
So total is $840, unlike v-ray where you can only get other plugins for different programs through subscription, Renderman comes with the standalone renderer, Maya plugin, Blender plugin, Houdini plugin, Mari plugin, Katana plugin, and Tractor 2 render farm with more plugins due to release in the future. If you want maintenance added its an additional $250 for 12 months. For a perpetual license it comes in at $595. The only downside is you have to pay for maintenance if you want future releases its not included when you purchase Renderman like it is with most other render engines. I learned it super quick seems like v-ray had a steep learning curve. So much easier to work in Renderman in my opinion. The new XPU is amazing fast still in early development but it is very promising. that's now gone too.Oh the solution for v-ray nothing but, I found a better solution and went ahead and purchased a Renderman 24 commercial license with (Renderman 25 due to release in less than a month) and glad I did. Then, suddenly, they do something "special" to get us back, and the cycle repeats.Īlso, Chaos have changed their policy regarding selling your perpetual licences.

Software companies will continue to increase their prices until their sales decline.

The person asked if I got it, I said it was too expensive, and he sent me a link to where he pirated it.Ĭapitalism means raising your price until people stop paying for it. I looked it up, ad it was an expensive plug-in, so I put it on my wishlist. Recently someone was talking about a plugin that they use. I remember reading that Corona's monthly subscription plummets when a new Corona crack comes out. So it would be interesting to see the numbers paid vs.

It is like shoplifting the rest of us pay for the box store's loss. In the meantime, some of us chumps spend a small fortune on software to work and run legit businesses.

The problem comes when people steal software and charge ten cents on the dollar for their work. I feel your pain, but it wouldn't be an issue if people started charging what they are worth.
