Maxwell Render

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Maxwell Render

Sample Maxwell Render image output by Benjamin Brosdaux
Developer(s) Next Limit Technologies
Initial release 26 April 2006 (2006-04-26)
Stable release 3.0 / 4 December 2013 (2013-12-04)
Operating system Linux (on x86-64)
Mac OS X (on IA-32 and PowerPC)
Microsoft Windows (on IA-32 and x86-64)
Available in English
Type Raytracer
License Proprietary commercial software
Website www.maxwellrender.com
Picture
Image rendered in Maxwell Render

Maxwell Render is a software package that aids in the production of photorealistic images from computer 3D model data; a 3D renderer. It was introduced as an early alpha on December 2004 (after 2 years of internal development) and it utilized a global illumination (G.I.) algorithm based on a metropolis light transport variation.

Overview

Maxwell Render was among the first widely available implementations of unbiased rendering and its G.I. algorithm was linked directly to a physical camera paradigm to provide a simplified rendering experience wherein the user was not required to adjust arbitrary illumination parameter settings, as was typical of scanline renderers and raytracers of the time.[citation needed] Maxwell Render was developed by Madrid-based Next Limit Technologies, which was founded in 1998 by engineers Victor Gonzalez and Ignacio Vargas.

Software components

  • Maxwell Render (core render engine)
  • Maxwell Studio
  • Material Editor
  • Maxwell FIRE (Fast Interactive Rendering)
  • Network components (Maxwell Monitor, Manager and Node)
  • Plugins (modeling software specific)

History

The first alpha was released on 4 December 2004; the first release candidate on 2 December 2005.[1] The latter marked also the first appearance of Maxwell Studio and Material Editor.

Further releases were

  • Version 1.0 (26 April 2006)
  • Version 1.1 (4 July 2006)
  • Version 1.5 (23 May 2007)
  • Version 1.6 (22 November 2007)
  • Version 1.7 (19 June 2008)
  • Version 2.0 (23 September 2009)
  • Version 2.1 (18 July 2010)
  • Version 2.5 (13 December 2010)
  • Version 2.6 (2 November 2011)
  • Version 2.7 (19 June 2012)
  • Version 3.0 (4 December 2013)

The current software version is 3.0

Integration with other software

See also

References

  1. ↑ Next Limit, Maxwell Render announcements

External links

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