hey

what are the differences in plus for the driver listed on your site
http://developer.nvidia.com/object/cuda_3_0_downloads.html

vs official stable?

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp64-257.21-whql-driver.html

the latter has support for CUDA Toolkit 3.1

im kinda confused as to which is ...

oh well...someone explain howto compile lastest freeimage? i got step-by-step tut howto install nvidia via console...im that linux-console-smart...
will try to use flat jpegs instead of hdr's...

i downloaded and installed nvidia cuda sdk from nv website - now octane starts and renders but crashes when i try to load hdr 4 example...no error msg here...any log dump?

hmm i installed linux mint (ubuntu based) got newest NV driver and installed them

pxl666@pxl666-mint ~ $ cat /proc/driver/nvidia/version
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 190.53 Wed Dec 9 15:29:46 PST 2009
GCC version: gcc version 4.4.1 (Ubuntu 4.4.1-4ubuntu9)

installed freeimg lib ...

Rad - why not add the linux link to the "get octane" subpage? its quite confusing to look for linux download on the forums...

guys - did u think of implementation some kind of filter for better dof effect? like Alien Skin Bokeh for example?
regular gaussian blur does not look realistically and is not pleasant for the eye...

im not a coder but i think this could be fairly easy to create some kind of a "z-depth" and just ...

thank u sam - ill give it a try...

You can bake your blender light rig on an HDR file.
Make a chrome sphere in your blender and bake reflections of the chrome sphere.

You end up with an HDR that emmit light inside Octane just like your meshlight in blender.

Simple :lol:

thanks - can u explain how exactly? how to setup scene ...

nick claims 100% speed improvement - i didnt see that...anyone?

thanx rad!