Cynematik

BY CYNDI GREENING, PHOENIX, USA (CINEMA MINIMA) — One of my students, a Mac Genius, sent a link to a website for Maxwell Render a new render engine that is said to be based on the physics of real light. It uses algorithms and equations to reproduce the behavior of light in a completely accurate way. According to their site, it full captures all light interactions between all elements in the scene because calculations are based using spectral information and high dynamic range data. (Now there’s a mouthful!)

The standalone render product is being developed for Mac OSX, Linux and Windows. Currently, they have already released plugins for Maya, Lightwave, 3D Studio Max, Rhino, Viz and, most recently, SketchUp. I’m eager to try it out. Their Gallery is impressive.