POV-Ray vs LuxRender : Which is Better?

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POV-Ray

Persistence of Vision Ray Tracer, or POV-Ray, is a ray tracing program which generates images from a text-based scene description.

License: Open Source

Categories: Photos & Graphics

Apps available for Mac OS X Windows Linux

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LuxRender

LuxRender is a free and open source software rendering system for physically correct image synthesis. Developed by LuxRender

License: Open Source

Categories: Photos & Graphics

Apps available for Mac OS X Windows Linux

POV-Ray VS LuxRender Feature comparision

Feature POV-Ray LuxRender
48-bit color Input / output
Chromatic dispersion
Depth of Field
Dielectric materials
Final Gathering
Global Illumination (Radiosity)
Importance sampling
Intuitive Scene Description Language
Multi color spaces / Color management
Multi-threaded architecture
Pause Render process
Physically-Based Rendering
Photons (with cache files available)
Render baking (Mesh Camera)
Subsurface scattering (SSLT)
Translucency
Untesselated geometry
Uv mapping
Vertex colors
Volumetric Media (Absorb/Emit/Scatter)
3d renderer
Portable
Studio
High-resolution images
3D modelling
Grid layout
HD-Rendering
Animation
Real-time
WebGL
*community curated information: This table may not have the most accurate information. Please suggest changes

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