image challenge

Will · February 17, 2007, 09:09:31 PM

three hours and twenty minutes and it hasen't even began calulating the GI...this could take awhile....................

Here is my progression of emotions so far.

Pressed "Render"

Sat plesently for twenty minutes.

Took a hike and came back to see the situation.

felt bad but still confident.

giggled at the render time, began the slow spral into denial.

Panic sets in.

Anger that my computer takes a really long time to do things.

Apologizes to my computer for use of harsh and demeaning words.

wonding why it still is completely black.
$:-\$ about to go to bed and wondering if it will be like tis when I wake up in eight hours.

3DGuy · February 17, 2007, 09:12:46 PM

In other words, you turned up the quality to insane values?

Will · February 17, 2007, 09:14:34 PM

quality is set to one, AA is 3 and GI is 4, my normal setting for this type of thing.

regards,

Will

3DGuy · February 17, 2007, 09:16:59 PM

I always set the GI to 1

Will · February 17, 2007, 09:18:16 PM

I have a luminus surface (quite a large one infact) which could explain it..what do you think should I abort and try again with a lower setting.

Regards,

Will

3DGuy · February 17, 2007, 09:21:00 PM

I haven't really seen any renders showing the difference between 1 and 4. So I don't know. Not quite sure what it exactly controls.

Will · February 17, 2007, 09:24:19 PM

hmm strange, have I created the unrenderable scene? Well I aborted it in the end so now i'm goin g to try it on GI2 instead.

do you know the detail multiplyer for render time?

Regards,

Will

buchvecny · February 17, 2007, 09:42:19 PM

GI 4? lol man o.O thats really insane value for single core

dhavalmistry · February 17, 2007, 11:14:32 PM

I dont know about single core...but I have rendered with values 6 even 7

sonshine777 · February 17, 2007, 11:29:38 PM

Quote from: 3DGuy on February 17, 2007, 09:21:00 PM
I haven't really seen any renders showing the difference between 1 and 4. So I don't know. Not quite sure what it exactly controls.

I have been setting the GI to 0/0 for a while now, mainly because I can't see a difference in anything but the render times. Image quality seems to be the same or so close it's not worth increasing your render time for. The scene I submitted for this contest was set to 0/0 for both GI settings and only took 2 hrs 45 mins to render. Until someone can show me where the difference is I will keep them set to 0.

old_blaggard · February 17, 2007, 11:37:58 PM

From my experience, GI detail is really useful for up-close plants and stones and stuff like that. It adds a bit more definition to the edges and enhances the color a little bit. While some images do require 3/3, 4/4, or even 5/5 GI, I personally have never gone above 2/2.

Will · February 18, 2007, 08:10:51 AM

you guys arn't going to beleave this but I set the GI to 2 and 10 hours later it stil is black this is getting ridiculous.

Regards,

Will

Will · February 18, 2007, 08:47:33 AM

Well here is the test render done awhile ago till I figure this out it will be my entry.

Regards,

Will

Dark Fire · February 18, 2007, 09:58:52 AM

Nice lava. Good luck with trying to render the underderable scene...

Will · February 18, 2007, 10:01:35 AM

well what it seems to be as I just found out is the atmosphere, otherwise it redners in about 45 minutes, I wonder if I lower the quality if it will be faster, at least enough to make a diffrence.

Regards,

Will