Did you know that in Blender 5.1 you can (finally!) control EEVEE ray tracing intensity? In this video, we take a look at this small but powerful feature – brought to us by Trita Norousi and Clément Foucault – and why it’s basically a shortcut to better-looking EEVEE renders. If you’ve ever struggled with weak global illumination in EEVEE – well, you’re in for a treat.
Discover how to manipulate indirect lighting bounces within Blender’s EEVEE engine (in 5.1+). This tutorial showcases new tools for controlling global illumination intensity to enhance realism in real-time scenes.
Here’s the old workaround (which is still pretty cool) – if you want to check it out.
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Links:
EEVEE: Add light path intensity controls #153340 (Blender developer forum)
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EEVEE Realistic Lighting and Rendering course
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