Hypershot Renderer in Hand: Let the Late Nights Begin.

My major, Liberal Arts and Engineering Studies, just purchased an educational license of Hypershot.  Allow me to explain why this is incredible.

1. Hypershot makes hyper-realistic renderings of a large number of 3D model formats.  By hyper-realistic I mean, more awesome than photos. Like professional studio photography, but without imperfections.

2. They have a plug-in for Rhino3D, my modeler. This means, I can add materials directly within Rhino and check it out via a small pre-render.

3. Hypershot includes some procedural materials. For instance, the leather material IS a material, with thickness, bump maps, everything.

4. One-click control of lighting, environment, and reflection backgrounds.

5. Supports PSD overlays for advertising work. This will be VERY fun to play with.

6. It costs $100 for a student license.

Say no more.

(Monty Python reference.)