RPC Fads with mental ray

[muchhal.sandeep@gmail.com]

Its really urgent

 

When I am using RPC objects in my renderings all the rpc,s seems to be faded than the results they produce with Default scanline.

 

I am not getting how to proceed::::::::::

 

Kindly help me in this regard

 

Thanks:

Ar. Sandeep Muchhal

[Dave Buckley]

what lighting setup are you using for both?

[Stephen Thomas]

As a general rule when using RPC content with GI, I turn self-illumination down to zero in the mass edit options. Then just let the GI light your objects, this way you get shadows on the cars etc.

[muchhal.sandeep@gmail.com]

There is no lighting in this particular atached image

 

In my scene I am using a photometric sun and sky.

 

 

Regarding the self illumination to be 0 still when we render objects in both the renderers (MR and scanline) there is a clear colour difference.

 

Its getting really faded.

 

Thanks for replies

 

but I will need more support from you people

[Justin Hunt]

Two things to try

 

1) load the RPC material into the material editor, change the shader type to Oren-neylar blinn and drop the diffuse level. Also turn off self-illumination off here as well as in the RPC properties.

 

2) download the latest RPC plugin from archvision. It has some new tools to control how RPC behave with Mentalray. Under the Utilities panel (more) there is the RPC mass Edit panel. It will give you the option to a) ignore self-illumination, b) automaticall include RPC to all lights and c) Make RPC's be effected by exposure control

 

These make a huge difference and I recomend option 2

 

JHV

[Jeff Mottle]

You can always contact ArchVision customer support by email, live chat or phone. Jon can help all of our customers solve any problems.

[muchhal.sandeep@gmail.com]

Thanks to all of u for ur valuable support

 

The new rpc plugin has worked for me.

Its all doing fine now.

 

many thanks again

 

Regards:

Sandeep Muchhal

[angelo]

Two things to try

 

1) load the RPC material into the material editor, change the shader type to Oren-neylar blinn and drop the diffuse level. Also turn off self-illumination off here as well as in the RPC properties.

 

2) download the latest RPC plugin from archvision. It has some new tools to control how RPC behave with Mentalray. Under the Utilities panel (more) there is the RPC mass Edit panel. It will give you the option to a) ignore self-illumination, b) automaticall include RPC to all lights and c) Make RPC's be effected by exposure control

 

These make a huge difference and I recomend option 2

 

JHV

 

Justin,

 

I don't see any of these options in my plugin - is it more robust in a pro version or something? I'm using the latest 3.1.x in VIZ 2008. Shadows and reflections, but nothing for self-illumination, automatic include, or exposure control.

 

Thanks,

Angelo

[Justin Hunt]

I cant say for sure with Viz, but if you have the absolutly latest RPC plugin (downloaded free from archvision) the options are under the utilities - more - RPC Mass Utilities

 

The material settings are in the material editor

 

JHV