Max 2012 VRay 2.5 VFB Crashes and Openings

[jujubee]

Is anyone getting the VFB on larger file-sized projects opening and closing, or not wanting to close at times?
Sometimes the save dialog is slow to respond?
I'm not sure if it's a Max, VRay, or Windows 7 issue.

[vlado]

Yes, some users reported this. Nothing that we can do about it, but here are some things that may help:

= Turning the Windows "Aero" theme on or off;
= Turning off the "Progressive refinement" option for the Nitrous viewports;
= Switching to DirectX viewports
= Disabling the VFB (obviously )

Best regards,
Vlado

[super gnu]

vray 2.5 ?!

[joconnell]

That number is gonna cause a whole world of hurt, Damnit Juju!

[super gnu]

hehe.. i did a similar thing way back when.. i got accused of having a dodgy copy :P

looking forward. to it.. as and when

[joconnell]

You have a dodgy copy? could you send it to a hotmail account that isn't my hotmail account? Just to see if it's the same copy that I don't have?

[super gnu]

ah i dont think youd want it.. i had a pre-release version of vray... mm.. 1.48something i was testing.. mentioned the number in a post and got a fairly demanding email from another betatester wanting to know how i got hold of a copy as it wasnt available.. hehe.. i said the lovely vlado gave it to me

[joconnell]

Yeah tbh betas are all very well and good but the problem is not knowing what DOESN'T work in them rather than what does - for the hassle of changing a render farm over and though I'd probably get a lot of use from the exr saving tweaks and pflow bug fixes I'll be sticking with my stable release for the minute

[super gnu]

yep.. there was a time id have been straight on the email to vlado asking to sign me up to test whatever was in the lab, but actually, im 2 days away from a deadline, and.. well lets just say im gonna have a holiday as my next project.

[jujubee]

Haha. Sorry guys my mistake. Vlado is going to feel the pain of my error here. I don't know what version I have I thought we were up to 2.5. What is it - 2.2? And no, no dodgy version:

a) I don't feel like being a beta tester to other people's problems - I don't get paid enough.
b) If I had dodgy, I wouldn't be able to post to this forum lol.
c) I'm getting old.