Villa Giano sun test

[bepeg4d]

hi, another refresh of my Villa Giano project (one of my first projects with octane of about two years ago)
http://render.otoy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4683
this time with the new sky system, bloom, glare and instances for the grass. The ultimate sequence is rendered in DL 4 GI for 6' per frame, all the other sequences are rendered in DL 3 AO for 1':30" per frame at 1024 at 1280 x 720.
please remember to switch on the speakers or put the headphones
ciao beppe
[vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/57929023[/vimeo]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKLrXLhfJlY&sns=em[/youtube]

[PeterCGS]

Very nice sun simulation! I only have one comment thats ruining the sequence in my eyes.. Its the bricks.. In my eyes they are both too big, and much too lowres in detail. I assume the building is 8m high something, but it seems its only around 45-50 bricks in height, making them something like 16cm high, where they are usual 90mm with 10mm between. Also on the closeups shot on the roof, they are painfully low in detail. Otherwise it looks really nice!

[suvakas]

Lighting looks good. Very nice mood.
Only thing that bothers me is the sun glare. It's too strong. I know the effect is cool and all, but it's a bit too much.
Almost like a UFO in some shots.

Suv

[bepeg4d]

@PeterCGS: i totally agree with you, the bricks material is terrible, especially the texture i was so hypnotised by the sky that i totally forgot to change them

@suvakas: now i understand who hypnotised me
ciao beppe

[acc24ex]

money

.. so this is how glare and bloom is properly used.. this the built in glare effect I suppose?

[bepeg4d]

yes of course, the effect is a bit exaggerated to be the real protagonist of the animation
ciao beppe

[paoloverona]

really a nice video Bepe,

some parts looks really great and realistic, unfortunately some other parts looks not so special (I think is an AO -3- issue)

Cheers, Paolo