OctaneRender® 1.025 b2.55 test release [Obsolete]

[roeland]

I see, we will investigate the problem with the fireflies.

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Roeland

[orion_uk]

Hi,

Giving it a spin now..

While just after clicking one my scene.obj I clicked on the re-import button (top right panel) and the following happened resulting in program crash, you prob need more detail/specs/info so feel free to ask away

NVIDIA System Information report created on: 10/28/2011 06:41:03
System name: ORION_UK-PC

[Display]
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate, 64-bit (Service Pack 1)
DirectX version: 11.0
GPU processor: GeForce GTX 460
Driver version: 285.62
DirectX support: 11
CUDA Cores: 336
Core clock: 650 MHz
Shader clock: 1300 MHz
Memory clock: 1700 MHz (3400 MHz data rate)
Memory interface: 256-bit
Total available graphics memory: 4095 MB
Dedicated video memory: 1024 MB GDDR5
System video memory: 0 MB
Shared system memory: 3071 MB
Video BIOS version: 70.04.16.00.0A
IRQ: 16
Bus: PCI Express x16 Gen2

[Components]

easyUpdatusAPIU64.DLL 1.5.20.0 NVIDIA Update Components
WLMerger.exe 1.5.20.0 NVIDIA Update Components
Nvlhr.exe 1.5.20.0 NVIDIA Update Components
daemonu.exe 1.5.20.0 NVIDIA Update Components
ComUpdatusPS.dll 1.5.20.0 NVIDIA Update Components
ComUpdatus.exe 1.5.20.0 NVIDIA Update Components
NvUpdtr.dll 1.5.20.0 NVIDIA Update Components
NvUpdt.dll 1.5.20.0 NVIDIA Update Components
nvui.dll 7.17.12.8562 NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvxdsync.exe 8.17.12.8562 NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvxdplcy.dll 8.17.12.8562 NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvxdbat.dll 8.17.12.8562 NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvxdapix.dll 8.17.12.8562 NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
NVCPL.DLL 8.17.12.8562 NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvCplUI.exe 3.9.731.0 NVIDIA Control Panel
nvWSS.dll 6.14.12.8562 NVIDIA Workstation Server
nvViTvS.dll 6.14.12.8562 NVIDIA Video Server
NVSTVIEW.EXE 7.17.12.8562 NVIDIA 3D Vision Photo Viewer
NVSTTEST.EXE 7.17.12.8562 NVIDIA 3D Vision Test Application
NVSTRES.DLL 7.17.12.8562 NVIDIA 3D Vision Module (0)
NVMCTRAY.DLL 8.17.12.8562 NVIDIA Media Center Library
nvDispS.dll 6.14.12.8562 NVIDIA Display Server
PhysX 09.11.0621 NVIDIA PhysX
NVCUDA.DLL 8.17.12.8562 NVIDIA CUDA 4.1.1 driver
nvGameS.dll 6.14.12.8562 NVIDIA 3D Settings Server

[PeterCGS]

SSS for diffuse materials are broken..

Nothing happens, and Octane doesnt start from "zero" when you change the sliders in the medium node, as it does when using it connected to a specular material. So I suspect the medium node is deactivated when used with diffuse :/

Hi guys,

SSS or absorption medium DOES work on diffuse transmission materials,
but you need to make your diffuse material into a diffuse transmission material first, by connecting a texture node float value or colour to the 'transmission' (2nd from the left) input pin first.

Once it's a diffuse transmitter, light does transmit into the object and as such allow you to use a medium node on it for absorption or SSS.

Radiance

Aaaaaahaa! It wasnt very clear how to use it There where several things that confused me. But now its rocking! For people having a hard time with diffuse materials.. Dont use DL! PT is the way to go. Then, you dont see the transmission if you just slap a diffuse material in there. This must be connected with a node. Also, the emission is going under the Scattering node once you connect it. Don't care about the emission in there, because it has nothing to do with the scattering, and should be treated as usual.

Well, this SSS is fantastic!! I could only dream of this kind of speed before... Wooha!

[tomas_p]

Hi.

I think, the rendering of glass is now faster because the improvement of noise is better.

regards

[radiance]

Hi to all Linux and Mac users,

We have completed our builds, and as it's very late,
we will do final testing and then package them and upload them / make them available tomorrow before noon (NZ time), in approx 12-14 hours

Thanks for your patience, and thanks to everyone for assisting us finding problems and providing good feedback

Radiance

[orion_uk]

Ops just read the bit at the top! Seeing as in am a new user guess I had better go back to stable version, lol. Just being nozey really, would not want to confuse the devs with my lack of knowledge lol.

[t_3]

... just encountered a crash bug: if i try to add an texture input pin to the transmission node of a diffuse material inside of a macro and if it is the first(!) connection from that pin, octane crashes immediately;

new scene > new macro > new diffuse > new texture input pin > connect pin output to diffuse transmission input

[Jaberwocky]

I've finally got a moment to try out this release .No bugs or crashes yet.

However I must be a bit thick. I cannot seem to get the SSS to work

See screen grab.

I thought I'd try a candle , but the wax doesn't seem much like......er....wax !

I'm probably doing something wrong , just not sure what.Any suggestions ?

Cheers

Jabba

[Jaberwocky]

Not to worry. Just spotted Roelands thread on SSS.

will take a look at that.

[face]

Swith to pathtracing or set the GI-Mode in the DirectLight Kernel to diffuse with depth 3-

face