[JTB]

I just learned about this...

http://www.twilightrender.com/


Welcome to Twilight Render!
Twilight Render TM* is a fully integrated rendering solution for Google SketchUp**.

With Twilight, it's now possible to render photo-realistic images inside Google SketchUp! Render with biased and unbiased methods on an unlimited number of processors. And while Twilight is rendering in the background, continue working in and saving your SketchUp models.

Twilight offers physically accurate materials, photometric (IES) lights, image based (HDR) lighting, a long list of easy-to-choose optimized preset render settings, animation with SketchyPhysics and ProperAnimation, and more

•Twilight Render Plugin for Google Sketchup, v 1.0.6
•For a limited time!! $59 (USD) Introductory Price until Sept. 24

◦Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7. [Download Here]

◦Works for Google Sketchup 6 and 7
◦Each purchase allows for installation on up to 2 machines for personal use, 1 machine for commercial use
◦A single license can be used to activate Twilight Render for both SketchUp 6 and 7
◦Includes access to our Licensed Users forum section
■Advanced support
■Special Members-Only downloads

[numerobis]

looks VERY interesting ! Thanks for posting!

testing...

[andrekrige]

Twilight is basically Kerkythea dressed up to run in SU.

I tried it but the results are identical to Kerkythea without the control.

It is however amazing how far SU and rendering has progressed in the last year.