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Luxrender is a physically based unbiased ray tracer for physically image synthesis. Based on state of the art algorithms, LuxRender simulates the flow of light according to physical equations, thus producing realistic images of photographic quality.
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Pros
Pro Physically accurate
Uses a variety of algorithms, including Path Tracing, to generate physically correct images.
Pro GPU + CPU hybrid rendering
this engine supports both CUDA and OpenCL rendering.
Pro Realtime Post Processing
Pro Free and Open Source
Pro Fast, physically correct caustics
Thanks to Bidirectional Path Tracing and SPPM
Pro Multiple rendering algorithms to chose from
Included in its arsenal are:
- Path Tracing
*Bidirectional Path Tracing
*MLT
*Non Progressive Path Tracing
*Stochastic Progressive Photon Mapping