Thanks Chris, that's great stuff! That will be real handy

Cheers
AK

Hello.

Lets say Im making a material, i import a psd that contains an alpha, i must place it in an image tex node and then duplicate and change type to be able to use the alpha.
Is there a way to not have to use two image tex nodes? I often have to reuse a material and change out the tex, I know it ...

Thanks for all that.

The models are supplied as FBX so ive no way to alter them on import unfortunately.

But again, thank you for the tips, its good to hear Im basically doing the right things, and just keep an eye on stuff!

Cheers
AK

Ok i see yer

Yes that site is incredible, hats off!

Thank you again for all your help

Cheers
AK

Sorry, a follow up question!

I have been experimenting with low parallel samples, and it i think there's a good balance for reducing Vram and not increasing render time so much, that's great.

I have also been trying changing the texture 'import type' from auto to 16>8, my question is, as this ...

Thank you again guys I really appreciate it

After sharing your thought with boss, we are looking in to some upgrades, maybe swapping out the 2 x 3080s for 1 x 4090 and another smaller card for monitors. Or adding a new machine with that set up and keeping the 3080 machine for a new slave.

I have ...

Thanks guys, that's really helpful stuff

Yer I use only tiffs for inputs and exrs for output (99% of the time)

I work at a smallish studio, but we do big jobs frequently, what id like to know is how 'bigger' studios (3d guys), handle huge scenes, My Post manager keeps saying that he sees content ...

Hello,
Im after some advice, if any one is feeling generous...

Recently I have been making projects with higher poly counts, such as large scale airports and high poly kitchen appliances. Quite quickly I come across problems with Vram, not enough Vram.
I go through striping models down as much as ...

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Oh Ok, i see. Thank you!