save every n samples, for animations

[Proupin]

Fprime had something like this: let's say you want to squeeze the max rendering time to render an animation in Octane overnight. In order to optimize time, Octane would render a few samples from each frame, saving each frame along the way, and going back to frame 1 on each iteration, resuming that frame with more samples and so on. Next day you'll end up with the best quality sequence possible for the time you let Octane run.

It would work for stills, saving you from crashes

[glimpse]

Fprime had something like this: let's say you want to squeeze the max rendering time to render an animation in Octane overnight. In order to optimize time, Octane would render a few samples from each frame, saving each frame along the way, and going back to frame 1 on each iteration, resuming that frame with more samples and so on. Next day you'll end up with the best quality sequence possible for the time you let Octane run.

It would work for stills, saving you from crashes

Haven't heard about this feature, but it would be really nice addition to Octane - sometimes all You know is time..- do some calculations isn't always practical, as it is really hard to evalute or gues, especially for animations.

[GR1F1TH]

sounds interesting except for the fact that you are exponentially increasing loads-to-card which in some of my animations is the bulk of time. The more cards you add to your system the bigger that downtime gets as well.

[Proupin]

Some fundamental things should change in Octane for this to be useful... with the current load times, voxelizing and what not this does not save time at all... this would be doable today if implemented in Octane Power Tools and only for flythroughs...