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POV-Ray

The Persistence of Vision Raytracer is a high-quality, totally free tool for creating stunning three-dimensional graphics. It is available in official versions for Windows, Mac OS/Mac OS X and i86 Linux. The source code is available for those wanting to do their own ports.

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source

Platforms

  • Windows
  • Linux
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Features

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  1.  Translucency
  2.  Importance sampling
  3.  Physically-Based Rendering
  4.  Multi-threaded architecture
  5.  Volumetric Media (Absorb/Emit/Scatter)
  6.  Untesselated geometry
  7.  Chromatic dispersion
  8.  Global Illumination (Radiosity)
  9.  Depth of Field
  10.  Dielectric materials
  11.  Pause Render process
  12.  Uv mapping
  13.  Render baking (Mesh Camera)
  14.  Final Gathering
  15.  Multi color spaces / Color management
  16.  Vertex colors
  17.  Intuitive Scene Description Language
  18.  48-bit color Input / output

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POV-Ray information

  • Developed by

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  • Licensing

    Open Source (AGPL-3.0) and Free product.
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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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  •  296 Forks
  •  223 Open Issues
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What is POV-Ray?

The Persistence of Vision Raytracer is a high-quality, totally free tool for creating stunning three-dimensional graphics. It is available in official versions for Windows, Mac OS/Mac OS X and i86 Linux. The source code is available for those wanting to do their own ports.

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