A: Your project files (.viz) remain accessible. If you later purchase a paid license, you can open them and unlock all features.

The VIZ Artist Free License is not a 30-day trial. It is a intended for learning, personal projects, and portfolio building. Here is what is included:

False. The free license never expires. However, mackevision may release a major version update (e.g., VIZ Artist 2024 to 2025), and the free license might only work for the older version. You can keep using the older version indefinitely.

Let us debunk some misinformation circulating on forums and YouTube tutorials.

Beyond commercial use, the free license often restricts output resolution (typically capping at HD, not 4K or 8K), watermarks rendered output, or limits access to advanced rendering pipelines like anti-aliasing and real-time ray tracing. More importantly, the free license usually disables or severely restricts network integration and external data inputs (e.g., live stock tickers, election result databases). Since Viz Artist’s true power lies in its ability to ingest and visualize live data, this limitation turns the free version into a sophisticated but ultimately static design tool—a sketchpad rather than a production machine. The artist can build beautiful, animated 3D worlds, but they cannot make them live in a broadcast environment.

Filmmakers and game designers often need rough pre-visualization (pre-vis) scenes before committing to final renders. The free license is perfect for blocking out camera moves, basic lighting, and timing.

A: No. If you are interning at a studio and creating assets that the studio will use commercially, the studio must provide you with a paid license.