Rendering engines comparison
From Blender for Architecture
 Work in Progress. |
Blender could be used with many external renderers.
The aim of this webpage is to show which rendrerers suit your needs with pro and cons.
| NAME__________ | HOMEPAGE__________________________________________ | SCANLINE____ | RAYTRACING__ | G.I._______ | QMC_____ | OPENSOURCE__ | EXPORTER_____ | PLATEFORM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blender Internal | http://blender.org | yes | yes | sort of | no | yes | :-) | |
| Povray | http://povray.org | yes | yes | yes | ? | yes | Blender mod | |
| Yafray | http://yafray.org | yes | yes | no | no | yes | integrated | |
| Kerkythea | http://www.softlab.ntua.gr/~jpanta/Graphics/Kerkythea/ | yes | yes | yes | ? | no | yes | |
| Winosi | http://www.winosi.onlinehome.de/ | no | yes | yes | ? | yes | yes | |
| Aqsis | http://www.aqsis.org/xoops/modules/news/ | yes | yes | ? | yes | yes | ||
| Indigo | http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/nickamy/indigo.html | no | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | |
| Sunflow | http://sunflow.sourceforge.net/ | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Blender Internal
Pro
Fully integrated. All the power of Blender material panel
Cons
No GI (only Ambiant Occlusion). Slow antialiasing.
Yafray
Pro
full GI. Nice realistic rendering. Integrated
Cons
Transparent material casts solid dark shadow... :-(
