Blender 4.3 is out! Awesome new render features overview.

[@NotSoMuchFrankly]

Your before/after examples show what features do when they are used the way they are _supposed_ to be used. I can't thank you enough for that. I see a lot of otherwise great Blender content providers that can not touch that clarity of illustration.TYSVM!

[@GlebAlexandrov]

Thanks for this overview, Christopher, everything straight to the point, I loved it.

[@webinatic216]

The clouds comparison was amazing.

[@nikolagojkovic9361]

On every "how" or "where" question I get, I forward people to your videos. Also, nice to see sponsor recognition.

[@dainjah]

that metallic node... thank you blender devs :)

[@AirmanCS]

This is the best blender channel out there no comparison. Your explanation and knowledge of blender is god send. This is stuff I would have to read for an hour or more, compressed in a handy perfect video thanks

[@andreheynes4646]

Out of all the channels I am subscribed to, I look forward to these videos the most

[@maotao2441]

Don't know the reason, I finish watching your video until the end every single time. Your content is pretty much about technical stuff but it's just having some magic to keep people staying and watching.

[@mytube001]

It helps that there is no fluff at the end, unlike content from almost everyone else.

[@Jonah_Anthony]

Happy to see you getting some sponsorship recognition! Rock on dude. Love your videos

[@SilverwingVFX]

I always love watching your videos. So well done. Thank you for putting your time and resources into those 🙏

[@MichaelJosephGFX]

Great summary, thank you! One thing I would love to see down the road is an update to Blender’s camera. Functions to add custom bokeh shapes, simulate real cameras with spiraling/fringing/chromatic aberration, and sliders to cool from the effects. Right now the workaround is cumbersome and takes time or requires paid addons. So having it all as a default part of the camera itself will be amazing.

[@christopher3d475]

I agree. I would think an 'expert' mode could be very useful. A lot of people have photographic experience, and having the camera use shutter speed, ISO and aperture in a physically correct way would be a good thing I think.

[@ianzander5057]

​@christopher3d475 yes. That is a good idea. The way it is right now feels very basic. I would love to see Blender get more scientific with everything. Like the stuff you talked about in this video. I really do not like how there are so many people trying to simplify everything or making an ai to do. Yes it makes it easier but the outcome feels generic or basic. I would much rather have full control over what im creating. And then i can truely I created this.

[@gabrielmoro3d]

Render times have gone down by half on some projects I'm working on. It's wild how they managed that.

[@ddmorales]

I really enjoy how clearly you explain things and have a more scientific approach on things. Keep up the great work!

[@eriklensherr998]

Great video. I've been waiting for years to get this kind of updates towards more physicaly base rendering in Cycles.

[@Thousand00]

White Balance is game changer

[@superkaboose1066]

An in depth video on the new volume scatters could be cool, but great examples already!

[@alaina-tof]

Wow, Nice video! Thanks for the work done!

[@janebalmy]

Can you make a video on how to use volume scatter functions? On your examples it looks like magic.

[@christopher3d475]

I'll take a look at doing that.

[@that3dguy119]

Amazing compilation! An more in depth breakdown for the volume scatter modes like you did for the others would be lovely !

[@christopher3d475]

I couldn't find any good source files for interstellar dust clouds unfortunately.

[@izaias_g]

Fantastic video, thanks for this!

[@bigbobbrainy]

CANT WAIT FOR ALL BLENDER 4.0 TUTORIALS TO BE OUT OF DATE AFTER THIS !

[@matchdance]

Great information as always

[@SwissplWatches]

Such an epic channel! Love it!

[@FancyFun3433]

Love this guy ❤

[@minozemstan]

Amazing video. Thank you for the summary.

[@daringcuteseal]

helpful and clear!

[@michaelbuddy]

great video, no fluff or cringe

[@FoxRenderfarm]

Super Great Video!🤩

[@SubsurfaceTalks]

If you don't understand the new changes in Blender, come to Chris, and all will become clear! Thanks for this video.

[@wix001HD]

Most valuavle content and comparsion! Thank you a lot for these in-depth reviews and tutorials!

[@iceseic]

We are eating good with this one

[@TadeoDOria]

Worth noting that Linux already had hardware accelerated ray-tracing for as long as all other platforms using Nvidia GPUs with the Optix API. HIP-RT is the new version of AMD's HIP, and enables ray-tracing on their GPUs specifically.

[@christopher3d475]

Thanks for the clarification.

[@Teteerck]

nice!!! god i wish just the cycles had a nice displacement like octane T_T

[@MyntRoom]

finally gabor noise

[@artffan5413]

Any thoughts about path-guiding for GPU?

[@christopher3d475]

I'm hoping for that also, but it's totally up to Intel to enable that. They did release an update (0.7) in September with some new features and enhancement, so they're working on it. I'm guessing that it'll be GPU enabled by 1.0.

[@ak24789]

thank you for this

[@christopher3d475]

It's a slider, so you can use it like any other parameter. Watch my video specifically on it in the 4.3 playlist.

[@graphikeye]

Chris, I am unable to recreate those clouds. Are you using the volume scatter with some kind of noise texture? Is it in conjunction with a principled volume? Thanks

[@christopher3d475]

Do you want to examine the arctic scene I used? I'm just using a Nishita sky for lighting, and flipping between the two volume presets gives the exact visuals I show.

[@AdamSkovran]

With the volume scatter based on this video at least, I don't feel like the new one is better than the old, it just produced a different result?

[@christopher3d475]

Like I showed in the examples, it depends on the context.

[@jaggaboy]

Does Blender have the capability to create avatar (movie scene) that match an existing scene exactly, with no loss in quality, assuming the user is skilled?

[@jmm1233]

omg so cool

[@hasanmotiurrahman8105]

It still frequently crashes in EEVEE which was introduced with Blender 4.2 update. 😔 😢

[@keterbinah3091]

i feel u , im sticking with 3.6.2 had to ditch 4 series , i do want to use the white balance though

[@Beryesa.]

Please try to report bugs you catch!

[@christopher3d475]

The only way those bug will get fixed is if you report them.

[@bgtubber]

Is Blender good for architectural visualization now or is 3ds Max still preffered?

[@christopher3d475]

Plenty of people use it for architecture.

[@bgtubber]

​@@christopher3d475 Good to hear! I tried it a few years ago and found the snapping feature very lacking back then. Maybe I need to check it out again.

[@nepo10ball]

What your gpu ?

[@christopher3d475]

Just an M1 Pro.

[@binyaminbass]

Why make the new diffuse as a slider instead of a drop down menu?

[@exmello]

So you can create a mask the same way you can with the metallic slider. It really should be labeled better though. I don't see many people understanding what it is for outside viewers of this channel and the developers themselves.

[@binyaminbass]

@@exmello ah, that makes sense. But how useful is a mask going from the old diffuse to the new?

[@Arjjacks]

@@binyaminbass So you can have control over where you need the extra diffuse roughness. Diffuse roughness simulates microfaceted "pores" and overhang. Basically microscopic "damage", if you like, to a surface, making it extra rough and trapping more light within the miniature crevices. But if you've got a surface that isn't necessarily this rough all over, then you'll want to control that with a mask.

[@christopher3d475]

Because you can transition from one algorithm to the other. It's a smart way to implement it.

[@leonidaltman]

Being 40, and for personal reasons, I still can't bring myself to enjoy TikTok-type content, which is why I hit the like button here so quickly.

[@abdelkarimbenaouda4768]

bro these names tho ...

[@christopher3d475]

I know, lol. I'm just the messenger...

[@thirdofherne9232]

Why do they have to name these things with nonsensical, fancy names and not just call them 'Sky', 'water', 'clouds' etc? They seem to be determined to make it as awkward as possible for people to learn!!

[@leonidaltman]

Actually, the names of the algorithms make a lot of sense, as that’s exactly what they are. But you can always hover over anything in Blender to bring up a description explaining what it is and what it’s for.

[@Rockhopper1]

because they are named after the physic scientists and are attributed to the white papers they have written, its to differentiate what algorithm is being used, also they are historical reverence to the scientists who developed them, for example Ed Catmull, and suchlike

[@keterbinah3091]

i agree the names should be "Onomatopoeia" (which means words sound like the thing it represents) like poo & piss , or Bang or sniff ( not amazing examples by me ) most writers and authors on this planet will agree with you. ...me 12 yrs using blender its a pet hate youve pointed out , also stop using latin words to impress your Bosses , i see right through your ego actions for convoluted names .... GRRRRRRRRR

[@Rockhopper1]

@@keterbinah3091 just explained that Catmull, Phong, Oren Nayer, and etc are named after the people that developed that algorithm, if you google the names it explains how it works within your render. They are definitely not latin, but I am looking forward to a physics expert called Poo inventing something,

[@DeGrey]

It's why I named my kids Child.001 and Child.002 rather than giving them names I have to remember.