Chaos Corona Forum
General Category => Gallery => Work in Progress/Tests => Topic started by: tolgahan on 2025-05-22, 16:22:43
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Hi everyone,
I’m starting this thread to share a side-by-side comparison between D5 Render and Corona Renderer, using the same architectural scene rendered in both engines.
The goal is not to declare a "winner", but to explore how these engines handle:
Lighting & shadows
GI & reflections
Material realism
Edge sharpness / aliasing
Rendering time & workflow speed
🖼 I’ll be rendering identical camera angles and lighting setups in both engines.
I’m using:
Corona 12 (3ds Max)
D5 Render 2.x (with RTX acceleration)
Any feedback, technical insights or questions are welcome. I believe this could help others who are torn between realtime and offline workflows in professional archviz projects.
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That is a good initiative.
If possible, please try including Vantage in comparison too - there is a very wide support of Corona maps and materials with the live link or export.
And if you are really into it, you can try Envision (https://www.chaos.com/envision?srsltid=AfmBOoqwjGd2k4P66SKjd7gggKCWTF-KqQFpscKhLJkncwkHIv5gwoY3#trial) too ;)
You can export the Corona scene to .vrscene and import it to Envision.
If rendering (maybe raw export/import, and little currection-setup too?) times are included, it will be a great comparison!
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Hi everyone,
We’ve been testing both Corona Renderer and D5 Render on the same architectural scene, using identical camera angles, lighting, and geometry.
🖼️ The images below show a direct comparison between the two engines.
We are not focusing on technical specs here, but rather on:
visual feeling,
atmosphere,
and what the client might actually perceive.
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That is a good initiative.
If possible, please try including Vantage in comparison too - there is a very wide support of Corona maps and materials with the live link or export.
And if you are really into it, you can try Envision (https://www.chaos.com/envision?srsltid=AfmBOoqwjGd2k4P66SKjd7gggKCWTF-KqQFpscKhLJkncwkHIv5gwoY3#trial) too ;)
You can export the Corona scene to .vrscene and import it to Envision.
If rendering (maybe raw export/import, and little currection-setup too?) times are included, it will be a great comparison!
Thanks again for the input — I see your point about Vantage and Envision.
At this stage, my main focus is on testing production pipelines that are fully self-contained, meaning the renderer must handle the entire process:
material creation,
lighting setup,
asset integration,
and final output — within the same environment.
That’s why I’m currently comparing Corona and D5 Render directly — both are (in different ways) full rendering ecosystems.
Vantage is a great real-time preview tool, but it still heavily depends on the V-Ray/Corona environment for scene setup.
So for now, I’ll stick with these two for clarity and efficiency. But I appreciate the Vantage reference — it’s clearly evolving as a solution.