[Renato Lemus]

It's a core problem. Faster, I guess, but worst in quality, I'm very concerned by this light issue, seems like it calculates only 1 bounce.
This is no way physically correct!!!

Frances, I agree, what really scares me is that nextlimit staff is boasting about how fast and optimized is the new core, when is totally broken.
please someone from nextlimit explain this!

[3dtrialpractice]

But I think Adam and I have proven that the engine is broken in a major way.

pls submit a bug in bug section with link to this post, or a pic in the bug section.. I think this is very important..

[Frances]

It's a core problem. Faster, I guess, but worst in quality, I'm very concerned by this light issue, seems like it calculates only 1 bounce.
This is no way physically correct!!!
please someone from nextlimit explain this!

Even in Studio preview with 6 bounces, it is no better. And the bounce control widget does work.

[Tyrone Marshall]

I am currently re-rendering this scene and it is working now under RC3.



Here is current result from RC3- all I did was load the mxs and hit render under RC3.

Currently:



Still investigating...

[Eric Lagman]

I know this will sound mean, but here it goes. Are some people in such denial about the quality the RC is putting out. How many brutal images must our eyes be assuaulted by before people accept the new core is FUBAR. For those who still don't realize how bad this is here is a comparison I did between an old alpha file, and a RC. The light looks like total ass!! I am confident they will fix this though. I will take slow and nice over fast and crap any day. Wake up and smell the coffe people. (End Rant) Sorry I don't like to be like this, but this is very frustrating after seeing how nice this engine was cabable of. Im not mad at anyone just frustrated. I want this to be a good product...........especially since I already paid for it. Actually the top image was done in the Beta, not alpha.

[3dtrialpractice]

Even in Studio preview with 6 bounces, it is no better. And the bounce control widget does work.

-HEY, I didnt know we could control bounces of Preview render in studio, can you tell me were i can change this?

im sure i missed it somewhere

[Renato Lemus]

This is getting really scary...specially when NL says nothing about it.

[Renato Lemus]

Even in Studio preview with 6 bounces, it is no better. And the bounce control widget does work.

-HEY, I didnt know we could control bounces of Preview render in studio, can you tell me were i can change this?

im sure i missed it somewhere

In the render options dialog box, Preview num bounces: default 6

[Eric Lagman]

This is getting really scary...specially when NL says nothing about it.

This is what frustrates me. If they would just say yeah we know its messed up, and we are going to fix it, I would be content. Instead they have just been talking about the studio, and the material editor. What good is all of this if the image quality is fast but horrible. Can anyone from NL please confirm that the light distribution will be equal to the beta or alpha in the coming RC's?

[Frances]

This is getting really scary...specially when NL says nothing about it.

This is what frustrates me. If they would just say yeah we know its messed up, and we are going to fix it, I would be content. Instead they have just been talking about the studio, and the material editor. What good is all of this if the image quality is fast but horrible. Can anyone from NL please confirm that the light distribution will be equal to the beta or alpha in the coming RC's?

Oskit has spoken about the engine here:

http://www.maxwellrender.com/forum/view ... ght=#95184

[3dtrialpractice]

In the render options dialog box, Preview num bounces: default 6

yes, thank you, I never saw it because I had to scroll down inthe render options dialog box, thanks again, now that you pointed me to render options box i got it, thanks!

[dd_]

interesting post. i was wondering why the lights are hard to get right
ive just done a test with RC3 and the c4d plugin. the sheep scene with the same setup as beta is very very dark, infact in the beta i had one emitter set to 100W and in the RC3 to get anywhere close i need to set the same emitter to 1000W

[dd_]

right here is my test
one on the left is the beta and the emitter set to 100W and the one on the right is the rc3 and c4d plug, same emitter but set to 500W. both cameras are set up the same and the scene is the same. so i for one can confirm that something isnt right
oh and the new RC 3 sheep has new RC3 c4d materials applied to it hence why the ears are different coloured

[Mihai]

dd_, what materials do you have applied to the sheep? (there's something you don't ask every day)

[dd_]

its the plastic maxwell tag: in c4d
reflectance coloUr is : well wat ever coloUr it is
specular coloUr: r65,g65,b65

thats all i use i leave the rest a 0

hope that helps