[simmsimaging]

Thanks. Could you speculate on render times at 6400x4800? Not sure how the newer speed benchmarks scale up, but i am always more in that world for my work.

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[tom]

Sure. On this single node, reaching SL 20 at 640 x 480 (0.3 MP) is ~1 hour @ Bench 730,
while reaching SL 20 at 6400 x 4800 (30 MP) is ~80 hours @ Bench 510

Below are results of 4 min on same node for both resolutions:

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/8171/51105741.png

http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/6965/66002417.png

[3dtrialpractice]

tom..but these weren't rendered with multilight in Color AND intensity mode right?
or do you not get problem with sss and CI mode.. Looks as if you ddnt change color so onl intensity mode on multilight right?

[tom]

No, I confirm the issue with Color ML.

[Lars Magnusson]

Friendly Alien - WIP by LarsMagnusson, on Flickr

Decided to try SSS for my armor (it's already in the skin).
Previously I used the armor to block some of the SSS to speed things up, but now I might attempt making an SSS armor similar to General Grievous in StarWars3 (the cool robot with four arms)
Currently it's the Macaroni-SSS preset, just modified it's color and upped the attenuation to 20mm.

Before crop and re-size, it was a 1900x1267 render, SL15.41, 14hours.
(reaching SL20 would probably take some more hours with this rather heavy geometry, but it was a fun test...now I have to keep working on it )

[simmsimaging]

Thanks very much Tom.

Happy holidays where appropriate, and a have a good weekend where not

B

[tom]

Lars, it's really coming good. It could be less pinky but the armor rocks...

Thanks Brett and happy holidays to you, too!

[Lars Magnusson]

Lars, it's really coming good. It could be less pinky but the armor rocks...

Thanks, and yes, the pink balance is a struggle.
Tricky to mix the SSS with Texture map, but now when SSS clears more quickly I should reach a solution faster
( I think the render I'm currently running looks good even at SL 9.6 after 2h! )
Im currently experimenting with Colored transmittance map, to have more SSS in the appropriate areas, like mouth and nose.
( the above render didn't use that )

[3dtrialpractice]

ya Lars that is a great sss organic test! i think the pink makes it look even friendlier. hell, he's so pink and nice looking id let him take out my sister!

[Lars Magnusson]

ya Lars that is a great sss organic test! i think the pink makes it look even friendlier. hell, he's so pink and nice looking id let him take out my sister!

He,he, I think you'll change your mind now... looks less friendly with single light when the smile in the corner of the mouth isn't visible


Friendly Alien - WIP by LarsMagnusson, on Flickr
Single white emitter, SL 13.62 @ 12.5h.

I sort of...slowly...realized that trying to adjust and tweak the skin in a non-neutral HDRI lighted scene....might not be smart
With the previous HDRI this skin actually becomes pink at around SL 14.
But with this single white emitter this is the result I get, and the SSS (and detail) in the skin is actually the same if I compare a 2h and a 12h render.

Should have thought of this earlier (already common knowledge for the rest of you ):
Tweak material in controlled environment or in simball scene, and then if render with HDRI, treat it as a photo that needs whitebalance adjustment. Sigh, I'm still a rookie!

[rusteberg]

lars, i've been enjoying watching you work on this guy, thing, dude, alien, extra terrestrial....
keep having fun!

[zdeno]

so michael jackson is still alive I see.

[Renato Lemus]

so michael jackson is still alive I see.

[JamesColeman]

I knew the new SSS presets would suit this project:



No post-editing, SL16.

[NicoR44]

mega fantastic!! wauw!!!