V-Ray 3.0 for 3ds Max Beta Open!

[sandykoufax]

http://www.v-ray.com/

At finally more official information!

[alexyork]

http://www.v-ray.com/features/faster-ray-tracing/

Did I just witness dynamically shrinking bucket sizes as a render progressed? Yes I did! And what an amazing speed improvement too....

Can't see a preview of the new Render Subset though... hope it made it to the beta? The Render Mask feature looks excellent though.

[super gnu]

well of course im trying to sign up on the spot, but where the hell do i find my dongle WBC file?

[alexyork]

Question for the team: is it possible to run this beta alongside 2.4 safely?

[alexyork]

well of course im trying to sign up on the spot, but where the hell do i find my dongle WBC file?

Yes I've no idea where this is?

[super gnu]

so how di you have it if youve not found your "wbc" file? its asking me for it to register...

[sandykoufax]

upgrade price info

http://vray.info/news/article.asp?ID=557

"Customers upgrading from V-Ray 1.5 and V-Ray 2.0 will have several cost effective options. V-Ray 1.5 upgrades start at $980/€700; while V-Ray 2.0 upgrades start at $420/€300. Users who purchased V-Ray 2.0 for 3ds Max between 4 August 2013 and the V-Ray 3.0 for 3ds Max official release date will be eligible for a free upgrade."

detailed info about prices
http://www.chaosgroup.com/en/2/vray3_beta.html#tab3

[alexyork]

upgrade price info

http://vray.info/news/article.asp?ID=557

"Customers upgrading from V-Ray 1.5 and V-Ray 2.0 will have several cost effective options. V-Ray 1.5 upgrades start at $980/€700; while V-Ray 2.0 upgrades start at $420/€300. Users who purchased V-Ray 2.0 for 3ds Max between 4 August 2013 and the V-Ray 3.0 for 3ds Max official release date will be eligible for a free upgrade."

Upgrade price seems very reasonable indeed for what we're getting. Excellent news.

[super gnu]

but do i understand correctly.. no more free network rendering?! you have to pay an extra 250 euros a node?! does this include for DR?


if so thats the first thing chaosgroup have ever done that i dont approve of.

[alexyork]

but do i understand correctly.. no more free network rendering?! you have to pay an extra 250 euros a node?! does this include for DR?


if so thats the first thing chaosgroup have ever done that i dont approve of.

I missed that bit... that's not good news if we're understanding it correctly...?

Regarding the WBC file it looks like this can be generated using the License Server, but I'm using the License Server Service, so I can't "run" it in order to generate the file.

[sandykoufax]

Detailed info about prices

http://www.chaosgroup.com/en/2/vray3_beta.html#tab3

[kagemaru]

Question for the team: is it possible to run this beta alongside 2.4 safely?

This.
I really need this information in order to try and test it (and i can't wait to do it!).

[alexyork]

Ok to generate the WBC you need to go to http://localhost:30304/ then "Get Statuses" then click the bottom link "to upgrade your licenses" then Generate WBC. Save and send it off with the form. Seems to have worked.

[racoonart]

but do i understand correctly.. no more free network rendering?! you have to pay an extra 250 euros a node?!

I thought these times were finally over. What a pity, will have to stay at 2.4 then.

[super gnu]

so we have gone from unlimited network rendering and 10 dr licenses in vray 2.0 to ONE network rendering and ONE dr license in vray 3.0 ?!


hardly an upgrade, and enough to make me think very hard if it will be worth me doing so.. and i only have 5 machines!!!


i also cant see how -apart from some exceedingly specific cases, its "reducing the costs"

wow, never thought id be complaining on the vray forum...