AfterBurn 4.0
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+ Sitni Sati has released AfterBurn version 4.0, plugin for 3ds Max. Sitni Sati boast AfterBurn 4.0 delivers rendering speed improvements, workflow enhancements and modularity /extensibility. AfterBurn 4.0 is a $135 upgrade for existing AfterBurn 3.2 users. Users that have purchased AfterBurn 3.2 after October 1st 2007 are entitled for a free upgrade.
what’s new in AfterBurn 4.0:
- New AfterBurn Shadow Map brings a great speed improvement without significant shadow quality loss. Speed improvement over Raytraced Shadows in AfterBurn 3.2 can be more than a factor of five for dynamic scenes and even up to factor of ten for static cloud animations.
- AfterBurn no longer needs special type of shadows to be able to calculate self-shadowing effect as it supports standard light’s interface for atmospheric shadows (light’s “Atmosphere Shadows” option).
- FusionWorks support. AfterBurn will properly blend with FumeFX, ScatterVL Pro and Standard 3ds max Fog. FusionWorks support also brings output to FusionWorks Z-Depth Render Element as well as output to non-clamped colors, used in .exr, or .hdr file formats.
- AFC View is a new workflow improvement that allows users to edit all AFCs and Gradients from one place.
- Geometry Clipping option enables that particles that are contained inside geometry do not render outside of it.
- Completely reworked built in noise types are now in form of a plug-ins for AfterBurn that can also be developed by 3rd parties. New 3D Texture Map allows users to use 3ds max 3D Map as a noise generator inside AfterBurn.
>> AfterBurn 4.0
what’s new in AfterBurn 4.0:
- New AfterBurn Shadow Map brings a great speed improvement without significant shadow quality loss. Speed improvement over Raytraced Shadows in AfterBurn 3.2 can be more than a factor of five for dynamic scenes and even up to factor of ten for static cloud animations.
- AfterBurn no longer needs special type of shadows to be able to calculate self-shadowing effect as it supports standard light’s interface for atmospheric shadows (light’s “Atmosphere Shadows” option).
- FusionWorks support. AfterBurn will properly blend with FumeFX, ScatterVL Pro and Standard 3ds max Fog. FusionWorks support also brings output to FusionWorks Z-Depth Render Element as well as output to non-clamped colors, used in .exr, or .hdr file formats.
- AFC View is a new workflow improvement that allows users to edit all AFCs and Gradients from one place.
- Geometry Clipping option enables that particles that are contained inside geometry do not render outside of it.
- Completely reworked built in noise types are now in form of a plug-ins for AfterBurn that can also be developed by 3rd parties. New 3D Texture Map allows users to use 3ds max 3D Map as a noise generator inside AfterBurn.
>> AfterBurn 4.0
Labels: 3ds Max, 3ds Max plugins
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