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Mental Ray

Mental Ray (stylized as mental ray) was a production-quality ray tracing application for 3D rendering. Its Berlin-based developer Mental Images was acquired by Nvidia in 2007.

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Developer
Nvidia
Final release
3.14
License
Proprietary software
Operating system
Linux, OS X, Microsoft Windows
Original author
Mental Images
Release
1989; 37 years ago (1989)

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Mental Ray

Nodes41
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Triples49
Avg. degree1.95
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related to Features · 17
Mental Ray → Alias Maya, Any, API, Cinema, Dassault Systèmes' CATIA, However, It, Most, Quasi-Monte Carlo, Revit, Side Effects Software's Houdini, Softimage, SolidWorks, Studio Max, The, There, XSI
related to Further reading · 9
Mental Ray → Andy, Driemeyer, ISBN, Programming, Rendering, Shaders, SpringerWienNewYork, Thomas, Writing
see also · 3
Mental Ray → Dielectric Shader, PhotoWorks, SolidWorks
Developer · 1
Mental Ray → Nvidia
Final release · 1
Mental Ray → 3.14
License · 1
Mental Ray → Proprietary software
Operating system · 1
Mental Ray → Linux, OS X, Microsoft Windows
Original author · 1
Mental Ray → Mental Images
Release · 1
Mental Ray → 1989; 37 years ago (1989)
Type · 1
Mental Ray → Rendering system

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mental ray rendering used nvidia also software shaders images tracing feature developer light shader engine application 3d many supporting third-party

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Mental RayDeveloperNvidia1.00infobox
Mental RayFinal release3.141.00infobox
Mental RayLicenseProprietary software1.00infobox
Mental RayOperating systemLinux, OS X, Microsoft Windows1.00infobox
Mental RayOriginal authorMental Images1.00infobox
Mental RayRelease1989; 37 years ago (1989)1.00infobox
Mental RayTypeRendering system1.00infobox
Mental RayWebsitewww.nvidia.com/object/nvidia-mental-ray-products.html1.00infobox
Mental Rayis aachievement of high performance through parallelism on both multiprocessor machines and across render farms0.90text
scanline for primary visible surface determinationinstance ofThe software uses acceleration techniques0.80text
binary space partitioning for secondary rays via ray tracinginstance ofThe software uses acceleration techniques0.80text
and used Quasi-Monte Carlo methods to solve the underlying light transport simulationinstance ofThe software uses acceleration techniques0.80text

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