The Albedo Map Mystery Revealed

18 May 2017

There seems to be quite some hype about Albedo Maps recently, especially in 3D Rendering and Realtime Rendering Applications.

I recently learned what impact the correct usage of an Albedo Map can make in my projects and wanted to share my insight here:

An Albedo Map is basically an Image texture without any shadows or highlights.

Take the following Image as an example. On the left we have a picture of a brick wall with shadows and highlights and on the right these shadows and highlights are missing.Continue Reading

Best Hardware for GPU Rendering in Octane – Redshift – Vray

22 March 2017

Graphics Card (GPU) based render engines such as Redhift3D, Octane or VRAY-RT have matured quite a bit over the last years and are starting to overtake CPU-based Render-Engines.

But what hardware gives the best-bang-for-the-buck and what do you have to keep in mind when building your GPU-Workstation? What is the best Hardware and best GPU for rendering with Octane, Redhsift3D or VRAY-RT, that is affordable?Continue Reading

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