There are many programs dedicated to rendering, but if you want to do something of high quality, you can count on the fingers of one hand those that are up to the task. Apple and autumn They've been developing a powerful rendering engine for over a year, and now it's just released on the Mac Store.
His name is Octane X, and is an update of the famous OctaneRender from developer Otoy. If you are into the world of 3D animation, take advantage of the launch of this new application, which is available for free for the first year.
Otoy has just released its new Octane X graphic rendering engine on the Mac App Store that is compatible with all Macs running macOS Big Sur, including models. Apple silicon.
First introduced at WWDC 2019, Octane X is an update to Octane Render by Otoy, rewritten in Metal as part of a collaboration with Apple. Last year, a fully functional public preview was already released.
Octane X features a new engine mesh geometry with near-perfect linear rescaling taking advantage of multiple available GPU configurations, including external Thunderbolt 3 eGPUs. It is also available with the RNDR distributed rendering platform, which enables graphic artists to utilize a decentralized eGPU network for the most tedious rendering tasks.
Along with those features, Octane X also supports ACES, OpenColorIO, and EXR rendering deep pixel. It has a node-based textures, shading and scene editor and an advanced AI noise system.
Free for a limited time
In addition to the App Store launch, Otoy is also introducing two new exclusive subscription offers for Mac users. MacBook Pro, iMac Pro and Mac Pro users will be able to get a free year of Octane X Enterprise, which has access to RNDR. All other Macs, including M1 devices, will have access to one year free by Octane X Prime.
The application requires to have it installed on the Mac macOS BigSur 11.1 or later and has the latest integrated graphics from AMD or Intel. The application is available in the Mac App Store for free. You can find more information on the Otoy website.