Chaos Vantage v1.8.0 released

[s.balabanov]

Hello everyone!

Chaos Vantage v1.8.0 has been released and here are some of the highlights:

• Added support for dynamic textures to reduce GPU memory usage
• Added support for animated textures (image sequences) when using Live Link or loading .vrscene
• Added Cloud system
• Added Color Correction effects: Filmic Tonemapper; Hue/Saturation; Contrast
• Added experimental option to increase FPS by decreasing sampling quality (Render -> Advanced -> Enable ray termination)
• Added composition grid overlays
• Added option to pause rendering after reaching a certain sample level
• Added functionality to copy the viewport to the clipboard

You can find the full change log here:
https://docs.chaosgroup.com/x/DgihAw

You can download the update from here:
https://download.chaosgroup.com/?platform=47&product=63

You can see some of the new features in use here:

Best regards.
The Chaos Vantage team

[s.balabanov]

Hello everyone!

Chaos Vantage v1.8.1 has been released with the following changes:

• Added Chromatic Aberration color correction effect
• Fixed 3ds Max hang during Live Link caused by the cryptomatte render element
• Fixed dialog placement on secondary monitor
• Fixed the distortion of the contrails, used in the cloud system
• Fixed motion blur in offline renders when dynamic textures are enabled
• Fixed motion blur when rendering offline animation through Live Link from 3ds Max
• Updated to latest Chaos License Server 6.0.0

You can find the full change log here:
https://docs.chaosgroup.com/x/DgihAw

You can download the update from here:
https://download.chaosgroup.com/?platform=47&product=63

Best regards.
The Chaos Vantage team

[s.balabanov]

Hello everyone!

Chaos Vantage v1.8.2 has been released and here some of the updates:

• Added "Always On Top" button in the top toolbar and shortcut (Ctrl+Alt+T by default)
• Added option to denoise only final sampling pass in offline rendering
• Added a default Physical Sun and Sky option in the Environment mode drop-down
• Improved path resolving - every subfolder is searched for assets
• Improved Motion blur post-processing - artifacts are reduced
• Improved Vantage denoiser result in glass and flickering object edges
• Improved glass quality when switching between Vantage and NVIDIA AI in Combined denoiser mode
• Improved reflection detail with NVIDIA AI denoiser
• Improved Auto exposure, so it can accumulate samples in dark areas
• Improved snapping behavior when using the manipulation gizmos
• Improved UX for slider controls - Soft range, CTRL, SHIFT and CTRL+SHIFT modifier keys for finer control
• Improved UI - Added outline to the rollouts

You can find the full change log here:
https://docs.chaosgroup.com/x/DgihAw

You can download the update from here:
https://download.chaosgroup.com/?platform=47&product=63

Best regards.
The Chaos Vantage team

[s.balabanov]

Hello everyone!

Chaos Vantage v1.8.3 has been released and here some of the updates:

• Improved performance on the RTX 4090 GPU
• Improved UX - Increased default value of "Max. sec. ray intensity" from 20 to 200
• Improved UI - Grouped exposure, highlight burn and contrast in Exposure group
• Fixed choppy sun and clouds animation for animated geolocation
• Fixed crash related to bump/normal mapping in a live link from V-Ray 6 for SketchUp
• Fixed missing startup scene
• Fixed missing render elements in EXR files
• Fixed wrong rendering of scenes with override material
• Fixed incorrect assets being loaded when resolving paths
• Fixed wrong resolution for 720p preset in the HQ dialog

You can find the full change log here:
https://docs.chaosgroup.com/x/DgihAw

You can download the update from here:
https://download.chaosgroup.com/?platform=47&product=63

Best regards.
The Chaos Vantage team

[s.balabanov]

Hello everyone!

Chaos Vantage v1.8.4 has been released and here some of the updates:

• Added support for repeat/offset u/v for Maya's place2dTexture when not using shading graphs (e.g. for bump maps)
• Improved the metalness of a material to better match V-Ray
• Improved reflective GI caustics
• Many bug and crash fixes

You can find the full change log here:
https://docs.chaosgroup.com/x/DgihAw

You can download the update from here:
https://download.chaosgroup.com/?platform=47&product=63

Best regards.
The Chaos Vantage team

[s.balabanov]

Hello everyone!

Chaos Vantage v1.8.5 has been released. The updates include:

• Initial support for VRmat materials
• Support for alpha from bitmaps used in V-Ray material's opacity, exported from Maya
• Support for all options of the Advanced mode of the Color Correction texture from 3Ds Max
• New Environment tab, containing options affecting the rendering of the environment
• Support for Edge trimming option in Chaos Scatter
• Many bug and crash fixes

You can find the full change log here:
https://docs.chaosgroup.com/x/DgihAw

You can download the update from here:
https://download.chaosgroup.com/?platform=47&product=63

Best regards.
The Chaos Vantage team

[s.balabanov]

Hello everyone!

Chaos Vantage v1.8.6 has been released. The updates include:

• Reverted IPR render state to be enabled automatically when in Live Link
• Fixed random crash when closing Vantage
• Fixed wrong first frame and duplicate frames during Live Link animation rendering
• Fixed inconvenient soft range for the environment lighting intensity parameter
• Fixed bug when trying to load RawBitmapBuffer of an image above 16k resolution
• various bug fixes

You can find the full change log here:
https://docs.chaosgroup.com/x/DgihAw

You can download the update from here:
https://download.chaosgroup.com/?platform=47&product=63

Best regards.
The Chaos Vantage team