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Aqsis Renderer is a cross-platform photorealistic 3D rendering solution, adhering to the `RenderMan interface standard`_ defined by `Pixar Animation Studios`_.

Focusing on stability and production usage, features include constructive solid geometry (CSG), depth-of-field, extensible shading engine (DSOs), instancing, level-of-detail, 3D motion blur, NURBS, procedural plugins, programmable shading, subdivision surfaces, subpixel displacements and more.

The toolset provides a comprehensive list of features considered necessary for production, including a command-line renderer, framebuffer, shader compiler, texture pre-processor and RIB processor.

