Newbie with Octane for C4D, directions?

[kaoselite]

Hi all nice to enter in the octane world, this render engine is incredible, i work with Cinema 4D and i' m planning to do a presentation (i' m making the storyboard) the results that octane gave me already are pretty good, i need some advice on my tests, also....if you can direct me better?
(example:
-things to deactivate/activate for better experience,
-direct light render mode is recommended? If yes...what i should be using?)
i am going to buy octane for C4D plugin+standalone and i will use only the plugin for C4D for product presentation, interiors, etc.

here some images, can you gave me some advices? I' ve also ordered two gigabyte 980gtx 4gb overclocked, those images are using directlighting render mode










Also if some c4d user can tell me how to set a background in the scene that doesn' t affect the illumination would be great

Thanks guys! Really happy to be part of the family!

[bepeg4d]

hi and welcome to the c4doctane family
when you will become an otoy customer, you can access to a specific plugin area where you can find a lot of examples and answers.
aoktar is the developer of the plugin and he is a very kind and helpfull person
for now i can tell you that the Direct Light kernel is intended to be use during preview but it is so fast that is also good for production, expecially for animations
If you want the best from Octane, you should switch to Path Tracing or PMC kernel
If you want a background that doesn't interact with the environment light, you can use a common C4D background object with a simple c4d shader in it
happy rendering

[nuno1980]

If you want the best from Octane, you should switch to Path Tracing or PMC kernel

GTX 9x0 cannot work PMC until new 2.14 plugin demo (currently 2.06_1 but this week)...

[kaoselite]

thanks guuys! Can't wait to acces more areas of the forum, one last question were i can' t find answer: Wnen i'll buy the standalone+plugin combo...i have access to octane for every updates in his life....final version and beyond? Thanks!

[bepeg4d]

hi,
you will have access to all the versions for both standalone and plugin till version 3.0, then we will need to pay for the update
ciao beppe

[kaoselite]

hi,
you will have access to all the versions for both standalone and plugin till version 3.0, then we will need to pay for the update
ciao beppe

Thank you! Are you italian? (Beppe)

[bepeg4d]

you are welcome
yes, i'm italian

ciao beppe

[kaoselite]

you are welcome
yes, i'm italian

ciao beppe

Nice, i' m italian too,

Ciao da Alessandro.

[kaoselite]

hi and welcome to the c4doctane family
when you will become an otoy customer, you can access to a specific plugin area where you can find a lot of examples and answers.
aoktar is the developer of the plugin and he is a very kind and helpfull person
for now i can tell you that the Direct Light kernel is intended to be use during preview but it is so fast that is also good for production, expecially for animations
If you want the best from Octane, you should switch to Path Tracing or PMC kernel
If you want a background that doesn't interact with the environment light, you can use a common C4D background object with a simple c4d shader in it
happy rendering

Anyway i have the R16 but the background object with a default shader of c4d doesn' t work even if i hide the octane sky, it turns white.

[aoktar]

demo version is based 2.06. We have recently added support of c4d shaders in background. Anyway you can use a image in background for demo version. Be sure alpha is on. Btw, background mixing is done by plugin and has not any effect on octane reflection/refractions.