Today, cebas announced the release of finalRender 2 for the latest version of Maya that was recently announced by Autodesk. The software is available immediately for purchase from the cebas website in both 32- and 64-bit versions.
Key Selling Points
What makes finalRender for Maya from cebas special and unique in the eyes of its user base, as compared to competitive and Autodesk-native solutions:
[ul]finalRender offers the only complete integration into the Maya GUI: users never have to leave the GUI when using finalRender (not so with competitive solutions).[/ul]
[ul]The Render Elements in finalRender are unique and not available from other vendors.[/ul]
[ul]finalRender offers the best and most complete set of shader materials.[/ul]
[ul]ShaderGrind empowers users to create their own materials.[/ul]
[ul]finalRender is faster with global illumination, ray-tracing and many other features.[/ul]
[ul]finalRender takes less time to learn.[/ul]
[ul]finalRender is easier to use.[/ul]
[ul]finalRender offers the best flexibility for integration into a production pipeline.[/ul]
[ul]The light transport model of finalRender is physics based, creating a more photo-realistic and higher quality image.[/ul]
[ul]finalRender 2 for Maya is market tested and robust. The second generation software is available today, including its just released first free Service Pack SP1. A new SP2 with additional features is currently being prepared.[/ul]
[ul]No need to invest in expensive high-speed graphics cards.[/ul]
[ul]No need for complicated Python or Mel programming in Maya, since finalRender natively supports Hypershade and other Maya shaders.[/ul]
[ul]Features, such as separate options for camera motion blur and object motion blur, stereo camera support, and layered OpenEXR as used in 3ds Max, have been available to finalRender for Maya users for years.[/ul]
Click to play entire four minute prologue sequence of “Hellboy 2: The Golden Army” created with finalRender for Maya
Highly Competitive Pricing
Based on input from cebas users and resellers, cebas recently introduced a new pricing scheme. This makes finalRender the most cost effective third party Maya renderer on the market today.
[ul]finalRender 2 for Maya, including five render farm licenses: $995[/ul]
[ul]Additional pack of five render farm licenses: $695[/ul]
[ul]finalRender R1 to 2 for Maya upgrade, including five render farm licenses: $495[/ul]
Autodesk Maya Support
[ul]Maya 2010, 2011 and 2012[/ul]
[ul]32- and 64-bit[/ul]
[ul]finalRender supports Maya’s Hypershade and nearly all available native shaders in addition to its own advanced ready-to-render shaders, e.g.[/ul]
[ul]finalRender supports the Architectural Material natively[/ul]
[ul]Full Maya stereo camera rendering[/ul]
[ul]Maya Shading Network[/ul]
[ul]Maya hierarchical subdivs without exceptions[/ul]
Future-Proof ShaderGrind
In addition to the many custom shaders, finalRender for Maya includes the exceptional ShaderGrind technology. This feature allows users to develop their own materials that can be saved, and used in other and future applications making them perfect for integration into a production pipeline.
What Ships with finalRender 2 for Maya
[ul]Five free render farm licenses[/ul]
[ul]Maya translator[/ul]
[ul]finalRender shader SDK[/ul]
[ul]Floating license manager[/ul]
Customer References
finalRender for Maya is being used by Ghost Studios (Denmark), Das Werk (Germany), Super 78 Studios (Hollywood), Walt Disney (Hollywood) and many others.
finalRender for Maya Trial Coming Soon!
A trial version of finalRender for Maya is being readied for deployment in the very near future. This free, unlimited-time trial version will offer full functionality, its complete feature set, and blazing rendering speed.
Once deployed and announced, it will be ready for download from the cebas website to all registered users.
Purchasing finalRender for Maya
finalRender 2 for Maya is available through the cebas online store and more than 60 resellers worldwide, as well as distributors in Russia, Japan and India.
Upgrading to finalRender for Maya 2012 for Existing Users
finalRender 2 for Maya 2012 is available as a free re-compile to all existing users from their View Product Registration page, once logged in.