A new version of Appleseed, the open-source renderer designed for animation and VFX, has just been released. Version 2.1 introduces several enhancements, including support for Cryptomatte AOVs, render checkpointing for resuming mult-pass renders, OSL shader support, a fisheye camera, sample control using a black and white mask, and filter importance sampling, among other features. Appleseed plugins are compatible with Blender, 3DS Max, and Maya.
For more information and to download it, you can check GitHub. You can also discover more about the project by visiting the Appleseed’s website.
