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VRAYforC4D Offical Support Forum - General_User_Section http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/ General Forum for VrayforC4d users en Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:30:46 GMT vBulletin 90 http://forum.vrayforc4d.com/images/misc/rss.jpg VRAYforC4D Offical Support Forum - General_User_Section http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/ <![CDATA[Render output change when switch to [use correct license]]]> http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7747&goto=newpost Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:43:17 GMT hello, in these images the same scene were used ,nothing changed ,but in first image i use vray 1.2,the second picture use vray 1.25. as... hello,

in these images the same scene were used ,nothing changed ,but in first image i use vray 1.2,the second picture use vray 1.25.

as everybody see the output image are not the same,

1-why?

2-How can i fix this problem by change some known setting that used when updating from version 1.2 to the version 1.25.

with thanks

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]]> General_User_Section tatra4444 http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7747 change texture paths http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7746&goto=newpost Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:32:54 GMT hi all i found this: http://www.smart-page.net/smarttexpath/ its great! it changes texturepaths to absolute, check the video. ... hi all

i found this:

http://www.smart-page.net/smarttexpath/

its great! it changes texturepaths to absolute, check the video.

unfortunately it doesnt work with vray. perhaps we can convince him to make it work for vray. ]]> General_User_Section steppes http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7746 New GI animation tutorials http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7729&goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:57:18 GMT Hello everyone.

I've written 2 new GI animation tutorials to help simplify the whole process. They include IR+LC camera animation and IR+LC object animation.

No pages of complicated text, no downloads, just a simple idiot's guide to getting it right :)

They're new, up to date, and work every time (so far!).

http://forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7728
http://forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7727

]]> General_User_Section STRAT http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7729 physical camera settings http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7723&goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:38:17 GMT Hi there,
I'm trying to match the settings from a real camera to the settings in the physical camera in v-ray. It's a night shot and I have the following details:

Exposure: 15 sec (15)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 33 mm
ISO Speed: 100

I have ISO set to 100, f-stop set to 5 but I can't figure out how to work out the shutter speed. If I typed in 15 then it's 1/15 of a second which isn't what I'm looking for. Can anybody help clear this up?

Thanks ]]> General_User_Section hanymal http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7723 Problems with proxies http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7719&goto=newpost Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:39:12 GMT Hi,
I'm trying to use proxies to render a very large area with 3d grass.
Every proxy is generated from poligonal hair of a small zone of the large area.
The problem is that when I load all the proxies together, Cinema doesn't render all of them.
Why?
I create every proxy using vrmesh exporter tag (with the option "don't delete vrmeshes) and vrmeshExporter in a custom directory. Then I create the proxy and load the vrmesh just created.
Thanks ]]> General_User_Section mascab http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7719 Very Noob question-displacement http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7718&goto=newpost Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:02:37 GMT I've just installed the latest Vray demo today..and i'm trying to get my head round Vray in general but mostly materials.

I've read through the online help and a lot of threads here,but i'm just not getting certain aspects of the displacement material.

My character model(11.3Kpolys) has an 8k very finely detailed displace map(made in Zbrush)..when i render with AR3..i use intensity(centered)SPD and set subdivision level to 6..all that lovely detail comes.

But i don't want to render with AR i want to make use of the lovely sss in Vray,problem is i can't for the life of me get the Displace in Vray to show/use the fine detail.

Here's my settings for the displace material:

"Use as Subdivision Surface" ON...guess this needs to be on?
Parameters:
view dependent: ON
Edge length:1
Max Subdivs:32(default) have tried both higher(64)+lower(6) values,both seem to make no difference.. only changes rendertime

I would have thought that i would only need to set the max.subdivs level to 6(the same as i used in AR) but i guess i'm missing something here.:search:

Cheers for any advice
mala ]]> General_User_Section mala http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7718 cant render clouds/skies http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7712&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:00:18 GMT hi, just tryin to finish up my first vray exterior scene render but i cant seem to get my sky right. is there any way i can convert default... hi,
just tryin to finish up my first vray exterior scene render but i cant seem to get my sky right. is there any way i can convert default c4d skies to vray, sort of like the way u can convert materials. if this isnt possible, then how could i go about getting some great skies like the ones i see on here. any help would be realy appreciated. also,if i can light up an exterior scene with an hdri file, how will i get sharp shadows dat`ll make the scene look like i used an infinite light. sade

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ok, found some useful info while searching on here. still, more suggestions would be realy helpful. thanks ]]> General_User_Section sadedarl http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7712 VrayforC4D Material Preview Scenes http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7710&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:40:54 GMT hi... just a question, in 1.25 are no material preview scenes... i am not sure but i think in 1.2 or somewhen there were some scenes, not? (to put... hi... just a question, in 1.25 are no material preview scenes...
i am not sure but i think in 1.2 or somewhen there were some scenes, not?
(to put into library/materialpreview)

i did some materialpreview scenes myself because i found that the c4d built in previews didnt match my render results very well...
but i was never sure if they were really good. (lightning/brightness, speed of preview)
the goal was to have better impression of reflection & specular and
also to have a sphere / object / cube / rounded cube / plane (a bit tilted too, to see some ref/spec here)
plus maybe some for the specials like sss etc

it would be nice if there were official vrayforc4d materialpreviews
any info on that? are they existing? ]]> General_User_Section bentreality http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7710 IES http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7703&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:04:56 GMT my ies files are not automatically transferred to my tex folder when chosen in vrays ies-light slot - i.e. cinema4d doesn't show the dialogue box where it asks whether to copy the file into the projects tex folder or not, like it does with textures and such.

consequently, the ies doesn't work - i.e. only works when i copy the ies file into my tex folder first and link the ies-light path accordingly, as expected.

i couldn't find any wrong preference settings though.

does anyone have a clue what it is i'm doing wrong?
many thanx in advance! ]]> General_User_Section christian http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7703 urgent help needed for object animation (IR/LC) http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7700&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:44:02 GMT I have a 2000 frame animation due, and most of it has been IR/LC camera anim (following Strat's tutorials), with no problems.

There are a few frames that require object animation, and I've followed Strat's IR/LC tutorial as well, (for the object animation) where the IRcache is calculated using the "Anim prepass/ follow camera path", and the LC is baked into the IRmap as well. I am pretty sure that I've followed the tutorial exactly, but I keep getting individual IRmap cache files for each frame - not one file fora all frames!!

The "save multiframe file" checkbox below "anim prepass"mode selector was originally actually greyed out, but if I switched to "multiframe incremental" it became selectable, and stayed selected (although still greyed out) when going back to "anim prepass".

This is nowhere mentioned in the tutorial to be an issue, so I'm really perplexed as to what is happening - shouldn't I get a single IRmap cache file?? ]]> General_User_Section edub http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7700 HDRI Light http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7698&goto=newpost Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:02:07 GMT Hi guys, Sorry I am so quiet on the forum. Have not been here in ages... Is there a way to lit a scene like in max where you put a texture in... Hi guys,

Sorry I am so quiet on the forum. Have not been here in ages...

Is there a way to lit a scene like in max where you put a texture in your light channel?

I'd rather light it with an HDRI, but because the Theatre has got no natural light, it is impossible for the HDRI to get in there

Can anyone tell me pls

thx

Choppir ]]> General_User_Section choppir http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7698 1.000.000 trees 1:30 hours render time.... http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7693&goto=newpost Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:30:08 GMT Hi all I´m testing HQ plants i´ve adquired... in this example there is 1.000.000 of trees... render time 1:30 hours... Its normal?... on a quad... Hi all I´m testing HQ plants i´ve adquired... in this example there is 1.000.000 of trees... render time 1:30 hours...

Its normal?... on a quad core...

Could be faster witch subsurface spread or other way?...

Thanks in advance...

http://yfrog.com/b5treetiesj ]]> General_User_Section Kurgan http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7693 <![CDATA[is 1.2.5 the last update for R11.5?[no, of course not]]]> http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7692&goto=newpost Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:29:49 GMT Because of the new upgrade bundle policies from Maxon (forcing me to upgrade to full studio if I want mograph *and* S&T) - I have decided that I need to stay with R11.5 for the foreseeable future (i.e. long-term, perhaps *very* long-term)

There is really nothing in R12 that is essential to me, so I'm fine with staying where I am - maybe I'll even buy SpeedMud, or SurfaceSpread instead, and actually increase my toolset, rather than limit it - and for a cheaper price as well.

My main concern is that Vray will not be updated past 1.2.5 for R11.5.

Please tell me that the Vray team in concerned about the new Maxon upgrade policies as well , and that you are aware that many VrayForC4D users are in the architectural visualization niche probably won't be upgrading any time soon.

As I see it - pushing forward with only developing Vray4c4d for R12 will likely be for a much smaller user-base than with R11/R11.5... I wonder if this is something you have thought about as well?

I just want to let you know that, although I might discontinue upgrading C4D, I will 100% certainly be upgrading to next (non-free) version of Vray... as long as it still works with R11.5

Can anyone comment on this issue? ]]> General_User_Section edub http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7692 Volume Light Problem http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7690&goto=newpost Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:15:09 GMT Hi all, can anyone please explain, why my red light gets only visible, when its coming from the side? When its placed a bit at opposite of the... Hi all,

can anyone please explain, why my red light gets only
visible, when its coming from the side?
When its placed a bit at opposite of the camera
I have no visible light.

And why are the "defaults" are set up in that way, that
you get "no" or "verry bad results" when starting.

And would it be possible generally to manage values behind the scenes
in that way, that I don't always have to struggle with extrem values and have to
test values in Ranges from 0.0001 up to 500.000.000 which would take months
to get a good, or even to get any result.
F.e. one time a light intense of "6" overbrights all. And in other situations (like fog)
I need values of "50.000" to see an effect. I would never come to the idear,
that I need a light intense of "50.000" to get a visible light!
On the other side, you have to deal with values of "0.001" to get results and
"0.002" allready results in no effect. How should I know, when to choose which
values?

It would be nice if there could be a Range from "0% -100 %" for all setups.
(And VRay makes the mathematic conversations for adjusting in the background)
So that:
"0" means "no" effect
50% means "half" and
100% means max" effect

And this Range should be validate for "transparency", "Specular", "Reflections"
"Light Intensitys", "All Quality Aspects", "Shadow Density", "SSS-Effects" ................etc.

I have absolutely no knowledge of programming and maybe thats totally cracy
and impossible, but it is a wish that could make life much more easy!

regards
mike

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]]> General_User_Section miohn129 http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7690 VRay walkthrough examples? http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7668&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:09:33 GMT Hi all.

Can anyone point me to some decent VRay walkthrough examples? Doesn't matter what app they were created in as long as the renderer is VRay. I'm trying to convince a client to go down this route and personally I only ever do 3D stills. I've done camera walkthroughs with Advanced Render before but not with VRay so I little in the way of examples to show the client to impress him. I just want him to see the possibilities?

Anyone have any links?

Thanks in advance. ]]> General_User_Section Neil V http://www.forum.vrayforc4d.com/showthread.php?t=7668