Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
After lots of speculation about Blender's mysterious X announcement, we finally have some concrete information - and it certainly doesn't disappoint. The Cycles X project promises to unlock massive improvements to the Cycles render engine, both in terms of speed and features.
My explanation of path guiding was a bit lacking, but it's a very complex topic for a short video like this. You can read more about it here - tom94.net/data/courses/vorba19guiding/vorba19guiding-chapter10.pdf
Here's the announcement page on the Blender website about Cycles X - code.blender.org/2021/04/cycles-x
You can download an experimental build of Blender 3.0 with Cycles X from here - builder.blender.org/download/branches
Get access to exclusive materials, assets, and tutorials on my Patreon - patreon.com/decoded
Get DECODED merch here - teespring.com/stores/decoded-3
Follow me on Facebook here - facebook.com/blenderdecoded
Or on Twitter here - twitter.com/DECODEDVFX
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:40 What is Cycles X?
01:16 Benchmarks
01:57 Progressive sampling
02:40 Viewport performance
03:00 Path Guiding
03:48 Current limitations
05:05 This couldn't come at a better time
After lots of speculation about Blender's mysterious X announcement, we finally have some concrete information - and it certainly doesn't disappoint. The Cycles X project promises to unlock massive improvements to the Cycles render engine, both in terms of speed and features.
My explanation of path guiding was a bit lacking, but it's a very complex topic for a short video like this. You can read more about it here - tom94.net/data/courses/vorba19guiding/vorba19guiding-chapter10.pdf
Here's the announcement page on the Blender website about Cycles X - code.blender.org/2021/04/cycles-x
You can download an experimental build of Blender 3.0 with Cycles X from here - builder.blender.org/download/branches
Get access to exclusive materials, assets, and tutorials on my Patreon - patreon.com/decoded
Get DECODED merch here - teespring.com/stores/decoded-3
Follow me on Facebook here - facebook.com/blenderdecoded
Or on Twitter here - twitter.com/DECODEDVFX
#Blender #DECODED #B3d
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:40 What is Cycles X?
01:16 Benchmarks
01:57 Progressive sampling
02:40 Viewport performance
03:00 Path Guiding
03:48 Current limitations
05:05 This couldn't come at a better time
