{"id":6934,"date":"2023-04-08T17:17:48","date_gmt":"2023-04-08T16:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/?p=6934"},"modified":"2024-08-10T16:33:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T15:33:33","slug":"prorender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/prorender\/","title":{"rendered":"Install AMD Radeon ProRender for Blender"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f011ec45543\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f011ec45543\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/prorender\/#download-prorender\" >Download ProRender<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/prorender\/#install-prorender\" >Install ProRender<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/prorender\/#using-prorender-engine\" >Using ProRender Engine<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: black; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 25px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\"><center><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X5Gabfv3GTw?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/div>\n<p>As an alternative to Blenders default <b>Eevee<\/b> and <b>Cycles<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/render-engine\/\">Render Engine<\/a> modes, systems powered by AMD graphic cards and chipsets &#8211; Radeon, FirePro, Pro etc. &#8211; can utilise the <b>Radeon ProRender<\/b> engine and optional material library.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b>Important<\/b>: be aware that using third-party rendering engines may result in some of Blenders default material settings and properties being ineffectual.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"download-prorender\"><\/span>Download ProRender<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>To use AMD&#8217;s ProRender toolset the first step is to download the appropriate file <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amd.com\/en\/products\/graphics\/software\/radeon-prorender\/blender.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AMD Radeon\u2122 ProRender for Blender\u00ae<\/a> (Windows, Mac and Linux available). Save the file.<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"background-color: #fc0; color: #000;\"><p><b>Important<\/b>: <b>DO NOT EXTRACT<\/b> the zip file (Windows OS).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"install-prorender\"><\/span>Install ProRender<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>With file saved open Blender and from the <b>Edit<\/b> menu [1] access <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/user-preferences\/\">Blender Preferences<\/a> &#8211; <i><b>Edit \u00bb Preferences<\/b><\/i>. In the <b>Blender Preferences<\/b> window that appears highlight the <b>Add-ons<\/b> [2] menu option on the left and\/or just click the <b>Install&#8230;<\/b> [3] button upper-right. The <b>Blender File View<\/b> window opens. Here, browse to the ProRender file previously downloaded, select [4], and then click the <b>Install Add-on<\/b> [5] button. Blender will pause momentarily while the plugin is installed before displaying an entry labelled <b>Render: Radeon ProRender<\/b>. Click the checkbox to the left to enable then close Blender Preferences.<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"background-color: #fc0; color: #000;\"><p><b>Important<\/b>: <b>DO NOT EXTRACT<\/b> the zip file, it MUST be installed into Blender intact (as a *.zip archive &#8211; Windows OS).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/prorender\/preferences-prorender.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/prorender\/preferences-prorender.jpg\" alt=\"Accessing Blender Preferences\" width=\"900px\" height=\"500px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<i>ProRender is an Add-on [2] so has to be installed [3] from within <b>Blender Preferences<\/b>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/prorender\/install-prorender.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/prorender\/install-prorender.jpg\" alt=\"Select the ProRender file\" width=\"900px\" height=\"500px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<i>For Windows based systems select the ZIP file directly [4] &#8211; <b>DO NOT EXTRACT<\/b>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/prorender\/enable-prorender-addon.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/prorender\/enable-prorender-addon.jpg\" alt=\"Activating ProRender\" width=\"900px\" height=\"500px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<i>Once Blender has installed the Add-on, it can then be enabled clicking the checkbox [6].<\/i><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"using-prorender-engine\"><\/span>Using ProRender Engine<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Once the ProRender Add-on has been installed and enabled, to use it, in <b>Render Properties<\/b> [7] click the <b>Render Engine<\/b> drop-down list and select <b>Radeon ProRender<\/b> [8], which should now be available, from the list. Switch the viewport to <b>Rendered<\/b> mode. The 3D Viewport will change, utilising the selected engine, and the Render Properties panel will update with an new set of editable options [9]. Blender can now be used as normal, the 3D Viewport rendered using the new engine (Rendered mode).<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b>Action<\/b>: for more comprehensive documentation on ProRender, the available options and how they can be used, see <a href=\"https:\/\/radeon-pro.github.io\/RadeonProRenderDocs\/en\/plugins\/blender\/about.html\">Radeon ProRender for Blender\u2122<\/a> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/prorender\/prorender-engine.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/prorender\/prorender-engine.jpg\" alt=\"Switching Engine\" width=\"900px\" height=\"500px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<i>With Add-on installed it can be set as the active engine from <b>Render Properties<\/b> [7] by setting <b>Radeon ProRender<\/b> [8] from the Render Engine list.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/prorender\/prorender-options.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/prorender\/prorender-options.jpg\" alt=\"3D Viewport ProRender\" width=\"900px\" height=\"500px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<i>The 3D Viewport and the Render Properties [9] panel will update respectively.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6938,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,237,230],"tags":[955,954,953,561,477,490,569],"class_list":["post-6934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blender","category-misc3d","category-tutorials","tag-3d-viewport","tag-prorender","tag-radeon","tag-render-engine","tag-render-properties","tag-rendered","tag-viewport-shading"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6934"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9234,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6934\/revisions\/9234"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}