hendrix2430 Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 Hi, I was wondering what you guys' preference is between the two, for both interior and exterior scenes. A friend of mine told me that Mr photographic exposure should be used for outside only, is he right or wrong? In that case, is it ok to use Mr Photographic with standard lights, in say, a fairly closed room? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Hunt Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 mr photographic all the way your friend is sadly mistaken, it works fantastically for interiors. Only thing to remeamber is to try the unitless physical scale, and set your own according to the types of lights being used. As a recomended practice use the photometric lights and or the mrsun and sky system jhv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendrix2430 Posted June 15, 2008 Author Share Posted June 15, 2008 Thanks a lot for the advice! I must say, I love Mental Ray! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendrix2430 Posted June 16, 2008 Author Share Posted June 16, 2008 Interesting stuff about the physical scale... I've been using the exposure (EV) to help brighten up my scenes but never really played around with the physical scale yet. It's currently on physical units (default). Bring the unitless number (now at 1500) up or down would also be a tool to brighten/darken the scene? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandmanNinja Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 You can also drop the decay on the lights, too. I've been told going as low as 1.5 is acceptable, but not below 1.5 My last scene was rendered with decay at 1.8 and it brightened it so much and didn't (seem) to introduce noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendrix2430 Posted June 16, 2008 Author Share Posted June 16, 2008 Thanks, I'll try this out too. By the way, has anyone purchased the mental bout max videos? Great stuff it seems...I'm wondering though (and if Brian Brandley could chime in that would be great): Since I'm a max 2008 user, which of the "interior lighting setup" contained in "how to series" should I purchase? Would it be redundant to purchase the M2, M3 and M4 in addition to the M7 and M8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Homeless Guy Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Only thing to remeamber is to try the unitless physical scale, and set your own according to the types of lights being used. can you explain this a little more...?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Hunt Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Basically by using unitless it is possible to specify a physical scale ala log exposure. I must admit I dont fully understand physical scale, some days it all makes sence others not so much For exteriors I use cdm2 and for interiors unitless jhv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendrix2430 Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 Thanks Brian! That's what I thought. The max 9 videos seem to cover a bit more ground, which is always useful. Great site for us mental ray users. Hi Khaled, Happy to chime in if asked. In essence all of them are relevant. The earlier videos go more in depth on a few things such as Photon set up and the daylight system, but also cover some non lighting material. The Max 2008 ones bring some of the workflow upto date using the improved toolset in Max 2008/09 such as the Sky Portals. Hope that helps a little, please feel free to PM or email me if you need any extra help. regards Bri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandmanNinja Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Thanks, I'll try this out too. By the way, has anyone purchased the mental bout max videos? Great stuff it seems...I'm wondering though (and if Brian Brandley could chime in that would be great): Since I'm a max 2008 user, which of the "interior lighting setup" contained in "how to series" should I purchase? Would it be redundant to purchase the M2, M3 and M4 in addition to the M7 and M8? Hi, I have ALL of Bri's videos. Well, he just released 2 new ones and I haven't gotten paid yet. The How To series lays down some good foundation. There's an mrSun tutorial that I got a few weeks ago but haven't watched yet. Get 'em all! They're great value for money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendrix2430 Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 Thanks for the info. Will do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendrix2430 Posted June 18, 2008 Author Share Posted June 18, 2008 By the way, I quickly together a scene with mr sun/sky, and photographic exposure at default settings. 2 light portals at low intensity on the window and lightwell above sinks. (a bit of AO too) I like what I see from this combination. I think it will work well for my projects. FG at low setting and GI samples at 5000, 2500 and 250000. PS: Please overlook the obvious quirky details...like the window handles, lights... and scale issues on certains elements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Well the exposure is dead on. I'm trying to figure out how the corner condition of the niche above the sink is built Aside from the stuff you mentioned and the UVW maps on some of the wood (and I think a wall base would be appropriate here, and the plumbing probably wants to be next to the wall), you've got this thing down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Hunt Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Thats one tiny bath:p Lighting looks good jhv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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