Rendering Speed & Quality

[eirhiz_christopher_cruz]

This is my first post here and i'm quite an amateur in 3d. For some time now i have been working with Autodesk Viz 2008 on my DELL M90 - Core2Duo 2.0 Ghz, 2 gig ram-Quadro FX 2500M-512mb-WIN XP-SP2 32bit. I just installed Vray-1.5 on Viz and i just started to use it as my renderer. I think its the best renderer so far as attested to the many using it.

 

I just want to ask whether Vray and Gelato-Nvdia can be use together in Viz or on in Max. I have read a lot about Gelato and its capability of harnessing the power of the GPU in rendering, i want to take advantage of the power in the Quadro card in the M90. I have read in some posts here that in some way that isn't quite possible- Vray and Gelato but i want to make it clear if it really is. I do want to make the most of the DELL M90 in terms of speed and quality in rendering and in 3D animation. If there are any recommendations or suggestions regarding this will be a tremendous and great help..... Thanks in advance

[AJLynn]

No, you can't combine Vray with Gelato. Actually, I have yet to see any rendering technolgy that uses a GPU that can produce good enough quality for architecture work but nVidia recently bought mental images, so maybe they'll have GPU metal ray in the future.

[vizfx]

Hi

GPU rendering is the future there is no question about it.

I think you should try it, at least the free version and if you like it go with the Pro (a big plus with interactive relighting).

The gallery speaks for itself http://www.nvidia.com/page/gz_galleries.html.

Best regards

Mihai