[Bf-committers] Render Plugin Development

[Campbell Barton]

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> If you're going to be switching renderers and experimenting, by 
> definition if you use renderer-specific features, they won't be able to 
> carry across to other renderers. If you want to be able to switch around 
> freely, you use a lowest common denominator - the Blender material.

with a render-plugin-material there would be a mix of render specific 
settings and some match with blenders.

what Im suggesting is there be a function to convert these back. if none 
match then the function dosnt have to do anything ;) - but it would be 
nice to have at least basic settings copy back. spec/diffuse color, ref, 
  hardness etc - that would be stored in most render-plugin-material's