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Title: optimization in update?
Post by: gradient on March 16, 2007, 08:42:37 PM
Can someone tell me if there has been any render time optimization with this update?...could not see that in the docs.
If there hasn't, it's not worth the bother to download....for me anyway.
Title: Re: optimization in update?
Post by: Cyber-Angel on March 16, 2007, 08:55:45 PM
Hi Gradient,

I downloaded the up date last night and did a test render at 1200 x 1000 and that rendered in 9 minutes where an image of the same resolution depending on the complexity use to take 19 or more minutes, on my system.

it seems a lot more stable but I haven't really had a chance to push it properly yet? All you can do is give it a try and run you own tests.

Regards to you.

Cyber-Angel
Title: Re: optimization in update?
Post by: gradient on March 16, 2007, 09:00:13 PM
Thanks for the info Cyber....I shall give it a try then....
Title: Re: optimization in update?
Post by: Dark Fire on March 17, 2007, 11:12:15 AM
Quote from: Cyber-Angel on March 16, 2007, 08:55:45 PM
I downloaded the up date last night and did a test render at 1200 x 1000 and that rendered in 9 minutes where an image of the same resolution depending on the complexity use to take 19 or more minutes, on my system.
Had you disabled everything!? 9 minutes is extremely fast! Even 19 minutes is fast! I didn't manage to get a render at 800x600 to take less than 30 minutes in 1.8.64.0.
Title: Re: optimization in update?
Post by: twistednoodle on March 17, 2007, 06:14:17 PM
I'm still waiting for my update!  ???  Can't wait to see the changes...
Title: Re: optimization in update?
Post by: Will on March 17, 2007, 06:22:40 PM
I have found that is is faster as well ;)

Regards,

Will
Title: Re: optimization in update?
Post by: Cyber-Angel on March 17, 2007, 07:44:13 PM
He He,

I should have added that my system has an AMD Athlon Processor, also the test image I did was with all the rendering settings at there default settings.

Regards to you.

Cyber-Angel   
Title: Re: optimization in update?
Post by: Dark Fire on March 17, 2007, 09:36:47 PM
Quote from: Cyber-Angel on March 17, 2007, 07:44:13 PM
I should have added that my system has an AMD Athlon Processor, also the test image I did was with all the rendering settings at there default settings.
I have the same processor, the same settings, but much longer render times. Maybe I've melted half of my processor by making it render animations with Terragen 0.9 all of the time...
Title: Re: optimization in update?
Post by: Oshyan on March 19, 2007, 01:39:09 AM
There have been some changes to the renderer which may affect render time but significant optimizations have not yet been implemented.

- Oshyan