VFX artists get a new Color Key map for “rough” greenscreen keying, described as capable of “simple edge cutoffs in UV space and apply a garbage mask if needed”. The update also adds 14 new OSL maps, introducing quite an interesting range of new capabilities. OSL shading, first introduced in 3ds Max 2019, has been further extended to support 3ds Max’s Quicksilver hardware renderer.

New OSL maps, including a basic greenscreen keyer and colour corrector Users can also select a range of standard codecs when rendering AVI files, including MJPEG and Microsoft, Intel and TechSmith codecs and can capture animation at greater sizes than the viewport itself. Preview animations have also been improved, now rendering “1.5-3 times faster” on local drives. Viewport frame rate is also now displayed more accurately: as well as updating less frequently, Fonta admitted that the figure displayed on screen could actually be wrong in previous versions of 3ds Max. One focus has been animation playback: 3ds Max no longer evaluates curves and geometry that have not changed between frames, improving viewport playback speeds.Īutodesk’s demo shows a 2x increase in frame rate when evaluating a fairly complex mechanical rig – something Fonta described as a “good scenario”, but not necessarily a best case. Speaking to CG Channel ahead of the release, 3ds Max senior product line manager Nicolas Fonta described the update as introducing “significant improvements in terms of quality and stability”. The firm has also posted a public roadmap for 3ds Max, showing features proposed for future updates.įaster viewport animation playback and preview animation renderingĪccording to Autodesk, 3ds Max 2020 balances new features with under-the-hood changes. Under the hood, viewport animation playback performance has been improved by up to 2x, and rendering preview animations is now up to 3x faster. The update extends 3ds Max’s support for OSL shading, adding new non-phorealistic shaders and greenscreen keying tools updates the Chamfer modifier and improves Alembic and point cloud export. Autodesk has released 3ds Max 2020, the next update to its 3D modelling and animation software.

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