Renderman shader language update#

RenderMan 24 will also feature Lama, a new layered materials system developed at Industrial Light & Magic, and and an “official part” of the ILM-developed MaterialX standard. Lama: a robust new modular system for layered materials developed at ILM

However, the toolset will only be available to users of the commercial edition of the software: something Pixar attributed to the work being a partnership with third-party developer LollipopShaders. Pixar describes it as “super-customisable”, noting that work “usually done in comp” to stylise an image can now be performed directly during rendering. It is capable of effects ranging from conventional cartoon shading to hatching or brush strokes, with the hatching reacting to emulated light effects, and supports custom AOVs and display filters. Stylized Looks generate anything from toon shading to brush stroke effectsīeginning with the feature that has been most widely previewed already, RenderMan 24 will support Stylized Looks, a new toolset for generating non-photorealistic renders. Pixar has also confirmed that RenderMan XPU, its long-awaited new combined CPU and GPU rendering system, will form part of the release, as will a new official integration plugin for Blender. The release, which is due to ship early next year, will include several important new toolsets, including a new sylised rendering system, and Lama, a new layered material system developed at ILM.

Renderman shader language update#

Pixar has unveiled RenderMan 24, the next major update to the VFX and animation production renderer, during livestreams at this week’s RenderMan Art & Science Fair.

Scroll down to the end for details of features announced since the original preview. We have updated the story with extra information from the release notes.