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[9758] Renderman 25 XPU / Guest
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The new version of RenderMan came out recently, so I was wondering if there are any plans to add XPU support to Metasequoia?
(As far as I know, it could be just a checkbox that says "Use XPU" in the RenderMan window, since the engine is supposed to do everything else)
Or are there plans to continue(and expand) RenderMan support in the future?
2023-06-14 21:12
[9759] Re: Renderman 25 XPU / Guest
Also, forgot to mention, that XPU is free starting from the new version of RenderMan, that's why I wanted to know if it'll be supported
2023-06-14 21:14
[9760] Re: Renderman 25 XPU / Administrator
As for RenderMan, Pixar itself provides plug-ins that work with some software. On the other hand, the documentation for command line based use has been decreasing over the years, making it difficult for third parties to provide support.

RenderMan is an excellent renderer, but for the above reason, we recommend to use the standard path tracer and will remove RenderMan integration from the standard functionality in the next version. It will continue to be made available as an independent plug-in, but ongoing support will not be provided in the future.
2023-06-15 09:03