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RenderMan

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Mats T.
MT
Animator
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Pixar RenderMan is one of the best choices for cinematic rendering"
What do you like best about RenderMan?

Pixar's support team is excellent. RenderMan is still available as a perpetual license with optional maintenance. Bridge tools supplied for DCCs such as Blender, Houdini, Katana, and Maya. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RenderMan?

Lack of offline documentation can be frustrating at times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rishav R.
RR
Lighting & Comp artist
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"Render man For Hair and fur Lighting is the best one"
What do you like best about RenderMan?

Light presets and the controls over light attribute Is much better and easy than Arnold light presets Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RenderMan?

render time is high but although if you are looking for realistic and Crisp render compared to Arnold It gives way better Renders Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Entertainment
UE
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Great but hard to learn."
What do you like best about RenderMan?

The results are great. The shaders that pixar have compiled are clearly all very well done. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RenderMan?

Alike many other pieces of software, Renderman does have quite a bit of a learning curve. This isn't really an avoidable problem but definitely the uptake of new users could probably have an easier induction period with regards to the learning tools. Though if you just need something quickly for a project, there are other options that might suit you better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Olly C.
OC
Asset TD / Generalist
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"A user perspective of the technical and artistic elements of Renderman"
What do you like best about RenderMan?

The depth of control presented to the user, and the well documented documentation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RenderMan?

The speed, some other renderers are faster, also the learning curve is steeper than other renderers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Quest M.
QM
3D Artist
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"It’s just not Real_Time"
What do you like best about RenderMan?

I’m a Unity\Unreal kind of guy. It’s what I gravitate to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RenderMan?

Autodesk is outdated and expensive. It is unrealistic to think that sustaining a freelance career as a young artist is even possible with Autodesk. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ibrahim b.
IB
qc character artist
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Great for rendering in hight quality."
What do you like best about RenderMan?

Its great for metal rendering and since its from pixar there's no doubt of quality Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RenderMan?

It takes hell lot of time to render and cant be used in every system Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sherif G.
SG
3D Visualizer and Animator
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"The render options shows a wide range of quality options that are really impressive"
What do you like best about RenderMan?

As a blender user i like the render to view port , and the light mixer panel Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RenderMan?

the material library need more options for ArchViz to be used as ready material Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

kuldeep v.
KV
Asset artist in Technicolor
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Best renderer with shader networks"
What do you like best about RenderMan?

Skin shader I think is best in class when we use renderman and some new tile planner algorithms Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RenderMan?

Great for professional but not for beginners.if u add more student or user friendly stuff that would be great for everyone Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

vijay k.
VK
Sr Lighting Artist
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"RenderMan is best"
What do you like best about RenderMan?

It is very easy to use, clean interface and lots of material and HDRs are available at Renderman resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RenderMan?

There is nothing to dislike in Remderman Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nishant R.
NR
Associate Director
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Best Rendering Software for fast render"
What do you like best about RenderMan?

Interface is so easy to use and simple sober Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RenderMan?

There is nothing to dislike as of now it is the best Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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