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Title: Deadline extended! Submit entries by April 11th.
Post by: Oshyan on March 28, 2016, 04:44:28 PM
By popular demand we have extended the submission deadline to April 11th at 11:59PM Pacific Time! We hope this bit of extra time will allow all of you to get your scenes to the highest level of quality you are capable of and to create something you're really proud of. If you've already submitted, you can use the extra time to refine your entry further and resubmit, or create a whole new entry.

Remember: we don't need super high detail/quality renders (i.e. high render settings), but we do want the most well designed and detailed scenes. Spend your time refining your terrain shapes and shading, adding more layers of rocks and debris, increasing randomness and the realistic look of nature, adding additional layers of population, underbrush, etc., and increasing the realism and variety of your skies, atmosphere, and lighting. We'll be able to see the potential in your scene even if rendered at relatively low quality (e.g. even at the default of 0.5 Detail and AA3).

Good luck!

- Oshyan
Title: Re: Deadline extended! Submit entries by April 11th.
Post by: AndyWelder on March 28, 2016, 05:27:46 PM
Great! I really got the hang of it , though things are not running smooth, and the default is what I'm rendering at. So now I have the time to re-evaluate my initial renders as being test renders and maybe deliver some better quality. Also there's the issue of how to stitch them six renders together to get an image that will qualify for VR panorama... More time to sort that out!
Title: Re: Deadline extended! Submit entries by April 11th.
Post by: TheBadger on March 28, 2016, 06:22:10 PM
oh! A fighting chance then  8)

Thanks PS.
Title: Re: Deadline extended! Submit entries by April 11th.
Post by: Jo Kariboo on March 28, 2016, 09:15:54 PM
Quote from: Oshyan on March 28, 2016, 04:44:28 PM
By popular demand we have extended the submission deadline to April 11th at 11:59PM Pacific Time! We hope this bit of extra time will allow all of you to get your scenes to the highest level of quality you are capable of and to create something you're really proud of. If you've already submitted, you can use the extra time to refine your entry further and resubmit, or create a whole new entry.

Remember: we don't need super high detail/quality renders (i.e. high render settings), but we do want the most well designed and detailed scenes. Spend your time refining your terrain shapes and shading, adding more layers of rocks and debris, increasing randomness and the realistic look of nature, adding additional layers of population, underbrush, etc., and increasing the realism and variety of your skies, atmosphere, and lighting. We'll be able to see the potential in your scene even if rendered at relatively low quality (e.g. even at the default of 0.5 Detail and AA3).

Good luck!

- Oshyan



Excellent!!! Thank you !
Title: Re: Deadline extended! Submit entries by April 11th.
Post by: bobbystahr on March 28, 2016, 11:06:21 PM
Quote from: AndyWelder on March 28, 2016, 05:27:46 PM
Great! I really got the hang of it , though things are not running smooth, and the default is what I'm rendering at. So now I have the time to re-evaluate my initial renders as being test renders and maybe deliver some better quality. Also there's the issue of how to stitch them six renders together to get an image that will qualify for VR panorama... More time to sort that out!

I think if you use the script Matt supplied they will automatically stitch correctly Andy. Assuming you don't have a Spherical camera but you do so I think what you are worrying out is something PS will handle if you submit say 3-5 different scenes. My understanding if all settings stay the same over all the renders they can do a hot spot thing in Occulus...I'm open to correction on that though.
Title: Re: Deadline extended! Submit entries by April 11th.
Post by: bobbystahr on March 28, 2016, 11:07:18 PM
And thanks for the extension...guess I better get back to it eh?
Title: Re: Deadline extended! Submit entries by April 11th.
Post by: Kadri on March 28, 2016, 11:10:18 PM

Thanks. Good news :)
Title: Re: Deadline extended! Submit entries by April 11th.
Post by: Mohawk20 on March 29, 2016, 01:31:09 AM
What is the best way to resubmit?
Title: Re: Deadline extended! Submit entries by April 11th.
Post by: Matt on March 29, 2016, 02:20:39 AM
Quote from: Mohawk20 on March 29, 2016, 01:31:09 AM
What is the best way to resubmit?

You could put something in the comments to let us know that this is a resubmission, or just give the entry a different name. That way there's no chance of confusing it with an earlier submission.

Matt
Title: Re: Deadline extended! Submit entries by April 11th.
Post by: Ariel DK on March 29, 2016, 10:17:53 AM
Fantastic. Thanks guys!
Title: Re: Deadline extended! Submit entries by April 11th.
Post by: Oshyan on March 29, 2016, 08:24:39 PM
You do not need to stitch cube maps yourself. Just submit the 6 individual renders.

- Oshyan
Title: Re: Deadline extended! Submit entries by April 11th.
Post by: AndyWelder on March 30, 2016, 11:37:13 AM
QuoteYou do not need to stitch cube maps yourself. Just submit the 6 individual renders.
That's a relief, thank you!
Title: Re: Deadline extended! Submit entries by April 11th.
Post by: masonspappy on March 30, 2016, 06:31:48 PM
#sighofrelief
Title: Re: Deadline extended! Submit entries by April 11th.
Post by: Mr_Lamppost on March 30, 2016, 06:41:13 PM
Excellent news, panic for final renders postponed.  I might celebrate and get some sleep tonight  ;D
Title: Re: Deadline extended! Submit entries by April 11th.
Post by: Mohawk20 on April 10, 2016, 07:05:57 AM
Just to be sure, the deadline is 23:59 PST.
That means the guy's and galls in Europe have until about 8:00 Tuesday morning (Amsterdam time).
Did I calculate that correctly?
Title: Re: Deadline extended! Submit entries by April 11th.
Post by: Matt on April 12, 2016, 02:13:54 AM
Quote from: Mohawk20 on April 10, 2016, 07:05:57 AM
Just to be sure, the deadline is 23:59 PST.
That means the guy's and galls in Europe have until about 8:00 Tuesday morning (Amsterdam time).
Did I calculate that correctly?

The deadline is 11:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time, which is 8:59 AM Tuesday morning in Amsterdam.

Matt
Title: Re: Deadline extended! Submit entries by April 11th.
Post by: Hannes on April 12, 2016, 02:54:31 AM
...a few minutes left!!  :) :) :)
Title: Re: Deadline extended! Submit entries by April 11th.
Post by: Dune on April 12, 2016, 02:55:49 AM
Hurry, 10 seconds left...
Title: Re: Deadline extended! Submit entries by April 11th.
Post by: Hannes on April 12, 2016, 02:56:17 AM
...oops, do they have summertime in Amsterdam? ;D
Title: Re: Deadline extended! Submit entries by April 11th.
Post by: Dune on April 12, 2016, 02:57:50 AM
I didn't know you would read it that fast  ::)
Title: Re: Deadline extended! Submit entries by April 11th.
Post by: Hannes on April 12, 2016, 03:01:03 AM
You know, I'm a smartass! ;) ;) ;)
Title: Re: Deadline extended! Submit entries by April 11th.
Post by: Dune on April 12, 2016, 03:04:26 AM
Have to be more careful next time, I know  ;)
Title: Re: Deadline extended! Submit entries by April 11th.
Post by: Hannes on April 12, 2016, 03:05:45 AM
Ulco, let's create another one in the next 54 minutes?!  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Deadline extended! Submit entries by April 11th.
Post by: Hannes on April 12, 2016, 03:10:48 AM
First!!!!  ;) ;) ;) (Just kidding...)
Title: Re: Deadline extended! Submit entries by April 11th.
Post by: Dune on April 12, 2016, 03:12:35 AM
You're a winner, Hannes! Speed challenge would be cool. You can do a lot in 54 mins. But not now, please.
Title: Re: Deadline extended! Submit entries by April 11th.
Post by: Hannes on April 12, 2016, 03:13:44 AM
 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Deadline extended! Submit entries by April 11th.
Post by: AndyWelder on April 12, 2016, 04:19:07 AM
I'm pretty sure there are 50 shades of grey in Hannes' entry... The sense of depth is awesome, btw!