Update: Chaos Vantage 2, Update 3 – VRay Blend Materials & Multi Mattes
Chaos Vantage 2, update 3 is now available! This update introduces support for V-Ray Blend Materials, allowing users to layer and mix complex materials in a physically based way to achieve a photorealistic look. In addition, users can also amplify their creative control in post-production with the new Multi Matte render element.
What’s new in Vantage 2, Update 3?
Redefine the art of material blending with the newly introduced Support for V-Ray Blend Materials. In addition, you can amplify your creative control in post-production with the new Multi Matte render element.
New Features
Materials
- Support for rendering V-Ray Blend Material (BRDFLayered).
Render element
- Support for the Multi Matte render element. Details
UI/UX
- Added viewport toggle filter for the light gizmos. Details
- Added option to improve desktop responsiveness while rendering. Details
- Added information, in the status bar, for the host application used for Live Link.
- Added ability to rename of objects created inside Vantage (Fur, Scatter, Lights, Multi Matte) with a context menu or double-click on object name.
Output
- Added AV1 codec for video encoding, enabled by default (if supported by GPU). Details
Modified
Displacement
- Improved memory used for displacement by varying tessellation level within a mesh.
Denoiser
- Updated Intel Open Image Denoise to version 2.2.
Light Cache
- Improved Light Cache to slightly better preserve low intensity samples.
UI/UX
- Chaos Cosmos Browser UI responsiveness.
Chaos Vantage
Your fastest route to real-time.
Explore your most complex V-Ray 3D production scenes ray traced in real-time. With Chaos® Vantage, there are no time-consuming conversions. Simply drag and drop your complete V-Ray scene into Vantage and start exploring. Quickly create high-quality visualizations or pre-visualizations for architecture, film-making, automotive and more.
What is the difference between Chaos’ Renderers?
Chaos V-Ray, Corona, Enscape, and Vantage are all rendering and simulation software products, but they differ in their features, industry, and user needs. Learn which renderer is right for you!
Posted by Kim Sternisha