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MantaRay – advanced open-source renderer

MantaRay is an advanced renderer.

It uses modern rendering techniques to generate photorealistic images of complex scenes.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

  • Procedural noise (blue backdrop and leather interior).
  • Transparency (window and headlight glass).
  • Custom shaders (car paint has a custom shader applied which varies color by viewing angle)
  • Normal mapping (floor and leather interior).
  • Support for high polygon scenes.
  • Physically accurate depth of field via lens simulation.
  • Textures loaded from files.
  • Roughness mapping.

Website: github.com/ange-yaghi/manta-ray
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Developer: Ange Yaghi
License: Open Source

MantaRay
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MantaRay is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.


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