v3 dev update

Fri Nov 27, 2015 2:29 pm

What about compatibility with 2.x scenes ?

Fri Nov 27, 2015 4:03 pm

abstrax wrote: we will release v3 alpha 1 a couple of days later, most likely next week.

Can't wait!!!

Sat Nov 28, 2015 8:01 am

Abstrax, have you seen the Altus Denoising System? Possible to integrate it directly into Octane?
I already wrote about it here: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=50948&hilit=Denoiser

At least for me (and all the other Archviz guys), I dont't need fire, smoke, clouds, sun, moon, stars...
I just need to render complex interior scenes quickly and this is where Octane still has its problems.

One of the best Archviz guys, Bertrand Benoit, is using Octane only for simple stuff like this and not for interiors because Corona is faster:
http://bertrand-benoit.com/blog/stillmo ... th-cheese/

Sat Nov 28, 2015 1:36 pm

abstrax wrote: We plan to do one more test release for the plugin devs on Monday and if there are no show stoppers, we will release v3 alpha 1 a couple of days later, most likely next week.

Which of these features will be included in the alpha 1?
- Volumetric rendering
- Open Shader Language (OpenSL) support
- OpenCL support
- Deep pixel rendering
- Advanced live texture baking
- Infinite mesh and polygon sizes
- FBX and PTEX support
- Split render passes, advanced per object reflection controls
- Fully configurable UI

Those are features listed in this page: https://home.otoy.com/otoy-unveils-octa ... -renderer/

HHbomb wrote:What about compatibility with 2.x scenes ?

I'm assuming that v3 will be fully compatible with 2.x scenes, I don't see why it shouldn't...

Sat Nov 28, 2015 1:44 pm

RobSteady wrote: At least for me (and all the other Archviz guys), I dont't need fire, smoke, clouds, sun, moon, stars...
I just need to render complex interior scenes quickly and this is where Octane still has its problems.

can't be agree more!

Sat Nov 28, 2015 1:54 pm

However, as archviz guys, you will want baking, even if you don't know it yet.

Sat Nov 28, 2015 2:03 pm

FrankPooleFloating wrote:However, as archviz guys, you will want baking, even if you don't know it yet.

that's going to be a neat feature!!! =)

Sat Nov 28, 2015 4:46 pm

FrankPooleFloating wrote:However, as archviz guys, you will want baking, even if you don't know it yet.

Plus that Altus denoiser requires diffuse texture baking

Sat Nov 28, 2015 7:45 pm

Yes!, I want to use octane texture baking for a unity3d vr project of mine.

glimpse wrote:
FrankPooleFloating wrote:However, as archviz guys, you will want baking, even if you don't know it yet.
that's going to be a neat feature!!! =)

Mon Nov 30, 2015 2:38 pm

As archviz guys we are not really that fussed on Baking. We have been doing realtime archviz for 6 or 7 years with vray baking and I gotta say we are moving back away from realtime. Scenesetup time is x2 or more (usually 3 times as you have to build everything not just the facades). Sure UE4 looks pretty sweet in the right hands but for my money raytracing and dynamic GI solutions are improving fast so Im hoping to one day leave the days of baking behind.