POV-Ray vs YafaRay : 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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YafaRay

YafaRay is a free, open-source ray tracing program that uses an XML scene description language. Developed by Yafaray Team

License: Open Source

Categories: Photos & Graphics

Apps available for Mac OS X Windows Linux Blender

POV-Ray VS YafaRay Feature comparision

Feature POV-Ray YafaRay
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 modelling
Studio
Portable
3d renderer
High-resolution images
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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