Daily Builds 1.5

[88qba88]

Same problem here - licence cannot be activated. (We have Box licence).

I used 45 days of demo to check it out though, and from what I found renderer works like a charm.

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I also had license not found several days ago, but I just followed instructions in Corona warning window about manually creating txt file with username and password which sorted it out immediately.

[Christa Noel]

using latest daily build and fair SaaS, there is no license problem here
if I'm not wrong, with 1.4 or before i remember that changing vfb tonemapping values in IR doesn't make vfb do rerendering . but with latest build 1.5, vfb rerender each time I change the vfb tonemapping values.

[88qba88]

In my case it still shows that licence has expired and is valid till certain date (in April).
My box licence is active, I've checked it on the customer-zone website.

Making manual activation with activation code - still same effect, licence is valid till  X April 2016.

PS. My first licence expired a few weeks ago and I've bought second one. (automatic subscription)

[maru]

Obsolete'd!
https://coronarenderer.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/5000516723

[Dionysios.TS]

Same issue here: latest build 1.5, vfb render updates each time I change the vfb tonemapping values.
Then, I am very glad we have the new filmic tone mapping values, the original Highlight and Contrast values should be left at 1.0 in this case? I am asking cause naturally using the Highlight compress value > 1 + Filmic highlights produce a flat image result instead of leaving it at the default 1.0 value.

Thanks,

Dionysios -

[aldola]

i have the same doubt Dionysios.TS, what is the difference between higlight compression and filmic highlights?

[Juraj]

i have the same doubt Dionysios.TS, what is the difference between higlight compression and filmic highlights?

At current state, it looks bit weird but of course, they are the same, just "highlight compression" is Reinhard highlight compression, and "filmic highlights" is Filmic highlight compression.

You should use either, there is no point in combining them (although that should work). Perhaps a rollout somewhere in the same tab where you decide on filter type and size could be the choice of color mapping.
Some people already write that filmic implementation here might not suffice or look weird... well, not sure, I've been using filmic mapping for over half a year in VFB+ and it's fantastic and does everything better than Reinhard. But I guess opinions might differ...so both could remain for time.
I too look forward what the general opinion will be.

[aldola]

yep i agree Juraj_Talcik, i think that both should exist, but the implementation is still a bit confusing..

[Juraj]

But the other value in Filmic (remember, these are two simplified parameters for convenience of use, full filmic has 5 parameters), "Shadows" is not really contrast, I guess this is something from 'toe' on the curve, it's like Shadows in parametric curve adjustments (for example in CameraRaw). It should prevent the washed-out look.

Contrast on other hand is S-curve (or should be !) which should affect everything ( shadows, darks, lights, highlights). So you can definitely use both at same time, they achieve different things.

[kumodot]

Here we go... new daily. Filmic mapping, show material in viewport, bugfixes
https://forum.corona-renderer.com/index.php/topic,7238.msg78216.html#msg78216

    Cool ! No more using SHELL Material to have Opacity working on Viewport ! Thanks for that !! :)

[Dionysios.TS]

Thanks for the feedback but if you move the "Highlights compress" value to zero and you use only the new Filmic one, the highlights are still burned. So I guess the "Highlights compress" should always left on 1.0? But in this case is like using both ones or not?

Thanks,

Dionysio -

[Juraj]

Thanks for the feedback but if you move the "Highlights compress" value to zero and you use only the new Filmic one, the highlights are still burned. So I guess the "Highlights compress" should always left on 1.0? But in this case is like using both ones or not?

Thanks,

Dionysio -

No, the default 1.0 is fully linear. I have no idea why the spinner goes bellow it and what is the armageddon look supposed to give. The idea behind re-mapping this parameter for more artist-friendly [0-1] would work here as well :- )

Having it at 1.0 and using filmic is only using filmic.

[Dionysios.TS]

Thanks! I agree with you...

[VASLAVO]

some tiff files are loading as grayscale, this happens before with some 1.3 release, it happend again with 1.5 daily, will tray to replicae on other scene.