Problem with HDRI

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Hi , I’m Giovi from Italy
I have a problem in Vray 1.09.02 q with Max 5.0 and HDRI.

Procedure :
1 I put Vray HDRI map into Enviroment Skylight Vray with on
      override Max’s.
2 Drag this map in a free slot of material editor and them
      I select a file.hdr
3 Drag this map again into Rendering/Enviroment/Enviroment map
      with on use map.
4 Rendering

When I render I take a lot of Effect Noise on all objects and on plane
of my scene. Why?
What 's wrong about my settings?
Can you help me ?
Thank you very much

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I followed your instructions step by step and it works perfect here, no noise at all.
Did you select a correct Map type of the VRayHDRI material?

And why don’t you upgrade to the latest version of VRay? Yours is very outdated, the current version is 1.09.03i (or 1.09.03h for demo).

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make sure its not screen mapped …that will cause that.

Natty

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Hi, I’m Giovi

I’ dont understand about “Make sure It’s not screen mapped that will cause high noise on all objects in my scene” .
Can you explain me ?
I would like to know if Is it possible that this version (Vray 1.09.02q) makes bugs when I use HDRI?

Thanks

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your hdri must be Enviroment mapped and not screen mapped.
why are you using an old version of vray ?

Natty

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Hi, I’m Giovi again
Sorry but I don’t understand what do you tell me.
Can you send me some images about your settings, because I don’t
understand the difference about “enviroment mapped” and “screen mapped”.
I have only this version “Vray 1.09.02q”.
Where can I find last updating ?
Thanks and sorry again

e:mail etauroz@tin.it

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giovi
Where did you get your version of vray from ?

8

had i seen this post earlier i would have asked from the start. why are you using 02Q why not 03I. Its in the same location you got 02Q from. Have a nice day :smile:

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To Da_elf: do you think we caught another one then? :wink:

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mmmmmmmm…

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Hi , I’m Giovi again
I would like to know only if this version doesn’t make any bugs with
HDRI or I 'm making a mistake in my settings.
It’s my personally curiosity. Only curiosity. OK

Thanks again

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Well, try downloading the demo version 1.09.03h at http://www.vrayrender.com/demo/ and see what happens…
It’s hard to tell without knowing your actual VRay and scene settings.

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Hi,
Thank you for your link but I’m not interested about “1.09.03h”.
My interest was only the problem with HDRI and 1.0902q.
Good bye …

Giovi from Italy

14

lololol…oh well

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well. lets see. that was a loooooong time ago. and more than likely, there might have been some bugs. so maybe HDRI was one of the bugs. So, to correct that, you should update to the latest version at the before mentioned site
a: i think you might be needed to drag that map back to your environment override slot though. that might be one of your problems. and always remember to use instance when copying it.
b: Update your scene to the latest version. Some people are more forward. but im trying my best not to jump up and down and point a finger singing “he has a crack copy, he has a crack copy”. But your situation and you unexplained reluctance to update to the latest copy leads us to certain assumptions. Since you seem to be the only one who is experiencing this, it might be an isolated case with your “real” copy. And you might want to send either an image or a scene file to vlado who will be the best person to help you out.

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You know the main problem is that you’re asking about a version of VRay that NO ONE here is probably using any more - because it is so dreadfully old! Why to stick around some old versions with bugs and missing features (speaking generally) and not to simply upgrade to the latest update, hmm???
We don’t remember every bug in every single past version of VRay- simply because there have been SO many different versions so far…

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Hi,
You are incredible !!!
Maybe that I’m reluctant as you say, but you are very contradictory.
Before you tell me that some old versions have bugs and missing features
and after you don’t remember every bug in every single past version of
Vray, because there have been so many different versions so far.
So, How can you affirm it if you don’t try this version “1.09.02q” ?
You assumptions only.
I like to solve a problem and not around it simply upgrade to the latest
update.
It’s easy easy easy…
I won’t to be slave of updates only because there is a new version so
I must do it.
I know that a lot of versions makes only litle changes and not realy
modify.
Before try this version and show me that you have do it.
If there is a bug about HDRI , I 'll update my version immediatly.
If not I’ll not spend any time with you.
Try it Try it try it not spend a lot of words .
Think with your mind and not with the mind of market software.
I have try all that you told me about HDRI but I have always the same result.
I’m tired
Bye
Thank you for your patient but I’m so.

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Man you are contradictory yourself! In one of your earlier posts you ask where you can find a new version of vray, and now you tell us you don’t want to update. Why did you ask in the first place???

Second, post a pic of YOUR problem and of YOUR settings, that would be the only way we could help you.

Third, if you want help, cooperate, don’t blame everyone.

Fourth, why would everybody go back and install an old version just to see if there was a bug in that version??? You don’t want to update but you want a dozen of people to downgrade???

Before you tell me that some old versions have bugs and missing features
and after you don’t remember every bug in every single past version of
Vray, because there have been so many different versions so far.
So, How can you affirm it if you don’t try this version “1.09.02q” ?

It’s easy to remember that there were some bugs, but nobody remembers every single one of them! And btw, read the readme file if you want info about every added feature or solved bug in every version.

Try it Try it try it not spend a lot of words .
way to go, you will get much help this way

Think with your mind and not with the mind of market software.
Man this has nothing to do with marketing! The updates are FREE, it’s not like a completely new version as for example max5 to max6. It’s simply a great thing that the developpers let registred users download many ‘in between’ version so that those registred users can help in finding bugs.

Your attitude makes me sick

And last but not least, DOWNLOAD THE DEMO!!! It’s obvious you use a cracked version, because that ‘q’ version floats around, everybody knows that! The demo is always one of the latest version, so you have almost the same as the full program, it’s great to learn vray before you buy it, I am still using it untill I have enough money to buy vray.

If you don’t know what screen/environment mapping is, I’d suggest you read the max manual first, because this stuff is pretty basic… First learn max, then vray. The other way around won’t work.

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I think you don’t understand the main problem: we already don’t have the version of VRay you keep asking about (1.09.02q) and therefore we CAN’T try it out ourselves. I tested what you described with the only version I have available, which is the demo version 1.09.03h, and I told you already that it works perfect without a problem.
I really don’t know what you want from us then. As for me, I can’t test your problem with 1.09.02q because I don’t know where to get it even if I wanted…
Also don’t forget that VRay is still under very heavy development and that’s why every new version brings many new improvements. So to upgrade to the latest version is the best thing you can do.