate render elements, with full support for global
illumination, reflections and refractions for accurate light mixing in post.
Why should compositors and studios use V-Ray Next for NUKE?
- Expands the 3d capabilities of NUKE, so compositors can light, render, and composite in one application
- Gives compositors better control over lighting, materials, render passes, and final shot output
- Lets compositors create any render element (render pass, matte, etc.) they need on the fly
- Allows compositors to adjust and match 2d and 3d elements simultaneously
- Gives compositors more creative freedom and artistic control
- Offers a familiar node-based workflow, making it easier to adopt
- Saves time and eliminates the back and forth between NUKE and 3d applications
- Maximizes project timelines by allowing compositors to make necessary changes up until final delivery
- Allows for a more collaborative, non-linear workflow between 3d and compositing teams
- Helps teams review, change, and final shots faster
Support & Maintenance
A V-Ray Next for NUKE major version has active SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE from its release date to the following next major release date. During the SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE stage Chaos Group will:
- Release minor updates including patches, bug fixes, service packs, enhancements, new minor features, and platform compatibility updates.
- Provide support and technical assistance to clients.
- Provide software builds for download.
- Provide support and technical assistance to clients.
- Provide software builds for download.