I've found that Mantra is a little slower than Arnold overall but is faster in some cases and is infinitely more flexible due to its tight integration with the rest of the package. Keep in mind that Mantra is many things at once, a traditional reyes rendeerer or full blown PBR, take your pick.
Mantra can really bend over backwards for you at times, it's impressive and refreshing. On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 8:22 AM, Cristobal Infante <[email protected]> wrote: > Mantra might be a bit slower, but is comparable to Arnold. It can do > displacement, motion blur hair, etc. Remember you can request additional > Mantra licenses at no cost. > > Houdini's learning curve is steep, but the more you learn, the more you > want to know. You start thinking differently, looking for procedural ways > of building stuff. I am personally heading that way as well. > > > >
