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A modern xml-speaking raytracing-based rendering system.
YafRay is a powerful raytracer, under the LGPL license. It enables you to create fantastic images and animations of a photorealistic quality. Below can you find the most relevant features which YafRay offers.
- Full Global Ilumination: Yafray makes it possible to iluminate scenes by means of a complete global ilumination system, using Montecarlo and Quasimontecarlo aproximations. To solve the ilumination problems that arise when inside interior spaces, we can rely on a photon mapping system, that together with irradiance cache and shadow refinement, produces high quality results.
- Skydome Ilumination: This ilumination system is based mainly on light coming from an emiting sky, taking into account the soft shadows calculations also involved.
- HDRI Ilumination: Ilumination is based on the information obtained from a HDR image type. It can be used with Skydome or complete GI ilumination.
- Caustics: Light distorsion produced by reflexion against reflecting and transmiting materials as crytal or mirrors can be simulated with this technic.
- Real DOF: The effects of a natural focus can be reproduced using this feature. Once you fix a point in the scene, further objects will be out of focus.
- Glossy/Blurry reflections: If a given surface is not a perfect reflector, distortion arises in the reflected light. This distortion will grow bigger as the reflecting object is taken further away. A wrinkled surface would cause this effect.
Home Page: http://www.yafray.org/
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