After becoming a part of Chaos Group, Corona Renderer team released version 1.7 of their rendering engine. Multiple new features can be presented in 2 main blocks:
1. Speed and Memory Optimization:
- integration of V-Ray’s DMC sampler
- adaptive direct light sampling
- faster adaptivity recomputation
- optimization of render elements
2. Materials and shaders:
- new Material Library – a collection of over 300 materials
- support for major hair and fur rendering tools
- special shaders for skin and hair
- new subsurface scattering mechanism
More information on Corona Renderer website.