Vue 7.5

[trixian]

Ok....so riddle me this: Why can I find no information on how to get hold of this Terragen plugin. Are you the guys making it? Is it for sale? If not, why are you showing it off.

Edit: Hmm...so I obviously missed the secret download link hidden inside the "Information" icon.

[jacksc02]

it looks like they are just doing the max connection for terragen

[Davy]

Ok....so riddle me this: Why can I find no information on how to get hold of this Terragen plugin. Are you the guys making it? Is it for sale? If not, why are you showing it off.

Edit: Hmm...so I obviously missed the secret download link hidden inside the "Information" icon.

...yes, that's a free plugin to share items between TG2 and MAX.

I am not showing off anything, since it was another user who asked about the picture

I am just trying to solve the riddle myself why people want Vue while you can already find nice tools for landscaping in MAX.
And I was just saying that my studio will bring something similar as well very soon.

Davy

[nirsul]

Davy

Hi

that looks wonderfull - is there (or will there be) a video tutorial demonstrating the workflow ?


NIR

[Davy]

that looks wonderfull - is there (or will there be) a video tutorial demonstrating the workflow ?

...yes for sure and betas to get familiar with it yourself.

[3LP]

Hi Davy
I like your idea to create a connection between terragen and max.
I have tried your script and can import the lights and cameras, but I don't understand the object part. You can't import the object and the Heighfield aether. So how could we do a animation without any proportion or any referance point? May be am I wrong ?

anyway, great work, look's promicing

[Davy]

...you can contact me to get the latest version which supports import of planets and heightfields (or subscribe to get notified of a new version ), heightfields are just plane representations to use as reference. Object is only for export to match inside TG2.

On a sidenote, this plugin is for TG2 and is not related to my studios nature tools.

But yes, I prefer TG2 above Vue for backdrops and things like that...for sure Vue will work if you stick to compositing just as you have to do with TG2 but please keep your hands of trying to get or see anything integrated in MAX as it will never match anything that you can use directly in MAX...just my thought

Davy

[3LP]

Thanks davy
I just send you a email

[Neilg]

I was quite into all this until I had a go of terragen...

How can any sane man deal with those rendertimes? Pretty much just blank terrain and water was taking 15 minutes at 640x480.

[Davy]

...yes but give it some time to get the optimatisations through (am on their alpha board). So it's not yet time to compare rendertimes

For sure if you want to do full blown scenery at HD, you can get in trouble with rendertimes but for sure no issues for backdrops. Either way, TG2 is a true world environement and it's just great that it really works like it should.

Once more, for serious work, keep inside MAX and forget anything like an extra load connected to MAX. Just use what they are useful for, backdrops or anything more fancy if you can afford the render load. Choose Vue or TG2, whatever you prefer. I just love TG2 because its a true world compared to Vue.

Davy

[GLASS-CANVAS]

so if vue is a no-go (and yes my company bought a copy and found it to be crap too) is there any way to get a realistic generated cloudy sky directly in max for rendering with vray? It needs to be fully HDRI of course, so it's more than just a pretty backdrop

Vlado! quick! add clouds and weather to the VRay sky!

[duke2]

so if vue is a no-go (and yes my company bought a copy and found it to be crap too) is there any way to get a realistic generated cloudy sky directly in max for rendering with vray? It needs to be fully HDRI of course, so it's more than just a pretty backdrop

Vlado! quick! add clouds and weather to the VRay sky!

Pretty much just wait for ozone 5? With vray support.

[percydaman]

Pretty much just wait for ozone 5? With vray support.

There is the new vray environmentfog option. It can get some decent results, thought its a beyotch to wrangle.

http://www.chaosgroup.com/forums/vbu...ad.php?t=45239

Also check out the helpfile. i think it has a sample scene there as well.

[duke2]

My God! I downloaded the free version of TG2 today. I put detail right down, octaves to 2 (from 15 or 20), turned off atmosphere, and the render still took 5 minutes at 640x480 on a q6600! They've got a way to go..

[Davy]

Are you sure it's using all your cores?
Check that first cause you can force TG2 to use everything it gets.