For those not at Total Chaos - what are the news?

[bildform]

Any big reveals? New vfb, light mixer? Fast caustics like Corona is getting?

[Oleg_Budeanu]

Any big reveals? New vfb, light mixer? Fast caustics like Corona is getting?

Don't really understand why everyone keeps total silence. Such a big event - no exposure. Did you all sign NDA ?

[alex.nozadze]

I'm following up on ChaosGroup blog and FB ............

[glorybound]

Fabio Palvelli is VLOGGING daily. He isn't saying much about anything, but he is giving updates.

[bildform]

http://www.cgchannel.com/2019/05/cha...-max-update-2/

Some very cool technical advancements. Shorter rendertimes are always welcome.

But somehow I was hoping for the ones mentioned in my first post.

[^Lele^]

I personally love the new Hash Map, particularly.
It's such an elegant step forward for the Light Cache, and it also removes old limitations, such as issues with regions looking different than whole renders.
Last but not least, leak prevention* will be a thing of the past.
This will mean both speed and consistency while look-developing a shot, and sub-parts thereof.

*i wrote retrace. wrong.

[bildform]

I really do not want to complain. Better image quality and faster renders top the above mentioned things by far.

I can still do light mixing in AE or PS and if I really need some areas with caustics it is possible to do reasonably fast.
The next update after 4.2 will arrive soon enough....

[^Lele^]

oh, i wasn't reacting to your wishes, i was just throwing in some more info, along with my tastes. :P

[glorybound]

I am a V-Ray fanboy, however, I have been pushed over to Corona because V-Ray NEXT has been failing me. I am hoping the next update will fix things that are preventing me from completing projects with these V-Ray NEXT bugs.

[Donfarese]

I am a V-Ray fanboy, however, I have been pushed over to Corona because V-Ray NEXT has been failing me. I am hoping the next update will fix things that are preventing me from completing projects with these V-Ray NEXT bugs.

What bugs are you seeing? We are thinking of upgrading to Next also but have found some issues. One is normal maps and the other is that Next GPU still cannot render sequence textures for things like TV's or whatnot.

[glorybound]

Mine are in supports hands and Vlado said that they have been fixed, so I am waiting for the update. My issues are white dots everywhere and strange artifacts through glass.

[MANUEL_MOUSIOL]

What bugs are you seeing? We are thinking of upgrading to Next also but have found some issues. One is normal maps and the other is that Next GPU still cannot render sequence textures for things like TV's or whatnot.

I'm using an exr sequence in an vray HDRI map for my dome light and it works fine. How are you using sequences?
what's the issue with normal maps? (Maybe I didn't notice something)

[^Lele^]

Please stay on topic.

[Ihno]

Could somebody please upload the keynote about the next vray release somewhere?
Sentences like "He introduced some of the exciting features users can expect in V-Ray Next updates for Maya, 3ds Max and Unreal." are a bit frustrating!

[^Lele^]

Oh, don't worry, much will be available shortly after the event.