VRay_Samplerate Element

[dejaVu]

Anyone point out how the new VRay_Samplerate Element can be helpful?
Is there a way to use it to resample the image in post?

[dcullipher]

I use it during render testing to see if I am pumping enough DMC samples at the shot. Usually not enough samples=noise and it amazes me how you can quickly see issues in the sample rate pass.

[duke2]

It's an extremely useful diagnostic tool. I doubt you'd ever use it for the visual result!

Dejavu you sure do change your business names a lot - I remember the first one that I forget the name of - it had one of the earliest and best VRay tutorials ever. Your work was and continues to be absolutely inspirational and sets the benchmark as far as i'm concerned!

[mcnamex]

I think he just moved on like the rest of us

[dejaVu]

Thanks for the reply guys.
It's a shame we can't make it work for us in post.
For example, some sort of selection based on samplerate brightness which could be somehow used for blur/sharpening in post.

hey duke2: thanks for the kind words.It may seem like I have moved around a bit but in reality, I was with osmosis for about 7 years, and then joined zaxis for 4 years, and then recently started loft animation. Which isn't too much churn for our industry. I do like to stay in a place for a while, until I have to change due to circumstances...

[duke2]

I haven't actually looked at the sample rate output, but could you not convert it to grayscale and use it to mask IN a slight blur, or mask OUT any sharpen filter?

[joconnell]

Duke - genius. We sometimes did the same thing in work by using a find edges filter in after effects and using that pass to drive a compound blur. Same idea as what you're suggesting.