V-Ray Next for Modo Available

Chaos Group has revealed V-Ray Next for Modo, which comes with the features from the 3DS Max and Maya versions like the adaptive dome light, new physical hair material, improvements to the standard shader, and more.

ADAPTIVE DOME LIGHT. Better image-based lighting using V-Ray Scene Intelligence without the need to add Portal lights for interior scenes

NEW MATERIALS. “Render realistic-looking hair with the Physical Hair Material. Plus, the standard V-Ray Material adds new Metalness reflection controls to support PBR shader workflows.”

2X FASTER GPU RENDERING. Fast new GPU rendering architecture is said to support more high-end production features.

BETTER DENOISING. “V-Ray delivers instant feedback in the viewport IPR with less noise, so you get cleaner images while you design. And you can denoise individual render elements for added control in compositing.|

NEW EFFECTS. “Glare and bloom lens effects have been fully redesigned to be faster and more accurate, the Rolling Shutter can emulate the warped motion blur effects common in digital video and cell phone cameras, and the Toon Shader now includes more options for line control.”

You can learn more here.