In nuce: Developer Otoy has unveiled its Octane 2023 renderer, the latest version of the GPU renderer. This is according to an announcement on 80.lv published today (21/12/2022). The newly added flagship features include meshlet streaming, neural rendering and real-time temporal denoising. Octane 2023 is currently in a closed beta phase; it is not yet known when the finished Octance 2023 will be released.
In toto: Some of the most exciting new functions are listed below – in some cases with linked videos demonstrating the functions in action.
GTC 2022 SPRING OTOY – AI and Meshlets coming in Octane 2023
- Otoy compares meshlet streaming with Unreal Engine’s Nanite geometry system, as stated in the message on 80.lv. It goes on to say that this approach allows the CPU and VRAM to work more efficiently and without restrictions. This should ensure better performance, especially in complex 3D scenes. According to 80.lv, meshlet streaming requires a fast hard drive.
GTC 2022 SPRING OTOY – Neural Rendering in Octane 2023
- Neural rendering: Photos or renderings are used as a template to generate an AI object. Otoy describes objects created in this way as a completely new type of asset.
- Temporal real-time denoiser: This supports complex light transport and subsurface scattering, real-time path-traced analytic spotlights, complex lens effects, environment medium scattering and chromatic aberration.
- Multi-engine rendering (including with Unreal Engine) is also listed as a new function.
- CUDA network rendering interoperability is also to be guaranteed. This includes working between computers that operate with different operating systems.
- The compositor, light linking and the per-light denoising system have also been revised.
Click further: All further information can be found at home.otoy.com . Just under a year ago, on 22 December 2021, Digital Production reported on the announcement of its predecessor Octane 2022.1 – which at the time boasted up to 1,000 times faster calculated caustic effects.
Source: 80.lv ( report by Gloria Levine)
