TERRAGEN 4
Terragen 4 has just been released as a
retail edition. This major 3D
landscape software is now faster,
more interactive and easier to use.
The new edition gives you new tools to
create and explore your photo-realistic
scenes more quickly and intuitively
than ever before.
There's a new Ray-Traced Preview
(RTP) which can provide almost
instant feedback as you work on your
objects, shaders, atmosphere and
lighting. The Ray-Traced Preview lets
users fine-tune scenes much more
quickly and easily.
Years of internal research and
development have led to a major
breakthrough for rendering clouds with
photo-realistic shading. Terragen 4
can simulate light scattering hundreds
of times within clouds to produce their
characteristic softness, as well as inter- cloud and cloud-surface interactions.
There's a new cloud shading
technology allows you to produce
highly realistic skies with ease. There
are new simple-to-use cloud presets
that realize a variety of common cloud
types such as altocumulus.
Terragen 4 also adds simulation of the
absorption of light by ozone in the
atmosphere, making the already
realistic atmosphere model practically
indistinguishable from reality.
The Rendering engine enhancements
have speeded up Terragen 4. Now
users can render scenes which feature
objects on average more than twice as
fast as Terragen 3, and in some cases
much faster.
Plus lens effects, new shaders, and all
paid version of Terragen now include
animation tools.
Try Terragen 4 today, with the free
non-commercial version which has a
1280 × 900px render output limit.
http://planetside.co.uk/free-
downloads/terragen- 4 - free-download/
Picture: “Monorail and Pylon".