Can't attach c4d files here.

But a completely fresh c4d install.
-Make a cube
-Add a octane material
-Render in 8bit and you see a fine white cube.
-Render in float and its all black.

Of course not like this. Something is wrong on your side.


But since quite a few people are having this issue ...

Can't attach c4d files here.

But a completely fresh c4d install.
-Make a cube
-Add a octane material
-Render in 8bit and you see a fine white cube.
-Render in float and its all black.

Its not just darker its all black (0,0,0). If i set Render Buffer Type to 8 Bit Buffer i get a fully colored image (in 8 bit)
If i set Render Buffer Type to Float (Tonemapped) its all black
If i set Render Buffer Type to Float its all black

check there:
http://render.otoy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=40997

Ahh, its a bit annoying that this forum is not indexed by google as you can't search for "sphere".

check there:
Avoid banding try to use float buffer + 16/32 bit saving options. And rely to Picture Viewer outputs

When i ...

We are testing out Octane to see if it is something we want to go with.
However we do run into a few issues with the rendering.

Here is the preview render from the Live Viewer Demo
Banding2.PNG


Here is the final Cinema 4D render:
Banding.PNG

-Notice that the final render does not have the ...