I wanted to add a comment/question about mesh emitters vs spots.

I work to visualize theatrical and private concert events that rely heavily on theatrical spot lights, gobos (metal inserts for spot lights that cast shadows), area lights, etc. I've used Mental Ray so far and wanted to add my request ...

Thank you for the update. Just bought a license this morning so it's good to know there may be a day or two delay in getting the latest beta/license #. At least now I won't be checking my email every 5 minutes :P

I also hope this is a sign that Refractive Software is getting good consumer response ...

Good afternoon all,

First, let me say that I'm excited about what I've seen so far and have been looking for an affordable unbiased render to explore.

Now, one thing that I do often in my visualization work is simulate theatrical lighting. Coming from mental ray this is usually done via a ...