2+ Render-Layers in the Live-Viewer AT ONCE

[rjohn]

Guys, I need your help since I’m pretty new to Octane within C4D and there is one thing I can’t handle: shadow with a camera-tracked scene. Hope you can help me with some hints.
After studying the online manual help many times and also watching the tutorial about render passes of inlifethrill (https://vimeo.com/119848103) many times I’m asking how to get displayed the Main (Main) AND the shadow-pass (LSh) AT ONCE in the live-viewer. I can’t imagine that there is the only way to switch either the image (Main) or the shadow (LSh) within the Live-Viewer without getting the possibility to see the whole picture (without rendering as a file and doing a compositing in After-Effects).
Here is my story: have tracked a camera-sequence within C4D and within that scene there should be build up the customers logo – strait forward. The logo itself is on a plane which should simulate the shadow. Create a background object and but the scene into a material – enabled the Alpha Channel so that you can see in the Live-Viewer the Scence itself. Put the Octane-ObjectTag with Layer-ID 2 on the plane (to simulate the shadow), everything else is on Layer-ID 1. Enabled the Render Passes, Enabled Render Layer, Enabled Shadows – everything works fine, looks good, shadows are rendered – BUT I have to switch on EVERY image between (Main)

and (LSh)

on the Live-Viewer to control the shadow – and get only either the image or the shadow – VERY BORING – is there really not any function to get the final rendered image with shadows in the live-viewer? Have I overseen something – I guess - I’m using C4D R17 – Octane 2.25 R3 – I did a screenshot of all necessary information.

MANY, MANY THX for any response!! Cheers, Robert

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i7-6900K Processor /32 GB / 1x 980 Ti / C4D R17 / Octane 2.25 R3

[bepeg4d]

Hi rjohn,
in general, Render Layers are intended to the final output. For fast preview, you can use a diffuse material with the Matte option active in the Common section:

ciao beppe

[rjohn]

Hi rjohn,
in general, Render Layers are intended to the final output. For fast preview, you can use a diffuse material with the Matte option active in the Common section:

Screen Shot 2016-08-16 at 11.53.40.jpg

ciao beppe

Hi Beppe,

MANY, MANY THX!! YOU made my day - works perfect!! Thanks a lot!!
Cheers,
Robert