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The New V-Ray Frame Buffer (VFB) is a second-generation V-Ray virtual frame buffer.

The New VFB is much more than a render image holder window, with Light Mix capabilities for modifying the project lighting after rendering and Layer Compositing for a higher level of post-processing adjustments.

• Image preview:
  Loads render elements channels via a dropdown list;
  Works with display corrections;
  Loads various 8bit and 32bit file formats, including V-Ray resumable files;
  Image comparison between 2 or 4 renders;

• Image management:
  Keeps the rendered image in full 32-bit floating-point format;
  Stores history of rendered images with their post rendering corrections;
  Saves corrected output to various image formats;

• Image editing and post-processing:
  Add Color Corrections to rendered image and its elements;
  Layer Compositing for anything from a simple Back to Beauty workflow or advanced compositing;
  LightMix adjustment of the project lighting after rendering the image;

• Project editing:
  Modifies actual lights values by transferring updated intensity and color from LightMix mode;

• Render management:
  Denoiser control;
  Region rendering control and test resolution;
  Allows you to choose the order in which the buckets are rendered.

• Collaboration:
  Shares images with other Chaos users in Chaos Cloud Rendering.

To learn how to work with the New VFB, check the Courseware section.