Kray open Beta is out!

[silverlw]

Now all registered owners can download their long awaited Mac respectively Windows version from the download area.

Here's a short list of new and updated features:

- multithreading
- instances
- motionblur
- New GUI
- progressive rendering display
- Better filtering of Ligt maps
- improved photon mapping
- improved FG
- faster and improved AA (new AA mode "random", new AA filters)
- improved blurred reflections
- New time interpolation mode for sharing GI data across frames
- doublesided surface support
- improved octrees
- clip map support
- New tone mapping modes (Linear, exponential, HSV)
- light/dark multiplier
- LW texture compatibility support
- support for scene editro ON/OFF flag
- local oversample (experimental)
- postprocess desaturate
- compatible with LW9.2
- fixed loads of bugs

[3dworks]

Now all registered owners can download their long awaited Mac respectively Windows version from the download area.

Here's a short list of new and updated features:

- multithreading
- instances
- motionblur
- New GUI
- progressive rendering display
- Better filtering of Ligt maps
- improved photon mapping
- improved FG
- faster and improved AA (new AA mode "random", new AA filters)
- improved blurred reflections
- New time interpolation mode for sharing GI data across frames
- doublesided surface support
- improved octrees
- clip map support
- New tone mapping modes (Linear, exponential, HSV)
- light/dark multiplier
- LW texture compatibility support
- support for scene editro ON/OFF flag
- local oversample (experimental)
- postprocess desaturate
- compatible with LW9.2
- fixed loads of bugs

whahaaaa! thank you, that's great news, especially to make the OSX version available at the same time!

markus

[3dworks]

...but please, where is the manual for this new jewel? still under development?

[barnabythebear]

Hiya,

Can someone post a screenshot of the new GUI, and also tell us a little about how the presets work and what they cover?

Thanks

nige.

[adk]

Fantastic !!!
Before I even open up 1.7 and play a big thanks to Grzegorz for all his hard work and dedication, and flexibility with 1.7 , and to all who did the hard yards testing and improving upon the previous version. It's much appreciated and respected guys / gals. Cheers

[silverlw]

The new Gui have been changed so things not often changed are greyed out.
The new presetsystem also makes it easier for beginners to pick a setting and fire away without scaring them off by alot of numbers.

[jure]

Oh yea Silver forgot to mention...
Presets are in test phase right now... They are not optimized yet but we'll be improving them through beta cycle.

[obo]

Will there be a demo version like before??

[jure]

Demo version is not priority right now. Maybe it will be after 1.7 is released. G. hasn't decided yet...

[obo]

Ok. Thanks. I just want to know

[barnabythebear]

Hi,

Thanks for the screen shots. One last point - will the price stay the same throught the open beta cycle? Will there be an announcement before the beta closes?

Thanks

nige.

[gtanski]

Hi,

Thanks for the screen shots. One last point - will the price stay the same throught the open beta cycle? Will there be an announcement before the beta closes?

Thanks

nige.

Price will stay the same until Kray 1.7 final is out.

[spider]

Thanks Thanks for all Tanski!!!!

Ciao
Spider

[joschy3d]

Really great improvements . The speed is amazing and the antialaising looks good so far. Kray runs smooth with the LW 9.2 Beta.
Big BIG THANK YOU

[intuition]

Hello Silver and Jure, I think this release of Kray looks like a really nice and polished product.

I am finally pressing the buy button.

My previous tests were always good but now it looks so nice I think it may be a LW GI solution I can live with.

Thanks.