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I just wondered if anyone was running Max/VRay on a UHD monitor? I'm aware that 3DS Max isn't ideal (looks tiny), but personally I think it's useable. My only issue is with the light cache in VRay, whenever I'm rendering at full 4k resolution, the light cache jumps between normal/green tinted/magenta tinted. The final render looks fine. If I switch back to 1920x1080 res then everything works as expected.

 

Does anyone know what might be happening? It almost feels like the same effect when you have a loose cable. But all other programs are fine so it's not that. I'm pretty pleased with the UHD monitor other than this small niggly issue with the light cache as I usually use it to get an idea of the scene without waiting for a full render.

 

Graphics card is K620 if it helps.

 

Cheers

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I have a 4K monitor and so far no such issue with 3DS Max/V-Ray and the light cache...or at any stage in the rendering process for that matter.

Does that only happen when it calculates the Light Cache? Not outside of Max/VRay? Like...in Windows UI?

Get the latest graphics drivers, or maybe test it on a lower resolution to see if the problem persists...

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Well, I have similar issues with the Light Cache. I don't get these colour shifts but the Light Cache preview disappears and to get it to show I need to zoom in and out. I posted the issue on Chaos Groups forum and the support said they were aware of the issue.

I doesn't happen every time but it's annoying as hell since Light Cache is so useful for previews.

 

Hope you get your issue solved.

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Haha i recalibrated the screen 3 times thinking it was that. Adobe offer a UI scale to 200%

 

I don't like it mind, I'd prefer 150%, but yeh Autodesk need to do the same, some aspects of ma are unusable on 4k as the dialogues aren't resizable, i.e try and change the wire/object colour something :)

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  • 2 months later...

The icons are the least of your worries. Half of the dialogue boxes don't work properly. I.e text cutoff, options missing etc. if I was you, I'd get a 4k for PS and a normal HD for max work, view ports on the 4k, toolbars etc on the HD. I'm kinda regretting my 4k purchase although it is bearable

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13" laptops have 3.2k to 4k displays now and this issue doesn't seem to be moving much ahead :- )

 

We are actively investigating this high density display issue at Autodesk as a high priority.

 

We are looking for volunteers and contributors for this research. Please email me directly if interested.

 

:- )

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