However, the new functionality should make it possible to do straightforward finishing work on renders directly within V-Ray, rather than having to export images to an external application like Photoshop.Ģ. It’s currently a work in progress: you can find a list of features not yet supported in this thread, and Chaos Group CTO Vlado Koylazov has said that he “expects a fair amount of grumbling” until the UX is finalised. The major change in V-Ray 5 for 3ds Max is undoubtedly VFB2, the rework of the V-Ray Frame Buffer (VFB): the native display window for V-Ray renders.Īlthough it was already possible to colour-correct renders in the buffer, or apply simple post effects, V-Ray 5 gives the VFB its own integrated layer-based compositing system.

Built-in layer-based compositing in the new V-Ray Frame Buffer They range from headline changes like built-in compositing and a Corona Renderer-style Light Mix system in the V-Ray Frame Buffer to hidden gems like ACEScg and MikkTSpace support.ġ. However, there’s already a lot more in the release, so we’ve trawled through the threads on the beta forum and the work-in-progress online documentation to pick out 10 key features in V-Ray 5.

With the world operating under coronavirus conditions, it arrived with relatively little fanfare: aside from the teaser video above, Chaos Group’s website only provides a brief summary of the main features. Last week, Chaos Group released V-Ray 5 for 3ds Max, the next major version of the production renderer – and the first of the next generation of updates to the V-Ray product family – as a free public beta.

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