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Mental Ray

Established Date: Jan. 1, 1989

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  • This professional rendering software was developed by mental images and first released commercially in 1989. First used mainly as an SGI-based alternative renderer to SoftImage's own output in 1993, and is now integrated with and supported by virtually all high-end animation software packages. Mental Images is located in Berlin, Germany .. having been purchased by Nvidia in 2007. DISCONTINUED as of Nov.2017

  • "NVIDIA will no longer offer new subscriptions to the Mental Ray plugins for Maya and 3ds Max, as well as Mental Ray standalone. Current customers who have purchased licenses from NVIDIA will continue to receive support through our Advanced Rendering Forum for the remainder of their subscription terms." - NVIDIA (November 2017)

    Mental Ray dead : November 2017

    • Mental Ray dead : November 2017

    "NVIDIA will no longer offer new subscriptions to the Mental Ray plugins for Maya and 3ds Max, as well as Mental Ray standalone. Current customers who have purchased licenses from NVIDIA will continue to receive support through our Advanced Rendering Forum for the remainder of their subscription terms." - NVIDIA (November 2017)

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