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Title: Cloud rendering is blurry
Post by: zhy on May 23, 2024, 11:55:43 PM
为什么即使质量设置得非常高,云仍然模糊?我的渲染大小是 4096x2048    Cameras: Spherical
Title: Re: Cloud rendering is blurry
Post by: Kevin Kipper on May 28, 2024, 03:19:51 PM
Under the cloud layer's Optimisation tab, what value is the "Millions of voxels" parameter set to?  Depending on the size of the cloud layer you may need to increase the value.  Is the checkbox for "Visualise voxels" enabled?  If so, try disabling it.  

Under the cloud layer's Quality tab, try tweaking the value for the Quality parameter as needed.
Title: Re: Cloud rendering is blurry
Post by: zhy on May 29, 2024, 07:44:38 AM
感谢您的回复。
• 这个云是云层v2,我试了一下Easy Cloud,发现它不模糊,效果相当不错。是因为云层 v2 是特别高的云,即使质量很高也会模糊?
• 我的设置为百万体素 999,并且 Visualise 体素已关闭
Title: Re: Cloud rendering is blurry
Post by: zhy on May 29, 2024, 07:51:28 AM
Cloud layer v2
Title: Re: Cloud rendering is blurry
Post by: pokoy on May 29, 2024, 08:10:58 AM
Try increasing the Quality parameter from Quality tab - set to 1.5 or 2 and see if that helps. It will make the noise more detailed, keep in mind this increases render times, too.
Title: Re: Cloud rendering is blurry
Post by: zhy on May 29, 2024, 08:35:45 AM
I've been practicing with Terragen 4 recently and trying to create HDRI, attempting to control the shape of clouds but it seems not easy to manipulate. Could you share some tips and tricks about controlling the shape of clouds? :-* :-*
• I have already tried using random seeds and image projection
Title: Re: Cloud rendering is blurry
Post by: Matt on June 02, 2024, 03:30:59 PM
Cloud edges can start to appear too smooth when the opacity becomes low and the fractal roughness is not high enough. Large shapes tend to look best with roughness somewhere between 1 and 2, but cloud edges look better with roughness much higher than this, e.g. 4 or more. Easy Cloud has some built-in features that help to avoid this, but Cloud Layer V2 and Cloud Layer V3 need some extra work to make the edges look good. Try adding another density fractal with a smaller scale (e.g. 500) and high roughness (e.g. 4). You can combine the two fractal nodes with an "Add Scalar" node.
Title: Re: Cloud rendering is blurry
Post by: zhy on June 03, 2024, 09:44:26 AM
Thank you, everyone. I would like to ask if the clouds in Terragen 4 can be controlled in any shape? I found that generating clouds using random seeds is not very efficient. Is there any other way?
Title: Re: Cloud rendering is blurry
Post by: noahding1 on April 15, 2025, 08:53:59 AM
Quote from: zhy on June 03, 2024, 09:44:26 AM谢谢大家。请问Terragen 4里的云可以控制成任意形状吗?我发现用随机种子生成云的效率不太高。还有其他方法吗?
z自定义形状 估计比较难搞
Title: Re: Cloud rendering is blurry
Post by: Kevin Kipper on April 15, 2025, 11:28:35 AM
You also might look into the Sky Paint tools that were recently introduced in Terragen Sky.  It allows you to add or remove clouds with brush strokes.  The scene can then be exported back to Terragen 4.

Here's a link to the post about these tools: https://planetside.co.uk/news/terragen-sky-early-access-2024-12-update/