Supported Features

I've compiled a list of things that realize will either support, or utilize:

• EXR file format
  
• TIFF file format (by way of EXR)
• Distributed Ray Tracing
• Global Illumination (by means of Photon Mapping)
• Image Based Lighting (thanks to HDR)
• Renderman (RIB) file support
• Polygon, Subdivision mesh support
• pluggable filter support (thanks to Renderman)
• UNIX-centric (Linux & FreeBSD)
• C++, with C & Assembly where necessary
  

Looks like fun!