Dave Oliver Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 after i started dropping things in i realized.....my lighting setup is not even so good yet. so i went back to do that. comments on the overall light and dark of the scene would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horhe Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Definetally more contrast is needed here. What software are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Oliver Posted August 13, 2008 Author Share Posted August 13, 2008 rvay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e[dub] Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 rvay more like oy vay! ... sorry, couldn't resist so, yeah - I think contrast is a major issue - are you using color mapping? - what are your settings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Oliver Posted August 13, 2008 Author Share Posted August 13, 2008 whats wrong with the contrast exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FlaviusC Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 I think they are referring to the fact that the overall image is mid-tone prominent .What kind of color mapping system are you using? btw,your image sampling seems very low and the Hemispheric subdiv. value seem quite low also. The roof seems a bit too lit imo.. You said it's a night render but the sky looks like it's dusk,therefore u'd have some orange color bleed over the whole image.You can control this by adjusting the White balance from V-ray Physical camera (assuming that you are using one) Here,I have adjusted the color curve a bit. seems a bit better imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horhe Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Yep looks better after Flavius modified it but I would push it a little more in that direction... and for Pete's sake remove the noise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiittea Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 And also ..there are splotches all around in the scene, Increase your quality settings. Are you using LC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Oliver Posted August 14, 2008 Author Share Posted August 14, 2008 ok i guess i was having a software issue before that was slowing down the renders and forcing me to do those low quality tests. this is working much faster now. so ill keep updating with better quality progression Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Oliver Posted August 15, 2008 Author Share Posted August 15, 2008 i cant seem to get rid of this speckle in the reflection that always plagues me. my interior design is not much to look at either i guess i will have to sit down and actually think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nic H Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 hey there a few rambling thoughts based on your screen shots... Are you tryign to use vray light mat to light stuff up? 250 is a huge multiplier (unless you are using phys cam) 80/80 ius ridiculoulsly high, revert to around 40 / 25 with -5,-1 and adjust from there. Also put that primary bounce back to 1. I reckon its the vray light mat thats forcing you to use such high GI values. try vray lights of standard spots w/vray shadows. the scene looks like a gray day at the moment not a night scene. id revert your colour mapping to linear or reinhard to start with, dont mess with the bright/dark multipliers either. also Id ditch that HDRI its not a night one and would be best left off. start with your environment / indirect ambient colour - probably a dark blue / purple get this looking good and add interior and exterior lights one by one so you can see how they affect the scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FlaviusC Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 woaa.I've never seen settings like that ever. Messing with the primary bounces multiplier is not something I would recommend.. Lower the interpolation samples to 20 the hemispheric to 30-35 maybe 40. In the adaptive DMC turn the max subdivisions to 32 and and the clr thresh to 0.003.Turn off detail enhacement for now,and put the medium preset.You have to understand that those subidivions are NOT ONLY for the AA filter. It handles relfection also, shadows everything actually.and use V-ray Lanczos filter btw.. And,the most important thing of all,what kind of light do you want in this scene? is it noon? after noon? evening. night? Because right now it's very weird.the roof is way to lit..I think I said this before,and your image,again,lacks contrast ... I see that u are using HDR...if it's a crappy one low res,it would reflect very ugly..so get rid of it in case it's low quality. And yes,as Nicnic said..dont' mess out with dark and bright multipliers..Start with Rheindard with a burn value of 0.5 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Oliver Posted August 15, 2008 Author Share Posted August 15, 2008 (edited) thanks so i guess i will actually have to cut holes for my lights rather than the surface applied lightmats i currently have. does anyone have a way they like to cut circular openings like that other than messy little rough openings with the cut tool? Edited August 15, 2008 by dave5264 bad typing again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FlaviusC Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 I don't really understand :"does anyone have a way the light to cut circular openings" ?? boolean..or pro boolean.Works very well in max 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Oliver Posted August 15, 2008 Author Share Posted August 15, 2008 (edited) i have not really used boolean since about max 7 because it would always eventually mess up my objects. maybe it works better now ill give it a try wow i feel like a dummy sometimes on here i dont know ANYONE irl who uses this software so sometimes i need a reality check with my settings and stuff....its like if your completely isolated and talking to yourself and you think your acting normal but your not Edited August 15, 2008 by dave5264 added moar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Oliver Posted August 16, 2008 Author Share Posted August 16, 2008 looking better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mfured20 Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 THERE you go! Much much better... It was interesting to be able to trace the process thru this thread. My only crits would be to maybe add some flavor to the patio and landscaping in the very forground... maybe a lounge chair on the patio on the far side of the pool, with an indication of a step to get down out of the house [it looks like a BIG step right now]. You could add a little bit of contrast in the plants in the forground on either side of the patio too, as long as it doesnt distract from the rest of the image. Are YOU happy with it now? Good Job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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