machstudio_logoMachStudio Pro has just released a new version (v1.0.2.10) that adds several new features such as a new Material library and Animatable Fog.  Of note in this new release, though, is the new 3DS Max and Maya Exporters.

With this addition there are now dedicated exporters for Maya 8.5, 2008, 2009 and Max 9 and 2009 (Max 2008 and 2010 as well as 64-bit versions coming soon). A dedicated exporter makes it fast and easy to export geometry, animation, and cameras. Importantly, if you update the animation file in Maya or Max, simply open it again, and it will automatically update in MachStudio Pro. You can even update just a sequence of animation frames and plug-them right into the MachStudio Pro scene.

Read after the break for the full announcement, and a live-demo of some of the new real-time features.

MachStudio Pro Adds 3ds Max Exporter, Animatable Fog, and Materials Library
MachStudio Pro is stand-alone, visualization and rendering software that lets 3D  artists create and manipulate lights, materials, and HDR cameras in a real-time, non-linear workflow environment to achieve film quality results. Processes which normally would be separated into specialized tasks in production, or off-loaded to render farms,  are instead possible in an efficient and concise production workflow.
The new MachStudio Pro v1.0.2.10  adds many new features including:
Exporter for 3DS Max 2009
With this addition there are now dedicated exporters for Maya 8.5, 2008, 2009 and Max 9 and 2009 (Max 2008 and 2010 as well as 64-bit versions coming soon). A dedicated exporter makes it fast and easy to export geometry, animation, and cameras. Importantly, if you update the animation file in Maya or Max, simply open it again, and it will automatically update in MachStudio Pro. You can even update just a sequence of animation frames and plug-them right into the MachStudio Pro scene.
High-quality Materials Library
107 unique materials that you can apply to any material node (e.g. fabric, glass, paper, wood, marble, etc.). Artists can tweak and adjust as they would any shader.
Animatable fog
This allows the appearance of a fog effect to change as the eye-point moves in relation to an image. Or artists can create things like the effect of rising ground fog layers in the trees above a lakeshore.
Enhanced shader control
Blinn and Blinn Reflective shaders now have a Specular Power slider, Blinn, Phong, Phong w/Bump and SubSurfaceScatter shaders have Angle slider to use with reflection maps, Car Paint shader now has Opacity Texture file option, etc.
Diffuse and Specular render passes
Just as you can render out DOF, depth maps, glows, AO, etc. passes at HD or film resolution for later compositing, you can now render out the diffuse and specular passes.
Unicode support
Unicode enables Asian language support in MachStudio Pro.
– Information about MachStudio Pro at http://studiogpu.com
– Samples of projects lit and rendered in MachStudio Pro can be seen at http://www.studiogpu.com/showcase.

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