Full Integration of Products is a Significant Value for 3ds max Users
SAN DIEGO, SIGGRAPH, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- mental images(R), the Academy
Award(R) winning software company, and Discreet, a division of Autodesk, Inc.,
today announced they will fully integrate and bundle mental images' highly
respected mental ray(R) rendering software library with Discreet's 3ds max(R)
6 content creation and visualization software. The forthcoming release of 3ds
max 6 will dramatically increase mental ray's install base, further asserting
mental images as the leading provider of rendering technology for
entertainment content creation and industrial product and architectural design
visualization.
The advanced features of the new mental ray 3.2 rendering technology
include physically correct photorealistic rendering options such as global
illumination, caustics and extremely accurate lighting calculations. mental
ray's unique, extremely efficient memory management technology, and the
ability to render and compose arbitrary sets of 3D scene elements in separate
passes with sub-pixel level resolution, permits rendering of even the most
complex scenes on the smallest desktop and laptop computers. Highly requested
features such as support for hierarchical subdivision surfaces, IES light
profiles, HDR images, as well as light mapping optimizations are also
included. For more specific information on mental images and the mental ray
software, please visit the company's website: http://www.mentalimages.com.
"mental images' innovative technology, to be included in Discreet's 3ds
max 6 software, will enable our users to achieve an unprecedented level of
photorealism," said Chris Ford, Product Line Manager, Animation Products of
Discreet. "At Discreet, we constantly strive to provide our customers the most
advanced products possible. The inclusion of mental ray 3.2 demonstrates our
commitment to cutting edge technology and gives our users a wider range of
flexibility and the ability to turn visions into reality."
"We are excited about the vast potential created by joining mental ray 3.2
with 3ds max 6," says Rolf Herken, President and Director R&D of mental
images. "With over 80% of the world's 3D game developers, a considerable share
of the world's 3D animation and visual effects designers, and its vast number
of seats in use for industrial product and architectural design visualization,
3ds max has a huge and enormously influential user base. We are proud to join
forces with Discreet and provide the most precise, powerful, and programmable
rendering software at the lowest possible price to all users of 3ds max to
further blur the line between imagination and simulation."
About mental images
mental images, founded in 1986, is the recognized international leader in
providing rendering software to the entertainment, computer-aided design,
scientific visualization, architecture, and other industries that require
sophisticated images. The main product of the company is the high performance
photo realistic rendering software mental ray which is capable of running on a
wide variety of platforms ranging from workstations and networks of
workstations to parallel supercomputers, producing images of unsurpassed
realism. mental images GmbH & Co. KG is a privately held company based in
Berlin, Germany, with a subsidiary in San Francisco, California.
About Discreet
Discreet empowers media professionals to realize the visual experience and
transform their most evocative and ambitious visions into reality. Discreet's
award-winning solutions are designed for digital media creation, management
and delivery-across all disciplines from film and television visual effects,
color grading and editing to animation, game development, web/interactive, and
design visualization. Discreet is based in Montreal, Quebec and is a division
of Autodesk, Inc, the world's leading design and digital media creation,
management, and distribution company. Product and corporate information:
http://www.discreet.com.
NOTE: mental images(R) and mental ray(R) are trademarks or registered
trademarks in the United States and other countries of mental images GmbH &
Co. KG, Berlin, Germany. 3ds max(R) is a trademark or registered trademark in
the United States and other countries of Autodesk, Inc. Other product and
company names in this document may be trademarks of their respective owners.
CONTACT: Rachel Yarmey of Sparkpr, +1-415-962-8200, ext. 241, or
rachel@sparkpr.com, for mental images; or Kevin G Clark, Senior Manager of
Corporate Communications of Discreet, +1-415-547-2457, or
kevin.g.clark@autodesk.com.
SOURCE images GmbH & Co. KG
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Related links:
http://www.mentalimages.com
CONTACT:
Rachel Yarmey of Sparkpr, +1-415-962-8200,
ext. 241, or rachel@sparkpr.com, for mental images; or Kevin G
Clark, Senior Manager of Corporate Communications of Discreet,
+1-415-547-2457, or kevin.g.clark@autodesk.com
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