This video covers several of the numerous rendering enhancements offered in Maya 2009. First, it looks at new tools provided in the 2009 version for the creation of stereoscopic renderings, which enable studios to take advantage of the current trend for 3D films. Second, it provides an overview of the Render Pass system for Maya, which has been entirely updated to provide support for production-level pipelines. Third, it examines enhancements to IPR for mental ray. Last, it demonstrates how the Smooth Meshes within Maya can now be rendered in mental ray, eliminating the previous requirement for them to be converted to polygons prior to rendering