DR'ing prepasses in SP3

[tricky]

Am I correct in thinking that I can now use DR to precalc the LC (in flythrough mode) and IRmap (in incremental add to current mode) with SP3?

So in a nutshell, I'll be able to 'quickly' render the prepasses out and save them from my local machine after all the nodes have finished.

If this is correct, bravo.
If not, oh well, nevermind

[Da_elf]

where did you get that idea from?

[m_hinks]

nope def not for LC, maybe for IR, Vlado?

[tricky]

"(*) Support for the incremental modes of the irradiance map in distributed rendering;"

In the changelog. I could be misunderstanding things though - it is a Friday afterall!

[Olli96]

where did you get that idea from?

From the changelog
(*) Support for the incremental modes of the irradiance map in distributed rendering;

You can calculate the irradiance map using DR, it works quite well, just set it to incremental add (multiframe incremental should work too). The Lightcache i think is still calculated on one pc. I tried it last week and it worked like a charm.

[tricky]

I think we posted at the same time! I guess the flythrough LC is calculated on each machine and then the irmap is a combined effort.

[lightpixel]

here for me it´s work perfekt.
LC doesnt work distributed, but the IM now work perfekt for precalculation in DR mode (Flythrough Animation)

regards chris

[tricky]

So are you using brute force and irradiance map then?

[Da_elf]

i think the option you guys should be paying more attention to is the "use camera path" option. looks lovely

[tricky]

i think the option you guys should be paying more attention to is the "use camera path" option. looks lovely

Now that DOES look interesting! When did that slip in there????

[nirsul]

so I f I render a single frame using 4 Pcs what option would be the ideal one ?

Nir

[tricky]

so I f I render a single frame using 4 Pcs what option would be the ideal one ?

Nir

That's what I am wondering. My guess is the 'use camera path' option will work quicker and be 'cleaner' than the usual 'add to incremental' etc.

[Olli96]

Yup, very interesting feature, i will test it over the weekend. Do i understand it correctly that i activate that option in both LC and IRR, activate "dont render final image" and simply render frame 0. Once its done i load the maps and render out the whole animation?

so I f I render a single frame using 4 Pcs what option would be the ideal one ?

if its just a single frame then simply use DR, no need for an incremental add or camera path option - right?

[re:FORM]

So does "use camera path" work with moving objects, like an animated sun?
please say yes.

[Olli96]

Since nobody answered my question i wanted to report back that it seems to be the right workflow. I rendered one sequence the old way and another one with the use camera path option on and the result is the same, but the precalc time droped quite a bit