Cebas released finalRender 3.5 SP8

The company Cebas Visual Technology, a developer of plug-ins for 3ds Max and other packages, has released an updated version of its imaging systems - finalRender 3.5 SP8.

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Company Adobe Systems Incorporated announced a new software package Adobe Creative Suite 6.

Adobe® Creative Suite® 6 software delivers a whole new experience for digital media creation, enabling you to work lightning fast and reach audiences wherever they may be. Now, for the first time, CS applications are also available through Adobe Creative Cloud™, giving you the flexibility to download and install them at any time. Plus, access additional applications, publishing services, and new products and features as they are released.

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Maxwell Render Suite released

The next generation in rendering technology capable of simulating light exactly as it behaves in the real world.

The Maxwell Render Suite software package provides a complete solution for those who want maximum image quality and full control of the Maxwell Render™ technology. The suite includes a series of standalone tools for Windows, Mac and Linux in 32 and 64 bits, plus FREE access to the full list of plugins (more than 15 CAD/3D platforms are supported).

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Real Time Separable Subsurface Scattering

Jorge Jimenez shows The latest and final advances on real-time skin rendering (Separable Subsurface Scattering), which enables to quickly render skin in just two post-processing passes. Everything is written from scratch using DirectX 10 and rendered in real-time, from the skin to the film grain

The main idea behind the new separable SSS approach is that you can get very similar results to the full 12-pass approach ([Eon07]) by just using a regular two-pass setup. It can be done in screen space and is really really fast

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