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    Terragen 4 benchmark released

    The much-anticipated Terragen 4 benchmark is here! Big thanks to Ulco Glimmerveen for creating the original scene and allowing us to use it as the basis for this benchmark. As…

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    Terragen 4.3 Update Release

    Terragen 4.3 brings new Easy Cloud animation animation tools, further rendering optimizations, OpenVDB export, and new rendering methods to experiment with, along with numerous other improvements and bug fixes. Read on…

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    Terragen 4.3.16 Release Change Log

    Build 4.3.16 (Release) Released November 16, 2018 Included in Maintenance up to August 23, 2018 Faster Rendering Shaved about a third off calculation times for the colour generated by Power…

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    Terragen 4.2 Update Release

    Our ongoing Maintenance releases continue with Terragen 4.2, which includes optimizations to terrain rendering speed, an additional option for UV maps in exported terrain, and numerous convenience features, bug fixes,…

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    Terragen 4.2.10 Release Change Log

    Build 4.2.10 (Release) July 10, 2018 Rendering Much faster ray tracing of displaceable surfaces in some cases, especially where rays travel nearly parallel to the surface. Corrected a flaw in…

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    Terragen 4.1 Update Release

    We have enjoyed a tremendous reception for Terragen 4 and now we’re pleased to bring you the first major update, the 4.1 release. Terragen 4.1 includes extensive optimizations to cloud and atmosphere rendering, resulting…

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    Terragen 4.1.11 Release Change Log

    Build 4.1.11 (Release) July 25, 2017 The Linux render node is now built against the VFX Reference Platform CY2017. Fixed Bug #693: Pausing a render could cause the application to…

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    Terragen 4.0.04 Release Change Log

    Build 4.0.04 (Terragen 4 Release Update) Performance fix: Many scenes with clouds will render much faster in this build. Mac users will see the biggest improvement, but it also affects…

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    Terragen 4.0.01.0 Release Change Log

    Build 4.0.01.0 (Terragen 4 Release Update) Minor update post-release to fix some initial issues. Pausing or aborting a render with clouds is now much more responsive. Free Edition and Creative…

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    Terragen 4.0 Release Change Log

    Build 4.0.00.0 (Terragen 4 Release) GENERAL Windows only: Installer creates an application called “Terragen 4” which is distinct from Terragen 3. You can have Terragen 3, Terragen 4, Terragen 4…

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    Terragen 4 Now Free for Educational Use

    Terragen 4 Now Free for Educational Use With the launch of Terragen 4, we are proud to announce a new policy regarding educational licenses of Terragen products. From this point forward…

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    Lufthansa and Terragen

    Lufthansa and Terragen A project recently shared on the Planetside Forums impressed us with its seamless integration and highly realistic results. We spoke with artist Marcin Gruszczyk about the project…

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    Halo 5 : Guardians

    Halo 5 : Guardians Terragen artist Mukul Somon worked on Halo 5: Guardians,  utilizing Terragen for some really impressive planetary skyboxes. I used Terragen to great effect for rendering 2…

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    Terragen 3.4 Release Change Log

    Changes from 3.3.04.0 to 3.4.00.0 (March 12, 2016) Improved Image Saving Bit depth (8 or 16 bit) and compression options (None/LZW/Zip) are now available for TIFFs that are created by…

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    Terragen 3.3 Release Change Log

    Changes in build 3.3.03.0 Many kinds of object now have a Render method parameter, allowing you to choose between “Default”, “Force Displacement” and “Force Ray Trace”. Also known as “per-object…

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    Terragen 3.2 Release Change Log

    List of changes from to 3.1.02.0 to 3.2.02.0    CAMERAS Stereoscopic camera options (only in Professional Edition and Professional with Animation). Stereoscopic camera options are found on the new “Stereo”…

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