Ok I checked that. It does not really help. It doesn't work for my workflow at all. There is no reason I should be using AOVs just to get a simple shadow catcher to work.

Let me state my question again. Why does the denoiser not work on the Shadow Catcher ?

If I used it with Alpha, The shadow is much better preserved, but I still get the NOISE, even with Denoiser. The denoiser does not seem to work with the shadow catcher at all. Please explain...

I am still having a big problem with this topic. When I render to a shadow catcher, it works perfectly until I denoise the pass,and most of the shadows on the floor are massively reduced. How to I prevent this ?

Also the shadow is NOT denoised. It has been this way for years. I am just not sure ...

Does Octane support NVIDIA MDL materials and if not when will they ?

So if I were to save an LINEAR, is there a good post rendering technique in PS to apply TONE MAPPING there ? Is there a plugin you are using to apply the same "response" curves in PS ? Because LINEAR is too harsh for me. I like a softer, warmer look.
When I reduce the highlights by turning on ...

Parade and neonZorglub, how do I save a "responsed" image as a 32bit EXR ?

how do I save a "responsed" image as a 32bit EXR ?

any update ?

the last few Octane plugins for MAX are broken