Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:47 - Testing Criteria

Criteria 1: Speed

00:02:47 - How Scenes Were Tested
00:10:50 - Shaderbot Lineup
00:11:28 - Adaptive Tessellation
00:11:38 - Bubble Blob
00:12:25 - Caustics
00:12:35 - Global Illumination
00:13:31 - Volume Rendering
00:14:10 - Motion Blur
00:14:20 - Instancing
00:14:31 - Stability
00:15:01 - Shaderbot Commentary
00:17:10 - Tessellation Commentary
00:18:19 - Bubble Blob Commentary
00:21:29 - Caustics Commentary
00:22:43 - Global Illumination Commentary
00:25:03 - Volume Rendering Commentary
00:26:22 - Motion Blur
00:27:08 - Instancing Test

Criteria 2: Features

00:29:04 - Considerations for Features
00:29:44 - Features List
00:30:29 - Features Commentary

Criteria 3: User Experience

00:31:15 - Redshift Documentation
00:33:55 - Karma Documentation
00:37:19 - Redshift Color Correction
00:39:11 - Karma Color Correction
00:42:06 - Redshift Viewport Integration
00:42:37 - Karma Solaris Viewport Overrides
00:46:08 - Renderview Comparisons
00:47:40 - PostFX
00:48:42 - Karma Viewport Render Settings
00:49:54 - Render Settings Comparison
00:51:49 - Commentary About USD

Criteria 4: Pricing

00:54:51 - Houdini Pricing
00:56:00 - Redshift Pricing
00:56:21 - Pricing Breakdown Scenario

Criteria 5: Visual Quality

01:00:35 - Defining Visual Quality
01:01:17 - Final Thoughts

** Karma partially supports matte objects
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