Daz releases new Bryce 7 3D suite as fully working free software

DAZ 3 has released Bryce 7. This is a brand new version of its 3D environment tool. It's available in standard, Pro and Personal Learning Edition (PLE) versions.The free version (PLE) incorporates all features of the standard version of Bryce 7. It can only be used for non-commercial projects though. Bryce 7 gains the ability to incorporate 3D models made in Google SketchUp or Electronic Arts' Spore Creature Creator into its pipeline. Find out more... just click on the image and see what you think yourself...

Latest Version - SU2POV freeware converter

From the Ruby Library Depot:
" SU2POV is a freeware converter to export SketchUp models to the freeware ray-tracer POV-Ray. It has been designed so few editions are necessary to run Pov-Ray and generate images of your SketchUp models".
Some features:

• Exports model to the freeware rendering engine Pov-Ray. SketchUp scene support: ground, background, fog, render mode settings, perspective and orthographic camera, sun light, point lights, spot lights, automatic coloring and intensity of sun light and of shadows, unlimited nested levels for groups/components, UV maps support for textured objects and imported images, clay render, glass render, clay-glass render, textures & X-Ray render, images output with/without alpha mask. Doc, tutorial and sample files included.

Click on image to read more and download from Didier Bur's site.

50 Rendering Tutorials

This is a collection of really cool CG rendering tutorials from a selection of CG sites. Various software being used but.. hey we can all pick some tips up sometimes! Some nice work...link here.