This is one reason I've largely stopped using Octane for more computationally intense scenarios - the noise clean up time is exhorbitant. Beautiful render by the way, you might want to try the old trick of rendering at a multiple of the desired final image resolution and then scaling the image down ...

Thanks Roeland,

The glass pole was corrected in a later version, I suppose I sent one iteration back. I was pretty sure that the HDRI is spherical and not angular/cube based. Will give some other options a try - will take it back to basics where I'll utilize the HDRs provided with the Octane Demo ...

Hi Roeland,

Would it be possible for you to take a look at this file? Many thanks!

Sure thing, http://www.refractivesoftware.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=21040

On a different note, I'm trying to utilize Octane for some basic product renderings and I am still struggling with getting the lighting correct. I'm providing environment lighting through HDRI and utilizing Octane lights ...

I'm positively sure it's my method now Just saw Enrico Cerica's post!

My comment has to do more with what I'm noticing to be a signature of Octane renderings. I'm not sure whether to ascribe this to method of the artist or methods employed by the software but there always seems to be something amiss with lighting (gray midtones), unnatural sharpness of objects, and a ...

Thanks for the quick response. I use 3DS Max and I've followed the settings for export outlined in the manual and in the dedicated thread. What you've said is looking to be the case as all the materials are indeed VRay materials. Is it possible to export these materials with the OBJ file?

Thanks ...

Hello everyone!

First time poster here, although I've been following for a while. I've run into a situation that I can't find a reference for - namely, whenever I've exported a file to OBJ from 3D Studio Max, the OBJ only comes in with two input nodes in Octane Standalone. I'm sure I'm doing ...