Perhaps one way for Lux to build customer loyalty may be to allow existing customers the opportunity to be alpha/beta testers for the new renderer. I’d sign up in a flash!
me too! it would really solve our problem…
Rendering
qral
#21
onikaze
#22
While it might be nice to play with a renderer for some. I really don’t see it as very useful until there are other tools to animate with and a more robust material/shader editor.
as fo rthe original poster, I know there is a version of blender for OSX, if Yafray is on the platform too then you could try that.
Nigel_Baker
#23
Can I ask where can one see some of the final renders with Luxology’s render engine. Just to kill my curiosity :bounce:
GraemeH
#24
While I play with animating, most of my work is with static images, so animation capabilities aren’t really as imperitive for me. From what I’ve seen, most renderers include lighting, material and texture editors - I’d hope that all these would be included/enhanced in the nexus renderer.
Check the first page of the WIP thread
Dion’s figure (post #2) is quite awe inspiring! … and if you read a little further he says
I’m assuming, but I may be wrong, that he’s used the nexus renderer.
Just a little off topic, if modo is the Lux’s nexus MODeler, will the nexus renderer be called RENo? 
Hmmm … waiting for reno …
Thanks,
Graeme
GraemeH
#25
Those who are interested in a renderer for modo might be interested in checking this thread on the new Maxwell renderer.
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=180534&page=1&pp=15
Seems pretty slow, but it’s only an alpha version, however it’s got the rendering cognoscenti in a frenzy!:eek:
Thanks,
Graeme
Nemoid
#26
Does Maxwell
will support Modo ? or could it be plugged with no prob or model and scenes exported to it?
it will support Lw, so they say…
DMack
#28
I’m getting tired of not knowing about the other Lux products…But I have a solution!!!
I vote that Luxology employ someone who endlessly lets things slip out by accident…we all know people who are completely rubbish at keeping secrets…Luxology needs one (Dion etc are far too tight lipped - trust me I’ve tried every way to squeeze info out of them…only to get the same answer…‘we can’t talk about…bla de bla de bla!’
So guys and gals…if you know someone who is particularly bad at keeping secrets get them to send their CV to Luxology for the post of ‘Don’t tell anyone anything about our range of products that might or might not exist…I wasn’t there when it didn’t happen’
David
Renderman_XSI
#29
Im getting tired of them being so tight lip also. but that really isnt that big of a issue, i just wish they were more like the Silo developers who update THEIR users with small tadbit everyweek in the forum!
Lux better hurry up, the 3DCG industry is changing and changing for good, it’ll be about a year from now that we’ll see real time REYES capable workstation by the most unconventional company 
Lux be more like Silo developers!!
Nigel_Baker
#30
That job sound perfect for me.
I would love to talk about this that may or may not excist. Now that would be fun.
Thanks
drkollossus
#31
I couldn’t agree more. I hate to keep making the comparison to LightWave, but it’s there, for obvious reasons. And one of the things that always bugged me about LightWave is that they would be working on the next “version” for a year or more. When there were things that needed to be addressed immediately. You might get a maintenance upgrade a few weeks after the initial release but then silence for a year.
Now I know that it’s only been 2.5 months since Modo was released, but considering all the hype about how fast they could develop using nexus, I was hoping that they would throw us a new thingy here and there; A bug fix, a new Pearl script, a text tool, (hint hint) whatever.
I know that this thing is still in it infancy, and I know that they are working very hard on both updating modo, and “other things.” but I’m feeling a little left out of the loop.
c-g
#33
“Tight lip”? I was wondering how much time they had to develop with all the hand holding they need to be doing in this forum alone.
c-g
#35
Sounds like you haven’t seen most of the stuff they have had to answer here.
I just popped over to the silo forum. I didn’t see as many people asking RTFM questions like they have been of Luxology.
Renderman_XSI
#36
Well unless you have some specail info that most user dont have access to, than no. But as far as what has been show of Luxology on the cgtalk networks…i have seen them all.
anyways, i’ll leave it at that. I think “drkollossus” sums it up nicely.
bradpeebler
#37
Revealing development efforts early is a double edged blade. Half the people complain about “over hyping” pre-release software and the other half complain that they are “out of the loop”. Our policy of “tight lips” is there for a solid reason. We know that development schedules change and we also know that people make decisions about their business based on the information we provide. Therefore it is important that we have a VERY solid understanding our a release date before we make official announcements or even talk officially about a product.
Yes we have done some sneak peeks of technology in the past. We have demonstrated technology for rendering, animation and other content creation tools. However, we are very careful not to make any product announcements about these technologies and we generally do not promote these technologies beyond the sneak preview. These tech previews are designed to let people understand where we as a company are heading. They are not intended for people to use for purchase planning.
That being said, we also want to extend special thanks to our user base and as such we will be making some information available to registered users of modo prior to the public release of said info. Registered users will receive more information about this sometime in the next week or two.
Thanks for all your feedback and consideration.
Brad Peebler
President
Luxology
TrexGreg
#39
Brad, you’re such a teaser!
NEXT WEEK or TWO ???
These Christmas are going to be …exotic! :applause:
Cheers,