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POV-Ray 3.6 Released

Posted by michael on from the hamster-havoc dept.

ehmdjii writes "After a long betatesting-phase the POV-Ray team just released version 3.6 of the popular opensource raytracer. It's been two years since the last version and many bugs have been fixed as well as some changes in the render core. This release concentrates on stability and providing a framework for future re-implementations."

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  1. Re:Great, for a free package by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Not nearly as nice as some of the pro stuff out there, but definitely usable for the rank amateurs among us.

    I wonder if that might be more accurately stated in the reverse: Definitely better than some of the pro stuff out there, but not nearly as usable for the rank amateurs among us.

    It's actually far harder to use than simple point-click-and-drag solutions like 3dsmax or Maya, but the results can be just as good. Two of my favorite POV-Ray images:

    'The Wet Bird'
    'Chado'

    I can't even imagine putting those images together using POV-Ray. Using 3dsmax, sure. But POV-Ray? Wow.